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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 3 Organizing photos in the catalog
Set rating stars using the Painter tool 1 In the Grid view, select the Painter tool in the toolbar, and then choose Rating from the Paint menu in the toolbar.
Note: If the Painter tool does not appear in the toolbar, choose Painter from the toolbar menu. 2 Specify the rating in the toolbar, and then click or drag across photos to apply the rating. 3 To disable the Painter, click the circular well in the toolbar. When disabled, the Painter icon is visible in the toolbar.
Set rating stars in the Library toolbar ❖ With one or more photos selected in the Grid view, or with a single photo selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe or
Survey view, click a rating star in the toolbar. Clicking the first dot assigns a one-star rating, clicking the second dot assigns two rating stars, clicking the third dot assigns three rating stars, and so forth. If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe or Survey view, the rating is applied only to the active photo. Note: For rating stars to appear in the toolbar, choose Rating from the toolbar menu. See “Show controls in the Library module toolbar” on page 22.
Set rating stars in the Metadata panel 1 With one or more photos selected in the Grid view, or with a single photo selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe,
Compare, or Survey view, choose Default, All, Minimal, or Quick Describe from the pop-up menu at the top of the Metadata panel. 2 In the Metadata panel, click one of the five dots next to Rating.
Clicking the first dot assigns one rating star, clicking the second dot assigns two rating stars, clicking the third dot assigns three rating stars, and so forth. If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, the rating is applied only to the active photo.
Change ratings ❖ In the Library module, do any of the following to change rating stars in either the thumbnail cell, toolbar, or
Metadata panel:
• Click a different rating star to increase or decrease the rating. Clicking a one-star rating removes the rating. • Choose Photo > Set Rating, and then choose a different rating or whether to decrease or increase the rating. You can select photos and press ] to increase the rating or press [ to decrease the rating.
Remove ratings ❖ With one or more photos selected in the Grid view, or with a single photo selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe,
Compare, or Survey view, choose Photo > Set Rating > None. If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, the rating is removed only from the active photo. Note: You can also click the stars in a thumbnail cell, in the Library toolbar, or in the Metadata panel to remove ratings. If a photo has a five-star rating, for example, click the fifth star to remove the rating. If a photo has a four-star rating, click the fourth star to remove the rating, and so on.
Last updated 10/20/2010