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Contents
Chapter 1: What's new
New features summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2: Lightroom on mobile
Work with Lightroom on mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Syncing Lightroom - Desktop and the Mobile app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 3: Workflows
How to manage all your photos with Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Import photos from a camera or card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Smart Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Viewing and organizing photos in the Library module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Editing photos in the Develop module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Export photos from Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Edit Lightroom photos in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Print photos from Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Create web galleries in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Create slideshows in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Chapter 4: Workspace
Workspace basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting preferences for working in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Displaying the Library on a second monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Personalizing identity plates andmodule buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Using the Watermark Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 5: Importing photos
Import photos from a folder on a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Import photos from a tethered camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Import photos from iPhoto (Mac OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Import photos from other catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Specify import options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Set import preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Import photos automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chapter 6: Viewing photos
View photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Browse and compare photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting Library view options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Chapter 7: Managing catalogs and files
How Lightroom catalogs work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Creating and using catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Back up a catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Locate missing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Create and manage folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Manage photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Keep folders in sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
The Volume Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Chapter 8: Maps
Work with the Map module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 9: Organizing photos
Face recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Photo collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Grouping photos into stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Flag, label, and rate photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Metadata basics and actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Work with video in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Finding photos in the catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Advanced metadata actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Using the Quick Develop panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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Chapter 10: Processing and developing photos
Develop module tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cure red eye and pet eye effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Create panoramas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
HDR photo merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Working with image tone and color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Apply local adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Retouch photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Retouch with the Spot Removal brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Upright automatic perspective correction | Lightroom 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Enhanced Spot Removal tool | Lightroom 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Radial Filter | Lightroom 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Develop module options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Chapter 11: Exporting photos
Export files to disk or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Post photos online using publish services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Export to Hard Drive using Publish Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Presets for export, and other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Chapter 12: External Editors
External editing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Open Lightroom photos in external applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
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Chapter 13: Slideshows
Slideshow module panels and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Specifying the slide layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Adding overlays to slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Play and export slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Chapter 14: Printing photos
Print module basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Print module layouts and templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Print job options and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Chapter 15: Photo books
Create photo books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Chapter 16: Web galleries
Web module panels and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Web gallery layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Web gallery templates and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Preview, export, and upload web photo galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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Chapter 17: Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
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Chapter 1: What's new
New features summary
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC/Lightroom 6 rolls out several new features and enhancements that enrich your digital
imaging experience. Read on for a quick introduction and find links to resources that offer more information.
GPU-related enhancements
New in this release of Lightroom
Lightroom now provides a new preference that lets you use your computer's graphics processing unit (GPU). For
optimal performance, many Develop module operations can now make use of the GPU.
Select Preferences > Performance. Now, select Use Graphics Processor.
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Note: Lightroom requires a GPU with OpenGL 3.3 or later. If you're running Lightroom on Mac OS X, you can use the
GPU on Mac OS X version 10.9 or later.
For more information, see the Lightroom GPU FAQ .
Face recognition
New in this release of Lightroom
Lightroom lets you quickly organize and find images using facial recognition technology. Lightroom scans your image
catalog to find potential faces for your review and confirmation.
In the Library module, switch to the People view. Now, choose to find faces in your catalog.
For more information, see Face recognition.
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HDR photo merge
New in this release of Lightroom
You can merge multiple exposure-bracketed images into a single HDR image. Lightroom lets you preview the merged
file and adjust the amount of deghosting before adding it as a DNG file to your catalog.
In the Library or Develop modules, select the images and then choose Photo > Photo Merge > HDR.
For more information, see HDR photo merge.
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Panorama merge
New in this release of Lightroom
Lightroom now lets you easily merge photos of a landscape into a breathtaking panorama. You can see a quick preview
of the panorama and make adjustments to it before the merged image is generated.
While previewing the panorama, you can choose to Auto Crop the merged image to remove undesired areas of
transparency. You can also specify a layout projection—Spherical, Perspective, or Cylindrical—or let Lightroom choose
the appropriate projection automatically.
In the Library or Develop modules, select the source images and then choose Photo > Photo Merge > Panorama.
