Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Three:
You know what to do from here, as far
as building a catalog of images (import
more photos, add keywords, make your
collections, etc., just like always). When
you're done working with this new Sports
catalog, and you want to return to your
original main catalog, just go under the
File menu, under
Open Recent
, and
choose Lightroom 3 Catalog (your original
catalog, as shown here). Click Relaunch in
the Open Catalog dialog and Lightroom
will save your sports photos catalog, and
once again, quit, and relaunch with your
main catalog. I know it's kinda weird that
it has to quit and relaunch, but luckily it's
pretty darn quick about it.
Step Four:
You can actually choose which catalog you
want to work with when you launch Light-
room. Just press-and-hold the Option (PC:
Alt) key
while you launch Lightroom, and it
will bring up the Select Catalog dialog you
see here, where you can choose which cata-
log you want it to open.
Note:
If you want
to open a Lightroom catalog you created,
but it doesn't appear in the Select a Recent
Catalog to Open section (maybe you didn't
save it in your Lightroom folder when you
created it or you haven't opened it recently),
then you can click the Choose a Different
Catalog button at the bottom left of the
dialog and locate the catalog using a stan-
dard Open (PC: Browse) dialog. Also, I know
I probably don't have to say this, but if you
want to create a brand new empty catalog,
just click the Create a New Catalog button.
TIP: Always Launch the Same Catalog
If you always want to launch Lightroom
with a particular catalog, click on the
catalog in the Select Catalog dialog, then
turn on the Always Load This Catalog
on Startup checkbox (which appears
beneath your catalog list).
