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This wikiHow teaches you how to view the original, unedited version of a photo you're editing in Adobe Lightroom, using a computer.
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1Open Adobe Lightroom on your computer. The Lightroom icon is "Lr" on a blue background. You can find it on your Start menu or in your Applications folder.
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2Click the Develop tab. It's in the upper-right corner of your screen.Advertisement
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3Select the photo edit you want to view. This will open the selected picture in the preview window.
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4Press the \ button on your keyboard. The backslash button will allow you to toggle between the original photo and the edited version of the same picture.
- You can usually find this button next to the Enter or Return key on the right-hand side of your keyboard.
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5Click the YY button near the bottom-left of the preview window. You’ll see a side-by-side comparison of the original photo and your edit.
- The original is on the left-hand side, and the edited image is on the right.
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6Click YY again to view a half-original and half-edited image. This will show you the original photo on the left-half, and the edit on the right-half.
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7Click YY again to view the original and the edit separately. This will show the original picture at the top, and the edit at the bottom.
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8Click YY again to view a horizontal half-and-half comparison. This will show the original photo on the top-half, and the edit on the bottom-half.Advertisement
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Updated: August 4, 2021
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1. Open Lightroom.
2. Click Develop on the top-right.
3. Click the picture you want to view.
4. Press "\" (backslash) key to toggle between original and edit.
5. Click YY on the bottom-left to see a comparison.
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