# Editing a Single Image

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Adding a single image makes it easy to work with individual photos in Luminar Neo. It’s also helpful in editing images not in your Luminar Neo **Catalog**. Editing a single image is similar to using previous versions of Luminar as a standalone application.

#### When to add a single image <a href="#h_01hvw6zvfw6sseyd9jkd9ve3ka" id="h_01hvw6zvfw6sseyd9jkd9ve3ka"></a>

When you want to edit a single image or several images but do not **Add** or **Import** them to your **Catalog**, you can add a single image to Luminar Neo. This is great when you want to develop a few photos or when you have a photo you want to quickly process but not keep in your **Catalog** after you’re done editing it.\
When you add a single image, the file remains in its original location on your hard drive and you can access the image in a special collection in your **Catalog** panel called **Single Image Edits**.

1. You can open a single photo for editing in one of four ways:
   * Click the **Add Photos** button at the top of the **Catalog** panel
   * Choose **File > Edit Single Image…**
   * Press <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**+**<kbd>**O**</kbd> (macOS) or <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>**+**<kbd>**O**</kbd> (Windows)
   * Drag an image onto the **Luminar Neo application icon**
2. A **Finder** or **File Explorer** window will appear. Navigate to the image(s) you want to edit.
3. Select the image(s) you want to edit. (You can select multiple images using the modifier keys <kbd>**Shift**</kbd> and <kbd>**Cmd**</kbd>**/**<kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>)
4. Click **Add**. The image(s) you’ve selected will appear in the **Filmstrip**. If you’ve selected multiple images, the first image you selected will be opened in the main window and will be ready to edit.
5. To select another image to edit, scroll through the **Filmstrip** or open the **Catalog** tab.
6. In the main menu, you can save your edited images for use in other applications via **File > Export**.

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Note: The File menu and shortcuts may be grayed out until you open your first image. To add an image, use the Add Photos button in the Catalog panel.
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#### Managing Images in the Single Image Edits Collection <a href="#h_01hvw6zvfwpfmkk81hb6962qer" id="h_01hvw6zvfwpfmkk81hb6962qer"></a>

Images will stay in your **Single Image Edits** collection until you remove them. This collection is built automatically. You can use the **Showing:** and **By:** drop-down menus in the top right corner of the **Single Image Edits** window to reduce the number of images shown or change the order in which they are displayed.

1. To remove an image from the **Single Image Edits collection**, right-click on the image.
2. Then select **Remove from Single Image Edits** in the menu that opens.
3. This will remove the image from your **Catalog** but keep the file safely in its original location. If you decide you want to keep a Single Image Edits photo in your **Catalog**, you can simply drag it to any of the folders in your **Catalog** panel. The original photo will then be moved on your hard drive to the folder you place it in within your Luminar Neo Catalog. Even though the image is now part of your regular **Catalog**, it will still show up under the **Single Image Edits collection** until you remove it from there.

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**Note: Drag and Drop images from Single Edits to Folders**

Currently, dragging Single Image Edits to folders is only supported on macOS.
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**Note: Single Image cleanup**

You must have the Single Image Edits shortcut selected to manage your Single Image Edits collection.
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