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Contents

Chapter 1: What's new

New features summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 2: Lightroom on mobile

Work with Lightroom on mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Syncing Lightroom - Desktop and the Mobile app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 3: Workflows

How to manage all your photos with Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Import photos from a camera or card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Smart Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Viewing and organizing photos in the Library module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Editing photos in the Develop module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Export photos from Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Edit Lightroom photos in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Print photos from Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Create web galleries in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Create slideshows in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 4: Workspace

Workspace basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setting preferences for working in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Displaying the Library on a second monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Personalizing identity plates andmodule buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using the Watermark Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 5: Importing photos

Import photos from a folder on a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Import photos from a tethered camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Import photos from iPhoto (Mac OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Import photos from other catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Specify import options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Set import preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Import photos automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 6: Viewing photos

View photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Browse and compare photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Setting Library view options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Chapter 7: Managing catalogs and files

How Lightroom catalogs work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Creating and using catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Back up a catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Locate missing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Create and manage folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Manage photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Keep folders in sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

The Volume Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 8: Maps

Work with the Map module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Chapter 9: Organizing photos

Face recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Photo collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Grouping photos into stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Flag, label, and rate photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Metadata basics and actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Work with video in Lightroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Finding photos in the catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Advanced metadata actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using the Quick Develop panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Chapter 10: Processing and developing photos

Develop module tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Cure red eye and pet eye effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Create panoramas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

HDR photo merge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Working with image tone and color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Apply local adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Retouch photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Retouch with the Spot Removal brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Upright automatic perspective correction | Lightroom 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Enhanced Spot Removal tool | Lightroom 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Radial Filter | Lightroom 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Develop module options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Chapter 11: Exporting photos

Export files to disk or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Post photos online using publish services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Export to Hard Drive using Publish Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Presets for export, and other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Chapter 12: External Editors

External editing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Open Lightroom photos in external applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

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Chapter 13: Slideshows

Slideshow module panels and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Specifying the slide layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Adding overlays to slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Play and export slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Chapter 14: Printing photos

Print module basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Print module layouts and templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Print job options and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Chapter 15: Photo books

Create photo books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Chapter 16: Web galleries

Web module panels and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Web gallery layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Web gallery templates and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Preview, export, and upload web photo galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Chapter 17: Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

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Chapter 1: What's new

New features summary

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC/Lightroom 6 rolls out several new features and enhancements that enrich your digital

imaging experience. Read on for a quick introduction and find links to resources that offer more information.

GPU-related enhancements

New in this release of Lightroom

Lightroom now provides a new preference that lets you use your computer's graphics processing unit (GPU). For

optimal performance, many Develop module operations can now make use of the GPU.

Select Preferences > Performance. Now, select Use Graphics Processor.

Note: Lightroom requires a GPU with OpenGL 3.3 or later. If you're running Lightroom on Mac OS X, you can use the

GPU on Mac OS X version 10.9 or later.

For more information, see the Lightroom GPU FAQ .

Face recognition

New in this release of Lightroom

Lightroom lets you quickly organize and find images using facial recognition technology. Lightroom scans your image

catalog to find potential faces for your review and confirmation.

In the Library module, switch to the People view. Now, choose to find faces in your catalog.

For more information, see Face recognition.

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HDR photo merge

New in this release of Lightroom

You can merge multiple exposure-bracketed images into a single HDR image. Lightroom lets you preview the merged

file and adjust the amount of deghosting before adding it as a DNG file to your catalog.

In the Library or Develop modules, select the images and then choose Photo > Photo Merge > HDR.

For more information, see HDR photo merge.

Panorama merge

New in this release of Lightroom

Lightroom now lets you easily merge photos of a landscape into a breathtaking panorama. You can see a quick preview

of the panorama and make adjustments to it before the merged image is generated.

While previewing the panorama, you can choose to Auto Crop the merged image to remove undesired areas of

transparency. You can also specify a layout projection—Spherical, Perspective, or Cylindrical—or let Lightroom choose

the appropriate projection automatically.

In the Library or Develop modules, select the source images and then choose Photo > Photo Merge > Panorama.

For more information, see Create panoramas.

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Cure pet eye effect

New in this release of Lightroom

Working in much the same way as red eye correction, pet eye correction in Lightroom helps you cure unnatural pet eye

colors captured in photos.

In the Develop module, click the Red Eye Correction tool icon. Now, click Pet Eye and drag from the center of the eye

to select the pupil. Adjust the settings as necessary.

