

Once there, you can add a title, a description or any keywords that will help you search for it later on. To show the photo information, press ⌘I to access the metadata.

To go to the last photo, press Fn+right arrow.Īdding Metadata (It’s Easier That then You Think) To jump to your first photo in Photos or Moments view, use Fn+left arrow, (on your iPhone, tap on the time at the top of the screen). To move to the previous or next photo, use right and left arrow on your keyboard (hold arrow down longer to go faster). Scroll with your trackpad to view photos rather than hunting for the scrollbar. For example, say: “Show me pictures of last year” to see all of your previous year’s photos or “Show me pictures of the beach.” Faster still: you can ask Siri to help you. To find a photo, use ⌘F to place your cursor in the search box and type. Let’s dive in!īonus: Many of these keyboard shortcuts work in other applications, too. If you already use ⌘C and ⌘V for cut and paste in a word processor, you will have no trouble learning these. Keeping your hands on the keyboard rather than mouse clicking through pull-downs from the menu bar lets you breeze through the work. Knowing keyboard shortcuts saves you seconds that add up to minutes and hours. When you are sorting out hundreds, maybe thousands of photos in Apple Photos, working quickly is essential.
