Keyboard shortcuts : Using Picasa - Picasa Help

Keyboard shortcuts : Using Picasa - Picasa Help

Shortcuts for selecting photos

• Ctrl-A: Select all photos in a folder/album
• Ctrl-D: Deselect photos
• Ctrl-I: Invert photo selection
• Home: Select the first photo in your folder/album
• End: Select the last photo in your folder/album
• Ctrl-H: Hold selected photos in Photo Tray
• Ctrl-O: Choose a file on your computer to display in Picasa.

Shortcuts for viewing photos

• Ctrl-1: View your photos as small thumbnails
• Ctrl-2: View your photos as large thumbnails
• F11: Use Picasa in full-screen mode
• Ctrl-4: Start a slideshow
• Ctrl-5: View your timeline
• Ctrl-Enter: Locate the photo file in Windows Explorer
• Hover over a photo and use Ctrl-Alt: Full-screen photo preview

Shortcuts for editing photos

• Ctrl-3: Open an image in 'Edit Mode'
• Ctrl-R: Rotate the image clockwise
• Ctrl-Shift-R: Rotate the image counter-clockwise
• Ctrl-Shift-H: Flip image horizontally
• Ctrl-Shift-V: Flip image vertically
• Ctrl-Shift-B: Add black and white effect
• Ctrl-8: Add a star

Shortcuts for watching videos

• / [slash]: Pause or play video
• , [comma]: Rewind video
• . [period]: Fast forward video

Miscellaneous shortcuts

• Ctrl-E: Email selected photos
• Ctrl-P: Print selected images
• Ctrl-Shift-P: Print album contact sheet
• Ctrl-T: Add tags to your photos
• Ctrl-N: Create a new album
• F1: View help content
• X: Exclude a photo when importing
• Ctrl-M Open the import room

Shortcuts in the Picasa Photo Viewer

• Ctrl-U: Single image upload
• Ctrl-R: Rotate the image clockwise
• Ctrl-Shift-R: Rotate the image counter-clockwise
• Ctrl-8: Add a star
• Left and right arrow keys: Scroll through images
• Mousewheel: You can both zoom and scroll through photos. Adjust mousewheel behavior by clicking the down arrow menu > Configuration. You have two options:
  • Zoom with mousewheel (hold Ctrl to navigate)
  • Move filmstrip with mousewheel (hold Ctrl to zoom)