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November 12, 2010
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How to Click and Drag photos to an existing collection

  • November 12, 2010
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I'm having such a hard time adding several photos at once to an existing collection. Not sure what I'm doing wrong as I am following the insturctions. First I select all the photos by clicking shift and the 1st photo, then I select the last photo. All photos I want to add are highlighted. But I can't drag all the photos at once. When I try to drag, the 1st photo is only selected. What is are the correct click, drag and drop key strokes to get it right?  Dragging and dropping one photo at the time is just not feasible.

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解決に役立った回答 helen_gossweiler

Monia,

I think what you're being caught with is that you have to drag and drop the image from the center of the thumbnail, and not from the gray border.

Beat Gossweiler

Switzerland

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February 5, 2023

Here it is, 2013, and the problem may have gotten worse. (Just speaking from my limited experiece.) Now, thanks to b_gossweiler's answer I now know to drag from the photo, not the gray border. Cool. Problem now is that when I try to drop it on the collection IT DOESN'T GO!!!!! It's taken my two days to find this answer and in the meantime Adobe has "fixed" things so that it doesn't work. I'll acknowledge that the problem may ba a "flaky chip in the operator" but I suspect the problem is that Adobe is less than perfect when it come to the human interface part of their products. 

 

 

Rob_Cullen
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Community Expert
February 6, 2023

"Here it is, 2013,"  Is this an old reply? to an 'old' thread?

Anyway- Two things must apply:

1) Drag photo/s from the thumbnail image (NOT the grey border)

2) Look for the multipage icon that appears on the faintly high-lighted Collection that allows you to Drop the photos in that Collection.

 

Working on a project- I prefer to make a Collection the "Target Collection" and then keyboard [B] can add  (And subtract) all selected images to the "Target Collection".

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
Participant
November 28, 2020

Well that's been driving me mad so thank goodness I found this answer. Thank you very much. 

Participant
October 4, 2020

Thank you.  I wonder why you Must drag from the center of the photo.  Seems strange.  Thanks again. Bill

 

Just Shoot Me
Legend
October 4, 2020

Not necessarily the Center of the photo but from the Photo itself and not the gray boarder.

Inspiring
November 12, 2010

Monia,

I think what you're being caught with is that you have to drag and drop the image from the center of the thumbnail, and not from the gray border.

Beat Gossweiler

Switzerland

Participating Frequently
November 27, 2016

Thank you!!  That did the trick ...

Rob_Cullen
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 27, 2016

And to add- Don't forget the "Painter" Tool.

This little spray-can can do many tricks.

1. Mouse-click to 'Pick up the spray can",

2. choose the action from the drop-down menu,  and

3. 'Spray' away on the thumbnails in grid view.

4. Click back on the grey dot to 'place the spray-can back on the shelf'

In screen-clip I have selected to add any 'sprayed' image to the [Target Collection]  (see above for Target Collection)

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .