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Organizing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
Searchable IPTC Includes Contact: Creator, Job Title, Address, City, State/Province, Postal Code, and Country;
Content (Mac OS) /IPTC (Windows): Headline, IPTC Subject Code, and Description Writer; Image: Intellectual
Genre, IPTC Scene Code, Sublocation, City, State/Province, Country, and ISO Country Code; Status (Mac
OS)/Workflow (Windows): Title, Job Identifier, Instructions, Creditline, and Source; Copyright: Rights Usage Terms
and Copyright Info URL.
Any Searchable Plug-In Field Includes searchable metadata fields created by third-party plug-ins.
4 Choose a search rule from the Contains All pop-up menu.
Contains Searches for the specified alphanumeric sequence(s), including partial words. For example, performing a
Contains search for flo returns results that include the word flower. If multiple sequences are entered, Lightroom
finds photos that contain any of the individual sequences.
Contains All Searches for text that contains all specified alphanumeric sequences. Say, for example, you have a folder
of photos of a family gathering, and each photo is tagged with the names of the individuals in the shot. You could
perform a Contains All search on Joh and Su to find all photos that contain both John and Susan. Simply enter a
space between search terms.
Contains Words Searches for text that contains all specified alphanumeric sequences as whole words. To find photos
with the keyword flower using a Contains Word search, for example, type flower.
Doesn’t Contain Searches for text that does not contain any specified sequence.
Starts With Searches for text that begins with the specified alphanumeric sequence.
Ends With Searches for text that ends with the specified alphanumeric sequence.
5 Type the text in the search box.
Add an exclamation point (!) before any word to exclude it from the results. Add a plus sign (+) before any word to
apply the Starts With rule to that word. Add a plus sign (+) after any word to apply the Ends With rule to that word.
The photos with the specified text criteria appear in the Grid view and the Filmstrip.
6 (Optional) To refine your search, apply an Attribute or Metadata filter.
Note: When two or more filters are specified, Lightroom returns photos that match all criteria.
Find photos using the Attribute filter
The Attribute options in the Library Filter bar let you filter photos by flag status, star ratings, labels, and copy. The
Attribute options are also available in the Filmstrip. See
Filter photos in the Filmstrip and Grid view.
1 In the Library module, select a source in the Catalog, Folders, or Collections panel.
2 In the Library Filter bar, select Attribute.
3 Click an option to filter the selected photos by flag status, star rating, color label, or copy.
The photos with the specified filter criteria appear in the Grid view and the Filmstrip.
4 (Optional) To refine your search, apply a Text or Metadata filter.
Note: When two or more filters are specified, Lightroom returns photos that match all criteria.
Find photos using Metadata filter
You can find photos by selecting specific metadata criteria using the Metadata options in the Library Filter bar.
Lightroom supports metadata embedded in photos by your digital camera and by other applications such as Photoshop
or Adobe Bridge.
1 In the Library module, select a source in the Catalog, Folders, or Collections panel.