Can you use a keyboard shortcut to cycle through Lightroom develop presets?
Asked 7/16/2010
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In Lightroom, I have Develop presets organized into folders, such as a black-and-white group. When editing a photo, I often want to try several presets in the same group one after another. Right now I click a preset with the mouse, undo if I do not like it, then click the next preset. Is there a built-in keyboard shortcut to move through presets using only the keyboard?
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I think the unfortunate answer to your question is......you can't. Sorry!
Perhaps it might be possible to use some kind of automation system to do this outside of Lightroom (if you could guarantee each preset was going to be in exactly the same place on the screen every time, for example), but that's all I've got!
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Lightroom does not appear to have a built-in shortcut for stepping through Develop presets one by one. Based on the answers, the practical answer is no.
Possible workarounds are limited:
- On macOS, you can assign shortcuts to menu items, but that only helps if the action exists as a menu command.
- External automation or macro tools might simulate clicks, but that is outside Lightroom and can be fragile.
- Copy/paste settings shortcuts are not the same as cycling through presets, since they apply already-copied settings rather than browse preset choices.
So if your goal is specifically to move through presets in a folder from the keyboard, Lightroom does not provide a native way to do that.
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