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carole_rose

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Mon, Jul 9, 2018 11:09 PM

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Lightroom Classic: One handed flag pick selections

When scrolling through photos, I would like to be able to have the flag pick and flag reject keys on the same side of the keyboard. Although how it is is very intuitive with selecting x or p, being able to use one hand to scroll and the other to select flags would make it quicker to go through them.

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jim_robertson_7046865

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3 years ago

Makes a lot of sense to me!! (But then I would have to learn another short cut

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yves_crausaz

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3 years ago

Use the auto-up function for the next photo when choosing which photos to keep and which to reject, (press the Caps Lock) to help you quickly sort photos.

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carole_rose

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Completely forgot about that feature. Yes, that does help. Thank you.

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Victoria_Bampton_Lightroom_Queen

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3 years ago

Try the ` key, just to the left of the Z. That toggles flag on and off, and X is right there to reject.

Victoria Bampton a.k.a. The Lightroom Queen

www.lightroomqueen.com

Author of Adobe Lightroom Classic - The Missing FAQ and Adobe Lightroom - Edit Like a Pro books.

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carole_rose

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My mac keyboard does not have a ' key to the left of the Z. The only key left of Z is shift. That would have been a nice solution. 

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John_R_Ellis

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On a US Mac keyboard, ` is still on the same side as X, and you can put your third finger on ` and your thumb on X:



(Victoria's on a UK keyboard.)

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carole_rose

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It's all making sense now. Thank you for the visual. That key was off my radar and I was stuck on the apostrophe key which made no sense at all. Yes, this key and the x work perfectly for my use. Thank you very much for improving my work flow!

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Victoria_Bampton_Lightroom_Queen

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And I learned something new too - thanks John! I never considered they'd move those keys around!

Victoria Bampton a.k.a. The Lightroom Queen

www.lightroomqueen.com

Author of Adobe Lightroom Classic - The Missing FAQ and Adobe Lightroom - Edit Like a Pro books.

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jim_robertson_7046865

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3 years ago

Thanks Victoria. That'll work - just need to get used to the single hand "stretch" to reach the two keys

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ramona_boston

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3 years ago

I use the paint function to set ratings but you can also use it for flags.

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John_R_Ellis

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3 years ago

Another solution is to edit the TranslatedStrings and change the keyboard shortcut for Photo > Set Flag > Flagged from P to A, using this line:

"$$$/AgLibrary/Menu/Photo/SetPick/Flagged/Key=a"

See this article for how to edit TranslatedStrings:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/custom-keyboard-shortcuts/

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