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Inspiring
Apr 13, 2017 10:43 AM UTC
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Multiple keyword search

I have been using Lr for about 6 months, I keyworded most of the photos, still have more to do. On some photos I used multiple keywords, and was wondering if I could search for more than one at a time. For example, I am looking for a bird in winter in a tree in the snow, the keywords I have are; bird, winter, snow and tree, can  I search for photos that have all four keywords?

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F. McLion
F. McLionCorrect answer
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Apr 13, 2017 10:55 AM UTC

You can do this using the library filter bar. Open the text filter (Ctrl+F) and make sure the rule is set to 'Contains All'.

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F. McLion
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F. McLionCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
Apr 13, 2017 10:55 AM UTC

You can do this using the library filter bar. Open the text filter (Ctrl+F) and make sure the rule is set to 'Contains All'.

How to find photos in a catalog in Lightroom

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Inspiring
Apr 13, 2017 11:12 AM UTC

Simple is good, thanks!

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dj_paige
Legend
Apr 13, 2017 10:45 AM UTC

In the Filter Bar, select "bird" as the keyword in column 1 of the Filter Bar, select "winter" as the keyword in Column 2 of the Filter Bar, and so on.

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Blue Baron II
Inspiring
Nov 8, 2017 6:38 PM UTC

dj_paigeDo you mean Column 1 and 2 of the Metadata?  I don't know of any columns in the filter bar.

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johnrellis
Legend
Nov 8, 2017 6:58 PM UTC

Here's what dj_paige is referring to:

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