Operation Manual

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Import photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
In Lightroom, click the Import button in the Library module or choose File > Import Photos And Video to open the
import window.
3. Point Lightroom to the camera or card reader.
On the left side of the import window, use the Source panel to navigate to the device or card that contains the photos
you want to import: Click From or Select A Source to find the device.
If you're importing from an attached camera card, select Eject After Import to automatically disconnect the card after
Lightroom finishes importing photos.
4. Preview and select photos.
In the center of the import window, click one of the following:
Copy Copies the photo files to the folder you choose, including any sidecar files.
Copy As DNG Copies photos to the folder you choose and converts any camera raw files to the Digital Negative (DNG)
format.
Note: The Add and Move import methods are not available when importing from a camera or camera card.
Then, select the photos that you want to import. Use the options above and below the preview area to help you select.
All Photos Displays all photos in the selected source location.
New Photos Displays photos in the selected source location that are new since you last imported from this location into
Lightroom and ignores suspected duplicates.
Suspected duplicates are dimmer than other photos in the Grid view and cannot be selected.
Grid view icon ( ) and Loupe view icon ( ) Toggle between Grid and Loupe view in the preview area.
Check All and Uncheck All Select and deselect, respectively, all photos in the preview area.
Sort Lets you sort the previews by capture time, selected state, filename, or type of media (photos and videos).
You can also use standard key commands to select multiple photos in the Grid view: Shift-click to select contiguous
photos or Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select discrete photos. After photos are selected, as
indicated by the light gray border, click a check box in any selected photo border to check them all. Lightroom imports
photos that are checked.
Note: Lightroom supports photos up to 65,000 pixels long or wide, up to 512 megapixels. For a complete list of supported
file formats, see
Supported file formats .
5. Tell Lightroom where to put your photos.
On the right side of the import window, click To and specify where you want to save your copied photos. You can select
a location on your hard drive, on an attached external drive, or on a networked drive.
You can also open the Destination panel on the right side of the import window to create a subfolder in your chosen
location.