Mac OS X to the Max: Going All Out with iPhoto Keyboard Shortcuts
Table 15.2 provides a list of some of the more useful iPhoto commands along with their keyboard shortcuts.
Menu | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | What It Does |
|---|---|---|---|
iPhoto | Preferences |
| Opens the iPhoto Preferences dialog box. |
File | New Album |
| Creates a new photo album. |
File | Import | Shift- | Enables you to import images from sources other than a digital camera. |
File | Export | Shift- | Enables you to export images outside of iPhoto. |
File | Show Photo Info |
| Opens the photo information window that provides detailed information about an image. |
File | Duplicate |
| Creates a copy of selected images. |
File | Revert to Original | None | Returns an image you have edited to its original condition. |
File | Move to Trash |
| Moves selected images to the Trash. |
File | Empty Trash | None | Empties the Trash. |
Edit | Select All |
| Selects all the images in the Contents pane. |
Edit | Deselect All | Shift- | Deselects all images in the Contents pane. |
Edit | Rotate Counterclockwise |
| Rotates selected images in the counter clockwise direction. |
Edit | Rotate Clockwise | Shift- | Rotates selected images in the clockwise direction. |
Edit | Set Title To | None | Enables you to choose the information you want displayed as the selected images' title. The options are Empty (no title), Roll info, Filename, and Date/Time. If you select the Date/Time option, you can select the format of the date and time used in the title. |
Edit | Keywords |
| Opens the Keywords dialog box that enables you to assign keywords to images and search for images by key words or other data. |
View | Titles | Shift- | Displays titles next to the image thumbnails in the Contents pane. |
View | Keywords | Shift- | Displays keywords next to the image thumbnails in the Contents pane. |
View | Film Rolls | Shift- | Displays film rolls next to the image thumbnails in the Contents pane. (In iPhoto, the film roll is the number of the import session in which you added an image to the Photo Library.) |
View | Arrange Photos | None | Enables you to group images in the Contents pane by Film Roll, Date, Title, or Manually. |
Help | iPhoto Help |
| Opens the Help Viewer application, showing iPhoto help. |
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