How can I search for a parent keyword in Lightroom without including child keywords?

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In Adobe Lightroom 4, I have a hierarchical keyword setup with a parent keyword and several child keywords beneath it. Some photos are tagged directly with the parent keyword, while others are tagged only with one of the child keywords.

When I search or click the parent keyword, Lightroom also shows photos tagged with the child keywords. I’d like to see only the photos tagged directly with the parent keyword, without having to manually exclude every child keyword.

Is there a way to do that in Lightroom 4?

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Ok, it seems the only way to do this, is using the Filter Bar. In the Keyword column, there is a little box to the right for the view settings, and here I can choose between Hierarchical and Flat. When it is on Flat, then only photos with the selected keyword are shown.

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Yes. In Lightroom 4, use the Filter Bar’s Keyword column and switch the keyword view from Hierarchical to Flat.

In Hierarchical view, selecting a parent keyword includes photos tagged with its child keywords. In Flat view, Lightroom shows only photos tagged directly with the selected keyword.

So if you want to see images tagged with the parent keyword but exclude all child-keyword matches, use the Keyword filter in Flat mode.

How can I search for a parent keyword in Lightroom without including child keywords?

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