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Organizing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
• To permanently delete a keyword from photos and the catalog, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS)
the keyword in the Keyword List panel and choose Delete from the menu. You can also select keywords and click
the Minus icon (-) at the top of the Keyword List panel.
Note: If you accidentally delete keywords, immediately press Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Mac OS) to
undo the deletion.
• To automatically delete any unused keywords from the catalog, choose Metadata > Purge Unused Keywords.
Note: Deleting keywords using the Purge Unused Keywords command cannot be undone.
When you remove keywords from photos, the Keyword List panel updates to reflect the total number of photos that
use the tag.
Import and export keywords
Importing and exporting keywords lets you share the keywords you created to identify photos. For example, keywords
can be exported from one catalog and imported into another catalog on the same or a different computer. You can also
import keywords from other applications, such as Adobe Bridge 2.1. Lightroom imports keyword lists saved as plain-
text files. If the list contains special characters, the list must be tab-delimited and saved in UTF-8 format.
Exporting keywords writes the keywords to a text file. When you create or edit keywords, you can specify whether to
include them during the export. When you import keywords from a text file, they become keywords in the catalog and
appear in the Keyword List panel.
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In the Library module, do any of the following:
• To import keywords into the catalog, choose Metadata > Import Keywords, navigate to and select the text file or
catalog file containing keywords, and then click Open (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
• To export all exportable keywords from the catalog, choose Metadata > Export keywords, select a location for
the keywords file, and then click Save.
Create and apply keyword shortcuts
Keyword shortcuts let you quickly apply one or more keywords to multiple photos. After you define the shortcut, you
apply it using the Add Keyword command in the context menu, or by using the Painter tool. See
Add or remove
keywords using the Painter tool.
1 In the Library module, do one of the following:
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) one keyword in the Keyword List panel and choose Use This
As Keyword Shortcut from the menu. Skip step 2.
• Choose Metadata > Set Keyword Shortcut.
2 In the Set Keyword Shortcut dialog box, type one or more keywords, separating them with commas, and then click
Set.
Lightroom provides hints as you type. To choose a keyword hint, click it in the pop-up list.
A Plus sign (+) next to a keyword in the Keyword List panel indicates that it is part of the current keyword shortcut.
3 To apply the keyword shortcut, select one or more photos in the Grid view or the Filmstrip, right-click (Windows)
or Control-click (Mac OS), and choose Add Keyword [Name Of Keyword].