For more information, see Create panoramas.
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Cure pet eye effect
New in this release of Lightroom
Working in much the same way as red eye correction, pet eye correction in Lightroom helps you cure unnatural pet eye
colors captured in photos.
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In the Develop module, click the Red Eye Correction tool icon. Now, click Pet Eye and drag from the center of the eye
to select the pupil. Adjust the settings as necessary.
For more information, see Cure red eye and pet eye effects.
Filter brushes
New in this release of Lightroom
You can modify Graduated Filter and Radial Filter masks using brush controls. Once you've added a mask, to access
brush controls, select the Brush option next to New/Edit.
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Lightroom lets you customize three different filter brushes: A (+), B (+), and Erase (-). You can customize several
settings for these brushes.
For more information, see Modify a Graduated Filter or Radial Filter using brush controls.
Slideshow-related improvements
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom
• You can now adjust the amount of panning and zooming using a convenient slider control. Setting the slider
to Low causes minimal panning and zooming.
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• You can now add up to 10 music tracks to slideshows. The tracks play sequentially in the order that you choose.
You can add, reorder, or remove the tracks in the Music panel.
• Lightroom can now automatically synchronize slide transitions to music.
For more information, see Play and export slideshows.
Improvements to the Web module
Enhanced in this release of Lightroom
In addition to the classic HTML gallery, three new gallery styles are now available:
• Grid
• Square
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• Tr ac k
These galleries are designed to work with desktop- as well as mobile-web browsers.
Support for touch-enabled computers
New in this release of Lightroom
Lightroom now offers a touch workspace experience. You can switch to the touch workspace from anywhere in the app
by clicking the Touch icon available only on touch-enabled devices, such as the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Once you've switched to the touch workspace, you have access to the controls available in Lightroom for mobile and
more. Among other things, you can do the following in the touch workspace:
• Scroll through panels and filmstrips
• Add flags
• Zoom in/out in the Loupe and Grid views
• Access your user-created presets and local corrections
Other enhancements
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• New 250% option in the Windows UI scaling preference
• The Collection list can now be filtered in much the same way as the Keyword list. Click + in the Collections
panel and then enable Show Collection Filter.
• A new preview size called Auto is now available. Auto automatically builds previews at your monitor's
resolution.
• Flag and Rating categories are now available as part of Metadata filters.
Book module
• Photo text-metadata settings are now saved with custom pages.
Slideshow module
• You can now preview slideshows at your screen aspect ratio or at your intended output aspect ratio (16x9 or
4x3).
Develop module
• New Auto option added to the Crop tool. You can use this option to apply an adjustment similar to the Level
Upright option in the Crop panel.
• You can now reposition Adjustment Brush strokes by selecting and dragging Edit pins.
• Mask overlays for the Gradient and Radial filters are now accessible using the same menu commands and
keyboard shortcuts that display the mask overlay for the local adjustment brush.
• New keyboard shortcut to cycle through Upright modes: Control/Ctrl+Tab. You can preserve your crop using
the keyboard combination Option+Control+Tab (Mac).
• CMYK support while soft-proofing
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Chapter 2: Lightroom on mobile
Work with Lightroom on mobile
This article describes the steps to set up and use Lightroom on mobile on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone.
Sign-in
• Don't have Lightroom on mobile?
Visit the Lightroom on mobile Getting Started page to learn about getting started with Lightroom on mobile.
• I have Lightroom on mobile. How do I get started?
1 On your iPad, iPhone, or Android phone, tap the Lightroom app icon.
2 Sign in with your Adobe ID.
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3 Review the next few screens, and get started with Lightroom on mobile. This document is divided up into a few
tabs:
App interface. Describes how the Lightroom on mobile app is laid out.
Organize. Describes the ways you can set up Collections and keep your photos in order.
Editphotos. Describes all the cool edits you apply to your photos.
SyncandShare. Describes the several options you have to share and show off your photos.
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App interface
• Collections view
When you start Lightroom on mobile for the first time, the first window that opens is the Collections view. The
Collections view is a listing of all the Collections that you either created in Lightroom on mobile, or synced from
Lightroom desktop.
