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Adobe Lightroom

Zoom out

Ctrl-

Windows Desktop app Lightroom desktop

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Minus to zoom out in Adobe Lightroom. On a Mac, press Cmd + Minus instead.

Where it works: Photo open

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Cmd-`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl-`

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

Zoom out Adobe Acrobat Cmd + -
Zoom out Audacity Ctrl + 3
Zoom out Bitwarden Cmd + -
Zoom out on the page ChromeOS Ctrl + -
Zoom DevTools out Chrome DevTools Cmd + -
Zoom out Evernote Cmd + -
Zoom out of the browser, viewer or timeline Final Cut Pro Cmd + -
Zoom out of the image GIMP -
Zoom out GitHub Desktop Cmd + -
Zoom out Google Earth Page Down
Zoom out of the map Google Maps -
Zoom out of the slide LibreOffice Impress -

More Adobe Lightroom shortcuts

Select everything Cmd + A
Select none Cmd + D
Paste the selected settings Shift + Ctrl + V
Open preferences Cmd + ,
Search Cmd + F
Visualize spots A
Cycle the crop overlay O
Open Photos P

See every Adobe Lightroom shortcut

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