Today’s Question: You mentioned that the Default view for the Metadata section in Lightroom Classic can be modified to include additional fields. How do you do that?
Tim’s Quick Answer: You can change the metadata fields that are displayed when you choose the Default view option for the Metadata section in Lightroom Classic by clicking the Customize button at the bottom of the Metadata section.
More Detail: To the left of the Metadata heading on the right panel in the Library module in Lightroom Classic is a popup that allows you to choose a view option. The different options on the popup will change which metadata fields will actually appear in the section.
The Default option will cause a relatively small number of metadata fields to appear, compared to some of the other options. For example, I prefer the “EXIF and IPTC” option because it includes a wide variety of metadata fields that I find helpful.
However, the Default view can be customized to include the specific metadata fields you prefer. To get started, choose Default from the popup to the left of the Metadata heading, and then click the Customize button that appears at the bottom of the section. This will bring up the “Customize Metadata Default Panel” popup. There, you can turn on the checkboxes for fields you’d like to have included, and turn off the checkbox for fields you don’t need to see.
You can also click the Arrange button to bring up the “Arrange Metadata Default Panel” dialog, where you can drag the metadata fields into any order you’d like. Click the Save button in the “Arrange Metadata Default Panel” dialog, or click the Done button in the “Customize Metadata Default Panel” dialog, to close the dialog with the settings applied.
After modifying the options for the Default view for the Metadata section, anytime you select Default from the popup your updated configuration will be used.
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