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Filter by Keyword in Lightroom

Explorer ,
Jan 14, 2017 Jan 14, 2017

Is there a way I can filter photos by keyword in lightroom and see all photos (regardless of folder or project) associated with a particular keyword?

Thanks!

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Community Expert , Jan 15, 2017 Jan 15, 2017

Here are two ideas-  (there are more!)

1. open the [Keyword List] panel and click on the white arrow at the end of a keyword. (you may need to expand hierarchy 'folders')

And you can type in the Keyword search field to narrow the keyword list to specific keywords.

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2. Select "All Photographs" in the Catalog Panel (under Navigator)

Click on the "Metadata" filter and set one of the columns to "Keyword". (any other columns may need to be set to "All (... )" ), Click on a keyword for photos using that ke

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Community Expert ,
Jan 15, 2017 Jan 15, 2017

Here are two ideas-  (there are more!)

1. open the [Keyword List] panel and click on the white arrow at the end of a keyword. (you may need to expand hierarchy 'folders')

And you can type in the Keyword search field to narrow the keyword list to specific keywords.

ScreenShot053.jpg

2. Select "All Photographs" in the Catalog Panel (under Navigator)

Click on the "Metadata" filter and set one of the columns to "Keyword". (any other columns may need to be set to "All (... )" ), Click on a keyword for photos using that keyword. Hold down CTRL to select multiple keywords (eg. show both Celica AND Lotus)

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3. Use the Filter Bar "Text"

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Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 14.5.1, Photoshop 26.10, ACR 17.5, Lightroom 8.5, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 15.1.1 .
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New Here ,
Jun 18, 2018 Jun 18, 2018
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I would like to thank you for showing that you can put keywords into other keywords. This helps me have brevity in my filtering process!

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Community Expert ,
Jan 15, 2017 Jan 15, 2017

I think wobertc missed the most obvious. You'll find it at the top of the Keyword List panel that already been described.

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This filter field allows you to enter specific keywords. As you begin typing the keyword list will expand to show matches. That being said, partial words tend to result in irrelevant matches as the filter initially works on letter sequence, which can be anywhere in a word. The little triangle to the right of the magnifier allows you to tweak the filter behaviour a bit. You'll get used to how it works over time, but initially I would just type the full keyword.

Also, worth noting that if you use Face Tagging the filter can narrowed further by choosing to include or exclude auto tag faces (i.e. People)

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Community Expert ,
Jan 15, 2017 Jan 15, 2017

Thanks Ian for expanding on the not 'obvious' in my post-

type in the Keyword search field to narrow the keyword list to specific keywords

The full description appreciated.

And there is also Smart Collections that can automatically show filtered photos for keywords.

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 14.5.1, Photoshop 26.10, ACR 17.5, Lightroom 8.5, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 15.1.1 .
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Explorer ,
Jan 15, 2017 Jan 15, 2017

Thanks for these! I tried a combination of them, and they're working great. It's now a breeze to filter photos by keywords. Thanks a bunch for your assistance!

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