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View full size graphic The Lightroom 3 import window - A.
- Source panel
- B.
- Toggle
Minimal import
- C.
- Preview area
- D.
- Options
and Destination panels
When you import photos into Lightroom, you work from left to
right the import window. First, on the left, identify what photos
you want to import (the source photos). Then, in the
middle of the window, choose how you want to import them into the
catalog (add, move, or copy them). Finally, on the right, specify where
you want the photos to be stored (the destination folder)
and other options for the imported files.
 When importing photos for the first time, it
helps to think through how you want to organize your photos and
where you plan to store them before you import. This can
help minimize the need to move photos later and possibly lose track
of them in your catalog. In the Library module, do one of the following:
Click the Import button.
From the main menu, choose File > Import Photos.
Drag a folder with photos or individual photos into the Grid
view.
Click Select A Source or From in the upper-left corner of
the import window, or use the Source panel on the left side of the
import window to navigate to the photos you want to import.
Note: You
can import photos from a networked drive. Connected networks appear
in the Source panel. To add a network location, click From or Select
A Source, choose Other Source, and navigate to the networked folder.
On Windows, click the Plus button to the right of the Source panel
name and choose Add Network Volume.
In the top center of the import window, specify how you want
to add the photos to the catalog:
- Copy As DNG
- Copies camera raw files to the folder you choose and converts them
to the Digital Negative (DNG) format.
- Copy
- Copies the photo files to the folder you choose, including
any sidecar files.
- Move
- Moves the photo files to the folder you choose, including
any sidecar files. Files are removed from their current location.
- Add
- Keeps the photo files in their current location.
Note: The
Move and Add options are not available when importing from a camera card.
Select the photos that you want to import from the preview
area in the center of the import window. A check mark in the upper-left
corner of the thumbnail indicates that the photo is selected for
import.
To filter photos in the preview, select one
of the following:
- New Photos
- Excludes suspected duplicates and previously imported photos.
- Destination Folders
- (Available only when copying or moving photos into a catalog)
Groups photos by their destination folder.
- Select All Photos
- Removes all filters.
Click the Loupe View button  in
the toolbar to zoom in to a single photo.
Click Check All or Uncheck All in the toolbar to globally
select or deselect all photos in the folder.
Click the Sort pop-up menu in the toolbar to sort photos
by Capture Time, Checked State, File Name, or Media Type (image
or video file).
Drag the Thumbnails slider to adjust the size of the thumbnails
in the grid.
To select or deselect specific photos in a folder, click
the box in the upper-left corner of the previews. Or, Alt-click
(Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) anywhere on the thumbnail
to select and deselect photos.
If you are importing photos by moving or copying them, specify
where to put them: In the upper-right corner of the window, click
To and choose a location for the photos. Specify further options
in the Destination panel:
The Destination
panel shows a preview of the folder(s) where you are putting the
images. Use the preview to help ensure that you are importing the
photos to your intended location. - Into Subfolder
- Copies or moves the imported photos into a new folder. Type the
name of the new folder in the text field.
- Organize
- Organize the photos in the new subfolder in one of three
ways: preserve the original folder hierarchy of the source folder;
create subfolders by date; or put all photos into one folder.
- Date Format
- Choose a format for the dates.
Specify other options for the imported files using the panels
on the right side of the window. See Specify import options.
Click Import.
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