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Adobe Lightroom

Paste

CtrlV

Windows Desktop app Lightroom desktop

Practice this

Press Ctrl + V to paste in Adobe Lightroom. On a Mac, press Cmd + V instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdV`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlV`

Where this comes from

Default keyboard shortcuts for Lightroom Desktop

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Paste into the selected cells Airtable Cmd + V
Paste the clipboard Audacity Ctrl + V
Paste the copied text Bitwarden Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard ChromeOS Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Microsoft Excel Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + V
Paste the clipboard GarageBand Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard GIMP Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Google Docs Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Sheets Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Slides Ctrl + V
Paste Inkscape Cmd + V

More Adobe Lightroom shortcuts

Undo Cmd + Z
Redo Shift + Cmd + Z
Minimize the window Cmd + M
Apply auto tone Shift + A
Edit in Photoshop Shift + Cmd + E
Rotate the photo left Cmd + [
Rotate the photo right Cmd + ]
Zoom in Cmd + =

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