Operation Manual

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Organizing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
Add keywords to photos
The Keywording panel of the Library module lets you add keywords to photos by either typing a new keyword or
applying keywords from a keyword set. You can also add keywords to photos by dragging photos to keywords in the
Keyword List panel. And you can apply keywords to photos using the Painter tool. See
Add or remove keywords using
the Painter tool.
When you add keywords to photos, the changes are stored in Lightroom, but the keywords aren’t saved to the files
unless the Automatically Write Changes Into XMP option is selected in the Catalog Settings dialog box. To save the
keywords to the files manually, choose Metadata > Save Metadata To File.
1 To apply keywords to more than one photo at a time, select them in the Grid view. Or, select a single photo in the
Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view.
Note: If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, the keywords will be added
only to the active photo.
2 Do any of the following:
• Type keywords in the field labeled Click Here To Add Keywords in the Keywords area of the Keywording panel.
Separate keywords using commas.
• Click a keyword in the Keyword Suggestions area of the Keywording panel. Keyword suggestions are based on a
variety of criteria, including existing keywords applied to the selected photo and to other photos captured within
a relatively close period of time.
• Click a keyword from a keyword set in the Keyword Set area of the Keywording panel.
• Click the target box to the left of a keyword in the Keyword List panel. A check mark indicates the selected photo
contains that keyword.
• (Grid view only) Drag selected photos to keywords in the Keyword List panel. Or, drag a keyword from the
Keyword List panel to the selected photos.
Note: You can also add keywords to photos as they are imported into Lightroom.
When keywords are added to photos, the Keyword List panel updates to reflect the total number of photos that use the
tag.
Copy and paste keywords
1 In the Grid view, select the photo with the keywords you want to copy.
2 In the applied tags area of the Keywording panel, select the keywords. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac
OS) and choose Copy.
3 Select the photos in the Grid view to which you want to add keywords.
4 Click in the applied tags area of the Keywording panel and the right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) and
choose Paste.
Remove or delete keywords from photos or the catalog
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With one or more photos selected in the Grid view, or with one photo selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare,
or Survey view, do any of the following:
• To remove keywords from photos, choose Keyword Tags > Enter Keywords in the Keywording panel. Then,
select one or more keywords in the text box in the panel and delete them. If more than one photo is selected in
the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, the keywords are removed only from the active photo.