Set Library view options

In the Library module, choose View > View Options.

In the Grid View tab of the Library View Options dialog box, select Show Grid Extras to view information and icons in the photo thumbnail cells. (Show Grid Extras is selected by default.)

Deselecting this option shows photo thumbnails with no additional information in the Grid view.

In the Options area of the dialog box, select any of the following items:

Shows clickable items, such as Rotation buttons and flags, only when the pointer moves over the cell. Deselecting this option means that clickable items are always displayed.

Displays the label colors in the background of each cell.

Displays a description of an item, such as a photo, badge, or pick flag, when you hold the pointer over the item.

In the Cell Icons area of the dialog box, select any of the following items to appear in cells:

Makes Pick or Rejected flags available in the upper-left corner of the thumbnail cell.

Shows the Quick Collection marker in the upper-right corner of the photo thumbnail.

Shows thumbnail badges indicating which photos have keywords, cropping applied, or image adjustments.

When you’ve added metadata or keywords to a photo in Lightroom Classic without saving the metadata to file, the Metadata File Needs To Be Updated icon  appears in the upper-right corner of the cell area. See View unsaved metadata.

In the Compact Cell Extras area, select any of the following to appear in compact cells:

Shows the order number of the photo in the Grid view.

Makes Rotation buttons available.

Shows the top label you choose from the menu.

Shows the bottom label you choose from the menu.

In the Expanded Cell Extras area, select any of the following to appear in expanded cells:

Shows the header area of the thumbnail cell. The header area can display up to four labels that you choose from the menus.

Shows the footer items you select.

Restores the Grid view options to their factory-set defaults.

From the Show Grid Extras menu, choose one of the following to set the size of the thumbnail cells in the Grid view:

Displays the most photo information available in the Grid view, including a header with up to four metadata labels.

Displays smaller cells with less photo information so that more thumbnails are visible in the Grid view.

In the Grid view, choose View > Grid View Style and choose any of the following:

Shows or hides cell extras set in the Library View Options.

Shows or hides keyword tags, cropping, and image adjustment badges.

Shows compact cells in the Grid view.

Shows expanded cells in the Grid view.

Cycles through the different views available in the Grid View Style menu.

In the Library module, choose View > View Options.

In the Loupe View tab of the Library View Options dialog box, select Show Info Overlay to display information with your photos. (Show Info Overlay is selected by default.)

Deselecting this option displays photos with no information overlay in the Loupe view.

In the Loupe Info 1 and Loupe Info 2 areas of the dialog box, use the menus to choose what displays in the two Info Overlays in the Loupe view. You can select up to three items in each overlay, including the filename, metadata, or no data.

Select Show Briefly When Photo Changes to briefly display the Info Overlays only when photos change in the Loupe view.

Under General area of the dialog box, select Show Messages When Loading Or Rendering Photos to display overlays in the Loupe view during a process.

From the Show Info Overlay menu, choose Info 1 or Info 2 to select the currently active Info Overlays in Loupe view.

In the Library module, choose View > Loupe Info and then choose any of the following:

Displays the Info Overlay specified in the Library View Options.

Displays the Info 1 Overlay.

Displays the Info 2 Overlay.

Cycles through the two Info Overlay sets.