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April 4, 2011
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P: Color collections and collection sets to simplify navigation & cataloging

  • April 4, 2011
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[Update: Color labels for folders were added in LR 7.4 --John Ellis]

I find it difficult to navigate folders and collections in the LH panel. To some extent this is because I (unwisely) chose to use similar naming conventions.If it were possible to allow users to "Colour code" folders and collections it would make navigation much easier and also give me another way of "cataloging" photos.My suggestion would be a small colour indicator, rather like the online/offline indicator but round instead of oblong.

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    John Schiller
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    June 19, 2018
    Well - no, NOT COMPLETELY.  Folders now have color labels - thank you for that - but, gee, what about Collection Sets and Collections.  It's exactly the same concept and for all the same reasons as you want to be able to color code folders - to, among other things, help track the editing process precisely what collections can be used for. Kind of obvious - at least to me.  And the title of this issue includes color coding Collections!
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    jordanrphoto
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    June 19, 2018
    I did put a 😛 at the end there, but I guess android emojis don't work on here! Oops
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    jordanrphoto
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    June 19, 2018
    I did put a 😛 at the end there, but I guess android emojis don't work on here! Oops
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    DalgettyImages
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    June 19, 2018
    I intend on using it for my workflow - like Traffic Lights, for different stages of my editing process. Thanks LR Team for implementing this idea.

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    serendigity
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    June 19, 2018
    I am downloading the update now.  Great that this has finally been implemented, it will make workflows easier for me and many other users.
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    DalgettyImages
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    June 19, 2018
    Ha ha - lol - Totally Genuine! - I swear! - In the UK at least - might be getting rolled out in different areas at different times 🙂
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    DalgettyImages
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    June 19, 2018
    Ha ha - lol - Totally Genuine! - I swear! - In the UK at least - might be getting rolled out in different areas at different times 🙂
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    jordanrphoto
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    June 19, 2018
    Not sure I trust someone in an Adobe community not to have Photoshopped that!
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    jordanrphoto
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    June 19, 2018
    Not sure I trust someone in an Adobe community not to have Photoshopped that!
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    BhaktiRamnani
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    June 19, 2018
    The support for color labels for folders is added in the latest release of Lightroom Classic. Right click a folder and choose Add Color Label should add the relevant color label for folder. You can also filter and search based on color label. Please give it a try and let us know of your feedback.

    Thanks,
    Bhakti
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