Many of you know that I am a fan of adding keywords to photos in Lightroom, so that you can find them quickly later. In this post I will go over some shortcuts to help you add keywords more quickly.
With a photo selected (or group of photos selected in Grid view):
- Ctl/Cmd-K will open up your Keywording panel on the right-hand side in the Library module, with the cursor in the box to add new keywords.
- Ctl/Cmd-Shift-K will put the cursor in the larger Keywording box, so that you can edit keywords you have already added (or type in new ones.)
If there is one keyword or a list of keywords that you would like to be able to apply to selected photos with a keyboard shortcut (Shift-K), you can set up the keyword in one of two ways:
- In the menu bar in the Library module, go to Metadata>Set Keyword Shortcut... Type in the keyword, or set of keywords, separated by commas.
- In your Keyword List panel (below the Keywording panel), right-click on the desired keyword, and choose Use this as Keyword Shortcut. (You now will see a “+” to the right of it.) With this method, you can only select one keyword.
With the keyword(s) assigned, select a photo, or a group of photos in Grid view, and type Shift-K to assign.
If you want to set up different keyboard shortcuts for several keywords, you can use Keyword Sets to do so. I will discuss how to set up and use Keyword Sets in my next post.
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On my C drive each photo when I hover it, has the date taken, dimensions,size, & title (location, date ,& file number). How can I have the location information shown in view options, clicking on J key? There is no place shown in drop down menu. I used to have this in early versions of LR2. RJG
Robert, under View>View Options, with Expanded Cells chosen, you can choose Folder in the Expanded Cell Extras section.
Hi there, would you know the keyboard shortcut to return to grid view after adding a keyword?
I’m not sure I understand, Megan. G for Grid returns you to grid view, but adding keywords isn’t done in a separate view (unless you are doing face tagging).
Perhaps, being brand new to LRcc (and an “enthusiastic” aperture convert), I am unfamiliar with the language to describe my problem. I will try to be a bit more specific (oh, and no face tagging yet, for the record):
I am going through my enormous catalog of images and attempting to add keywords. It is quite a mission. And my question may seem lazy…. but, I have so much work ahead of me. So, Working in grid view, I understand to press command K (on a mac) to enter a new keyword.. I enter a couple letters, add my keyword, press return, … but how do I get back to grid view with my fingers on the keyboard?? If I press “g” it obviously just enters a g and tries to guess a keyword for me that begins with g.
My apologies if this question is quaint!!
Try shift-enter, Megan. If this doesn’t work for you, I would suggest posting your question on lightroomforums.net.