How to View an Original Photo in Lightroom

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Open Adobe Lightroom on your computer.. Click the Develop tab.. Select the photo edit you want to view.

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Open Adobe Lightroom on your computer.

Step 1

Open Adobe Lightroom on your computer.

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Click the Develop tab.

Step 2

Click the Develop tab.

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Select the photo edit you want to view.

Step 3

Select the photo edit you want to view.

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Press the \ button on your keyboard.

Step 4

Press the \ button on your keyboard.

5

Click the YY button near the bottom-left of the preview window.

Step 5

Click the YY button near the bottom-left of the preview window.

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Click YY again to view a half-original and half-edited image.

Step 6

Click YY again to view a half-original and half-edited image.

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Click YY again to view the original and the edit separately.

Step 7

Click YY again to view the original and the edit separately.

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Click YY again to view a horizontal half-and-half comparison.

Step 8

Click YY again to view a horizontal half-and-half comparison.

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