Select all

Shortcut	Action
⌘ A	Select all images in the current view (not folders as tag targets)

When files are selected, the header also offers Select All and Clear Selection buttons.

Multi-select with the mouse

Action	How
Toggle one file	⌘-click the thumbnail
Range select	Click first file, then ⇧ Shift-click another
Marquee select	Click-drag on empty grid background to draw a rectangle

What multi-select enables

• Bulk keywords in the Properties panel
• Faster culling before tagging a batch
• Count shown as “X selected of Y items”

Single-select required

These actions need one selected image:

• Space → photo viewer
• ⌘ I → File Properties
• Open Color Picker (context menu)
• Rename / Move to Trash

Clear selection

• Click empty area in the grid, or
• Clear Selection in the header when visible

Productivity pattern

1. ⌘ A to select a whole folder view.
2. ⌘-click to deselect rejects.
3. Add one keyword to all keepers at once.

Or: Shift-click a continuous run from a sorted list view.

Next steps

• Selecting photos
• Tagging multiple photos