In the Collections view, tap with two fingers to cycle through various metadata and Collection-related information.
In the image (below), all available information is displayed.
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A Collections view opti ons B New Collect ion icon C Available Collections, with related information displayed D Slideshow icon E Collection
options
Sorting order in the Collections view
You can specify the order of how the Collections appear in the Collections view. Tap the inverted triangle ( )
located in the top-middle of the Collections view. Choose one of the available sorting options.
• Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection)
The Grid view is available when you are looking at the photos within a Collection. In the Collection view, tap a
Collection to open the Grid view.
In the Grid view, tap with two fingers to cycle through various photo-related metadata. This helps you view the data
for all the photos in the Collection.
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A Tap for Collections view B Grid view options C Photo metadata D Collection options E Grid view
Specify a cover photo for the Collection
By default, Lightroom picks one of the pictures to be the cover photo for the Collection. You can change this option
and specify a photo of your choice.
1 In the Grid view, tap and hold a photo.
2 In the context menu that appears, select Set as Cover.
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Filtering and Sorting options
In the Grid view, you can set a filter to see only a specific type of photo, or will specify a sorting order for how the
photos will appear.
Tap the inverted triangle ( ) located at the top-middle of the Grid view. Choose one of the Filters and Sorting
orders.
Flag state
Choose to view pictures based on their flag status—Unflagged, Picked, or Rejected. Tap a flag state.
Star rating
Display only those photos that meet a certain star rating. Tap the symbol in front of the stars, and choose the
exclusion criteria: lesser than (
), greater than ( ), or equal to ( ). Then, tap a star to select the number of
stars that the filter should include, exclude, or be equal to.
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Sort by capture time | Modified date | File name
Select one of these sorting options to reorder the display of photos based on the selected criteria. Clicking the option
again toggles between ascending and descending orders.
Custom Order
Sort the photos based on a custom sort order specified in Lightroom desktop.
• Loupe View (preparing to edit a photo)
The Loupe view is available when you tap a photo in the Grid view. Only one photo is visible at a time. In the Loupe
view, you can apply Adjustments and Presets, and also use the Cropping Tool.
In Loupe view, tap with two fingers to cycle through metadata and photo-related information. In the image (below),
you can see available EXIF information and a histogram.
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A EXIF information B Histogram C Share icon D Loupe view E Flag status icon F Actions (Adjustments, Presets, Cropping Tool)
The Loupe view is the window where you will perform most of your actions on a photo. In addition to modifying
the photo, you can share by mail or messages, copy, move, print, and more.
• Sidebar
The sidebar, when expanded, allows you to specify certain preferences and view your disk usage. You can also view
a list of shortcuts used in Lightroom on mobile.
• To expand the Sidebar, tap the Lightroom icon or your registration information available toward the upper-left
corner of the Lightroom on mobile window.
• To collapse the Sidebar, tap the Lightroom icon again.
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• Sync Only Over WiFi.Switch on, to disable syncing using bandwidth on your data plan.
• Presentation Mode. Fol low t he rel evant st eps f or yo ur m obi le op er ati ng s yste m to en able this m ode:( iOS) S wit ch
on to display a red dot where your finger/stylus touches the screen.(Android) Tap Device Settings > Developer
Options > Show Touc hes. If you notic e that De velop er Options i s not enabled on you r phone, tap Device Setti ngs
> About Phone > Build Number. Tap the build number repeatedly.
• Collect Usage Data. Switch on, to send non-personalized, anonymous usage data to Adobe
• About Lightroom on mobile. Tap to view the names of the awesome people who made Lightroom on mobile.
• Gesture Shortcuts. Tap, to view the gestures that you can use in Lightroom.
• Clear Cache. Tap, to clear previews and temporary f iles, from your mobile device. No photos or edits are deleted.
• Reset Help Overlays. Tap, to restore the gesture-tips displayed after you installed Lightroom on mobile
• Sign Out. Sign out of Adobe Lightroom on mobile.
• Disk Usage. Displays how much disk space you have used from your quota.
Note: When you tap Clear Cache, Lightroom on mobile has to resync some information. The first time you access your
Collections after you clear the cache, previews will take just a bit longer to appear.
