Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Lightroom has an awful lot of panels, and you can waste a lot of time scrolling up
and down in these panels just searching for what you want (especially if you have
to scroll past panels you never use). This is why, in my live Lightroom seminars,
I recommend: (a) hiding panels you find you don't use, and (b) turning on Solo
mode, so when you click on a panel, it displays only that one panel and tucks
the rest out of the way. Here's how to use these somewhat hidden features:
Step One:
Start by going to any side panel, then
Right-click on the panel header and a
pop-up menu will appear with a list of
all the panels on that side. Each panel
with a checkmark beside it is visible, so
if you want to hide a panel from view,
just choose it from this list and it un-
checks. For example, here in the Develop
module's right side Panels area, I've
hidden the Camera Calibration panel.
Next, as I mentioned in the intro above,
I always recommend turning on Solo
mode (you choose it from this same
menu, as seen here).
Step Two:
Take a look at the two sets of side panels
shown here. The one on the left shows
how the Develop module's panels look
normally. I'm trying to make an adjust-
ment in the Split Toning panel, but I have
all those other panels open around it
(which is distracting), and I have to scroll
down past them just to get to the panel
I want. However, look at the same set of
panels on the right when Solo mode is
turned on—all the other panels are col-
lapsed out of the way, so I can just focus
on the Split Toning panel. To work in a
different panel, I just click on its name,
and the Split Toning panel tucks itself
away automatically.
The Develop module's
right side Panels area with
Solo mode turned off
The Develop module's
right side Panels area with
Solo mode turned on