For more information, see Cure red eye and pet eye effects.

Filter brushes

New in this release of Lightroom

You can modify Graduated Filter and Radial Filter masks using brush controls. Once you've added a mask, to access

brush controls, select the Brush option next to New/Edit.

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Lightroom lets you customize three different filter brushes: A (+), B (+), and Erase (-). You can customize several

settings for these brushes.

For more information, see Modify a Graduated Filter or Radial Filter using brush controls.

Slideshow-related improvements

Enhanced in this release of Lightroom

• You can now adjust the amount of panning and zooming using a convenient slider control. Setting the slider

to Low causes minimal panning and zooming.

• You can now add up to 10 music tracks to slideshows. The tracks play sequentially in the order that you choose.

You can add, reorder, or remove the tracks in the Music panel.

• Lightroom can now automatically synchronize slide transitions to music.

For more information, see Play and export slideshows.

Improvements to the Web module

Enhanced in this release of Lightroom

In addition to the classic HTML gallery, three new gallery styles are now available:

• Grid

• Square

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• Track

These galleries are designed to work with desktop- as well as mobile-web browsers.

Support for touch-enabled computers

New in this release of Lightroom

Lightroom now offers a touch workspace experience. You can switch to the touch workspace from anywhere in the app

by clicking the Touch icon available only on touch-enabled devices, such as the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

Once you've switched to the touch workspace, you have access to the controls available in Lightroom for mobile and

more. Among other things, you can do the following in the touch workspace:

• Scroll through panels and filmstrips

• Add flags

• Zoom in/out in the Loupe and Grid views

• Access your user-created presets and local corrections

Other enhancements

Library module

• New 250% option in the Windows UI scaling preference

• The Collection list can now be filtered in much the same way as the Keyword list. Click + in the Collections

panel and then enable Show Collection Filter.

• A new preview size called Auto is now available. Auto automatically builds previews at your monitor's

resolution.

• Flag and Rating categories are now available as part of Metadata filters.

Book module

• Photo text-metadata settings are now saved with custom pages.

Slideshow module

• You can now preview slideshows at your screen aspect ratio or at your intended output aspect ratio (16x9 or

4x3).

Develop module

• New Auto option added to the Crop tool. You can use this option to apply an adjustment similar to the Level

Upright option in the Crop panel.

• You can now reposition Adjustment Brush strokes by selecting and dragging Edit pins.

• Mask overlays for the Gradient and Radial filters are now accessible using the same menu commands and

keyboard shortcuts that display the mask overlay for the local adjustment brush.

• New keyboard shortcut to cycle through Upright modes: Control/Ctrl+Tab. You can preserve your crop using

the keyboard combination Option+Control+Tab (Mac).

• CMYK support while soft-proofing

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Chapter 2: Lightroom on mobile

Work with Lightroom on mobile

This article describes the steps to set up and use Lightroom on mobile on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone.

Sign-in

• Don't have Lightroom on mobile?

Visit the Lightroom on mobile Getting Started page to learn about getting started with Lightroom on mobile.

• I have Lightroom on mobile. How do I get started?

1 On your iPad, iPhone, or Android phone, tap the Lightroom app icon.

2 Sign in with your Adobe ID.

3 Review the next few screens, and get started with Lightroom on mobile. This document is divided up into a few

tabs:

App interface. Describes how the Lightroom on mobile app is laid out.

Organize. Describes the ways you can set up Collections and keep your photos in order.

Editphotos. Describes all the cool edits you apply to your photos.

SyncandShare. Describes the several options you have to share and show off your photos.

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App interface

• Collections view

When you start Lightroom on mobile for the first time, the first window that opens is the Collections view. The

Collections view is a listing of all the Collections that you either created in Lightroom on mobile, or synced from

Lightroom desktop.

In the Collections view, tap with two fingers to cycle through various metadata and Collection-related information.

In the image (below), all available information is displayed.

A Collections view options B New Collection icon C Available Collections, with related information displayed D Slideshow icon E Collection

options

Sorting order in the Collections view

You can specify the order of how the Collections appear in the Collections view. Tap the inverted triangle ( )

located in the top-middle of the Collections view. Choose one of the available sorting options.

• Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection)

The Grid view is available when you are looking at the photos within a Collection. In the Collection view, tap a

Collection to open the Grid view.

In the Grid view, tap with two fingers to cycle through various photo-related metadata. This helps you view the data

for all the photos in the Collection.

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A Tap for Collections view B Grid view options C Photo metadata D Collection options E Grid view

Specify a cover photo for the Collection

By default, Lightroom picks one of the pictures to be the cover photo for the Collection. You can change this option

and specify a photo of your choice.

