File name display

[KevinA]

Aperture user getting use to LR. I know it must be simple, I've tried help and every menu button but no luck yet. So when in "Library" "grid" mode how do I get the file names displayed on the thumbnails?
Cheers.

[Jimbo57]

If you are in grid view, the file name will appear when you hover the mouse over a thumbnail.

If you are using two monitors, then the image selected in grid view on the primary monitor will appear on the second monitor with the file name in the top left corner.

[KevinA]

So is it not possible to display the file names on the thumbs? I have to hover over them one at a time? that can't be right.

[john beardsworth]

There are 3 different views of the thumbnail grid - hit the J key to cycle through them.

In one view, there is no information displayed. In the other two views, the amount of info varies and you can choose which fields are displayed - just right click the text.

[KevinA]

Thanks John, just what I wanted. I must of been looking in the wrong place for that. I've been most of the morning trying to find it, help youtube. It seamed such a dumb question I was reluctant to ask it in public!.

[john beardsworth]

Eventually what's dumb is not asking!