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Chapter 19

Using the Light Table

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IV

Creating a Light Table Album

To view images in the Light Table, you first create a Light Table album. You can create a
new, empty album and drag or import images into it, or you can select images in a
project and create a Light Table album to hold them.

To create a new, empty Light Table album:

1

In the Projects inspector, select Library or the project where you want the new Light
Table album to appear.

2

Do one of the following:

 Choose File > New > Light Table.
 Control-click in the Projects inspector, then choose New > Light Table from the

shortcut menu.

 Choose New Empty Light Table from the Add to Library pop-up menu in the

Projects inspector.

A new, untitled Light Table album appears.

3

Enter a new name for the Light Table album.

Now you can drag or import images into the new Light Table album.

To create a Light Table album that holds a selection of images:

1

In the Browser, select the images you want in the Light Table album.

2

Do one of the following:

 Choose File > New From Selection > Light Table.
 Control-click in the Projects inspector, then choose New From Selection > Light Table

from the shortcut menu.

 Choose Light Table from the New pop-up menu in the toolbar.

 In the Projects inspector, choose New Light Table From Selection from the Add to

Library pop-up menu.

A new, untitled Light Table album appears with the selected images in it.

Choose Light Table from
the New pop-up menu
in the toolbar.