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New features in Lightroom 1.1 and later
Workspace and setup
The Lightroom workspace
Workspace overview
Manage panels and the screen view
Dim or hide the Lightroom interface
Customize the toolbar
Monitor processes
Working with the Filmstrip
Filmstrip overview
Filter the photos displayed in the Filmstrip and Grid view
Change the photos displayed in the Filmstrip
Assemble photos into the Quick Collection
Viewing photos in Loupe view
Zoom an image
Display the Info Overlay on a photo
Setting preferences and personalizing
Set preferences for working in Lightroom
Personalize identity plates and module buttons
Color management
About color management in Lightroom
Calibrate and profile your monitor
Install a color profile
Importing photos
Getting photos into your library
Import photos into Lightroom: Basic workflow
Set import and file-handling preferences
About file formats
Import photos from disk into Lightroom
Preview and select the photos to import
Back up photos during import
Name photos when importing
Naming options
The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor
Apply Develop settings to photos when importing
Apply metadata to photos when importing
Specify Standard-Size previews when importing
Set preview cache
Import photos from Photoshop Elements or Photoshop Album 2.0 (Windows)
Import photos from a catalog into Lightroom
Import photos from Lightroom 1.0
Importing automatically
About Auto Import
Enable automatically importing photos
Specify Auto Import settings
Organizing photos in the catalog
Library module overview
About Lightroom catalogs
The Library module
Show controls in the Library module toolbar
Switch between Grid, Loupe, Compare, and Survey views
Set library view options for the Grid view
Set Library view options for Loupe view
Change the thumbnail size in the Grid view
Create and manage catalogs
Change catalog settings
Browsing the catalog
Show photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip
Navigate between images
Rearrange photos in the Grid view
Select photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip
Rotate photos in the Library module
Flip photos in the Library module
Rotate or flip photos using the Painter tool
Compare photos in the Library module
Browse photos by folders
Synchronize folders
Managing photos
About managing files
Locate missing photos
Update photos changed by another application
Rename photos
Convert photos to DNG
Open a file in Explorer or Finder
Create virtual copies
Remove photos from libraries
Working with collections
About collections
Create a collection
Delete a collection
Convert Quick Collections to collections
Add photos to a collection
Remove photos from a collection
Move photos between collections
Grouping photos into stacks
About stacks
Stack photos
Expand and collapse stacks
Remove or delete photos from a stack
Specify the top photo in a stack
Move photos in a stack
Split a stack into two stacks
Automatically stack photos by capture time
Edit photos in a stack
Filtering and rating photos
About filtering photos
View ratings, flags, and labels
Set rating stars
Flag or reject photos
Select flagged photos
Set labels and color groups
Viewing and editing metadata
About metadata and XMP
View photo metadata
Add and edit IPTC metadata
Change the photo capture time
Create a metadata preset
Apply a metadata preset
Apply a metadata preset using the Painter tool
Edit a metadata preset
Copy and paste metadata between photos
Synchronize metadata between photos in the catalog
Metadata panel actions
Working with keywords
About keyword tags
Create keyword tags
Add keyword tags to photos
Remove or delete keyword tags from photos or the catalog
Import and export keywords
Set keyword shortcuts
Add or remove keywords using the Painter tool
About keyword sets
Check and correct spelling (Mac OS)
Type special characters (Mac OS)
Finding photos in the catalog
About finding photos in the catalog
Search for photos using the Find panel
Find photos using collections
Find photos using the Metadata Browser
Find photos using EXIF data
Find photos using the Keyword Tags panel
Developing photos
Develop module overview
Panels and tools
Reading image histograms
Viewing RGB color values
Create and apply Develop presets
Reset a photo
View Before and After photos
Copy settings to the Before or After version of a photo
Adjusting image color and tone
Set the white balance
Adjust image tonal scale
Adjust the tonal scale using the histogram
Preview highlight and shadow clipping
Set overall color saturation
Tone Curve overview
Fine-tune the tonal scale using the Tone Curve panel
Fine-tune image colors with HSL sliders
Adjust the color calibration for your camera
Save default settings for cameras
Working in grayscale
Convert a photo to gray tones
Tone a grayscale photo
Working with single-channel grayscale images
Retouching and correcting flaws
Rotate or flip a photo in the Develop module
Crop and straighten a photo
Reduce image noise
Sharpen a photo
Compensate for chromatic lens aberration
Compensate for lens vignetting
Heal spots and blemishes
Fix red-eye
Apply Develop adjustments to other photos
Copy the current photo’s Develop settings
Paste Develop settings to another photo
Apply Develop settings using the Painter tool
Synchronize settings with multiple photos
Apply settings of previously selected photo
Managing image history and snapshots
Create snapshots
View and undo image adjustment history
Quick Develop
Quick Develop panel overview
Quick-Develop photos in the Library
Reset Quick Develop adjustments
Exporting photos
Exporting photos
Export photos: Basic workflow
Choose an export destination folder
Name photos when exporting
Export file settings
Choose post-processing actions
Save export presets
Export photos using presets
Export photos by using the previous settings
Synchronize metadata with Adobe Camera Raw and Bridge
Editing in other applications
About editing in Photoshop or other applications
Edit in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
Choose an external editor
Edit in other applications
Creating and viewing slideshows
Creating slideshows
Slideshow module overview
Creating a slideshow
Rearrange the slide order
Specifying the slide layout
Choose a slideshow template
Specify how photos fill a slide’s image cell
Add a border or cast shadow to the image
Set the slide margins
Set the slide background
Rotate slides
Adding overlays to slides
Add your identity plate to a slideshow
Display ratings in a slideshow
Add text and metadata to slides
Add a drop shadow to text in a slideshow
Move and rotate text and other objects in a slide
Scale the text and other objects in a slide
Remove text and other objects from a slide
Playing and exporting slideshows
Set slide and transition duration
Play music with a slideshow
Randomize the slide order
Preview a slideshow
Play a slideshow
Play an impromptu slideshow
Export a slideshow
Printing photos
Printing photos and contact sheets
Print module overview
About printing photos: Basic workflow
Specify paper size
Set up a printer
Print in draft mode
Laying out photos on a page
About print templates
Choose a printing template
Show or hide rulers and page guides
Specify how photos fill an image cell
Modify page margins and cell size
Layout panel controls
Create custom templates
View different pages in the Print module
Printing overlay text and graphics
Print your identity plate
Print filename, caption, and other information
Print borders around photos
Print page numbers, print info, and crop marks
Setting resolution and color management
Set printing resolution
Sharpen a photo for print
Set print color management
Printing multiple photos
Print a contact sheet
Print a photo multiple times on a page
Web galleries
Creating web photo galleries
Web module overview
Create web galleries: Basic workflow
Specifying web gallery layouts
Choose web gallery templates
Choose colors for web photo galleries
Specify appearance of Lightroom HTML galleries
Choose Lightroom Flash gallery layouts
Create custom web gallery templates
Adding text to web galleries
Add titles, description, and contact information
Add your identity plate to web photo galleries
Display photo titles and captions in web photo galleries
Display copyright watermark in web photo galleries
Previewing, exporting, and uploading a web photo gallery
Preview a web photo gallery
About saving and uploading web photo galleries
Save a web photo gallery
Upload a web photo gallery
Set up an FTP preset
About specifying a server path
Delete FTP presets
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