Windows Photos
Windows' built-in image viewer and editing tool organizing photos and providing basic editing features to beautifully preserve memories
Space
Start selection mode
Selects an item and starts selection mode when viewing the collection.
💡 Hint: Select
Enter
Select item
Selects an item in selection mode.
💡 Hint: Enter
Space
Toggle commands
Shows or hides commands when viewing a photo.
💡 Hint: Command
Space
Play/Pause video
Plays or pauses the video when viewing a video.
💡 Hint: Play/Pause
Up → Down → Left → Right
Scroll collection
Scrolls up, down, left, or right when viewing the collection.
💡 Hint: Scroll
Left → Right
Next/Previous item
Displays the next or previous item when viewing a single item or slideshow.
💡 Hint: Next/Previous
Up → Down → Left → Right
Pan zoomed photo
Moves the view when zooming in on a photo.
💡 Hint: Pan
Ctrl++
Zoom in
Zooms in on the photo.
💡 Hint: Zoom in
Ctrl+-
Zoom out
Zooms out the photo.
💡 Hint: Zoom out
Ctrl+0
Reset zoom
Resets the photo zoom level.
💡 Hint: Reset
Esc
Go back
Returns to the previous screen.
💡 Hint: Esc
Ctrl+S
Save
Saves the current photo.
💡 Hint: Save
Ctrl+P
Print
Prints the photo.
💡 Hint: Print
Ctrl+C
Copy
Copies the photo.
💡 Hint: Copy
Ctrl+R
Rotate photo
Rotates the photo when viewing or editing.
💡 Hint: Rotate
E
Enhance photo
Applies enhancements to the photo when viewing.
💡 Hint: Enhance
Ctrl+Z
Undo changes
Undo changes during editing.
💡 Hint: Undo
Ctrl+Y
Redo changes
Redo changes during editing.
💡 Hint: Redo
Ctrl+/
View original photo
Shows the original photo during editing.
💡 Hint: Original photo
Shift+Up → Shift+Down → Shift+Left → Shift+Right
Resize crop/focus area
Resizes the crop or focus area.
💡 Hint: Resize
Ctrl+Up → Ctrl+Down → Ctrl+Left → Ctrl+Right
Move crop/focus area
Moves the crop or focus area.
💡 Hint: Move
F5
Start slideshow
Starts a slideshow when viewing items.
💡 Hint: Slideshow
Alt+Enter
Show file info
Displays information for the selected file.
💡 Hint: Info
Ctrl+L
Set as lock screen
Sets the current photo as the lock screen.
💡 Hint: Lock screen
Ctrl+N
Create new album
Creates a new album when in album view.
💡 Hint: New album
Ctrl+R
Delete album
Deletes the album when in album view.
💡 Hint: Delete album
Ctrl+D
Add to album
Adds selected items to the album.
💡 Hint: Add to album
Ctrl+U
Remove from album
Removes selected items from the album.
💡 Hint: Remove from album