Shortcuts Apple Photos for MacOS

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Organize

	macOS	Action
	`Home`	Move to the top of the photo library
	`End`	Move to the bottom of the photo library
	`Command`+`N`	Create new album
	`Shift`+`Command`+`N`	Create new album from selection
	`Option`+`Command`+`N`	Create new Smart Album
	`Shift`+`Command`+`T`	Show or hide titles
	`Shift`+`Command`+`K`	Show or hide keywords
	`Shift`+`Command`+`F`	Show or hide film rolls
	`Hold down the Option key and click the triangle next to any film roll`	Show or hide all film roll photos
	`Shift`+`Command`+`R`	Show or hide ratings
	`Shift`+`Command`+`B`	Set the title, date, or comments of multiple photos
	`Command`+`K`	Assign, edit, or search by keywords
	`Command`+`I`	Show a photo’s image and camera information
	`Command`+`D`	Duplicate a photo
	`Command`+`X`	Cut photo
	`Command`+`C`	Copy photo
	`Command`+`V`	Paste photo
	`Delete`	Move photo to Trash from the photo library, or remove photo from album
	`Command`+`Option`+`Delete`	Move photo to Trash from album
	`Double`+`click the photo`	Open photo in its own window or in edit view (depends on the double+click preference you set)
	`Option`+`double`+`click the photo`	Reverse double+click preference when opening a photo

	macOS	Action
	`Shift`+`Command`+`I`	Import photos

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`R`	Rotate photo clockwise
	`Option`+`Command`+`R`	Rotate photo counter clockwise
	`Right Arrow key`	Go to next photo
	`Left Arrow key`	Go to previous photo
	`Press the Command key while dragging`	Disable constrain setting when selecting an area
	`Press the Option key while dragging`	Switch between portrait and landscape constrain setting when selecting an area
	`Double`+`click the photo`	Return to organize view
	`Command`+`Z`	Undo last action
	`Shift`+`Command`+`Z`	Redo last action

	macOS	Action
	`Click the photo`	Select a single photo
	`Command`+`A`	Select all photos
	`Hold down the Shift key and click the non`+`adjacent photo`	Select all photos between the current selection and a non+adjacent photo
	`Select the first photo, then hold down the Command key and click additional photos`	Select photos that are non+adjacent to each other
	`Click outside the photos and drag to enclose them within the selection rectangle`	Select several photos located together
	`Click the film roll icon`	Select all photos in a film roll
	`Hold down the Command key and click the photos you want to deselect`	Deselect specific photos in a group of selected photos
	`Shift`+`Command`+`A or click outside a photo`	Deselect all photos

	macOS	Action
	`Press the mouse button`	Stop a slideshow
	`Press the Space bar`	Pause and resume playing
	`Use the Up and Down Arrow keys`	Adjust the speed
	`Use the Right and Left Arrow keys`	Move through a slideshow manually
	`Press 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5`	Rate photos

	macOS	Action
	`Command`+`P`	Print
	`Shift`+`Command`+`P`	Page setup

	macOS	Action
	`Select the first page you want changed and press the Option key when choosing a design from the Page Design pop`+`up menu`	Apply a page design through the end of a book
	`Command`+`T`	Show fonts
	`Command`+`3`	Copy font
	`Command`+`4`	Paste font
	`Command`+`: (colon)`	Spelling

	macOS	Action
	`Right Arrow key/Left Arrow key`	Move forward/Back one page