Shortcuts for comfortable photo browsing with navigation between photos, collection operations, and slideshow control

Left → Right

Next/Previous item

Displays the next or previous item when viewing a single item or slideshow.

💡 Hint: Next/Previous

🎯 Switch between photos forward and backward to browse photo library sequentially

Up → Down → Left → Right

Scroll collection

Scrolls up, down, left, or right when viewing the collection.

💡 Hint: Scroll

🎯 Scroll collection display in all directions to efficiently explore numerous photos

Space

Start selection mode

Selects an item and starts selection mode when viewing the collection.

💡 Hint: Select

🎯 Start selection mode to perform batch operations on multiple photos

Enter

Select item

Selects an item in selection mode.

💡 Hint: Enter

🎯 Select photos in selection mode to streamline organization and editing tasks

Space

Play/Pause video

Plays or pauses the video when viewing a video.

💡 Hint: Play/Pause

🎯 Control video playback and pause for comfortable viewing of video content

Esc

Go back

Returns to the previous screen.

💡 Hint: Esc

🎯 Return to previous screen for smooth navigation within photo library

Ctrl+N

Create new album

Creates a new album when in album view.

💡 Hint: New album

🎯 Create new albums to organize photos by theme or time period

Ctrl+D

Add to album

Adds selected items to the album.

💡 Hint: Add to album

🎯 Add selected photos to albums for efficient photo categorization and organization

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