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| Command Accessed | Mac OSX | Windows |
| Portfolio menu (Mac only) | (empty box = no shortcut) | |
| Preferences | Command+Comma | |
| Hide Portfolio | Command+H | |
| Hide Others (other apps) | Option+Command+H | |
| Quit Portfolio | Command+Q | |
| File menu | ||
| Create a new Catalogue | Command+N | Ctrl+N |
| Open an existing Catalogue | Command+O | Ctrl+O |
| Connect to Server | Command+Option+O | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Administer Server | Ctrl+Shift+A | |
| Close a Catalogue | Command+W | Ctrl+W |
| Export to Text File | Ctrl+Shift+T | |
| Page Setup | Command+Option+P | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Print a Gallery | Command+P | Ctrl+P |
| Exit | [see Portfolio menu] | Alt+F4 |
| Open top level menus | Alt+first letter of menu (i.e. Alt+G for Gallery menu) |
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| Edit menu | ||
| Cut Gallery Items (or text in edit boxes) | Command+X | Ctrl+X |
| Copy Gallery Items (or text in edit boxes) | Command+C | Ctrl+C |
| Paste Gallery Items (or text in edit boxes) | Command+V | Ctrl+V |
| Select all items in a Gallery (or text in edit boxes) | Command+A | Ctrl+A |
| Deselect all items in a Gallery (or text in edit boxes) | Shift+Command+A | |
| Find (Mac only) | Command+F | |
| Show All (Mac only) | Command+Option+F | |
| Spelling (text entry) (Mac only) | Command+: (colon) | |
| Check Spelling (text entry) (Mac only) | Command+; (semi-colon) | |
| Undo (text entry only) | Command+Z | Ctrl+Z (not on menu) |
| Redo (text entry only) | Shift+Command+Z | Ctrl+Shift+Z (not on menu) |
| View menu | ||
| Thumbnail view | Command+T | Ctrl+T |
| List view | Command+L | Ctrl+L |
| Item view | Command+R | Ctrl+I |
| Customize Gallery | Command+D | Ctrl+D |
| Refresh View | Ctrl+Shift+U | |
| Show/Hide folders | Shift+Command+F | |
| Show/Hide Galleries | Shift+Command+G | |
| Slideshow | Shift+Command+S | Ctrl+; (semi-colon) |
| Slideshow Options | Ctrl+Shift+; (semi-colon) | |
| First Page (multipage previews) | Home | |
| Next Page (multipage previews) | PgDn | |
| Previous Page (multipage previews) | PgUp | |
| Last Page (multipage previews) | End | |
| Zoom In | Command+= (equals) | Ctrl++ (plus, or =) |
| Zoom Out | Command+- (hyphen/minus) | Ctrl+- (hyphen/minus) |
| Actual size | Command+' (apostrophe) | Alt+' (apostrophe) |
| Fit to window | Command+0 (Zero) | Ctrl+0 (Zero) |
| Catalog menu | ||
| Find (Win only) | Ctrl+F | |
| Show All (Win only) | Ctrl+Shift+F | |
| Find Missing Originals (Win only) | Ctrl+M | |
| Cataloguing Options | Ctrl+Shift+D | |
| Background Cataloguing | Command+B | Ctrl+B |
| Change Access level | Command+J | Ctrl+J |
| Administration | Command+Option+J | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Gallery menu | ||
| New Gallery | Command+G | Ctrl+G |
| Save As... | Command+S | Ctrl+S |
| New Scratchpad (v8 only) | Command+Option+G | Ctrl+Alt+G |
| Item menu | ||
| Update selected items in a catalogue | Command+U | Ctrl+U |
| Edit Field Values | Command+Option+E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Edit Keywords | Command+Option+K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Delete Item from Catalogue/Gallery (gallery context dependent). | Delete key | Delete or Backspace key |
| Item Properties | Command+I | Alt+Enter |
| Preview Original | Command+Option+I | Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Copy Original | Command+Option+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Delete Original | Command+Option+X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Edit Original | Command+E | Ctrl+E |
| Find in Explorer / Reveal in Finder | Command+Option+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Move Original | Command+Option+Y | Ctrl+Shift+Y |
| Rename Original | Command+Option+N | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Rotate Thumbnail 90° CW | Command+] | Ctrl+] |
| Rotate Thumbnail 90° CCW | Command+[ | Ctrl+[ |
| Rotate JPEG Original 90° CW | Command+Option+] | Ctrl+Shift+] |
| Rotate Original 90° CCW | Command+Option+[ | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
| Create Web Pages | Command+H | Ctrl+H |
| Window menu | ||
| Minimise (Mac only) | Command+M | |
| Master Keywords Palette (Open/Close) | Shift+Command+K | Ctrl+K |
| Show Gallery [gallery number in order of opening] | Command+[number], e.g. Command+2 | |
| Help menu | ||
| Online Help | Command+? | F1 |
| Portfolio menu (Mac OS only) | ||
| Preferences | Command+, (comma) | |
| Hide Portfolio | Command+H | |
| Hide Others | Command+Option+H | |
| Quit Portfolio | Command+Q | |
| FolderSync | ||
