Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC - Manual (Page 145)

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Organizing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
Find photos using the Attribute filters
The Attribute options in the Library Filter bar let you filter photos by flag status, star ratings, labels, and copy. The
Attribute options are also available in the Filmstrip. See
Filter photos in the Filmstrip and Grid view .
1 In the Library module, select a source in the Catalog, Folders, or Collections panel.
2 In the Library Filter bar, select Attribute.
3 Click an option to filter the selected photos by flag status, star rating, color label, or copy.
The photos with the specified filter criteria appear in the Grid view and the Filmstrip.
4 (Optional) To refine your search, apply a Text or Metadata filter.
Note: When two or more filters are specified, Lightroom returns photos that match all criteria.
Find photos using Metadata filters
You can find photos by selecting specific metadata criteria using the Metadata options in the Library Filter bar.
Lightroom supports metadata embedded in photos by your digital camera and by other applications such as Photoshop
or Adobe Bridge.
1 In the Library module, select a source in the Catalog, Folders, or Collections panel.
2 In the Library Filter bar, select Metadata.
3 Choose a metadata category from the left column by clicking the header and choosing from the pop-up menu. Then,
choose an entry in that column. For example, choose Date, and then select All Dates. Lightroom displays the
number of selected photos that match that criteria next to the entry.
Shift-click and Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select multiple entries in a column.
4 In the next column, choose another metadata category, and choose an entry from that column.
5 Continue to choose as many metadata categories and criteria as you like. Click the pop-up menu at the right side of
any column header to add or remove the column, change the sort order, and switch between hierarchical and flat
view.
The photos with the specified metadata are displayed in the Grid view and the Filmstrip.
6 (Optional) To refine your search, apply a Text or Attribute filter.
Note: When two or more filters are specified, Lightroom returns photos that match all criteria.
You can also find photos by clicking the right-pointing arrow that appears next to certain metadata text boxes in the
Metadata panel.
Customize the Library Filter bar
Lightroom provides six predefined filters to let you quickly perform common filters and restore default settings.
❖ In the Library Filter bar or the Filmstrip, choose any of the following from the Custom Filter menu:
Default Columns Opens the Metadata options to the default four columns: Date, Camera, Lens, and Label, and all
metadata selected in each category.
Filters Off Turns off all filters and hides all filter options.
Flagged Displays photos with a Pick flag.
Location Columns Filters photos by Country, State/Province, City, and Location metadata categories.
Rated Displays photos with a star rating of one or higher.