1 In the Grid view, tap and hold a photo.

2 In the context menu that appears, select Set as Cover.

Filtering and Sorting options

In the Grid view, you can set a filter to see only a specific type of photo, or will specify a sorting order for how the

photos will appear.

Tap the inverted triangle ( ) located at the top-middle of the Grid view. Choose one of the Filters and Sorting

orders.

Flag state

Choose to view pictures based on their flag status—Unflagged, Picked, or Rejected. Tap a flag state.

Star rating

Display only those photos that meet a certain star rating. Tap the symbol in front of the stars, and choose the

exclusion criteria: lesser than (

), greater than ( ), or equal to ( ). Then, tap a star to select the number of

stars that the filter should include, exclude, or be equal to.

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Sort by capture time | Modified date | File name

Select one of these sorting options to reorder the display of photos based on the selected criteria. Clicking the option

again toggles between ascending and descending orders.

Custom Order

Sort the photos based on a custom sort order specified in Lightroom desktop.

• Loupe View (preparing to edit a photo)

The Loupe view is available when you tap a photo in the Grid view. Only one photo is visible at a time. In the Loupe

view, you can apply Adjustments and Presets, and also use the Cropping Tool.

In Loupe view, tap with two fingers to cycle through metadata and photo-related information. In the image (below),

you can see available EXIF information and a histogram.

A EXIF information B Histogram C Share icon D Loupe view E Flag status icon F Actions (Adjustments, Presets, Cropping Tool)

The Loupe view is the window where you will perform most of your actions on a photo. In addition to modifying

the photo, you can share by mail or messages, copy, move, print, and more.

• Sidebar

The sidebar, when expanded, allows you to specify certain preferences and view your disk usage. You can also view

a list of shortcuts used in Lightroom on mobile.

• To expand the Sidebar, tap the Lightroom icon or your registration information available toward the upper-left

corner of the Lightroom on mobile window.

• To collapse the Sidebar, tap the Lightroom icon again.

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• Sync Only Over WiFi.Switch on, to disable syncing using bandwidth on your data plan.

• Presentation Mode. Follow the relevant steps for your mobile operating system to enable this mode:(iOS) Switch

on to display a red dot where your finger/stylus touches the screen.(Android) Tap Device Settings > Developer

Options > Show Touches. If you notice that Developer Options is not enabled on your phone, tap Device Settings

> About Phone > Build Number. Tap the build number repeatedly.

• Collect Usage Data. Switch on, to send non-personalized, anonymous usage data to Adobe

• About Lightroom on mobile. Tap to view the names of the awesome people who made Lightroom on mobile.

• Gesture Shortcuts. Tap, to view the gestures that you can use in Lightroom.

• Clear Cache. Tap, to clear previews and temporary files, from your mobile device. No photos or edits are deleted.

• Reset Help Overlays. Tap, to restore the gesture-tips displayed after you installed Lightroom on mobile

• Sign Out. Sign out of Adobe Lightroom on mobile.

• Disk Usage. Displays how much disk space you have used from your quota.

Note: When you tap Clear Cache, Lightroom on mobile has to resync some information. The first time you access your

Collections after you clear the cache, previews will take just a bit longer to appear.

Organize

Use the Share option to send photographs over email, print, or copy or move them around in Collections. You can share

a photo while in Loupe view, or share multiple photographs from the Grid view.

• Share web collections

You can share web-based collections of images using the Lightroom website. Do the following:

1 While in the Collections view, tap the Collection options icon (...) and then select Web Collection Sharing.

2 In the dialog box that appears, tap the appropriate options:Share: Share the collection on the Lightroom

website.View On Web: View the collection in a web browser window.Share Link: Share a link to the collection

using mail, messaging, and other apps on the device. Simply follow the onscreen instructions to do so.

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Note: Tap Unshare if you want to revoke the sharing of a web collection.

• Message or Mail photos

1 You must first select the photos you want to share by a mail or message. Do one of the following:

• If you're in Loupe view (viewing an individual photo), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Share.

• If you're in Grid view (viewing all photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), select multiple photos,

and then tap the confirm ( ) icon.

2 Tap the Message or Mail icon.

3 Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the necessary information to send a mail or message containing

the photos.

• View photos as a slideshow

You can view the photographs in your Collection as a slideshow. To start a slideshow, do one of the following:

• (iOS) In the Collections view, tap the Slideshow icon ( ) at the lower-left corner of a Collection tile.(Android)

Tap the Collection options icon (...) and select Play Slideshow.

