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8 - Problems
Refer back to this section when something minor goes amiss with Lightroom.
For major problems, go to Troubleshooting.
Missing Panels
Things go missing in Lightroom.
A Single Panel
If a single panel is missing, go to Window > Panels, and click the panel.
Panels on the Sides
If the side panels are missing, press the tab key.
All of the Panels
If all of the panels are missing, left, right, top, and bottom, press Shift + tab.
Panels on One Side
Click the tiny triangle to make the panels reappear.
There are four tiny triangles, one on each side of the screen.
Other Missing Items
No Library Filter
The Library Filter is above the work area.
Press \.
No Tool Bar
The tool bar is below the work area.
Press t.
Everything Disappears Except the Photographs
This is called Lights Off.
Press L, and maybe press it again.
Minimize Buttons Are Gone,
Along with the Task Bar or Dock
This is called Full Screen.
Press f, and maybe press it again.
No Pins
Press h to see the pins.
Five Tools Problems
Change Crop Tool from Portrait to Landscape
(Or Vice Versa)
Press x.
Spot Removal Didn't Work Well
Try the following.
1) Undo (Ctrl + z) and try again.
2) Reposition the brush.
3) Change the size of the brush.
4) Click Clone instead of Heal.
It's best to start with Heal.
5) Click and hold the second white circle, and move it to a new position.
Adjustment Brush Is Misbehaving
Zero the Sliders
Double click Effect to set the sliders back to zero.
Then, slide Exposure to the left to get some "paint" on your brush.
You have to have some paint on your brush to see where you're brushing.
After brushing, reduce the Exposure slider, as needed.
Flow & Density
Flow or Density may be set too low.
Flow
Flow is like paint coming out of a spray can.
When Flow is set to a low value, it's as if the spray can is passing quickly over the wall.
Very little paint is hitting the wall.
If the value is low, editing is being done, but slowly.
You can brush repeatedly over an area to build up the editing effect.
Density
Density is the measure of how well the paint, the editing effect, is covering.
If the setting is low, you may be getting as much coverage that you expect.
Auto Mask
Auto masking helps to confine editing to part of a photograph.
Experiment with the setting on and off.
No Pins
Press h to see the pins.
Other Problems
Can't Create a Virtual Copy
You have to be in the Library module.
Can't Paste the Editing Instruction
To More than One Photograph
You have to be in the Library module.
My Photographs Change as They're Imported
Observant users may notice that the initial preview changes.
The initial preview is the image produced by your camera.
It appears briefly, until Lightroom can produce its own preview.
All I See Are Pixels
Click Fit in the Navigator panel.
Weird Blue or Red Color on Photographs
The blue color is where the photograph is underexposed.
Red areas are where the photograph is overexposed.
Under- and overexposed areas are hard to edit.
To remove the blue color, click the triangle in the upper-left corner of the Histogram panel.
To get rid of the red, click the triangle in the upper-right corner.
Histogram Panel
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