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Last updated on
18 October 2024
- Adobe Lightroom User Guide
- Introduction
- In-app learning
- Add, import, and capture photos
- Organize photos
- Edit photos
- Edit photos
- Edit photos in Lightroom for mobile (iOS)
- Edit photos in Lightroom for mobile (Android)
- Quickly edit photos with Quick Action in Lightroom on mobile (Android)
- Quickly edit photos with Quick Action in Lightroom on mobile (iOS)
- Presets in Lightroom
- Presets in Lightroom for mobile (Android)
- Crop, Rotate, & Geometry tool in Lightroom
- Remove tool in Lightroom
- Remove tool in Lightroom for mobile (iOS)
- Remove tool in Lightroom for mobile (Android)
- Edit panel in Lightroom
- Masking in Lightroom
- Lens Blur in Lightroom
- Merge photos to create HDRs, panoramas, and HDR panoramas
- Edit HDR photos
- Edit HDR photos in Lightroom for mobile (iOS)
- Edit HDR photos in Lightroom for mobile (Android
- Easily enhance image quality in Lightroom
- Edit photos in other apps
- Learn about Content Credentials
- Add Content Credentials in Lightroom on mobile (Android)
- Add Content Credentials in Lightroom on mobile (iOS)
- Edit photos
- Edit videos
- Save, share, and export
- Lightroom for mobile, TV and the web
- Get started with Lightroom for mobile (iOS)
- Get started with Lightroom for mobile (Android)
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom on the web
- Set up Lightroom for Apple TV app
- Use keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom for mobile (iOS and Android)
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile and Apple TV | FAQ
- View Lightroom photos and videos on your TV
- How to Add Presets/Sync Presets with mobile
- Migrate photos
- Troubleshooting
Learn more about how to edit images in other apps.
Send a photo from Lightroom to any third-party application for additional editing, and it will automatically return to Lightroom when you're done.
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Right-click on the image and select Edit in from the menu that appears.
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Select Edit in to browse and choose a third-party editing application. Afterward, the Edit in menu will keep track of the last five applications you've used, with the most recent one appearing first.
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The image will open, allowing you to perform further edits.
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Save your changes in the application.
Tip:If Lightroom detects no edits, it will prompt you to make changes before saving the image.
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Open Lightroom, select Finish, and the image will automatically open in Lightroom.
Select Finish to notify Lightroom that the edit is complete in another app.
Select Finish to notify Lightroom that the edit is complete in another app.
Note:
When using third-party applications with Lightroom, some apps may not permit direct saving of an image file after edits. In such cases, you must manually save a copy of the edited file to a new location. Lightroom will not automatically detect the changes made in the third-party app. To link the edited file with Lightroom, select Browse to manually select and import the modified version into Lightroom.
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