Using IrfanView

Hotkeys / Keyboard Shortcuts:

F5 or U Refresh display and directory list *

+ Zoom In ***

– Zoom Out ***

Up Arrow Key Scroll image up ***

Down Arrow Key Scroll image down ***

Right Arrow Key Scroll image right OR next image in directory *

Left Arrow Key Scroll image left OR previous image in directory *

Page Up Load previous file in directory OR scroll image up *

Page Down Load next file in directory OR scroll image down *

CTRL + Page Up Show previous page in a multipage image OR load previous file in directory *

CTRL + Page Down Show next page in a multipage image OR load next file in directory *

Space Load next file in directory *

Backspace Load previous file in directory *

ESC Close actual window (main window, slideshow, full screen, thumbnails or a dialog) ***

Enter Switch between Fullscreen and Window mode ***

TAB Switch between main and thumbnail window (if visible) *

CTRL + TAB Control switch in the thumbnail window

Pause/Break Pause an automatic slideshow. Press this key again to resume the slideshow.

Home Scroll to begin (horizontal scroll) OR load first file in directory

CTRL + Home Load first file in the directory

End Scroll to end (horizontal scroll) OR load last file in directory

CTRL + End Load last file in the directory

F Switch (toggle) between ‘Fit images to desktop’ and ‘Fit window to image’

G Stop GIF or ANI animation

H Horizontal flip

I Show image information

L Rotate left

M Minimize IrfanView windowMM

N Toggle fullscreen/slideshow text display

O Open dialog

R Rotate right

T Show Thumbnails window **

V Vertical flip

X Browsing (window or fullscreen mode): tag current file

CTRL + F Search files **

CTRL + H Original size (no zoom) ***

CTRL + I Show IPTC dialog for JPGs

CTRL + N Open current file in another IrfanView window ***

CTRL + U Image -> Fine/Custom Rotation ***

SHIFT + A Start/stop automatic viewing (slideshow in window)

SHIFT + Q Browsing (window or fullscreen mode): show tagged files in Thumbnails window *

SHIFT + R Reopen file ***

SHIFT + X Browsing (window or fullscreen mode): un-tag current file

Options / Settings

When you are done of this following options, click OK button. To exit without any changes, click Cancel button.

To turn off auto jump to next image in Fullscreen view:

• click Properties menu -> Browsing/Editing sub menu-> Jump to next image ... option, please uncheck. ( Classic Version )
• click View menu -> Start/Stop automatic viewing sub menu ( Modern Version )

To change Esc/Escape keyboard options:

• click Options menu -> Properties/Settings sub menu -> Start / Exit options
• Warning on ESC program exit: Check it, if you want to get a warning message, if IrfanView should be closed using the ESC key.
• Ask to Save Changes on exit or file/image change: Check it, if you want to get a warning message, if IrfanView should be closed (or  image/file changed) and an Undo or unsaved image is available in memory.
• Close viewer only on ESC, if Thumbnails displayed: Check it, if you want to hide main IrfanView window on ESC click in it, if Thumbnails window is showed.

Notes

* Warning!!! may be make your program not responding, if you have many picture or you have a high-resolution image

** Warning!!! may be make your program not responding, if you have many picture

*** Warning!!! may be make your program not responding, if you have a high-resolution image

Bibliography

helpmax.net

www.irfanview.com