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Note: If you manually typed metadata in the Metadata panel before choosing Save As New Preset, the information you
entered appears in the corresponding box in the New Metadata Preset dialog box.
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Select the metadata to include in the preset by doing any of the following:
• To include all the metadata, click Check All.
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To include none of the metadata, click Check None. You'll probably use this button when you want to start over
selecting which metadata to include.
• To include only the metadata for which you entered information, click Check Filled.
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To specify individual metadata, click the boxes next to a metadata box.
• To include an entire metadata group, click the boxes next to the name (for example, IPTC Content, IPTC
Copyright, and so on).
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Choose Preset > Save Current Settings As New Preset, type a name for the preset, and click Create.
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In the Edit Metadata Presets dialog box, click Done.
Apply a metadata preset
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With photos selected in the Grid view or in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, choose a preset from
the Preset menu in the Metadata panel.
Apply a metadata preset using the Painter tool
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In the Grid view, select the Painter tool in the toolbar, and then choose Metadata from the Paint menu in the
toolbar.
Note: If the Painter tool does not appear in the toolbar, choose Painter from the toolbar menu.
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Choose the preset in the toolbar, and then click or drag across photos to apply the preset.
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To disable the Painter, click the circular well in the toolbar. When disabled, the Painter icon is visible in the toolbar.
Edit a metadata preset
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From the Presets menu in the Metadata panel, choose Edit Presets.
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Choose the preset you want to edit from the Preset pop-up menu.
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Edit the metadata fields and change settings.
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Choose Update Preset [preset name] from the Preset pop-up menu, and then click Done.
Delete a metadata preset
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To delete a metadata preset, locate it in the Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS) and drag it to the Recycle Bin
(Windows) or Trash (Mac OS). Metadata presets are stored in the following folders:
/User home/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Metadata Presets
Mac OS
\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Adobe\Lightoom\Metadata Presets
Windows XP
\Users\Username\App Data\Roaming\Adobe\Lightoom\Metadata Presets
Windows Vista
Updated 03 September 2009
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