Without Keywords Smart Collection Issue

Hello,
I'm reviewing all the photos under the 'Without Keywords' smart collection.
I want to apply multiple keywords to a photo but after I apply the first keyword, the photo disappears since it no longer is 'Without Keywords'.
Any way to deal with this?
Thanks.

A couple of ways:
- Add all the photos to a collection or the Quick Collection.
- Assign the keyword "No Keywords" to all the photos, then filter on that keyword.

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