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Other Places to Apply Presets

Of course, the most obvious place to apply a preset is from the Presets panel, but there are other places where you can apply them from that can save you time and make your preset life easier.

Apply Presets During Import:

If you’re planning to apply a particular preset (either a built-in one or one you created) to a bunch of images that you’re importing, you can actually have that preset applied to them as they’re imported into Lightroom. You do this right within the Import window. Just go to the Apply During Import panel, where you’ll choose which preset you want to apply from the Develop Settings pop-up menu (as shown here).

Apply Presets in Quick Develop:

Another place you can apply these Develop presets is from right within the Library module in the Quick Develop panel. At the top of the panel, you’ll see the Saved Preset pop-up menu. Click-and-hold on it and a menu of presets appears (seen here) that you can you apply to your selected photo(s).

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