Here are Narrative's default keyboard shortcuts, based on a QWERTY keyboard. You can change any of them in Preferences. Customize your keyboard shortcuts.
Navigation
Action | Mac | Windows |
Previous / next photo | ↑ / ↓ | ↑ / ↓ |
Previous / next Scene | ← / → | ← / → |
Move through photos in a Scene | ⌘ ↑ / ↓ | Ctrl ↑ / ↓ |
Select all photos in a Scene | ⌘ Shift + click a thumbnail | Ctrl Shift + click a thumbnail |
Undo | ⌘ Z | Ctrl Z |
Redo | ⌘ Shift Z | Ctrl Y |
You can swap the arrow keys in Preferences. Scenes are available on Standard plans and above.
To close a project tab, middle-click it.
Rating
Action | Mac | Windows |
1-star rating | 1 | 1 |
2-star rating | 2 | 2 |
3-star rating | 3 | 3 |
4-star rating | 4 | 4 |
5-star rating | 5 | 5 |
Clear star rating | 0 | 0 |
Red label | 6 | 6 |
Yellow label | 7 | 7 |
Green label | 8 | 8 |
Blue label | 9 | 9 |
Purple label | P | P |
Clear color label | ⌘ 0 | Ctrl 0 |
Clear all ratings | ⌘ ⌥ 0 | Ctrl Alt 0 |
Tag | T | T |
Untag | U | U |
Reject | X | X |
Turn Auto Advance on / off | Caps Lock | Caps Lock |
Show / hide a rating filter | ⌘ 1–9 or ⌘ P | Ctrl 1–9 or Ctrl P |
Hide photos with a rating | ⌘ + click the filter | Ctrl + click the filter |
Want Narrative to jump to the next photo after you rate? Turn on Auto Advance with Photo → Auto Advance After Rating, in Preferences → General, or by pressing Caps Lock. Press Caps Lock again to turn it off. Learn more about Auto Advance.
Zoom
Action | Mac | Windows |
Smart Zoom on / off | Space | Space |
Zoom to the center, ignoring faces | Z | Z |
Zoom in | + | + |
Zoom out | − | − |
Previous / next face while zoomed | ← / → | ← / → |
Smart Zoom goes to the main face first, then a key element, then the center of the photo.
Close-ups
Action | Mac | Windows |
Show / hide Close-ups | / or . | / or . |
Show / hide Close-ups in Pan Mode | ⌘ / or ⌘ . | Ctrl / or Ctrl . |
Make the Close-ups panel bigger / smaller | ⌥ + / ⌥ − | Alt + / Alt − |
Edit
Action | Mac | Windows |
Select all thumbnails | ⌘ A | Ctrl A |
Rotate left | ⌘ [ | Ctrl [ |
Rotate right | ⌘ ] | Ctrl ] |
Open Ship + Edit | ⌘ E | Ctrl E |
Workspace
Action | Mac | Windows |
Grid view | G | G |
S | S | |
Survey mode: compare photos | N | N |
Survey mode: compare faces | Shift N | Shift N |
E | E | |
F | F | |
Exit Fullscreen or reset Loupe view | Esc | Esc |
Change filmstrip orientation | Y | Y |
Hide the filmstrip | ⌘ Y | Alt + Y |
I | I | |
C | C | |
Open Preferences | ⌘ , | Ctrl , |
Pre-Edit shortcuts (Beta)
Pre-Edit is in beta and isn't available to everyone yet, so you might not see it in your app. To ask for access, contact our support team.
Action | Mac | Windows |
Open the Pre-Edit panel | Shift P | Shift P |
Next / previous AI Preset | B / Shift B | B / Shift B |
Turn the AI Preset off and on | Tap \ | Tap \ |
Peek at the photo without the AI Preset | Hold \ | Hold \ |
