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Organizing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
Learn Spelling Stores the unrecognized word in the dictionary, so that subsequent occurrences are not flagged as
misspellings.
Note: You can also choose Spelling And Grammar > Show Spelling And Grammar from the context menu to open a
dialog box for more options.
Check spelling as you type (Mac OS)
Lightroom can automatically check the spelling as you type keywords. When you misspell a word, it’s underlined.
1 In the Library module, click the Keywords text box of the Keywording panel.
2 Choose Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling While Typing.
Type special characters (Mac OS)
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In the Library module, choose Edit > Special Characters.
For more information on creating special characters, consult the Mac OS Help.
More Help topics
Metadata basics and actions
Apply metadata to photos when importing
Keywords missing
Metadata basics and actions
About metadata and XMP
Metadata is a set of standardized information about a photo, such as the author’s name, resolution, color space,
copyright, and keywords applied to it. For example, most digital cameras attach some basic information about a file,
such as height, width, file format, and the time the image was taken. Lightroom also supports the information standard
developed by the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) to identify transmitted text and images. This
standard includes entries for descriptions, keywords, categories, credits, and origins. You can use metadata to
streamline your workflow and organize your files.
File information is stored using the Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) standard. XMP is built on XML. In the case
of camera raw files that have a proprietary file format, XMP isn’t written into the original files. To avoid file corruption,
XMP metadata is stored in a separate file called a sidecar file. For all other file formats supported by Lightroom (JPEG,
TIFF, PSD, and DNG), XMP metadata is written into the files in the location specified for that data. XMP facilitates the
exchange of metadata between Adobe applications and across publishing workflows. For example, you can save
metadata from one file as a template, and then import the metadata into other files.
Metadata that is stored in other formats, such as EXIF, IPTC (IIM), and TIFF, is synchronized and described with XMP
so that it can be more easily viewed and managed.