Understanding the import dialog functionality
If you checked the box for Show import dialog when a memory card is detected, then the import module will open automatically. If you didn't tick that box earlier, click on the Import button in the bottom left corner of the Library module's bottom left corner.
Alternatively, you can even drag images from outside of Lightroom and drop them into the Library module to open the import dialog. I find the last option helpful when I want to bring into Lightroom a particular image I just downloaded and I don't feel like browsing folders on my computer from within the import module. Still, I'm getting ahead of myself here.
Figure 2.4 – A miniature version of the import dialog
Default view
If you see the miniature version of the import dialog, like the one illustrated in Figure 2.4, then click on the arrow in the bottom left corner to open it up to the full view. And voila, we are in, and...
