
PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM
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2. Select the photos to import.
To bring photos into the library, either click the Import button in the Library module or choose File > Import Photos,
then navigate to the folder containing the photos you want and click Open or Choose Selected (Windows) or Choose
(Mac OS).
Note:
You can also import photos by dragging a folder containing photos or a group of photos into the Grid view of the
Library module.
3. Choose the folder of photos.
In the Open dialog box, navigate to the folder containing the photos you want and click Choose.
Important:
If the photos you’re importing already exist in the library, an alert dialog box opens explaining why they
cannot be imported.
4. Choose how to import the photos into your library.
Choose whether to import photos by referencing them, or copying or moving them to a specified directory. You can
also copy photos as Digital Negative (DNG) files. See “Import photos from disk into Lightroom” on page 18.
5. (Optional) Back up your photos as they’re importing.
If you’re copying or moving photos into the library, you can also specify whether to back up photos as they’re
imported.
6. (Optional) Preview the photos to import.
Select Show Preview to view and select specific photos if you don’t want to import all the photos in a folder. See
“Preview and select the photos to import” on page 19.
7. If copying or moving photos, specify a destination folder and how to name the imported files.
See “Import photos from disk into Lightroom” on page 18.
8. (Optional) Set options for importing your photos.
You can set options to apply specific Develop settings, metadata, or keywords to the photos as they’re being
imported. See “Apply Develop settings to photos when importing” on page 22, “Create and apply Develop presets”
on page 71, and “Apply metadata to photos when importing” on page 22.
9. Select the type of previews to display.
The Standard-Size Previews option provides higher quality, but deselecting the option uses the embedded previews
in photos and initially displays photos faster in the Grid view. See “Specify Standard-Size previews when importing”
on page 22.
For more information on importing photos, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_import.
See also
“Managing photos” on page 41
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