Organize
Use the Share option to send photographs over email, print, or copy or move them around in Collections. You can share
a photo while in Loupe view, or share multiple photographs from the Grid view.
• Share web collections
You can share web-based collections of images using the Lightroom website. Do the following:
1 While in the Collections view, tap the Collection options icon (...) and then select Web Collection Sharing.
2 In the dialog box that appears, tap the appropriate options:Share: Share the collection on the Lightroom
website.View On Web: View the collection in a web browser window.Share Link: Share a link to the collection
using mail, messaging, and other apps on the device. Simply follow the onscreen instructions to do so.
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Note: Tap Unshare if you want to revoke the sharing of a web collection.
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• Message or Mail photos
1 You must first select the photos you want to share by a mail or message. Do one of the following:
• If you're in Loupe view (viewing an individual photo), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Share.
• If you're in Grid view (viewing all photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), select multiple photos,
and then tap the confirm ( ) icon.
2 Tap the Message or Mail icon.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary information to send a mail or message containing
the photos.
• View photos as a slideshow
You can view the photographs in your Collection as a slideshow. To start a slideshow, do one of the following:
• (iOS) In the Collections view, tap the Slideshow icon ( ) at the lower-left corner of a Collection tile.(Android)
Tap the Collection options icon (...) and select Play Slideshow.
• In the Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Slideshow.
• In the Loupe view (viewing individual photos), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Play From Here.
Slideshow options
To specify the type of transition and the duration of each slide:
1 During a slideshow, tap a photo.
2 At the top-center of the screen, tap Slideshow Options.
3 Modify the settings you would like to change.
4 Tap the slideshow icon ( ) at the top-right corner of the window.
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• Copy or Move photos
You can copy or move photos between collections. Do one of the following, depending on which screen you are on:
Multiple photos
1 In the Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Copy To or Move To.
2 In the next screen, tap to select the photos you want to copy or move.
3 In the upper-right corner, tap the Next icon ( ).
4 From the list of Collections displayed, tap the Collection you want to copy or move the photos to, and then tap
the Confirm icon (
) at the upper-right corner of the screen.
Single photo
1 In the Loupe view (viewing a single photo), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Copy To or Move To.
2 From the list of Collections displayed, tap the Collection you want to copy or move the photo to, and then tap
the Confirm icon (
) at the upper-right corner of the screen.
• Save photos after editing them
When you are done with your edits on a photo, you can save a copy of the modified photo (.JPG format), in your
Camera Roll. Do one of the following:
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Multiple photos
iOS
1 In the Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Share.
2 In the next screen, tap to select the photos you want to make a copy of.
3 In the upper-right corner, tap the Next icon ( ).
4 In the popup menu, tap Save Images. Copies of the images are created in the Cameral Roll on your mobile device.
Android
1 In the Grid view, tap the Share icon and then tap Save To Gallery.
2 On the next screen, tap to select the photos that you want to copy.
3 Tap the check mark icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Single photo
• In the Loupe view (viewing a single photo), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Save Image.
If Camera Roll photos are set for automatic import in a Collection, the saved images are automatically added to the
Collection and synced with Lightroom Desktop.
• Remove photos from Collections
You can remove photos from a Collection when they are no longer required. Note that any photo removed from a
Collection will continue to be available in the Lightroom catalog.
Multiple Photos
1 In the Grid view (viewing photographs in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Remove.
2 Tap the photos you want to remove from the Collection.
3 Ta p the t r ash b i n icon ( ) at the upper-right corner of the screen.
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4 In the Remove From Collection dialog, tap Remove to remove the photograph, or tap Cancel to not remove the
photo.
Single Photo
1 In the Loupe view (viewing individual photographs), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Remove.
2 In the Remove From Collection dialog, tap Remove to remove the photograph, or tap Cancel to not remove the
photo.
Edit photos
• Creating and setting up Collections
Collections help you organize photographs, grouping and sorting them according to your preferences and
requirements. In Lightroom on mobile, you can create Collections and import specific photos of your choice from
the Camera Roll or Gallery on your device.
