Find photos using the Metadata Browser
You can find photos by selecting specific metadata displayed in the Metadata Browser. Lightroom supports metadata embedded in photos by your digital camera and by other applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Bridge.
- In the Metadata Browser panel, select one or more items.
The photos with the selected metadata are displayed in the Grid view and the Filmstrip. Selecting any parent metadata tag also includes its children. However, selecting a child metadata tag does not simultaneously select its parent.
- (Optional) To refine your search, specify keyword text or a capture date range in the Find panel.
You can also find photos by clicking the right-pointing arrow that appears next to certain metadata text boxes in the Metadata panel, or you can do a metadata text search in the Find panel.
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