Operation Manual

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Workspace
Last updated 11/30/2015
To work in Lightroom, first select the images you want to work with in the Library module. Then click a module name
in the Module Picker (upper-right in the Lightroom window) to begin editing, printing, or preparing your photos for
presentation in an on-screen slide show or web gallery.
Hold down Ctrl+Alt/Command+Option and press a number from 1 through 5 to switch to any of the five modules.
The activity monitor displays over the identity plate when Lightroom is busy with a task.
• To cancel a process, click the X beside the progress bar.
• To switch and view another process in progress, click the triangle beside the progress bar.
Manage panels and the screen view
You can customize the Lightroom workspace by displaying only the panels you want, or by hiding some or all of the
panels to maximize the display of your photos.
Open or close a panel
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Click the panel header. To open or close all panels in a group, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) a
panel name.
Open or close one panel at a time
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a panel header and choose Solo mode, or Alt-click (Windows) or
Option-click (Mac OS) a panel header.
Solo mode applies independently to a set of panels. The triangle in the panel header is solid when not in Solo mode.
Scroll through a group of panels
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Drag the scroll bar or use the scroll wheel on your mouse.
Show or hide panel groups
• To show or hide a single panel group, click the Show/Hide Panel Group icon . A solid icon indicates the panel
group is showing.
• To show or hide both side panel groups, choose Window > Panels > Toggle Side Panels, or press the Tab key.
• To hide all panels, including side panels, the Filmstrip, and Module Picker, choose Window > Panels > Toggle All
Panels, or press Shift-Tab.
Set how panel groups show or hide automatically
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the outside edge of the panel group (beyond the scroll bar) and
then choose an option:
Auto Hide & Show Displays the panel as you move the pointer to the outside edge of the application window. Hides
the panel as you move the pointer away from the panel.
Auto Hide Hides the panel as you move the pointer away from the panel. You must open the panel manually.
Manual Turns off automatic show/hide behavior.
Sync With Opposite Panel Applies the same hide/show panel behavior to the left and right panels or to the top and
bottom panels.