View Mode Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while working in View mode.
To print this page for easy reference, right-click and select Print...
If you would like to define your own keyboard shortcuts, see Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts.
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                                                 Resulting Action  | 
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                                                 Alt + F4  | 
                                            
                                                 Closes ACDSee.  | 
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                                                 ` (grave accent)  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the display of the full file path in the Status bar.  | 
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                                                 Enter Esc  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the previous mode.  | 
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                                                 Shift + Esc  | 
                                            
                                                 Minimizes ACDSee in View  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Customize Shortcuts dialog box, in which you can customize keyboard shortcuts.  | 
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                                                 Alt + O  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Options dialog box.  | 
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                                                 F1  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Help file.  | 
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                                                 File Menu  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + O Insert  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Open files dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Shift + F4  | 
                                            
                                                 Closes the current item.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + F4  | 
                                            
                                                 Closes all images.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Save Image As dialog box, in which you can save your image with a different name or file format.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + E  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Export dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Shift + L  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the file using the system application associated with its file extension.  | 
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                                                 Shift + E  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the current file in the default system application or opens a dialog box where you can select an application.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + P  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the current image in the ACDSee Ultimate Print utility.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + P  | 
                                            
                                                 Prints all currently selected images, or all images in the current folder.  | 
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                                                 Customizing the Interface  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + H  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Histogram open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + A  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Actions pane open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + M  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Magnifying Glass pane open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + + (plus)  | 
                                            
                                                 Zooms in on the Magnifying Glass pane.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + - (minus)  | 
                                            
                                                 Zooms out on the Magnifying Glass pane.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Navigator open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Alt + Enter  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Properties pane open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Alt + ,  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the tab to the left on the Properties pane.  | 
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                                                 Alt + .  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the tab to the right on the Properties pane.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + F  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Filmstrip open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + I  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Info palette open and closed.  | 
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                                                 T Ctrl + Shift + T  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Toolbar open and closed.  | 
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                                                 B Ctrl + Shift + B  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Status bar open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + V  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Page View panel open and closed for multi-page images.  | 
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                                                 Managing  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + X  | 
                                            
                                                 Cuts the current item to the Clipboard.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + C  | 
                                            
                                                 Copies the currently displayed file to the Clipboard.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + V  | 
                                            
                                                 Pastes the contents of the Clipboard.  | 
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                                                 Alt + C  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Copy To Folder dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Alt + M  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Move To Folder dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Delete  | 
                                            
                                                 Deletes the selected image.  | 
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                                                 F2 Alt + R  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Rename File dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + B  | 
                                            
                                                 Adds the selected image to the active Image Basket.  | 
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                                                 Alt + X  | 
                                            
                                                 Removes the selected image from the active Image Basket.  | 
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                                                 Alt + A  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Add Shortcut dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + D  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Edit Caption dialog box.  | 
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                                                 \ (back slash)  | 
                                            
                                                 Tags or untags the image.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + M  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Manage Metadata Presets dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + 0  | 
                                            
                                                 Clears the rating.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + 1  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a rating of 1.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + 2  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a rating of 2.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + 3  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a rating of 3.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + 4  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a rating of 4.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + 5  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a rating of 5.  | 
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                                                 Alt + 0  | 
                                            
                                                 Clears the color label.  | 
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                                                 Alt + 1  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a red color label.  | 
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                                                 Alt + 2  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a yellow color label.  | 
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                                                 Alt + 3  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a green color label.  | 
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                                                 Alt + 4  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a blue color label.  | 
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                                                 Alt + 5  | 
                                            
                                                 Assigns a purple color label.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + K  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Keywords section of the Properties pane.  | 
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                                                 Alt + K  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Metadata tab of the Properties pane.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + Alt + W  | 
                                            
                                                 Sets the selected image as the desktop wallpaper, centered.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + W  | 
                                            
                                                 Sets the selected image as the desktop wallpaper, tiled.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + W  | 
                                            
                                                 Sets the selected image as the desktop wallpaper, stretched.  | 
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                                                 Alt + W  | 
                                            
                                                 Restores your desktop wallpaper to the settings you were using before you applied an ACDSee Ultimate wallpaper.  | 
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                                                 Viewing  | 
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                                                 Page Arrow Right Page Down 3 (numeric keypad) Spacebar  | 
                                            
                                                 Displays the next image.  | 
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                                                 Page Arrow Left Page Up 9 (numeric keypad) Backspace  | 
                                            
                                                 Displays the previous image.  | 
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                                                 End  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the last image in the Filmstrip.  | 
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                                                 Home  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the first image in the Filmstrip.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Right-click  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Windows Explorer context menu.  | 
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                                                 + (plus)  | 
                                            
                                                 Zooms in.  | 
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                                                 - (minus)  | 
                                            
                                                 Zooms out.  | 
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                                                 Shift + Z  | 
                                            
                                                 Zooms in to the area you select.  | 
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                                                 / (forward slash)  | 
                                            
                                                 Zooms the image to its actual size.  | 
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                                                 * (numeric keypad asterisk) Shift + 8  | 
                                            
