Adobe 65007312 - Photoshop Lightroom User Manual page 38

Import photos from disk into Lightroom
When you import photos into Lightroom, you can reference the photos in their existing location, move the photos into
a specific folder, or copy the photos into a specific folder.
1
In the Library module, do any of the following:
• Click the Import button.
•
From the main menu, choose File > Import Photos From Disk.
• Drag a folder with photos or individual photos into the Grid view. (Skip step 2.)
2
Navigate to and select the folder containing the photos to import, and then click Choose Selected (Windows) or
Choose (Mac OS). You can also select individual photos and choose Open (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
3
Select one of the following from the File Handling menu:
Add Photos To Catalog Without Moving
structure. Skip steps 4 and 5.
Copy Photos To A New Location And Add To Catalog
sidecar files.
Move Photos To A New Location And Add To Catalog
sidecar files. Files are removed from their current location.
Copy Photos As Digital Negative (DNG) And Add To Catalog
choose and converts them to the Digital Negative (DNG) format.
4
If you are importing photos by moving or copying them, do any of the following to specify where to import the
photo files:
•
To choose a folder, click Choose, navigate to and select the folder you want in the Browse For Folder (Windows)
or Choose Folder (Mac OS) dialog box, and then click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
•
To create a folder, click Choose, navigate to the folder you want in the Browse For Folder (Windows) or Choose
Folder (Mac OS) dialog box. Click Make New Folder (Windows) or New Folder (Mac OS), name the new folder,
and then click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
•
To choose a previously chosen location, click the triangle next to Choose and then choose from the pop-up menu.
5
If you are importing photos by moving or copying them, choose one of the following from the Organize menu:
Copies or moves the imported photos into a new folder.
Into One Folder
Maintains the original hierarchy for the folders that contain the imported photos.
By Original Folders
Specifies a date name for the folder that contains the imported photos.
By Date
6
Select Don't Re-Import Suspected Duplicates to not import any photos that might be duplicates of existing photos
in the library.
If you deselect this option and accidentally import duplicate photos, no files are overwritten. Lightroom stores two
copies of the same photo.
7
(Optional) Select Backup To and then choose a destination to create backup copies of the photos while importing.
For a video about importing photos into Lightroom, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid2201_lrm.
Keeps the photo files in their current location by using the current folder
Copies the photo files to the folder you choose, including any
Moves the photo files to the folder you choose, including any
Copies proprietary camera raw files to the folder you
Updated 03 September 2009
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