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Library module Key-wording multiple similar pictures, I've not started right!

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I've just moved over from using a Bridge>ARC>Photoshop workflow so I'm really feeling my way around in LrC.
I'm practicing putting key words into a series of about 20 very similar pictures. I started with the first picture and successfully put some key words in. Next I thought that I would do a little practice to see if I could put key words into a few pictures at the same time. So I simply highlighted a row of pictures and put some keywords in and surprise surprise it worked!
However, new key words came to mind and I added these in this second attempt. Next, I thought, that's a good group of key words for these pictures, I'm going to apply them to all 20. I highlighted the lot and typed my revised list in and I then noticed that some asterixes had appeared next to some of my key words and I couldn't tell what the asterixes were indicating or how I could apply my my new list to all pictures.

What do the asterixes mean and how can I apply my new list to all 20 pictures and how can I avoid messing up again?
 
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The asterisks indicate that some of the selected images have that keyword. So... removing the asterisk will apply that keyword to all the selected images.
 
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Keyword Sets each contain nine keywords. There are default Sets (eg. Landscape, Wedding, etc).
You can also design and save your own Sets (eg. Your Family Names)
To apply a keyword from a set- simply click the mouse on one of the KWs shown in the set.
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Also if you hold down the [ALT] key you will see numbers appear next to the KWs representing the 9 numbers on the keyboard, and in the same layout as a keyboard with a numeric key panel- Simply press a numeric key to apply its associated KW.
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Thanks Rob, that's great. So if I create a number of Keyword Sets, how are they listed and how do I access them?

All help very appreciated.
 
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Via the dropdown boxes at the top of each of Rob's screenshots.
 
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Also consider setting up some Metadata presets from the Presets box at the top of the the Metadata panel. Here for example is one I apply whenever I have pictures from a vintage car group, so in one click all these generic keywords are applied, and I can then put my time into adding keywords which are more specific to individual photos - eg the car make or model.

The tricks to keywording are using various keywording tools in combination, and not imagining it's such a big job that you do nothing. Sometimes I'll only have time/energy to whack on a few generic keywords to all the day's pictures. I may or may not go back and add some more specific ones later, and on many occasions I'll spot an older photo and spend a moment adding some other keywords or tweaking those I added before. If you've many thousands unkeyworded, just keyword today's pics of XYZ, go back sometimes and add the same keywords to the photos you shot there a few years ago, and suddenly you can retrieve all the shots of XYZ in a click. A little often soon adds up.

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Thanks to all for the additional replies.

Sorry but I'm being very dense about Keyword Sets. I thought that I would have a go at creating a "family" keyword set. I think what I did was to open the keyword drop down and saw one of the presets. I typed the new name "family" and then changed the existing names in the set to our family names. I then tried to create another one for "our cars" but this seemed to change my previous keyword set.

I was expecting to find an option to "create new keyword set" but couldn't find this.

Can anyone walk me through it, please?
 
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The menu options are all in the Dropdown box menus.
Create a new set from the [Edit Set...]
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Then when you have entered you nine keywords- The Preset dropdown box gives you the option to [Save Current Settings as New Preset] where you are given the option to name it.
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These "Save" and "Update" menus are available in many of Lr-Classic functions, especially Presets.
 
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Thanks for your reply Jan. It's certainly not intuitive! It's only been with the help of people on this forum that I have been able to do it.
Aidan.
 
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