Adobe 65007312 - Photoshop Lightroom User Manual page 45

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Navigate to the location you want and do any of the following:
• To create a watched folder, click Make New Folder and then overwrite New Folder to give the folder a name
(Windows), or click New Folder (Mac OS), give the folder a name, and click Create.
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To select an existing watched folder, select the folder.
Note: You cannot choose an existing folder that contains photos as a watched folder.
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Click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
Select managed folders for auto-imported photos
When Lightroom detects photos added to a watched folder, the photos are moved into a managed folder called a
destination folder and automatically imported into the library.
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In the Destination area of the Auto Import Settings dialog box, click the Choose button beside Move To.
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In the Browse For Folders (Windows) or Open (Mac OS) dialog box, navigate to the location you want, and do any
of the following:
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To create a destination folder, click Make New Folder and then overwrite New Folder to give the folder a name
(Windows), or click New Folder, give the folder a name, and click Create (Mac OS).
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To select an existing destination folder, select the folder.
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Click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
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(Optional) Type a name for the destination folder in the Subfolder Name text box.
Apply Develop settings and metadata to auto-imported photos
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In the Information area of the Auto Import Settings dialog box, do any of the following:
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To apply Develop settings to auto-imported photos, choose a preset from the Develop Settings menu. See
and apply Develop presets" on page 101.
• To apply metadata to auto-imported photos, choose a preset from the Metadata menu. See
preset" on page 82.
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To apply keywords to auto-imported photos, type in the Keywords text box. Use commas to separate the keywords.
• To have Lightroom render previews of the imported photos rather than only using the embedded previews in the
photo files, choose Initial Previews > Standard.
Updated 03 September 2009
USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
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