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Organizing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
2 In the Library Filter bar, select Metadata.
3 Choose a metadata category from the left column by clicking the header and choosing from the pop-up menu. Then,
choose an entry in that column. For example, choose Date, and then select All Dates. Lightroom displays the
number of selected photos that match that criteria next to the entry.
Shift-click and Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select multiple entries in a column.
4 In the next column, choose another metadata category, and choose an entry from that column.
5 Continue to choose as many metadata categories and criteria as you like. Click the pop-up menu at the right side of
any column header to add or remove the column, change the sort order, and switch between hierarchical and flat
view.
The photos with the specified metadata are displayed in the Grid view and the Filmstrip.
6 (Optional) To refine your search, apply a Text or Attribute filter.
Note: When two or more filters are specified, Lightroom returns photos that match all criteria.
You can also find photos by clicking the right-pointing arrow that appears next to certain metadata text boxes in the
Metadata panel.
Customize the Library Filter bar
Lightroom provides six predefined filters to let you quickly perform common filters and restore default settings.
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In the Library Filter bar or the Filmstrip, choose any of the following from the Custom Filter menu:
Default Columns Opens the Metadata options to the default four columns: Date, Camera, Lens, and Label, and all
metadata selected in each category.
Filters Off Turns off all filters and hides all filter options.
Flagged Displays photos with a Pick flag.
Location Columns Filters photos by Country, State/Province, City, and Location metadata categories.
Rated Displays photos with a star rating of one or higher.
Unrated Displays photos that have no star rating.
Use Library Filter presets
Save Library Filter bar settings as a preset
To expedite common searches and filter operations, save your filter criteria as a preset.
1 Using the Text, Attribute, and Metadata options in the Library Filter bar, specify criteria to filter your photos.
2 Choose Save Current Settings As New Preset from the Custom Filter menu at the right side of the Library Filter bar
or the Filmstrip.
3 Type a name for the preset in the New Preset dialog box, and click Create.
Apply a Library Filter bar preset
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To apply a filter preset, select it from the Custom Filter menu.