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Jan 21, 2020 10:36 PM UTC
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Command a to select all is not working

Heyo. I am simply trying to select all my photos in Lightroom CC on a Mac using command a and it's not working. How can I select all my photos? I know I can select the first image and then hold shift as I click the last image and this selects everything inbetween, but it saves time when you don't have to constantly scroll.

JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
Jan 23, 2020 9:53 PM UTC

The answer is simple. You must be in grid view (Photo Grid or Square Grid) to make 'Select All' work.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
Jan 23, 2020 9:53 PM UTC

The answer is simple. You must be in grid view (Photo Grid or Square Grid) to make 'Select All' work.

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Participant
Jan 23, 2020 10:06 PM UTC

Interesting. Ok thanks. I wonder why it doesn't work for all views but I can switch to that view at least. Thanks again.

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JohanElzenga
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Jan 22, 2020 10:40 AM UTC

Have you tried 'Select All' from the menu? If that works, then there may be something that hijacks the keyboard shortcut.

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ALC2018Author
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Jan 23, 2020 5:46 PM UTC

Oh good question. Looks like it's actually greyed out in the menu. Here's a screenshot of when I'm tring to use it.

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