Using Lightroom Color Label Sets
I would guess that most people do not use Color Labels.
They can be useful, as Lightroom allows you to edit and prepare custom color label sets. Color Labels allow you to add an extra level on information say for flagging images to be printed, deleted or archived.
Make sure that the Color Labels
are turned on for your thumbnails by checking Show
Rating Footer check box in the View / View Options
menu.
Once selected you will see the
square Color Label icon underneath the thumbnail. Note, you
may have to cycle through the thumbnail modes using the
J key to see them. Now click on the square icon. A
pop up list appears which will allow you to quickly assign
a color flag. You can assign a color flag in a number of
different ways. Probalby the quickest way is to use the
numerical keys, 6 through 9, though for some reason, only
the first four color lables have shortcut keys!
If you want to assign your own
color labels you can do so using the menu item Metadata
/ Color Label Set / Edit. This brings up a dialog box
which will allow you to define you own set of five labels.
The defaut alternative ones are also worth playng with.
Hope this helps.
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