Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
One of the things I love best about Lightroom is how it gets out of your way and
lets your photos be the focus. That's why I love the Shift-Tab shortcut that
hides all the panels. But if you want to really take things to the next level, after
you hide those panels, you can dim everything around your photo, or literally
“turn the lights out,” so everything is blacked out but your photos. Here's how:
Step One:
Press the letter
L
on your keyboard to enter
Lights Dim mode, in which everything but
your photo(s) in the center Preview area is
dimmed (kind of like you turned down a
lighting dimmer). Perhaps the coolest thing
about this dimmed mode is the fact that
the Panels areas, taskbar, and Filmstrip all
still work—you can still make adjustments,
change photos, etc., just like when the
“lights” are all on.
Step Two:
The next viewing mode is Lights Out (you
get Lights Out by pressing
L
a second time),
and this one really makes your photos the
star of the show because everything else is
totally blacked out, so there's nothing (and
I mean nothing) but your photos onscreen
(to return to regular Lights On mode, just
press L again). To get your image as big
onscreen as possible, right before you enter
Lights Out mode, press
Shift-Tab
to hide all
the panels on the sides, top, and bottom—
that way you get the big image view you see
here. Without the Shift-Tab, you'd have the
smaller size image you see in Step One, with
lots and lots of empty black space around it.
