Introduction
Welcome
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What you need to know before starting
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Windows and Mac terminology
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A note about backing up your work
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1. First Decisions: Catalog Types and Sessions
Choose a session or catalog
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Choose a managed or referenced catalog
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Import files for a managed catalog
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Import files for a referenced catalog
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Import files for a session
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Integrate a session into a managed catalog
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Integrate a session into a referenced catalog
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Use the Import Session command
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2. Master User Collections
Understand the user collections area
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Create a project in user collections
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Add an album to user collections
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Add pictures to an existing album
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Add pictures to a project
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Configure a Smart Album in user collections
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Make a group in user collections
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Show info for albums and projects
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Set and add to a Selects album
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Export projects and albums as catalogs
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Import travel catalogs into a master catalog
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3. Hard Drive Management with the Folders Panel
The Folders panel
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Move files on the hard drive via the Folders panel
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Synchronize a folder
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Locate missing masters
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Work with your masters offline
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Show and hide the folder hierarchy
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Add a folder and move images into it
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Put a catalog on a network
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Make a referenced catalog managed
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4. Metadata, Keywords, and File Naming
Customize your file names on import (tokens)
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Create a file naming preset
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Create and apply a metadata preset
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Add metadata to your images on import
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Reset text completions
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Batch rename images
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Add keywords via the Metadata tool tab
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Edit mistyped keywords or delete them
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Delete keywords from an entire catalog
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5. Filter and Sort
Overview of the Filters panel
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Add and subtract filters from the panel
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Star ratings and color tags in Filters
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Use keywords in the Filters panel
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Use global filters
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Sort thumbnails by various criteria
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Save search results as albums
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