1 In the Lightroom on mobile app, click the icon at the top-right corner of the screen.
2 In the New Collection dialog, type a name for the new Collection, and tap OK.
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A Name of the Collection B Collection Options
A Collection options
Collections are sorted based on their names. Swipe vertically, upwards or downwards, to browse through the list
of Collections.
3 Ta p Opt i ons ( ), to set up your Collection.
4 You can now set up the Collection, and specify settings including what pictures must show up.
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• (iOS) Add from Camera Roll or (Android) Add Photos. Allows you to pick and choose pictures from your
Camera Roll or Gallery.
• Enable Auto Import. Sets up the collection to import any picture from the Camera Roll/Gallery
automatically.
• Enable Offline Editing. Provides you with the option to edit the photos in the Collection even when your
phone is not connected to the Internet. Edited photos are automatically synced over the cloud whenever
you're next connected to the Internet.
• Web S h ari n g . Share the Collection on the Lightroom website.
• Rename. Opens a dialog that lets you provide a new name for the Collection. The new name is synced with
Lightroom desktop automatically.
• Remove. Deletes the Collection. However, the photos that were available in the Collection are not deleted
from the device.
• Play Slideshow.Play the contents of the Collection as a slideshow.
5 Tap on a different part of the screen to close the Collections Options view.
Did you add photos to the Collection? Take it out for a spin! Tap the Collection to view all the photos in the
Collection. Tap one of the thumbnails to open and Work with Lightroom on mobile.
• Add or import photos (from Camera Roll or Gallery)
While in the Collections view
1 In the Collections view, tap Options ( ) on the Collection you want to add photos to.
2 Tap Add from Camera Roll (iOS) or Add Photos (Android).
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3 Do one of the following:
• Tap the photos you want to add to the Collection.
• Drag your finger across the photos you want to add to the Collection.
4 When you've selected all the pictures you want to add to the Collection, tap the check mark ( ) at the top right
of the window.
If you want to cancel this action and not add any photos to the Collection, tap the Cancel icon ( ) at the topleft corner of the window.
Note: Lightroom on mobile has been tested up to 250,000 photographs. When you attempt to sync more than 250,000
images, a warning message indicates that no more syncing is possible.
While in the Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection)
1 Tap the Share icon ( ), at the upper-right corner of the screen.
2 In the Add from Camera Roll/Add Photos dialog, tap or drag to select one or more photographs.
3 To add the selected photos to the current Collection, tap the Confirm icon ( ) at the top-right corner of the
screen.
To cancel the addition of photos to the Collection, tap the Cancel icon ( ) at the top-left corner of the screen
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Note: Lightroom on mobile has been tested up to 250,000 photographs. When you attempt to sync more than 250,000
images, a warning message indicates that no more syncing is possible.
• Flag photos
Flagging photographs can be a quick and easy way to categorize or sort them. In Lightroom, you can flag
photographs, one at a time, as Pick, Reject, or Unflag.
You can see the status of picked, rejected, or unflagged items at various places in Lightroom on mobile.
•For individual photographs, the current state is visible at the left-bottom corner of the screen.
• For Collections, tap the screen with two fingers to cycle through the options until the information on picked,
rejected, and unflagged items is displayed.
1 Open a photograph in Loupe view.
2 To flag a photograph with an appropriate state, do one of the following, with the photograph open:
• Flick upwards or downwards to change the state of the flag.
• Tap the flag icon located at the lower-left corner of the screen. You can cycle through the three available states.
3 You can view the status of picked, rejected, or unflagged items in multiple places in Lightroom on mobile.
• For individual photographs, the current flagged state is visible at the left-bottom corner of the screen.
• Tap the screen with two fingers to cycle through displayed information until the the number of picked,
rejected, and unflagged photos is displayed. You can do this while viewing:
• All photos in a Collection.
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• All Collections in Lightroom on mobile.
Sync and Share
• Edit your photos
Lightroom on mobile makes it convenient to take your images and edit them anywhere. Edit any pictures—from
those on the Camera Roll on your mobile device, to DSLR-shot RAW images, using Smart Previews. You can
perform extensive edits, and see them all synced back to your connected devices.
