Adobe 65064073 User Manual page 32

PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 28
User Guide
The Library module is where you view, sort, manage, organize, compare, and rate your photos. It's your home base
for working with photos after importing them into Lightroom. Photos are displayed in the central area of the Library
module:
Displays photos as thumbnails in cells, which can be viewed in compact and expanded sizes. The Grid
Grid view
view gives you an overview of your entire catalog or specific groups of photos in your catalog for rotating, sorting,
organizing, and managing your photos. Options are available for viewing information about photos, including their
ratings, color labels, and Pick or Rejected flags in the cells. If you photographed a series of similar photos, they can
be neatly grouped in a stack with the thumbnail of the best photo showing. See "Grouping photos into stacks" on
page 47.
Displays a single photo. Controls let you view the entire photo or zoom in to see part of it. Zoom levels
Loupe view
up to 11:1 are available.
Displays photos side-by-side so that you can evaluate them.
Compare view
Displays the active photo with selected photos so that you can evaluate them. The active photo has a
Survey view
Selected Photo icon and the other photos have a Deselect Photo icon.
There are buttons and commands for switching between views in the Library module. When you're in the Grid view,
double-clicking a photo displays the image in Loupe view. See "Switch between Grid, Loupe, Compare, and Survey
views" on page 30.
The panels on the left side are primarily for finding and displaying specific photos. You can find photos by using a
text search, specifying a capture time range, or selecting specific folders, collections, keyword tags, or metadata.
Being able to search for and find photos is important when you want to locate specific images, or assemble a group
of photos into slideshows or web photo galleries, or print your photos in a contact sheet. See "Working with collec-
tions" on page 45 and "Finding photos in the catalog" on page 65.
The panels on the left also have features for adding photos to a folder or collection, or assigning keyword tags or
metadata to photos. The Navigator panel lets you adjust the view of your photos in Loupe view. See "Browse photos
by folders" on page 39, "Working with keywords" on page 59, and "Viewing photos in Loupe view" on page 10.
The panels on the right side let you view a histogram of the active photo, as well as view and add metadata and
keyword tags to photos. The Quick Develop panel lets you quickly applying tone adjustments to photos without
leaving the Library module. The tone adjustments in the Quick Develop panel are the same as their counterparts in
the Develop module. However, the Develop module has more precise controls for making adjustments and edits to
the image. See "Reading image histograms" on page 70, "Viewing and editing metadata" on page 54, and "Quick
Develop" on page 88.
Depending on the view, the toolbar contains controls for sorting, applying keywords or ratings, rotating photos,
playing an impromptu slideshow, or viewing information about the photo. See "Show controls in the Library module
toolbar" on page 29.
Like all modules in Lightroom, the Library module displays the Filmstrip along the bottom. Applying filters to show
only certain photos in the Filmstrip determines which photos appear in the Grid view. See "Filtering and rating
photos" on page 50 and "Filter the photos displayed in the Filmstrip and Grid view" on page 8.