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Viewing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
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Navigate between photos
In the Library module, you navigate between images by selecting the previous or next photo.
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In any view of the Library module, do one of the following:
• To select the previous photo, press the Left Arrow key, click the Select Previous Photo icon in the toolbar, or
choose Library > Previous Selected Photo.
• To select the next photo, press the Right Arrow key, click the Select Next Photo icon in the toolbar, or choose
Library > Next Selected Photo.
note: Make sure Navigate is chosen from the toolbar menu for the Select Previous Image and Select Next Image icons
to appear.
Rearrange photos in the Grid view
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In the Grid view, do any of the following to rearrange photos in the grid:
• Click the Sort Direction icon in the toolbar.
• Choose a sort option from the Sort pop-up menu in the toolbar.
• If you have selected a regular collection or the lowest folder in a folder hierarchy, drag from the center of a
thumbnail to sort in any order.
Note: If you have selected a smart collection or a folder that contains other folders, User Order is not available in the
Sort pop-up menu, and you cannot drag to sort photos in any order.
View raw+JPEG photos
Some cameras capture raw and JPEG versions of photos. In order to view and work with the JPEG version of the photo,
you must instruct Lightroom to import and recognize the JPEG version as a standalone file. See
Set import preferences .
Change the thumbnail size in the Grid view
1 In the Grid view, choose Thumbnail Size from the toolbar menu.
The Thumbnails control is not available unless this option is selected.
2 Drag the Thumbnails slider.
Switching between Grid, Loupe, Compare, and Survey views
In the Library module, you can view thumbnails in the Grid view, a single photo in Loupe view, two photos in Compare
view, or two or more photos in Survey view.
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In the Library module, do any of the following:
• Click the Grid View , Loupe View , Compare View , or Survey View icon in the
toolbar.
• Choose View > Grid, Loupe, Compare, or Survey.
• Choose View and then choose either Toggle Loupe View or Toggle Zoom View to toggle between the chosen view
and the previous view.
• With one or more photos selected in the Grid view, choose Photo > Open In Loupe to switch to the Loupe view.
If more than one photo is selected, the active photo opens in the Loupe view. Use the Right and Left Arrow keys
to cycle between selected photos in the Loupe view.