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    Filename almost unreadable

    I find it very difficult to read the filenames under each thumbnail because the text is almost the same tone of grey as the background. I haven't noticed much complaints about this, so is there anyone else out there who feels the same, or is it just me? And, is there a way to increase contrast?
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    Sort images by "square" not working as expected

    I have a large catalog of art reproductions. These are paintings which can have either portrait, landscape or square orientation. I created a smart collection to collect square art work. It works, but some square images don't get picked up by the smart collection. None of the originals are...
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    Smart collection targeting specific folder

    Is it possible to create a smart collection that looks for photos in a specific folder, not the whole catalog?
  4. J

    Sharing Catalog between LR Classic and LR6

    I am a photographer and my wife is an artist. I shoot, edit and manage my wife's art portfolio (paintings and sculpture. We both need to have a copy of the catalog on our own computer but I use LR Classic and my wife has LR6. Is it possible for LR6 to read the LR Classic catalog?
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    Install LR Classic CC and keep LR6

    Operating System:Sierra Exact Lightroom Version (Help menu > System Info): 6.10 [ 1111918 ] I just subscribed to Creative Cloud and I would like to install Lightroom Classic CC but I want to keep my standalone LR version, at least for a while. In the Creative Cloud window (see screen capture)...
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    Photoshop Edits not showing up in Lightroom

    When editing a photo in Photoshop (from Lightroom), the photo is automatically imported back in LR as it should (in TIFF format) but the edits I made are not visible on the image in the Develop module. If I switch back to the Library module, I can see the changes there. When I go back to the...
  7. J

    Unable to deselect images

    I have a folder in which several images seem to be permanently selected (mid gray). Unable to deselect those images.
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    Moving or Sharing Graphical Watermark Presets

    I created a graphical watermark (from a PNG image made in Photoshop) on my computer at the office. It works fine. I copied the watermark preset from the Lightroom Watermarks folder on my office computer to my home computer. At home, I can see the watermark preset in Lightroom, but when I...
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    Adding my own background graphics and photos to book module

    Is there a way to import and save graphics and photos to the list of built-in graphics in the Book module Background panel so that they would be permanently available for use? (see images below) Jean-Claude
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    Can I safely use Time Machine to backup my catalog?

    I'm in the process of setting up a complete backup and archiving strategy for my computer. I would like to use Time Machine for versioned backups and Carbon Copy Cloner to make a bootable clone. Advice given about using Time Machine to backup a Lightroom catalog differ from website to website...
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    Different icons in import dialog

    This is not a problem with installation or performance, but I am just curious why, when I import photos from a camera card, the icon for the camera card in the upper left area changes depending which source I select in the "Source" panel. My camera card appears twice in the source panel, the...
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    LRB plug-in and IPTC metadata

    I'm thinking of buying the LRB plug-in for Lightroom but I need to display some information with my images, ie the title or other info located in the images' metadata. Can LRB pull this information from metadata? Thank you, JC
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    Why no aspect ratio filter in Lightroom?

    Why is there no way to filter by specific aspect ratio (4:3, 3:2, 16:9, etc) in Lightroom like there is in Adobe Bridge? There is a filter called "Aspect Ratio" which filters only by "Portrait", "Landscape" and "Square" options. Except for the square option, these are not aspect ratios, they...
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    Cannot disable keyword autocomplete

    How do I stop Lightroom 4 from autocompleting keywords I type in the keywording panel.? I unchecked the "Offer suggestions from recently entered values" in the the "Catalog Settings" dialog, but that didn't work. I tried deleting the preferences file but that didn't work either.
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    Centering an identity plate on a page

    In the Print module, is there any way of perfectly centering the identity plate on the page?
  16. J

    Unable to 'Select All' in web module

    In Web module, when I want to select all photos in the filmstrip, I choose "Edit > Select All" or use the shortcut "Command+A" and nothing happens. To select all photos in the filmstrip, I have click on the first photo to select it and then shift-click on the last photo. Is this normal?
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