A Filmstrip view B Adjustments C Presets D Cropping Options
Filmstrip view (iOS only) Lightroom on mobile displays the images in a Collection, while rendering thumbnails at
the bottom of the window to access picutres quickly.
Adjustments Manually edit the photograph with various controls such as White Balance, Temperature, Exposure,
Contrast, and more, at your fingertips.
Presets View thumbnails of your image with different preset effects applied, before applying the effect on the photo.
Select from a varied range of presets.
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Cropping tool options Use th e cr opp ing tool to cr op, rot ate , ma nua lly a lter the cr opp ing rat io, or pi ck f rom a vai labl e
ratios to get the right fit for your photo.
Remember that you can always reset or restore your photos to a previous state. Check out the Undo or reset edits
section (below).
• Undo or reset edits
Before you start editing your photos, here's a step-by-step guide to resetting edits or undoing any actions on your
photos. You can undo, redo, or roll back edits to your photo at any point in time. Follow these instructions to see the
options you have.
While working with Adjustments, tapping the slider or the live Adjustment tile resets the adjustment performed.
1 Ta p the Adju s tment ( ) or Preset ( ) icon, and swipe to the right-most tile at the bottom of the window.
2 Ta p the R e set t ile .
A list of options is displayed. Depending on how far back you want to roll back your edits, tap a corresponding
option.
3 Depending on how far back you want to roll back your edits, tap an option.
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A Reset options B Reset tile C Redo D Undo
Basic Tones Basic tones.
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All Resets all edits performed on the photo.
To Im po r t Resets all edits performed on the photo since being pulled into the Collection.
To Open Restores the photograph to the state it was in when you opened it.
Certain options (for example, To Import and To Open) may not be available if you have not edited the
photograph.
4 Tap the Redo and Undo icons to step back or forward in your actions, one step (edit) at a time.
• Apply Adjustments
1 In the Collections view, tap a Collection, and then tap a photo to open it in Loupe view.
2 Ta p the Adju s tment s i con ( ).
3 The available adjustments are displayed as tiles, along the bottom of the window. Swipe to the left or right, to view
all the tiles. Tap a tile to activate the corresponding action. For example, to modify the warmth of the photo, tap
on the Temperature tile.
4 To modify the photo, do one of the following:
• Select from one of the preview thumbnails displayed.
• Drag the slider across the screen, to modify the value of the adjustment. In the image below, the Temperature
has been modified by drawing the adjustment slider to the right.
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A Selected adjustment tile (Temperature) B Slider, to change the value of the White Balance setting
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A Selected adjustment tile B Slider to change the value
5 Tap the image with three fingers to see a before/after preview.
6 Ta p the Adju s tment s i con ( ) to apply the Adjustment.
Tap the slider or the active Adjustment tile twice to undo an edit.
• Apply Presets
1 In the Collections view, tap a Collection, and then tap a photo to open it in Loupe view.
2 Tap the Presets icon ( ).
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3 The available Presets are displayed as tiles, along the bottom of the window. Swipe to the left or right, to view all
the tiles. Tap a tile to activate the corresponding action. For example, to view the various color-related presets,
tap the Color tile.
Note: It is not possible to transfer user-created Presets from Lightroom desktop to Lightroom on mobile.
4 View the various Color-related Presets. Tap a Preset to apply that effect to the photo.
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A Thumbnail previews of various Presets B Preset names
5 Tap the image with three fingers to see a before/after preview.
6 Tap the Presets icon ( ), to apply the Preset.
Tap th e Un do ( ) or Redo ( ) icons to move back or forward in your edits, one step at a time.
• Crop photos
Note: The Cropping Tool has several inbuilt presets. It is not possible to add user-created cropping presets.
1 In the Collections view, tap a Collection, and then tap a photo to open it in Loupe view.
2 Tap the Cropping Tool icon ( ).
3 The available Cropping aspect ratios are displayed as tiles, along the bottom of the window. Swipe to the left or
right, to view all the tiles. Tap a tile to apply the corresponding cropping aspect ratio. For example, to view how
a square crop of your photo will look, tap the 1 x 1 tile.
