Key word problems

[riw]

I select all pictures then TEXT  Keywords, contain  and search for BOATS

But I get pictures of boats plus bikes, Brandshatch ,and BSB

Lightroom classic 10.1

Mac big sur

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[Tony_See]

It might help provide a better context for your issue if you could post a screenshot thx?

Please use the "Insert Photos" icon in the post reply window and not the "Insert/Edit Link" icon to post it.

[Jon-M-Spear]

Are these your own photos to which you have added keywords? In Library view, click on a single photo and look in the keywording panel to see what keywords are associated with the image.

[riw]

Hi

Yes all the pictures are mine I hope you can see the screen shot showing the search and the picture with its key words

The search brings up all the boats but includes these

[Jon-M-Spear]

In Library mode, in the right hand column look down the keyword list for *boats*.  Click on the arrow to the extreme right of entry.  Does it still return an unexpected result?

[riw]

Thats different I get just boats now am I doing something wrong in the way I search.

its not somethink new its always done it

[Jon-M-Spear]

Very strange. 

For entirely different reasons, I uninstalled 10.1 and reverted back to 10.00.  I shall await 10.2.

[Todd Shaner]

What happens if you use 'Contains Words' instead of 'Contains.'

[riw]

I have tried Contains words and all different combinations still the same but if as advised I go to the keyword list on the right and find boats then I just get Boats.

Its not a problem just slightly anoying It has been like it for a long time

Just thought I would ask just in case it was somthing simple I did wrong many thanks

[johnrellis · Accepted solution]

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Steps to diagnose this:

1. In the Keyword List panel, type "boats" into the Filter Keywords box and make sure All is selected:

Post a screenshot of the entire resulting Keyword List panel. If there are ancestor keywords containing the string "boats", this will show them.

2. In the Keyword List panel, right-click the keyword "Brands Hatch" and do Edit Keyword Tag.  Does "boats" occur anywhere within the Synonyms field, e.g.

Repeat for "BSB".

3. Do the menu command Metadata > Export Keywords.  Open the file in a text editor and search for "boats". If you don't find it, upload the file to Dropbox or similar and post the sharing link here.

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[riw · Accepted solution]

Hi

Thanks sorted it found that Brands Hatch was in a sub folder

titled Boats for sale

[johnrellis · Accepted solution]

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Glad you got it sorted. LR is a little mysterious when this happens.

As you discovered, when you assign a keyword to a photo, LR considers all its ancestor keywords also assigned.  You can also see the ancestor keywords assigned to a photo by using Keyword Tags: Keywords & Containing Keywords in the Keywording panel:

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