| View only contents of current folder | Click | Click |
| View contents of folder and sub-folders | Option+Click | Ctrl+Click |
| Copy files/folders | Option+Click+Drag | Ctrl+Click+Drag |
| Portfolio Express | ||
| Hot Key (reconfigurable) | Command+Ctrl+P | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Open Catalogue | Ctrl+O | |
| Close Catalogue | Ctrl+W | |
| Edit Original | Ctrl+E | |
| Find in Explorer | Ctrl+Shift+R | |
| Find All | Ctrl+Shift+F | |
| Hide Portfolio Express | Alt+F4 | |
| Function | Shortcut |
| Preview an item (check Preferences setting) | Double-click the item in any Gallery view Double-click the item thumbnail in the "Item Properties" dialog |
| Search using keyword | Double-click the keyword in the "Item Properties" dialog box Double-click the keyword in the "Catalog Properties/Statistics" dialog's listbox Double-click the keyword in the Master Keywords Palette |
| Remove item from user-created Gallery window (check Preferences setting) | Select the item and press Delete |
| Remove item from catalogue (check Preferences setting) | Select the item and press Option+Delete (Macintosh) Select the item and press Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) |
| Move between Gallery items | Arrow keys |
| Scroll one screen at a time | Page Up / Page Down |
| Go to top of Gallery window | Home (Macintosh) or Ctrl+Home (Windows) |
| Go to Bottom of Gallery window | End (Macintosh) or Ctrl+End (Windows) |
| Go to First item in the Row | Home (Windows Thumbnail View only) |
| Go to Last item in the Row | End (Windows Thumbnail View only) |
| Select contiguous items (Galleries and dialog lists) | Click first item and Shift+Click last item (both OSs) |
| Select non-contiguous items (Galleries and dialog lists) | Command+Click (Mac) or Control+Click (Windows) to add an item |
| Toggle to Saved View/Sort drop-downs | Tab key (Windows only) |
| Slideshow - next screen | Click Page Down or Right Arrow or Down Arrow (both OSs) |
| Slideshow - previous screen | Click Page Up or Left Arrow or UP Arrow (both OSs) |
| Slideshow - quit show | Click Escape (both OSs) |
| Portfolio, files/folders dragged onto Gallery windows result in Update action, not Add | Ctrl+drag (Windows), Shift+Option+drag key (Mac) |
| Portfolio, thumbnails dragged on to desktop or folder copies original to location instead of (default) moving it. | Option+drag (Mac) or Control+drag (Windows) |
| Portfolio Express, thumbnails dragged on to desktop or folder copies original to location instead of (default) moving it. | Option+drag (Mac) or Control+drag (Windows) |
| Command Accessed | Mac OS | Windows |
| Portfolio menu (Mac only) | (empty box = no shortcut) | |
| Preferences | Command+Comma | |
| Hide Portfolio | Command+H | |
| Hide Others (other apps) | Option+Command+H | |
| Quit Portfolio | Command+Q | |
| File menu | ||
| Create a new Catalogue | Command+N | Ctrl+N |
| Open an existing Catalogue | Command+O | Ctrl+O |
| Connect to Server | Command+Option+O | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Administer Server | Ctrl+Shift+A | |
| Close a Catalogue | Command+W | Ctrl+W |
| Export to Text File | Ctrl+Shift+T | |
| Page Setup | Command+Option+P | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Print a Gallery | Command+P | Ctrl+P |
| Quit / Exit | Command+Q | Alt+F4 |
| Open top level menus | Alt+first letter of menu (i.e. Alt+G for Gallery menu) |
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| Edit menu | ||
| Cut Gallery Items (or text in edit boxes) | Command+X | Ctrl+X |
| Copy Gallery Items (or text in edit boxes) | Command+C | Ctrl+C |
| Paste Gallery Items (or text in edit boxes) | Command+V | Ctrl+V |
| Select all items in a Gallery (or text in edit boxes) | Command+A | Ctrl+A |
| Undo (text entry only) | Command+Z | Ctrl+Z |
| View menu | ||
| Thumbnail view | Command+T | Ctrl+T |
| List view | Command+L | Ctrl+L |
| Record view | Command+R | Ctrl+R |
| Customize Gallery | Command+D | Ctrl+D |
| Refresh View | Ctrl+Shift+U | |
| Slideshow | Command+; (semi-colon) | Ctrl+; (semi-colon) |
| Slideshow Options | Command+Option+; (semi-colon) | Ctrl+Shift+; (semi-colon) |
| First Page (multipage previews) | Home | |
| Next Page (multipage previews) | PgDn | |
| Previous Page (multipage previews) | PgUp | |
| Last Page (multipage previews) | End | |
| Zoom In | Command+= (equals) | Ctrl++ (plus) |
| Zoom Out | Command+- (hyphen/minus) | Ctrl+- (hyphen/minus) |
| Actual size | Command+' (apostrophe) | Alt+' (apostrophe) |
| Fit to window | Command+0 (Zero) | Ctrl+0 (Zero) |
| Catalog menu | ||
| Find specific items in a Catalogue | Command+F | Ctrl+F |
| Find all items in a Catalogue | Command+Option+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Find Missing Originals | Command+M | Ctrl+M |