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A Lock/unlock aspect ratios B Rotate photo C Cropping Tool guide
4 Do one of the following for addition options:
• Tap the aspect ratio tile to flip the orientation of the crop.
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• Drag the edges and corners of the cropping guide, to change the shape and size of the crop.
• Tap within the cropping guide and drag it to reposition it.
• (iOS only) Tap the lock icon ( ), to crop without a preset aspect ratio.
• (iOS only) Tap the rotate icon ( ), to rotate the image.
Note: On Android, you can rotate the photo by making a vertical or horizontal swipe outside the cropping box.
5 Tap the image with three fingers to see a before/after preview.
More information:
• Get started with Lightroom on mobile
• Lightroom on mobile FAQ
• Setting up Lightroom Desktop to sync with Lightroom on mobile
Syncing Lightroom - Desktop and the Mobile app
This article describes the steps to set up and use Lightroom desktop to sync photos with your Lightroom mobile app
for the iPad, iPhone, and Android phones. If you're looking for information on how to use the Lightroom mobile app,
see Work with Lightroom mobile.
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Set up Lightroom for sync
Important: To update to the latest version of Lightroom, you must have a subscription to Creative Cloud or the
Photoshop Photography Program. You can also download Lightroom for a free 30-day trial.
1 Click Help > Check for Updates. Ensure that you are running the latest version of Lightroom 5.
To sync Lightroom desktop with Lightroom mobile, you must be running Lightroom 5.4 or higher.
2 Click the Identity Plate at the upper-left corner of the screen. Sign in to Lightroom desktop (5.4) with your Adobe
ID.
3 On the Lightroom mobile Sign In page, enter your Adobe ID and password, and then click Sign In.
4 Click the Identity Plate and ensure that the Sync with Lightroom mobile option is turned on.
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Setting up Collections
To sync with Lightroom mobile, photographs must be in Collections. Photos within a synced Collection are
automatically available on your device for editing and sharing.
1 While creating Collections, in the Create Collection dialog, select the Sync with Lightroom mobile checkbox.
2 If you have existing Collections, you can set them up to sync with Lightroom mobile, too.
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A Non-synced Collection B Synced Collection (bi-directional arrow icon)
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You can also right click and existing Collection, and click Sync with Lightroom mobile from the context menu.
3 To stop a Collection from syncing with your device, do one of the following in the Collections panel:
• Click the sync icon next to the name of the Collection.
• Right-click a Collection and click Sync with Lightroom Mobile from the context menu.
Lightroom mobile preferences
Setting for Lightroom mobile sync features are available in the Preferences folder. To access the Preferences dialog, click
Edit (Mac: Lightroom) > Preferences > Lightroom mobile.
In the Lightroom mobile preferences tab, you can sign in or out, view more information. You can also delete synced
information. Note that this does not delete photographs from Collections.
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Chapter 3: Workflows
How to manage all your photos with Lightroom
This tutorial is perfect for first time Lightroom users.
How to manage all your photos with Lightroom
Import photos from a camera or card reader
When you import photos into Lightroom, you create a link between the photo itself and the record of the photo in the
catalog. In the case of importing from a camera or card reader, Lightroom copies the photos to your hard drive and
adds the links to the photos in the catalog.
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When importing, you work from left to right in the import window. First, on the left, identify what files you want to
import (the source files). Then, in the middle of the window, choose how you want to import them into the catalog
(when importing from a camera or card, you copy them). Finally, on the right, specify where you want to store the files
(the destination folder) and other options for the imported files.
Important: When importing for the first time, think through how you want to organize your photos and where you plan
to store them before you start to import. Planning ahead can help minimize the need to move photos later and possibly
lose track of them in your catalog.
1. Connect the camera or camera card reader to your computer.
If necessary, see your camera's documentation for instructions on how to connect the camera to the computer.
To have Lightroom st art automati cally when you plug in a came ra or card reader, cho ose Lightroom > P refe renc es (Mac
OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows). In General, look under Import Options and select Show Import Dialog When A
Memory Card Is Detected.
2. Open Lightroom and the import window.
In Lightroom, click the Import button in the Library module or choose File > Import Photos And Video to open the
import window.
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