Note: Tapping the Spacebar again will zoom in, so use one of the other shortcuts (such as tapping “G”) to return to Grid view as needed.ĭecreasing/increasing Grid Thumbnail size - Use the Thumbnails slider in the Tool bar or, tap the “-” (minus) and “+” (plus) keys to decrease/increase the image thumbnail size in Grid view.Ĭustomizing Grid/Loupe View Options - Command + J (Mac) | Control + J (Win) displays the View Options where you can select what “extras” you want to have displayed. Tap the Spacebar to go from Grid view to Loupe View.Double click an image in Loupe view to return to Grid view. Double-click an image thumbnail in Grid view to view in Loupe view.
Tap “G” for Grid, “E” for Loupe, “C” for Compare, “N” for Survey, and “O” for People View.
Switching between Views in the Library Module - to quickly move between views, use the following shortcuts: Note: changing the background fill color effects the Library, Develop, Book Slideshow and Print modules. This can help, for example, to preview what your image would look like when matted with a white matte. Choose Preferences > Interface to to set the Screen Color and Dim Level (50, 70, 80 or 90 percent).Ĭustomizing the Background Fill Color - To change the color of the area surrounding the image preview in Loupe view, Control -click (Mac) | Right -click (Win) in the border area surrounding the image (or, select Preferences > Interface > Background Fill Color) and select the desired Background Fill Color. To toggle in the other direction add the Shift key. Tapping it again will toggle back to Normal mode. Lights Dim/Out - In order to put the emphasis on the image and not on the interface in Lightroom tap the “L” key to enter Lights Dim mode. Instead, use Command + Tab to cycle through your open applications when Lightroom is in Full Screen screen mode. If you have multiple images selected, Lightroom will only cycle through the selected images.įull Screen Mode - Shift + F cycles through Normal, Full Screen with Menu Bar, and Full Screen screen modes. When working on a larger monitor the extra real estate isn’t super critical, but when working on a laptop, every pixel counts! Note: when in Full Screen screen mode on the Mac, positioning the cursor at the bottom of the screen won’t reveal the Dock. Note: if you have a single image selected and enter Full Screen Preview, using the arrow keys will move through all images in the selected Folder/Collection.
Use theft/right arrow keys to move from one image to another. Here are some of my favorite ways to customize the View options in Lightroom Classic to help increase productivity.įull Screen Preview - Tap the “F key to toggle Full Screen Preview which displays an image Full screen with a black background.