Is there a keyboard shortcut to switch to “All Photographs” in Lightroom?
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In Lightroom, I often work inside a collection and want to jump back to the Catalog’s “All Photographs” view without losing my current selection. I can click it with the mouse in the Catalog panel, but I’d prefer a keyboard method if one exists. Is there a built-in shortcut, or any keyboard-accessible workaround?
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Based on Adobe's list of keyboard shortcuts there is no shortcut for changing to the 'All Photographs' collection (or any collection except for the quick collection) but you can use 'Tab' to show the side panels if hidden, and then make the 'Catalog' section of the left side panel visible if it isn't by using Ctrl + Shift + 1 on Windows (and I assume Command + Ctrl + 1 on Mac).
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Lightroom does not appear to have a built-in keyboard shortcut for switching directly to the Catalog’s “All Photographs” view. According to the community answers, Lightroom only provides collection-related shortcuts for things like the Quick Collection, not for jumping to arbitrary collections or “All Photographs.”
Closest workarounds mentioned:
- Use Tab to show the side panels if they’re hidden.
- Open/focus the left panel’s Catalog section with Ctrl+Shift+1 on Windows (Mac equivalent may differ), then click “All Photographs.”
- Use the source drop-down near the current folder/file display above the filmstrip to switch to “All Photographs.”
- A third-party plugin such as “Any Source” may help if you want a more keyboard-driven workflow.
So the short answer is: no native direct shortcut, but there are a few UI and plugin-based workarounds.
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