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Searaching with more than one keyword

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fin6107

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I'm using LR 4.3 and I'm wondering if it's possible to choose more than one keyword at a time to narrow down a search. For example, if I'd like to see all the pictures of birds taken in 2013, can I do this if I have two separate keywords of "2013" and "bird"?

Thanks,
Nancy
 
You can do this easiest with a Smart Collection
Match {all}
{keywords}{contains}{bird}
{keywords}{contains}{2013}

You can also use the metadata function in the Filter bar by making two columns be filters on keywords. In the first keyword column, select all of the images with the keyword "2013". In the second keyword column, select all of the images with the keyword "bird". In the example below I have selected the keyword "Shetlands" and the keyword "Atlantic Puffin". I do not need a Year keyword since the capture date is always present in the metadata.
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Thank you, Cletus. I like the Filter bar solution. It also worked using the Text option instead of Metadata and separating the keywords by a comma. Then I started playing around with the keyword list and figured out how to nest keywords to make my list shorter, so your answer led to a larger learning experience!

Nancy
 
In the text option you can also separate with a space only and if you start a keyword with a "!" (e.g. "!bird") than this keyword is excluded (e.g. {contains words} "Susan Frank !Charles" selects all fotos with Susan+Frank but NOT with Susan+Frank+Charles).
Franz
 
Thanks for the useful information. There is a lot more to keywords than I realized. I'm going to look for more information to make mine even more effective.
Nancy
 
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