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Organizing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
Types of collections
Collections are a way to group photos in one place for easy viewing or for performing a variety of tasks. For example,
photos in a collection can be assembled into a slide show, contact sheet, or a web photo gallery. Once created, collections
are listed in the Collections panel of every module. They can be selected anytime you need them. You can create as
many collections as you need.
A regular collection is a group of any photos you choose to put in a group.
Smart collections are collections based on rules that you define. For example, you can create a smart collection of all
photos that have a five-star rating and a red color label. Photos that meet the criteria are automatically added to the
smart collection.
You can also create temporarily groups photos for certain tasks into the Quick Collection. Unlike regular or smart
collections, there can be only one Quick Collection at a time in the catalog.
Here are some things to keep in mind about working with collections:
• Make sure that you understand the difference between catalogs and collections: Collections are groups of photos
within a catalog.
• Photos can belong to more than one collection.
• You cannot stack photos in a collection.
• You can change the sort order of the photos in a regular collection, but you cannot sort by User Order or drag photos
to rearrange them in a smart collection.
• Removing a photo from a collection doesn’t remove the photo from the catalog or send it to the Recycle Bin
(Windows) or Trash (Mac OS).
• You can create collection sets to organize your collections.
• You can explicitly save Slideshow, Print, and Web module settings as output collections. See Save slideshow settings
as a slideshow collection , Save print settings as a print collection , and Save web settings as a web collection .
For a video about using collections and keywords to organize your photos, watch Lightroom 2 basics: collections and
keywords . The instructions are for Lightroom 2 but also work for later versions.
Work with collections and collection sets
Create a collection
1 In the Grid view, select photos and do one of the following:
• Choose Library > New Collection.
• Click the Plus icon (+) in the Collections panel and choose Create Collection.
2 In the Create Collection dialog box, type a name in the Collection box.
3 If you want the collection to be part of a collection set, choose it from the Set menu. Otherwise, choose None.
4 Select the Include Selected Photos option.
5 If you want make this collection available on your Lightroom mobile app, select the Sync with Lightroom mobile
option.
6 Click Create.