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1. Re: Smart Collections
Hal P Anderson Nov 28, 2011 10:55 AM (in response to Heirloom Bob)Bob,
If you can drag an image to it and drop it in, it is not a Smart Collection. That would be an ordinary collection.
A Smart Collection is merely a filter that looks like a collection, where you define the characteristics of the images that will belong to that collection. If you have an image with those characteristics, it will automatically appear in that collection. If you change the image so it doesn't have all the necessary characteristics, it will automatically disappear from the collection. That is the only way to get photos in or out of Smart Collections.
What you need to do is define what "recent work" means and create a Smart Collection that is looking for those characteristics.
Perhaps something like this would work for you:
Hal
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2. Re: Smart Collections
Heirloom Bob Nov 28, 2011 11:11 AM (in response to Hal P Anderson)My Recent Works folder appears in my Library module, Under the Collections and then Smart Collections. I can't see how I would edit the collection.
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3. Re: Smart Collections
Hal P Anderson Nov 28, 2011 11:50 AM (in response to Heirloom Bob)Bob,
It may be under Smart Collections, but that doesn't mean it is one.
Notice the collection "Next Print" (arrow). It is an ordinary collection, as is proven by the icon that lacks the gear on it. It is in a collection set that is named and mostly contains smart collections.
To edit a smart collection, you have to create one first. Click on the "+" sign on the Collections header and choose Creat Smart Collection... from the menu. When you create it, you have a chance to set the characteristics for the images that will be in the collection.
If you need to edit it later, right click on the name of the Smart Collection and choose the appropriate menu item:
Hal
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4. Re: Smart Collections
john beardsworth Nov 28, 2011 12:05 PM (in response to Heirloom Bob)Take a look at my Workflow Smart Collections - perhaps a bit of a leap from where you now are, but it'll give you plenty of ideas.





