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Edit keyword tags, Add keyword tags to photos

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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2 87 Organizing photos in the catalog 2 In the Create Keyword Tag dialog box, type a name for the keyword tag. 3 Type synonyms for the keyword tag. Use commas to separate the synonyms. 4 Select any of the following options: Put Inside "[keyword tag]" (Available if an existing keyword tag is selected when you create a keyword tag) Nests the new keyword tag under the selected keyword tag so that it is contained by the higher-level tag. Add To Selected Photos Applies the keyword tag to the selected photos. Include On Export Includes the keyword tag when exporting photos. When this option is deselected, the keyword tag is not included. Export Containing Keywords Includes higher-level keyword tags that contain the keyword tag when exporting photos. Export Synonyms Includes synonyms associated with the keyword tag when exporting photos. If more than one photo is selected in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, keywords are added only to the active photo. To automatically nest new keywords under a particular higher-level tag, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the higher-level tag in the Keyword List panel and choose Put New Keywords Inside This Keyword. A dot appears next to the parent keyword, and all new tags become children to that keyword until you deselect the option in the context menu. Edit keyword tags 1 In the Library module, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a keyword tag in the Keyword List panel, and choose Edit Keyword Tag from the menu. 2 In the Edit Keyword Tag dialog box, type any changes to the keyword tag name, add synonyms, or set any of the following keyword tag options: Include On Export Includes the keyword tag when exporting photos. When this option is deselected, the keyword tag is not included. Export Containing Keywords Includes higher-level keyword tags that contain the keyword tag when exporting photos. Export Synonyms Includes synonyms associated with the keyword tag when exporting photos. Rename keyword tags 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 keyword tags 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" on page 89. 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. Updated 03 September 2009

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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
Organizing photos in the catalog
2
In the Create Keyword Tag dialog box, type a name for the keyword tag.
3
Type synonyms for the keyword tag. Use commas to separate the synonyms.
4
Select any of the following options:
Put Inside “[keyword tag]”
(Available if an existing keyword tag is selected when you create a keyword tag) Nests the
new keyword tag under the selected keyword tag so that it is contained by the higher-level tag.
Add To Selected Photos
Applies the keyword tag to the selected photos.
Include On Export
Includes the keyword tag when exporting photos. When this option is deselected, the keyword tag
is not included.
Export Containing Keywords
Includes higher-level keyword tags that contain the keyword tag when exporting photos.
Export Synonyms
Includes synonyms associated with the keyword tag when exporting photos.
If more than one photo is selected in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, keywords are added only to the active photo.
To automatically nest new keywords under a particular higher-level tag, right-click (Windows) or Control-click
(Mac
OS) the higher-level tag in the Keyword List panel and choose Put New Keywords Inside This Keyword. A dot
appears next to the parent keyword, and all new tags become children to that keyword until you deselect the option in the
context menu.
Edit keyword tags
1
In the Library module, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac
OS) a keyword tag in the Keyword List panel,
and choose Edit Keyword Tag from the menu.
2
In the Edit Keyword Tag dialog box, type any changes to the keyword tag name, add synonyms, or set any of the
following keyword tag options:
Include On Export
Includes the keyword tag when exporting photos. When this option is deselected, the keyword tag
is not included.
Export Containing Keywords
Includes higher-level keyword tags that contain the keyword tag when exporting photos.
Export Synonyms
Includes synonyms associated with the keyword tag when exporting photos.
Rename keyword tags
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 keyword tags 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
” on page
89.
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.
Updated 03 September 2009