selection from a list of file names - lightroom

[Lina_Mintz Dias7946]

Does anyone know how to make a selection from a list of file names in the new Lightroom? The search bar only works when I enter only one file name, and I would like to select the entire list at once. Thanks!

[Noel Orridge]

Hi @Lina_Mintz Dias7946, thank you for reaching out! We're here to help! 

While there's currently no way to paste a list of filenames and select them all at once through the search, you can use keywords as a workaround.

1. Select Multiple Photos:
   • In the Grid view, select multiple photos by Shift-clicking or Ctrl/Cmd-clicking.
2. Add Keywords:
   • In the right-hand Info panel, under the Keywords section, type the keyword(s) you want to add to all selected images. Press Enter or Return.

Let us know if this helps! Cheers! 

[Lina_Mintz Dias7946]

It doesn't really help, as I need the selection of photos from the list chosen by the client.

[selondon · Accepted solution]

Adding a Comma or a Space between each file name should show multiple files, if that is what you are trying to achieve?

[Lina_Mintz Dias7946]

When I add a comma or a space between the file names, the attached message appears. In Lightroom Classic I was able to do this search, in the new Lightroom it gives this error.

[selondon]

@Lina_Mintz Dias7946 

Does it work if you put the full file name?

For example I just searched for

DSC_0773, DSC_0774

and it found them both

[Lina_Mintz Dias7946]

It doesn't work either. Which version of Lightroom are you using? In Classic I was able to search normally, but in the updated version it gives this error.