One of the most powerful features in Lightroom is its keywording capabilities. You could argue that this feature alone is a great reason to buy the application! Some digital asset management aficionados have argued that Lightroom just isn’t powerful enough to qualify as your main DAM application. That’s just not so! Contained within Lightroom’s keyword Continue Reading »

To turn on Auto Sync while in the Develop Module hold down the CMD key on Mac (Ctrl on Windows) and click on the Sync… button in the right panel. To turn it off repeat the process!

That tic-tac-toe overlay grid you see when you activate the Crop tool in the Develop module is based on the Rule of Thirds. If you press the O key you can cycle through other overlays to assist you with image composition. Give it a try!

As we’ve seen, there are many preferences that can be adjusted in Lightroom to make it work the way you like. But that’s not all! Each catalog has its own settings to allow you to further customize your Lightroom experience! Let’s take a look at Catalog Settings. Catalog Settings can be found under the Lightroom Continue Reading »

When using the adjustment brush in the Develop module you can view the mask by pressing the O key. Pressing O again will turn off the mask view.

In Part 1 we took a look at the options available on the first three tabs of the Preferences dialog. In Part 2 we’ll tackle the remaining three tabs. So let’s get started!

External Editing Preferences

You can go to Grid View from anywhere in Lightroom® by pressing the G key.

Setting preferences in Lightroom

Open the Preferences dialog