                                                 Fits the image to the viewing area.  | 
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                                                 Alt + Page Arrow Right  | 
                                            
                                                 Fits image width to the display area.  | 
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                                                 Alt + Page Down  | 
                                            
                                                 Fits image height to the display area.  | 
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                                                 Alt + \  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the zoom lock on and off.  | 
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                                                 L  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the pan lock.  | 
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                                                 Z  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Set Zoom Level dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Page Arrow Right  | 
                                            
                                                 Pans right when zoomed into the image.  | 
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                                                 Page Arrow Left  | 
                                            
                                                 Pans left when zoomed into the image.  | 
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                                                 Page Down  | 
                                            
                                                 Pans down when zoomed into the image.  | 
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                                                 Page Up  | 
                                            
                                                 Pans up when zoomed into the image.  | 
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                                                 F  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles full screen mode.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Page Arrow Right  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the right pane open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Page Arrow Down  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the bottom pane open and closed.  | 
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                                                 O  | 
                                            
                                                 Displays saved version of the image.  | 
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                                                 E  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the exposure warning on and off.  | 
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                                                 R  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the RAW decode/embedded preview on and off.  | 
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                                                 Shift + F1  | 
                                            
                                                 Activates the Hand tool after zooming in with the Zoom tool.  | 
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                                                 Shift + F2  | 
                                            
                                                 Activates the Select tool.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Q  | 
                                            
                                                 Clears the current selection.  | 
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                                                 Shift + F3  | 
                                            
                                                 Activates the Zoom tool.  | 
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                                                 Shift + F  | 
                                            
                                                 Activates the Face tool.   | 
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                                                 Shift + B  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles face outlines.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + N  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Face Detection pane and puts the cursor in the first name field.  | 
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                                                 TAB  | 
                                            
                                                 Moves the cursor between name fields on the image, as well as on the Face Detection pane.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + D  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Face Detection pane.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + F  | 
                                            
                                                 Redetects faces.  | 
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                                                 F5  | 
                                            
                                                 Refreshes the View mode window and reloads the current image.  | 
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                                                 Alt + F5  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles a full screen display of the image on your second screen open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Alt + F6  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles a full screen display of the file list on your second screen open and closed.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + 6  | 
                                            
                                                 Toggles the Light EQ button on and off.  | 
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                                                 Alt + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Automatically advances to the next image every 1 to 2 seconds.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Launches the slideshow.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + A  | 
                                            
                                                 Displays or hides headers and footers.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + Q  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the View Header/Footer dialog box, in which you can specify the text to display on your images in View mode.  | 
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                                                 Alt + Ctrl + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Starts or stops the slideshow.  | 
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                                                 Shift + Page Arrow Down  | 
                                            
                                                 Advances to the next page of a multi-page image.  | 
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                                                 Shift + Page Arrow Up  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the previous page of a multi-page image.  | 
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                                                 Shift + Home  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the first page of a multi-page image.  | 
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                                                 Shift + End  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to the last page of a multi-page image.  | 
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                                                 Editing  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + Page Arrow Left  | 
                                            
                                                 Rotates the current image 90° counterclockwise.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + Page Arrow Right  | 
                                            
                                                 Rotates the current image 90° clockwise.  | 
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                                                 Alt + E  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the image in the default editor.  | 
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                                                 Shift + R  | 
                                            
                                                 Restores an edited image to the developed version (if the image was first developed, then edited).  | 
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                                                 Shift + O  | 
                                            
                                                 Restores an edited image to the original version.  | 
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                                                 Shift + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Commits the changes.  | 
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                                                 Shift + Alt + S  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the AI Super-Resolution dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Shift + C  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Copy settings dialog box for a developed image.  | 
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                                                 Shift + V  | 
                                            
                                                 Pastes the copied develop settings to the image.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + E  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Export dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + N  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Develop dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + B  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Edit dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + F  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Convert File Format dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + J  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Rotate/Flip Images dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + R  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Resize Images dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + L  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Adjust Exposure dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + T  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Adjust Time Stamp dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Alt + R  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the Batch Rename dialog box.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 1  | 
                                            
                                                 Changes the image color depth to Black and White.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 2  | 
                                            
                                                 Changes the image color depth to 16 grays.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 3  | 
                                            
                                                 Changes the image color depth to 256 grays.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 4  | 
                                            
                                                 Changes the image color depth to 16 colors.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 5  | 
                                            
                                                 Changes the image color depth to 256 colors.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 6  | 
                                            
                                                 Changes the image color depth to Hicolor.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 7  | 
                                            
                                                 Changes the image color depth to Truecolor.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 8  | 
                                            
                                                 Converts the image to a 16-bit grayscale palette.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + Shift + 9  | 
                                            
                                                 Converts the image to a 48-bit color palette.  | 
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                                                 Mode Switching  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + F1  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to Manage mode.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + F2  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to Media mode.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + F4  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the currently selected image in Develop mode.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + F5  | 
                                            
                                                 Opens the currently selected image in Edit mode.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + F6  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to People mode.  | 
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                                                 Ctrl + F8  | 
                                            
                                                 Switches to Dashboard mode.  | 
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