Iphoto 8.0 Keyboard Shortcuts

iPhoto 8.0 Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in iPhoto. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the menus (or see the menu shortcuts below).To complete an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below.

Action
Shortcut
Import and export

Import photos

Shift-Command-I

Export photos

Shift-Command-E

Organize

Move tothe top of the photo library

Home

Move to the bottom of the photo library

End

Create new folder

Shift-Command-Option-N

Create new album

Command-N

Create new album from selectionShift-Command-N

Create new Smart Album

Option-Command-N or press the Option key while clicking the Add button

Switch to Events view (from an album)

E

Open an Event in a separatewindow

Command-double-click the Event

Set key photo (from Events or Faces view)

Press Space bar when correct photo appears

Scroll selected Event into view

G

Split Event

S

Changesize of photo thumbnails

0, 3, 1 (smallest to largest)

Magnify single photo to fill viewing area

M

Move to next or previous magnified photo

Use left and right arrow keys

Magnify photoor edit photo (depends on the double-click preference you set in iPhoto > Preferences)

Double-click the photo

Reverse double-click preference when opening a photo

Option-double-click thephoto

Open photo in edit view

Return

Show or hide titles

Shift-Command-T

Show or hide keywords

Shift-Command-K

Show or hide Event titles in Photos view

Shift-Command-F

Show orhide hidden photos

Shift-Command-H

Show or hide ratings

Shift-Command-R

Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos (”batch change”)

Shift-Command-B

Show a photo’s image andcamera information

Command-I

Duplicate a photo

Command-D

Cut photo

Command-X

Copy photo

Command-C

Paste photo

Command-V

Flag photo

Command-period (.)

Hide photo...