Keyboard shortcuts for Windows PC
Main Window: General
| Action | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show/hide Image Browser | Alt+1 |
| Show/hide Image Inspector | Alt+2 |
| Show/hide Timeline | Alt+3 |
| Selection tool | V |
| Hand tool | H |
| Close current project | Ctrl+Q |
| Export current project | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Open Preferences window | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Create new project | Ctrl+N |
| Open project | Ctrl+O |
| Save project | Ctrl+S |
| Save As | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Undo action | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo action | Ctrl+Y |
| Minimize project | Windows+M |
| Open Designer View for current spread | Enter |
| Add image to spread without replacing image in the Spread View area |
Hold Alt while dropping |
| Create separate spread by dropping image from Image Browser to Timeline or Spread View |
Hold Ctrl while dropping |
| Edit image in Adobe Photoshop | Ctrl+E |
| Quit SmartAlbums | Alt+F4 |
Main Window: Spread View, Timeline
| Action | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| Navigate to next spread | Right Arrow |
| Navigate to previous spread | Left Arrow |
| Navigate to first spread | Home |
| Navigate to last spread | End |
| Cycle to the next template | Down Arrow |
| Cycle to the previous template | Up Arrow |
| Select all spreads | Ctrl+Alt+A |
| Deselect selected spread(s) | Ctrl+D |
| Delete active spread | Ctrl+Delete |
| Cut item(s) (spread(s) or Timeline element(s)) | Ctrl+X |
| Copy item(s) (spread(s) or Timeline element(s)) | Ctrl+C |
| Paste item(s) (spread(s) or Timeline element(s)) | Ctrl+V |
| Reveal selected image in the Image Browser | Ctrl+double-click |
| Delete selected item(s) | Delete |
| Replace Image | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Reload from Original | Ctrl+R |
Main Window: Image Browser
| Action | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| Import images | Ctrl+I |
| Delete selected item(s) | Delete |
| Add image(s) to current spread | Ctrl+Up Arrow |
| Show all images | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Show unused images | Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Show missing images | Ctrl+Shift+M |
Main Window: Spread Grid
| Action | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| Delete selected spread(s) | Delete |
| Cut selected spread(s) | Ctrl+X |
| Copy selected spread(s) | Ctrl+C |
| Paste spread(s) | Ctrl+V |
Designer View
| Action | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| Reveal selected image in the Image Browser | Ctrl+double-click |
| Close Designer View for current spread | Enter |
| Delete selected item(s) | Delete |
| Move selected frame(s) horizontally by 1 px | Right Arrow, Left Arrow |
| Move selected frame(s) vertically by 1px | Up Arrow, Down Arrow |
| Move selected frame(s) horizontally by 10 px | Shift+Right Arrow, Shift+Left Arrow |
| Move selected frame(s) vertically by 10 px | Shift+Up Arrow, Shift+Down Arrow |
| Deselect selected frame(s) | Ctrl+D |
| Arrow tool | V |
| Frame tool | F |
| Text tool | T |
| Hand tool | H |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Arrange frame (bring forward) | Ctrl+] (right bracket) |
| Arrange frame (send backward) | Ctrl+[ (left bracket) |
| Arrange frame (bring to front) | Shift+Ctrl+] (right bracket) |
| Arrange frame (send to back) | Shift+Ctrl+[ (left bracket) |
| Zoom spread to Fit | Ctrl+0 |
| Zoom spread to 100% | Ctrl+1 |
| Cut frame(s) | Ctrl+X |
| Copy frame(s) | Ctrl+C |
| Paste frame(s) | Ctrl+V |
| Zoom in | Ctrl++ (plus) |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+- (minus) |
| Change frame size (preserving aspect ratio) | Hold Shift while resizing frame |
| Change frame size (symmetrically on both sides) | Hold Alt while resizing frame |
| Activate Clean Mode | Hold F3 |
| Force Drop | Hold Ctrl while hovering an image over an image frame |
| Turn off snapping to Smart Guides | Hold Ctrl |