• In the Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Slideshow.

• In the Loupe view (viewing individual photos), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Play From Here.

Slideshow options

To specify the type of transition and the duration of each slide:

1 During a slideshow, tap a photo.

2 At the top-center of the screen, tap Slideshow Options.

3 Modify the settings you would like to change.

4 Tap the slideshow icon ( ) at the top-right corner of the window.

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• Copy or Move photos

You can copy or move photos between collections. Do one of the following, depending on which screen you are on:

Multiple photos

1 In the Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Copy To or Move To.

2 In the next screen, tap to select the photos you want to copy or move.

3 In the upper-right corner, tap the Next icon ( ).

4 From the list of Collections displayed, tap the Collection you want to copy or move the photos to, and then tap

the Confirm icon (

) at the upper-right corner of the screen.

Single photo

1 In the Loupe view (viewing a single photo), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Copy To or Move To.

2 From the list of Collections displayed, tap the Collection you want to copy or move the photo to, and then tap

the Confirm icon (

) at the upper-right corner of the screen.

• Save photos after editing them

When you are done with your edits on a photo, you can save a copy of the modified photo (.JPG format), in your

Camera Roll. Do one of the following:

Multiple photos

iOS

1 In the Grid view (viewing photos in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Share.

2 In the next screen, tap to select the photos you want to make a copy of.

3 In the upper-right corner, tap the Next icon ( ).

4 In the popup menu, tap Save Images. Copies of the images are created in the Cameral Roll on your mobile device.

Android

1 In the Grid view, tap the Share icon and then tap Save To Gallery.

2 On the next screen, tap to select the photos that you want to copy.

3 Tap the check mark icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Single photo

• In the Loupe view (viewing a single photo), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Save Image.

If Camera Roll photos are set for automatic import in a Collection, the saved images are automatically added to the

Collection and synced with Lightroom Desktop.

• Remove photos from Collections

You can remove photos from a Collection when they are no longer required. Note that any photo removed from a

Collection will continue to be available in the Lightroom catalog.

Multiple Photos

1 In the Grid view (viewing photographs in a Collection), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Remove.

2 Tap the photos you want to remove from the Collection.

3 Tap the trash bin icon ( ) at the upper-right corner of the screen.

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4 In the Remove From Collection dialog, tap Remove to remove the photograph, or tap Cancel to not remove the

photo.

Single Photo

1 In the Loupe view (viewing individual photographs), tap the Share icon ( ), and then tap Remove.

2 In the Remove From Collection dialog, tap Remove to remove the photograph, or tap Cancel to not remove the

photo.

Edit photos

• Creating and setting up Collections

Collections help you organize photographs, grouping and sorting them according to your preferences and

requirements. In Lightroom on mobile, you can create Collections and import specific photos of your choice from

the Camera Roll or Gallery on your device.

1 In the Lightroom on mobile app, click the icon at the top-right corner of the screen.

2 In the New Collection dialog, type a name for the new Collection, and tap OK.

A Name of the Collection B Collection Options

A Collection options

Collections are sorted based on their names. Swipe vertically, upwards or downwards, to browse through the list

of Collections.

3 Tap Options ( ), to set up your Collection.

4 You can now set up the Collection, and specify settings including what pictures must show up.

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• (iOS) Add from Camera Roll or (Android) Add Photos. Allows you to pick and choose pictures from your

Camera Roll or Gallery.

• Enable Auto Import. Sets up the collection to import any picture from the Camera Roll/Gallery

automatically.

• Enable Offline Editing. Provides you with the option to edit the photos in the Collection even when your

phone is not connected to the Internet. Edited photos are automatically synced over the cloud whenever

you're next connected to the Internet.

• Web Sharing. Share the Collection on the Lightroom website.

• Rename. Opens a dialog that lets you provide a new name for the Collection. The new name is synced with

Lightroom desktop automatically.

• Remove. Deletes the Collection. However, the photos that were available in the Collection are not deleted

from the device.

• Play Slideshow.Play the contents of the Collection as a slideshow.

5 Tap on a different part of the screen to close the Collections Options view.

Did you add photos to the Collection? Take it out for a spin! Tap the Collection to view all the photos in the

Collection. Tap one of the thumbnails to open and Work with Lightroom on mobile.

• Add or import photos (from Camera Roll or Gallery)

While in the Collections view

1 In the Collections view, tap Options ( ) on the Collection you want to add photos to.

2 Tap Add from Camera Roll (iOS) or Add Photos (Android).

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