| Cataloguing Options | Option+Command+D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Advanced Cataloguing Options | Option+Shift+Command+D | |
| Background Cataloguing | Command+B | Ctrl+B |
| Change Access level | Command+J | Ctrl+J |
| Administration | Command+Option+J | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Gallery menu | ||
| New Gallery | Command+G | Ctrl+G |
| List Galleries | Command+Option+G | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Save Gallery | Command+S | Ctrl+S |
| Save Gallery As... | Ctrl+Shift+S | |
| Customize View | Command+D | Ctrl+D |
| Item menu | ||
| Update selected items in a catalogue | Command+U | Ctrl+U |
| Edit Field Values | Command+Option+E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Edit Keywords | Command+Option+K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Delete Item from Gallery (check Preferences settings). | Delete key | Delete or Backspace key |
| Delete Item from Catalogue (check Preferences settings). | Option+Delete key | Ctrl+Delete or Ctrl+Backspace key |
| Item Properties | Command+I | Alt+Enter |
| Preview Original | Command+Option+I | Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Copy Original | Command+Option+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Delete Original | Command+Option+X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Edit Original | Command+E | Ctrl+E |
| Change associated editing program for Original | Option+Click "Edit Original" | Shift+Click "Edit Original" |
| Find in Explorer / Reveal in Finder | Command+Option+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Move Original | Command+Option+Y | Ctrl+Shift+Y |
| Rename Original | Command+Option+N | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Rotate Thumbnail 90° CW | Command+] | Ctrl+] |
| Rotate Thumbnail 90° CCW | Command+[ | Ctrl+[ |
| Rotate JPEG Original 90° CW | Command+Option+] | Ctrl+Shift+] |
| Rotate Original 90° CCW | Command+Option+[ | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
| Create Web Pages | Command+H | Ctrl+H |
| Window menu | ||
| Master Keywords Palette (Open/Close) | Command+K | Ctrl+K |
| Show Gallery [gallery number in order of opening] | Command+[number], e.g. Command+2 | |
| Help menu | ||
| Online Help | F1 | |
| Find dialog | ||
| Find All | Command+A | Ctrl+A |
| FolderSync | ||
| View all contents of nested folders | Option+Double-click | Ctrl+Double-click |
| Copy files/folders | Option+Click+Drag | Ctrl+Click+Drag |
| Portfolio Express | ||
| Hot Key (reconfigurable) | Command+Ctrl+P | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Open Catalogue | Ctrl+O | |
| Close Catalogue | Ctrl+W | |
| Edit Original | Ctrl+E | |
| Find in Explorer / Reveal in Finder | Ctrl+Shift+R | |
| Find All | Ctrl+Shift+F | |
| Hide Portfolio Express | Alt+F4 | |
| Function | Shortcut |
| Preview an item (check Preferences setting) | Double-click the item in any Gallery view Double-click the item thumbnail in the "Item Properties" dialog Double-click the item thumbnail at the bottom of the List View |
| Search using keyword | Double-click the keyword in List or Record view Double-click the keyword in the "Item Properties" dialog box Double-click the keyword in the "Catalog Properties/Statistics" dialog's listbox Double-click the keyword in the list at the bottom of the List View Double-click the keyword in the Master Keywords Palette |
| Remove item from Gallery window (check Preferences setting) | Select the item and press Delete |
| Remove item from catalogue (check Preferences setting) | Select the item and press Option+Delete (Macintosh) Select the item and press Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) |
| Move between Gallery items | Arrow keys |
| Scroll one screen at a time | Page Up / Page Down |
| Go to top of Gallery window | Home (Macintosh) or Ctrl+Home (Windows) |
| Go to Bottom of Gallery window | End (Macintosh) or Ctrl+End (Windows) |
| Go to First item in the Row | Home (Windows Thumbnail View only) |
| Go to Last item in the Row | End (Windows Thumbnail View only) |
| Select contiguous items (Galleries and dialog lists) | Click first item and Shift+Click last item (both OSs) |
| Select non-contiguous items (Galleries and dialog lists) | Command+Click (Mac) or Control+Click (Windows) to add an item |
| Activate QuickFind box | Tab key (Mac only) |
| Toggle to Saved View/Sort drop-downs | Tab key (Windows only) |
| Slideshow - next screen | Click Page Down or Right Arrow or Down Arrow (both OSs) |
| Slideshow - previous screen | Click Page Up or Left Arrow or UP Arrow (both OSs) |
| Slideshow - quit show | Click Escape (both OSs) |
