Flagging done in a folder in the Folders panel only appears in that
folder—and in a collection set—but not in a collection.
Flagging done in a collection only appears in that collection—not
in a folder—and not in the collection set.
| Flagging done in
a folder appears: |
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Not Here |
| Flagging done in
a collection appears: |
Not Here |
Not Here |
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You can flag in a collection.
But, if you flag in the folder containing the thumbnails, you can
easily create a sub-folder for the duds.
Flag Filter Confusion
We'll be using the flag filter to select only the unflagged or rejected
thumbnails.
The settings for the three flag icons below are confusing at first.
Here's a summary of the settings.
Refer back to it as you read below.
Here are the three flag icons.
Flag Icons in the Filter Bar under Attribute
You can click more than one of the flag icons.
Below, we're just clicking one at a time.
Here's what they do.
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Off Position |
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Unflagged
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Unflagged
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Unflagged
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On Position |
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Flagged
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Unflagged
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Rejected
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Three Flagging Methods
The first method uses the Painter tool.
You press p or x in the second method.
The third method allows you to make several passes over your thumbnails,
winnowing them down to the very best.
1) Press g to make sure you're in the Library module.
2) Click on the folder containing the thumbnails in the Folders panel.
3) In the Tool bar, under the thumbnails, click the Painter tool.
Painter Tool in the Tool Bar
4) On the menu to the right of the painter tool, select Flag.
5) By default, the next menu to the right is set at Flagged.
Change it to Rejected.
6) Click and hold, and drag the cursor on the duds.
Black flags will appear in the upper-left corner of the cells.
7) Click Done in the tool bar.
You have four options for the duds.
You can sort, remove, delete, or move, the duds.
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You can keep the duds where they
are.
But, you can sort them.
In the Tool bar below the thumbnails,
do the following.
1) Look for the Sort icon.
Sort Icon
2) On the menu to the right of the
Sort icon, select Pick.
The rejected thumbnails are now the
last thumbnails to appear in the work area.
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You can remove the rejected thumbnails
from Lightroom.
They're not deleted from My Pictures
or Pictures.
Do the following.
1) Click Attribute in the Filter
bar above the thumbnails.
2) Click the last flag icon.
Last Flag Icon
You'll see only the rejected thumbnails.
The last flag icon toggles between
showing Any Flag Status and Rejected Photos Only.
3) Press Ctrl + a to select all of
the rejected thumbnails.
4) Right click on one of the thumbnails,
and select Delete Photo.
5) Click Remove.
Don't click Delete from
Disk.
The rejected thumbnails are:
• Removed from Lightroom.
• Still in My Pictures or Pictures.
6) Click None in the Filter bar.
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You can remove the rejected thumbnails
from Lightroom—and—from
My Pictures or Pictures.
Do the following.
1) Click Attribute in the Filter
bar above the thumbnails.
2) Click the last flag icon.
Last Flag Icon
You'll see only the rejected thumbnails.
The last flag icon toggles between
showing Any Flag Status and Rejected Photos Only.
3) Press Ctrl + a to select all of
the rejected thumbnails.
4) Right click on one of the thumbnails,
and select Delete Photo.
5) After a pause to double check
yourself, click Delete from Disk.
The rejected thumbnails are:
• Removed from Lightroom.
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Deleted from My Pictures
or Pictures.
6) Click None in the Filter bar.
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Let's say your thumbnails are in
a folder called 2010_12_20.
You'll create two subfolders, Best
and Duds.
2010_12_20
Best
Duds
Do the following.
Best Subfolder
1) In the Folders panel, click on
the folder 2010_12_20 to select it.
2) Click the + icon in the Folders
panel, and select Add Subfolder.
3) Name the subfolder as Best.
Duds Subfolder
4) In the Folders panel, click on
the folder 2010_12_20 to select it.
5) Click the + icon in the Folders
panel, and select Add Subfolder.
6) Name the subfolder as Duds.
Move the Rejects to the Duds Subfolder
7) Click Attribute in the Filter
bar above the thumbnails.
8) Click the last flag icon.
Last Flag Icon
You'll see only the rejected thumbnails.
The last flag icon toggles between
showing Any Flag Status and Rejected Photos Only.
9) Click the black triangle to the
left of the 2010_12_20 folder, to show the Duds subfolder.
10) Press Ctrl + a to select all
of the rejected thumbnails.
11) Click on one of the thumbnails
and hold, and drag the thumbnails onto the Duds subfolder.
Move the Keepers to the Best Subfolder
12) Click Attribute in the Filter
bar above the thumbnails.
13) Click the middle flag
icon.
Middle Flag Icon
You'll see only the unflagged thumbnails.
The middle flag icon toggles between
showing Any Flag Status and Unflagged Photos Only.
If you used the second flagging
method below, click the first flag icon to show the flagged
thumbnails.
14) Click the black triangle to the
left of the 2010_12_20 folder, to show the Best subfolder.
15) Press Ctrl + a to select all
of the thumbnails.
16) Click on one of the thumbnails
and hold, and drag the thumbnails onto the Best subfolder.
17) Click None in the Filter bar.
If you click on:
• 2010_12_20, you'll see all
of the thumbnails.
• Best, you'll see your best thumbnails.
• Duds, you'll see your duds.
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You press p or x with this method.
Step #1 - Flagging
1) Press g to make sure you're in the Library module.
2) Click on the folder containing the thumbnails in the Folders panel.
3) Press the Caps Lock key to engage Auto Advance.
Auto Advance automatically clicks the next thumbnail for you, speeding
your travel through the thumbnails.
4) Click the first thumbnail.
5) Press p or x.
p = Flag (Keeper)
x = Reject
Press u to undo p or x.
6) Continue flagging or rejecting your thumbnails.
7) When you're finished, press the Caps Lock to turn it off!
Step #2 - Ctrl + Backspace or Cmd + Delete
You can remove or delete the duds easily.
Press Ctrl + Backspace (Windows) or Cmd + Delete (Mac).
If you click Remove in the Confirm window, the rejected thumbnails
will be:
• Removed from Lightroom.
• Still in My Pictures or Pictures.
If you click Delete from Disk,
in the Confirm window, all of the rejected thumbnails will be:
• Removed from Lightroom.
• Deleted from My Pictures
or Pictures.
You can also sort or move the duds, as described
above.
This method allows you to make repeated passes over your thumbnails.
Pass #1
Flag your thumbnails with the Painter tool or by pressing p.
Then, go to Library > Refine Photos.
If you click Refine:
• The unmarked thumbnails are changed to rejected.
• The flagged thumbnails are changed to unmarked.
Pass #2
The duds from the first pass are now marked as rejected.
The best thumbnails, flagged during the first pass, are now back
to being unmarked.
You can now go through them again to flag the best-of-the-best.
Flag Chart
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On Tool Bar?
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Yes
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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p = Flag
x = Reject
u = Unflag
` = Toggle between flagged & unflagged
(The key is located above the Tab
key.)
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Right Click Menu
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Yes
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Menu on Top of the Screen
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Photo > Set Flag
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On Thumbnail Border?
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Yes
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Other & Related Methods
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• Press Ctrl + Up Arrow & Press Ctrl
+ Down Arrow to change the flagging.
• Press the Caps-lock key to engage
Auto Advance.
• To delete the rejected thumbnails,
press Ctrl + Backspace (Mac: Delete).
• Go to Library > Refine Photos to
change all unflagged thumbnails to rejects, and all flagged
thumbnails to unflagged.
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