Auto Settings and the use of Ctrl+U

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April 22, 2024
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In the develop module with multiple photos selected. When you right-click on the filmstrip (on one of the photos selected) you can access a menu. You can then select Develop Settings > Auto Settings. At that point, all of the selected photos are adjusted with Auto Settings. You may also notice that the shortcut for that is Ctrl+U, as shown on the menu. However, if you use the shortcut, only one photo is adjusted.

In the Library module, using Ctrl+U across multiple photos works.

This is ridiculous. Is this an oversight by Adobe or an intentional decision?

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JohanElzenga

Community Expert

I haven't checked it, but if this is so, then I am sure it is intentional. If you have selected multiple images and you go to the Develop module, then applying edits does not apply them to all selected images, but only to the active image. This is to safeguard you, because it would be too easy to apply settings to multiple images unintentionally (especially if the film strip is not visible). If you do want edits to be applied to all images, then toggle the small switch of the Synchronize button, so it becomes Auto Sync. That should make this shortcut work on all selected images too.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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JDodsonLLCAuthor

Participant

Thanks, Johan, that is the actual solution - the toggle switch on AutoSync must be on. But it still seems strange to me that with AutoSync OFF, selecting Auto Settings from the menu, WILL adjust ALL of the selected photos anyway. Yet, if you use the shortcut, it will not, which is totally inconsistent.

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

I don't think it's strange. I think it makes sense. If you have multiple photos selected in the film strip, and then use this menu, then it is obvious that you'll see/know what you are doing. That means that you don't need that safeguard. The shortcut on the other hand is something you can use without having the film strip visible, so you may not realise that you have multiple images selected.

-- Johan W. Elzenga