How to Edit Lightroom Import Presets

Lightroom allows photographers to edit and organize their digital pictures.

Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom software remains the default photo processing program for many amateur and professional photographers. One of the reasons for the popularity of the program is the ease with which users can customize the software to fit their own needs. Many users customize the way in which the program treats photos as they are imported. You can adjust the way photos appear as well as make changes to the metadata automatically by tweaking the import presets.

Instructions

1. Launch the Lightroom software.

2. Navigate to the import menu by clicking on the file menu and selecting "Import Photos."

3. Click the "Apply During Import" tab on the right-hand side of the import menu.

4. Click to edit the metadata and develop settings displayed.

5. Enter additional keywords to be applied during the import process.

6. Click to save the changes to the preset settings when prompted.

References

• Adobe: Apply Metadata, Keywords, and Presets as You Import Photos
• Adobe: Using Import Presets
• Tech Crunch: Review: Adobe Lightroom 3

Resources

• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3