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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2 40 Importing photos 2 Navigate to the location you want and do any of the following: • To create a watched folder, click Make New Folder and then overwrite New Folder to give the folder a name (Windows), or click New Folder (Mac OS), give the folder a name, and click Create. • To select an existing watched folder, select the folder. Note: You cannot choose an existing folder that contains photos as a watched folder. 3 Click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS). Select managed folders for auto-imported photos When Lightroom detects photos added to a watched folder, the photos are moved into a managed folder called a destination folder and automatically imported into the library. 1 In the Destination area of the Auto Import Settings dialog box, click the Choose button beside Move To. 2 In the Browse For Folders (Windows) or Open (Mac OS) dialog box, navigate to the location you want, and do any of the following: • To create a destination folder, click Make New Folder and then overwrite New Folder to give the folder a name (Windows), or click New Folder, give the folder a name, and click Create (Mac OS). • To select an existing destination folder, select the folder. 3 Click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS). 4 (Optional) Type a name for the destination folder in the Subfolder Name text box. Apply Develop settings and metadata to auto-imported photos ❖ In the Information area of the Auto Import Settings dialog box, do any of the following: • To apply Develop settings to auto-imported photos, choose a preset from the Develop Settings menu. See "Create and apply Develop presets" on page 101. • To apply metadata to auto-imported photos, choose a preset from the Metadata menu. See "Create a metadata preset" on page 82. • To apply keywords to auto-imported photos, type in the Keywords text box. Use commas to separate the keywords. • To have Lightroom render previews of the imported photos rather than only using the embedded previews in the photo files, choose Initial Previews > Standard. Updated 03 September 2009

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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
Importing photos
2
Navigate to the location you want and do any of the following:
•
To create a watched folder, click Make New Folder and then overwrite New Folder to give the folder a name
(Windows), or click New Folder (Mac
OS), give the folder a name, and click Create.
•
To select an existing watched folder, select the folder.
Note:
You cannot choose an existing folder that contains photos as a watched folder.
3
Click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac
OS).
Select managed folders for auto-imported photos
When Lightroom detects photos added to a watched folder, the photos are moved into a managed folder called a
destination folder and automatically imported into the library.
1
In the Destination area of the Auto Import Settings dialog box, click the Choose button beside Move To.
2
In the Browse For Folders (Windows) or Open (Mac
OS) dialog box, navigate to the location you want, and do any
of the following:
•
To create a destination folder, click Make New Folder and then overwrite New Folder to give the folder a name
(Windows), or click New Folder, give the folder a name, and click Create (Mac
OS).
•
To select an existing destination folder, select the folder.
3
Click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac
OS).
4
(Optional) Type a name for the destination folder in the Subfolder Name text box.
Apply Develop settings and metadata to auto-imported photos
❖
In the Information area of the Auto Import Settings dialog box, do any of the following:
•
To apply Develop settings to auto-imported photos, choose a preset from the Develop Settings menu. See “
Create
and apply Develop presets
” on page
101.
•
To apply metadata to auto-imported photos, choose a preset from the Metadata menu. See “
Create a metadata
preset
” on page
82.
•
To apply keywords to auto-imported photos, type in the Keywords text box. Use commas to separate the keywords.
•
To have Lightroom render previews of the imported photos rather than only using the embedded previews in the
photo files, choose Initial Previews
> Standard.
Updated 03 September 2009