Import from Lightroom

How can I import tags, keywords, ratings and color labels from Lightroom.
I use ver 4, if it dont work in that version, does it work in newer versions.

For Keywords it just does it when you import the image into Elements.
LR images that have keywords that already exist in Elements will go under those Tags. LR images with new keywords that don't have coreseponding Elements Tags, appear under Imported Tags.
Ratings don't get imported and Colour Labels do not have a corresponding item in Elements
Colin

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