Lesson 03 Bridge - Shortcuts

Shortcut Keys for working with Adobe Bridge


(The following information is drawn from the Adobe Bridge Help Files )

This isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.
Result Windows Mac OS
Switch between As Thumbnails and As Details views Ctrl+\ Command+\
Show/hide panels Tab Tab
Switch to user-defined workspaces Ctrl+F7 through Ctrl+F12 Command+F7 through Command+F12
Show labeled files only Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A Command+Shift+Option+A
Assign a one-star rating Ctrl+‘ Command+‘
Increase thumbnail size Ctrl+plus sign (+) Command+plus sign (+)
Decrease thumbnail size Ctrl+minus sign (-) Command+minus sign (-)
Step thumbnail size up Ctrl+Shift+plus sign (+) Command+Shift+plus sign (+)
Step thumbnail size down Ctrl+Shift+minus sign (-) Command+Shift+minus sign (-)
Move up a folder (in folder view) or a row Up Arrow Up Arrow
Move down a folder (in folder view) or a row Down Arrow Down Arrow
Move up a level (in folder view) Ctrl+Up Arrow Command+Up Arrow
Move down a level (in folder view) Ctrl+Down Arrow Command+Up Arrow
Move left one item Left Arrow Left Arrow
Move right one item Right Arrow Right Arrow
Move to the first item Home Home
Move to the last item End End
Add to selection (discontiguous) Ctrl-click Command-click
Refresh tree and thumbnail panes F5 F5
Add an item to the selection Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow
Display Help F1 F1
Rename file Spacebar Spacebar
Rename next Tab Tab
Rename previous Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Select inverse in Filter panel Alt-click Option-click
Clear filter items Ctrl+Alt+A Command+Option+A
Display Loupe tool in Preview panel Click Click
Additional Loupes in Preview panel (multiple selection) Ctrl-click Command-click
Move Loupe tools simultaneously Ctrl-click-drag Command-click-drag
Zoom in with Loupe tool + +
Zoom out with Loupe tool - -
Zoom in with Loupe tool (multiple selection) Select+Ctrl+plus sign (+) Select+Command+plus sign (+)
Zoom out with Loupe tool (multiple selection) Select+Ctrl+minus sign (-) Select+Command+minus sign (-)
Select all items in a stack Ctrl-Alt-click Command-Option-click
Mark selected Version Cue file as checked out Shift+Ctrl+M Shift+Command+M
Synchronize local view and server view of selected Version Cue file Shift+Ctrl+B Shift+Command+B
Create saved version of selected Version Cue file Shift+Ctrl+V Shift+Command+V
Open Version Cue Versions dialog box Shift+Alt+Ctrl+V Shift+Option+Command+V