INSTALLING ADOBE LIGHTROOM
5 What happens on the next screen depends on which
web browser you’re using. Your download may begin
automatically or you may get a confirmation request before
it proceeds. We’re using Google Chrome that requires a
confirmation to begin the process. Once you confirm, you should
see the Adobe Creative Cloud App appear. If not, look for it in
your Start menu.
8 After a few moments, Lightroom will start. The first thing
you see is a welcome screen telling you about new features
that have recently been added. Since Creative Cloud software
updates automatically you may see this screen again in the
future when new features are added. To close this screen and
continue, click on the ‘OK, got it!’ button.6 In the Creative Cloud app you can see buttons prompting
you to install the software included in your subscription.
With the Photography Package this includes Photoshop CC,
Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic CC. Once installed, you can
click ‘Open’ on your installed applications to begin using them
for the first time.
9 You’re now ready to begin importing your photos into
Lightroom’s library, a process that we cover in a later tutorial.
Lightroom organises your photos into its own database that you can
search using many different criteria and also edits non-destructively,
so photos shown in the library are just thumbnails. Removing or
altering one doesn’t change its position on your hard drive.7 Once the installation has completed you should see the
Creative Cloud app screen change, offering you buttons
to open your newly installed software. Unless you also want to
install Photoshop CC, go ahead and click on the button; you may
be prompted to complete product registration by entering your
registered email address and password.
10 Once Lightroom is installed, you can launch the program by
going to your Start menu and clicking on Adobe Creative
Cloud to open the launcher app and then clicking on the Open
button. If you use Lightroom regularly you can speed up the
process slightly by pinning the app to your taskbar, so you can
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