Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC - Manual (Page 134)

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Organizing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
Rename keywords
1 In the Library module, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the keyword tag in the Keyword List panel,
and choose Rename from the menu.
2 Overwrite the keyword in the box and then click outside the box to commit the change.
Add keywords to photos
The Keywording panel of the Library module lets you add keyword tags to photos by either typing a new keyword tag
or applying keyword tags from a keyword set. You can also add keyword tags to photos by dragging photos to keywords
in the Keyword List panel. And you can apply keyword tags to photos using the Painter tool. See
Add or remove
keywords using the Painter tool .
When you add keyword tags to photos, the changes are stored in Lightroom, but the keywords aren’t saved to the files
unless the Automatically Write Changes Into XMP option is selected in the Catalog Settings dialog box. To save the
keywords to the files manually, choose Metadata > Save Metadata To File.
1 To apply keywords to more than one photo at a time, select them in the Grid view. Or, select a single photo in the
Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view.
Note: If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, the keywords will be added
only to the active photo.
2 Do any of the following:
• Type keyword tags in the field labeled Click Here To Add Keywords in the Keyword Tags area of the Keywording
panel. Separate keyword tags using commas.
• Click a keyword tag in the Keyword Suggestions area of the Keywording panel. Keyword suggestions are based
on a variety of criteria, including existing keywords applied to the selected photo and to other photos captured
within a relatively close period of time.
• Click a keyword tag from a keyword set in the Keyword Set area of the Keywording panel.
• Click the target box to the left of a keyword tag in the Keyword List panel. A check mark indicates the selected
photo contains that keyword tag.
• (Grid view only) Drag selected photos to keyword tags in the Keyword List panel. Or, drag a keyword tag from
the Keyword List panel to the selected photos.
Note: Keyword tags can also be added to photos as they are imported into Lightroom.
When keyword tags are added to photos, the Keyword List panel updates to reflect the total number of photos that use
the tag.
Copy and paste keywords
1 In the Grid view, select the photo with the keyword tags you want to copy.
2 In the applied tags area of the Keywording panel, select the keyword tags. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click
(Mac OS) and choose Copy.
3 Select the photos in the Grid view to which you want to add keyword tags.
4 Click in the applied tags area of the Keywording panel and the right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) and
choose Paste.