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Fotostation keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
30. April 2026
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Commonly used shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Move selection in the grid |
| Enter | Open preview |
| Ctrl-M | Toggle Maximize view |
| Ctrl-T | Open Metadata Editor |
| Ctrl-G | Open Carousel view for narrowing down a selection |
| Space | Open a full-screen preview for making selections |
| Ctrl-J | Toggle RAW/JPEG Bundle view |
| Ctrl-F | Search for assets |
| L | Open tile location in Explorer |
| Shift-Enter | Run a slideshow with the selected assets |
| Ctrl-K | Crop |
| Ctrl-L | Edit |
| F2 | Rename |
| Alt-Left arrow | Image soft rotate left (EXIF only) |
| Alt-Right arrow | Image soft rotate left (EXIF only) |
| Alt-Down arrow | Image soft rotate 180 degrees (EXIF only) |
| Shift-Alt-Left arrow | Image rotate left (rewrite highres) |
| Shift-Alt-Right arrow | Image rotate right (rewrite highres) |
| Shift-Alt-Down arrow | Image rotate 180 degrees (rewrite highres) |
| Shift-Mouse wheel scroll | Zoom in/out on previews |
| + | Zoom in on previews |
| - | Zoom out on previews |
Selection shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-A | Select all |
| Ctrl-D | Deselect all |
| Shift-Ctrl-I | Invert selection |
| Shift-Ctrl-A | Show selected |
| Shift-Ctrl-D | Show deselected |
Metadata editor shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-Z | Undo |
| Shift-Ctrl-Z | Undo all |
| Ctrl-X | Cut |
| Ctrl-C | Copy. |
| Ctrl-V | Paste |
| Shift-Ctrl-C | Copy all fields |
| Shift-Ctrl-V | Paste all fields |
| Ctrl-P | Paste all from the previous text |
| Ctrl-K | Clear all fields |
| Ctrl-Tab | Next page |
| F7 | Spell check field |
| Ctrl-F7 | Spell check all fields |
| Ctrl-Space | Select from Quicklist |
| Ctrl-A | Play audio file |
File shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Enter | Open preview |
| Ctrl-Enter | Open in an external application |
| Ctrl-F | Find |
| Ctrl-O | Open/Browse folder |
| Ctrl-P | |
| Ctrl-Q | Quit |
| Ctrl-U | Duplicate |
| Del | Move to Trash |
| Ctrl-Del | Delete |
Rating, Status, and Classification shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Setting asset Status and and filtering by Status | |
| 1-8 | Set status 1 to 8 on selected assets |
| 9 | Clear status on selected assets. See note below. |
| 0 | Clear status on selected assets. See note below. |
| Shift-1 to Shift-9 | Filter (show) files with status 1 to 8 or no status (9) |
| Note: The status can be cleared using either 0 or 9. Pressing the keyboard shortcut 0 clears the Status field, while pressing 9 sets the status value to 0, indicated by a white status color in Fotostation. | |
| Setting asset Classification and filtering by Classification | |
| T | Mark selected assets as Tagged |
| R | Mark selected assets as Rejected |
| U | Mark selected assets as Untagged |
| Setting asset Rating and filtering by Rating | |
| Ctrl-1 to Ctrl-5 | Rate selected assets 1 to 5 stars |
| Ctrl-0 | Remove all stars |
Tip: When filtering, you can, for example, press Shift-1, then Shift-2, then Shift-3 to show all assets with status 1, 2, or 3. The same can be done when filtering by Rating or Classification state.
Edit shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-Z | Undo |
| Ctrl-X | Cut |
| Ctrl-C | Copy |
| Ctrl-V | Paste |
| Del | Delete |
Preview shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-M | Toggle Maximize view |
| Page down/Down arrow | Next asset |
| Page up/Up arrow | Previous asset |
| Home | First asset |
| End | Last asset |
| Mouse wheel scroll | Next/previous asset |
| Shift-mouse wheel scroll | Zoom in/out |
| + | Zoom in |
| - | Zoom out |
| Escape | Close window |
| Space | Press Space in the thumbnail view to open a full-screen preview for making selections |
| Double-click preview | Load a high-res image in the preview window. Double-click again to return to the preview |
Window shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-B | Toggle Drag and Drop window |
| Ctrl-F4 | Close all preview windows |
| F5 | Refresh view |
| Ctrl-F5 | Refresh and rescan |
Image editor shortcuts
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-S | Save |
| Alt-S | Save as |
| Ctrl-Space | Show original |
| Del | Clear current selection |
| Shift-Ctrl-D | Clear selection |
| Ctrl-D | Deselect and flatten |
| Ctrl-H | Toggle show selection |
| Ctrl-T | Edit metadata |
| Alt-Left arrow | Rotate left |
| Alt-Right arrow | Rotate right |
| Alt-Down arrow | Rotate 180 degrees |
| Shift-Alt-Left arrow | Mirror |
| Shift-Alt-Down arrow | Flip |
| Ctrl-Q | Close Windows |
| Ctrl-Z | Undo |
| Ctrl-E | Next image |