Picasa Info and Hacks

[Mike]

Google Picasa Tips and Hacks

Keyboard Commands

Ctrl + Shift + Y = A cute teddy.

Viewing

Ctrl + Alt = Full screen preview of image.
Ctrl-1 = View your photos as small thumbnails
Ctrl-2 = View your photos as large thumbnails
F11 = Use Picasa in full-screen mode
Ctrl-4 = Start a slideshow
Ctrl-5 = View your timeline

Editing

Ctrl-3 = Open an image in Edit Mode
Ctrl-R = Rotate the image clockwise
Ctrl-Shft-R = Rotate the image counter-clockwise
Ctrl-A = Select all photos in album
Ctrl-Shft-H = Flip image horizontally
Ctrl-Shft-V = Flip image vertically
Ctrl-Shft-B = Add black and white effect

Misc

Ctrl-E = Email selected photos
Ctrl-P = Print selected images
Ctrl-Shft-P = Print album contact sheet
Ctrl-F = Search
Ctrl-K = Add keywords to your photos
Ctrl-N = Create a new album
Ctrl-D = De-select photos
F1 = View help content
X = Exclude a photo in import mode

Video

/ [slash] = Pause or play video
, [comma] = Rewind video
. [period] = Fast forward video
Ctrl-I = Invert photo selection
Home = Select the first photo in your album
End = Select the last photo in your album
Ctrl-H = Hold selected photos in Photo Tray
Ctrl-Enter = Locate the photo file on your computer
Ctrl-0 = Open a file on your computer

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