Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Seven:
Choosing Sychronize Folder brings up the
Synchronize Folder dialog for that folder.
I dragged the nine new photos my brother
sent me into my Banff Finals folder, and you
can see it's ready to import nine new pho-
tos. There is a checkbox to have Lightroom
bring up the standard Import window
before you import the photos (so you
can add your copyright, and metadata,
and stuff like that if you like), or you just
bring them in by clicking Synchronize and
adding that stuff once the images are in
Lightroom (if you even want to. Since my
brother took these, I won't be adding my
copyright info to them. At least, not while
he's looking). So, that's pretty much the
main instance where I use folders—when
I drag new images into an existing folder.
Other than that, I just leave that panel
closed pretty much all the time, and just
work in the Collections panel (as you'll
learn about in the next tutorial).
TIP: Other Folder Options
When you Right-click on a folder, and
the pop-up menu appears, you can
choose to do other things like rename
your folder, create subfolders, etc. There's
also a Remove option, but in Lightroom,
choosing Remove just means “remove
this folder of photos from Lightroom.”
However, this folder (and the photos
inside it) will still be right there in your
Pictures folder on your computer. Just
so you know.
