keywords with spaces

i'm sure there easy answer i've never found it.  when entering keywords how type name of existing keyword has space in it?

eg  "st finbarre", or "john smith", or "el jem"

 

two situations have problems:  firstly when entering keywords in "enter keywords" panel.  if start type "st finbarre" drop down list of keywords starting "st" - list long fit on screen (i've photographed lot of churches , not saints names fit on screen in drop down box)  when continue type instead of list being reduced characters replaced list of words starting "fin..."  tricky locate keyword want assign.  aware can type whole name , add comma , keyword assigned doesn't when keyword exists multiple times in hierarchy eg under saint, under church name, , in cases place name too.  first entry in hierarchy 1 gets assigned.

 

the second 1 in filter keywords dialog box.  entering john smith gives keywords john , keywords smith. not i'm looking for. (actually john isn't bad why many of portrait clients have children called james or thomas???)   filtering on arabic names start "el" such "el jem" wast of time keyword letters 'e' , 'l' next each other appears.

 

l've tried using quotes lr treats quote character part of word.

 

thoughts, suggestions?

 

ian.

ian,

 

afaik, way avoid problems not use spaces within keywords, else "_" (underscore). unfortunately metadata filters in lr not have ability search exact strings (e.g. in quotes, in google), there problems when searching "firstname lastname" or "st. church", no matter comparison operator chose.

 

beat gossweiler

switzerland

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