Create a Collection Set in Lightroom Classic CC – Instructions

Create a Collection Set in Lightroom Classic CC: Video

            This video, titled “Creating Collection Sets,” shows you how to create a collection set in Lightroom Classic CC. This video lesson is from our complete Lightroom Classic tutorial, titled “Mastering Lightroom Classic Made Easy v.CC.”

Create a Collection Set in Lightroom Classic CC: Overview

            You can create a collection set in Lightroom Classic CC. A collection set does not contain any photos. Instead, a collection set contains one or more collections in Lightroom Classic CC. Collection sets let you organize and manage your photo catalog. For example, if you have many different collections of wedding photos, you can create a “Weddings” collection set to contain them.

            You can create a collection set in Lightroom Classic CC within the Library module. To create a collection set in Lightroom Classic CC, select “Library| New Collection Set” from the Menu Bar. Alternatively, to create a collection set in Lightroom Classic CC, click the plus-shaped “New Collection” button at the right side of the Collections panel header. Then select “Create Collection Set” from the pop-up menu. After performing either action, the “Create Collection Set” dialog box then appears.

Create a Collection Set in Lightroom Classic CC – Instructions: A picture of a user creating a new collection set in Lightroom Classic CC.

            Type a name for the collection set into the “Name:” field. To nest the collection set within another existing collection set, check the “Inside a Collection Set” checkbox. Then select the parent collection set from the drop-down menu. When finished, click the “Create” button to close the dialog box and create the collection set.

            After creating a collection set, it appears in the Collections panel. Notice that collection sets are marked with filing box icons within the panel. To add collections to the collection set, just drag and drop a collection from its spot in the Collections panel onto the collection set. The collection is then added to the collection set.

Create a Collection Set in Lightroom Classic CC: Instructions

1. To create a collection set in Lightroom Classic CC, display the Library module.
2. Then select “Library| New Collection Set” from the Menu Bar.
3. Alternatively, click the plus-shaped “New Collection” button at the right side of the Collections panel header.
4. Then select “Create Collection Set” from the pop-up menu.
5. After performing either action, the “Create Collection Set” dialog box then appears.
6. Type a name for the collection set into the “Name:” field.
7. To nest the collection set within another existing collection set, check the “Inside a Collection Set” checkbox.
8. Then select the parent collection set from the drop-down menu.
9. When finished, click the “Create” button.
10. To add collections to the new collection set, drag and drop a collection from its spot in the Collections panel onto the collection set.