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Organizing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
Display these icons using the Grid view options.
1 In the Library module, choose View > View Options.
2 Click the Grid View tab in the Library View Options dialog box.
3 Select the Unsaved Metadata option in the Cell Icons area.
Note: You can also look in the Metadata Status field in the Metadata panel to see if metadata needs to be updated.
Resolve metadata conflicts between Lightroom, Adobe Bridge, and Camera Raw
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To synchronize metadata in the Lightroom catalog, do one of the following in the Grid view of the Library module:
• Click the Metadata Was Changed Externally icon or the Error Saving Metadata icon on a
thumbnail. To apply the metadata from Camera Raw or Adobe Bridge, choose Import Settings From Disk. To
disregard changes from Camera Raw or Adobe Bridge and apply catalog metadata to the photo, choose
Overwrite Settings.
• Select a thumbnail with a Metadata Was Changed Externally icon or an Error Saving Metadata icon
and choose Metadata > Read Metadata From File. Click Read to overwrite catalog settings and apply the
changes made in Bridge or Camera Raw.
Metadata panel actions
Clicking the buttons to the right of the metadata fields in the Metadata panel lets you perform a variety of actions, such
as opening the folder in which an image appears, saving metadata to the file, resolving metadata conflicts, jumping to
a virtual copy’s master, and more. Hold the mouse pointer over each button to display a tooltip description.
Create and apply metadata presets
Create a metadata preset
Specific metadata can be saved as a preset for reuse on one or more photos. Using a metadata preset saves you the effort
of manually entering the same information for different photos.
1 From the Preset menu in the Metadata panel, choose Edit Presets.
2 Type information for any of the following groups:
Basic Info Lets you enter metadata for a caption, rating stars, and a text label.
IPTC Content Writes metadata for a brief summary of the photo, a newscode found at the newscodes.org website,
and the name of the person who wrote the photo description.
IPTC Copyright Writes metadata for the name of the copyright holder, usage rights granted for the photo, and web
address of the copyright holder.
IPTC Creator Writes metadata for the name, address, contact information, website, and job title of the author of the
photo.
IPTC Image Writes metadata for a publication description using guidelines listed at newscodes.org, a description of
the photo using guidelines specified by newscodes.org, and information about where the photograph was taken.
IPTC Status Writes metadata for the title of the photo, any job number used for the photo assignment, instructions
for transmission, usage or rights of the photo, the name of the photographer, company or agency, and the owner of
the photo.