Step 1
Rate and flag as you go

Step 1: Rate and flag as you go 
Step 1: Rate and flag as you go Step 2
Do several at once

Step 2: Do several at once 
Step 2: Do several at once Step 3
Make an album

Step 3: Make an album 
Step 3: Make an album Step 4
Add keywords

Step 4: Add keywords 
Step 4: Add keywords Step 5
Show only the best

Step 5: Show only the best 
Step 5: Show only the best
Questions
A rating (one to five stars) says how good a photo is. A flag is a quick decision while you cull: Pick to keep, Reject to drop. Many photographers flag first and rate the picks.
Yes. They are standard XMP metadata: on a Mac, photos in Local folders get them in XMP sidecars that Lightroom and other editors read, and exports can include them.
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