LightroomSettingupBasics

SettingupyourCatalog

• ChoosewhereyouwanttostoreyourCatalog– Onyourcomputer– Onanexternalharddrive

Afterallofyourfilesandpreviewsareloaded,youarefinallyreadytoenterLightroom.

Lightroomisbrokendowninto“modules”.Eachmodulehasaname:Library,DevelopMap,Book,Slideshow,Print,Web.Theyallhavetheirspecialfunctions.

RightnowweareintheLibrarymodule,thisisusedfororganizingyourphotosandsortingoutyourbestimagesforprint.

Youcanviewyourphotoslargerherebysimplybyselectingthemanddoubleclicking.TogetbacktothisthumbnailviewjustselecttheGridviewatthebottomofthescreen.Youcanincreasethesizeofthethesethumbnailswiththeslidingbaratthebottom.