| Portfolio, files/folders dragged onto Gallery windows result in Update action, not Add | Ctrl+drag (Windows), Shift+Option+drag key (Mac) |
| Portfolio, thumbnails dragged on to desktop or folder copies original to location instead of (default) moving it. | Option+drag (Mac) or Control+drag (Windows) |
| Portfolio Express, thumbnails dragged on to desktop or folder copies original to location instead of (default) moving it. | Option+drag (Mac) or Control+drag (Windows) |
| Command | Macintosh Hotkey | Windows Hotkey |
| Create a new catalog | Command+N | Ctrl+N |
| Open an existing catalog | Command+O | Ctrl+O |
| Connect to Server | Command+Option+O | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Print a Gallery | Command+P | Ctrl+P |
| Page Setup | Command+Option+P | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Cut Gallery Items | Command+X | Ctrl+X |
| Copy Gallery Items | Command+C | Ctrl+C |
| Paste Gallery Items | Command+V | Ctrl+V |
| Undo (text entry only) | Command+Z | Ctrl+Z |
| Select all items in a catalog | Command+A | Ctrl+A |
| Save Gallery | Command+S | Ctrl+S |
| Save Gallery As... | Command+Option+S | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Master Keywords Palette (Open/Close) | Command+K | Ctrl+K |
| Thumbnail view | Command+T | Ctrl+T |
| List view | Command+L | Ctrl+L |
| Record view | Command+R | Ctrl+R |
| Customize Gallery | Command+D | Ctrl+D |
| Sort by Other | Command+Option+D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Find specific items in a catalog | Command+F | Ctrl+F |
| Find all items in a catalog | Command+' | Ctrl+' (UK PCs use Ctrl+#) |
| Replace | Command+Option+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Add items to a catalog | Command+E | Ctrl+E |
| Update selected items in a catalog | Command+U | Ctrl+U |
| Cataloging Options | Command+J | Ctrl+J |
| Catalog Properties | Command+Option+J | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Slideshow | Command+; | Ctrl+; |
| Preferences | Command+Option+E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Recover | Command+Option+V | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Refresh View | Command+Option+U | Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Export Text File | Command+Option+T | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Export HTML | Command+Option+H | Ctrl+Shift+H |
| Administration | Command+H | Ctrl+H |
| Change access level | Command+Option+B | Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Close a catalog | Command+W | Ctrl+W |
| Quit / Exit | Command+Q | Alt+F4 |
| Item Properties | Command+I | Alt+Enter |
| Edit Keywords | Command+Y | Ctrl+Y |
| Preview Original | Command+B | Ctrl+B (or double-click thumbnail) |
| Edit Original | Command+M | Ctrl+M |
| Choose different app for editing originals | Command+Option+M | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Copy Original | Command+Option+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Move Original | Command+Option+Y | Ctrl+Shift+Y |
| Delete Original | Command+Option+X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Find Original | Command+Option+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Rename Original | Command+Option+N | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Rotate Thumbnail 90° CW | Command+] | Ctrl+] |
| Rotate Thumbnail 90° CCW | Command+[ | Ctrl+[ |
| New Gallery | Command+G | Ctrl+G |
| List Galleries | Command+Option+G | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Online Help | Help | F1 |
| Function | Shortcut |
| Preview an item | Double-click the item in any Gallery view Double-click the item thumbnail in the "Item Properties" dialog |
| Search using keyword | Double-click the keyword in List or Record view Double-click the keyword in the "Item Properties" dialog box Double-click the keyword in the "Catalog Properties" dialog box Double-click the keyword in the Master Keywords Palette |
| Remove item from Gallery window | Select the item and press Delete |
| Remove item from catalog | Select the item and press Option+Delete (Macintosh) Select the item and press Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) |
| Function | Shortcut |
| Move between Gallery items | Arrow keys |
| Scroll one screen at a time | Page Up / Page Down |
| Go to Top of Gallery window | Home (Macintosh) or Ctrl+Home (Windows) |
| Go to Bottom of Gallery window | End (Macintosh) or Ctrl+End (Windows) |
| Go to First item in the Row | Home (Windows Thumbnail view only) |
| Go to Last item in the Row | End (Windows Thumbnail view only) |
Question: What are the keyboard shortcuts? [FAQ00242.htm]
Last Update:- 03 January 2007
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