User Guide

Chapter 3: Manage mode
Use caution when deleting folders or files in private folders. If you delete folders or files in private folders they are
permanently destroyed. Restore the folders and files if you want to move them from the private folder to a non-secure
location on your computer.
Tagging images
It is easy to take hundreds of photos at an important event like a wedding or a marathon. After you have transferred those photos to
your computer, you will want to review them and select the best photos. Tagging is a fast and easy way to identify your best photos
or to separate them for editing or review.
The tagging check box is at the bottom right corner of the thumbnails. Click the check box to tag or un-tag photos. Photos remain
tagged until you clear the checkmark from the check box.
You can display all your tagged photos with one click. Tagging, like categories and ratings, is a way to set aside, organize, and
group your photos without moving the files into different folders.
It is good practice to apply categories and ratings to tagged photos, then clear the tags from the photos. Categories and
ratings are more effective for organizing and grouping your photos over a long period of time.
To tag a photo in Manage mode or View mode:
Do one of the following:
In Manage mode, select the check box in the bottom right corner of the thumbnail.
In View mode, select the check box in the bottom right corner of the status bar.
In View mode, click View | Properties to display the Properties pane, click the Database tab, then select the Tagged
check box.
To tag a photo when you are comparing images:
1. Do one of the following:
Click the image in the Compare Images Viewer, then click the Tag button in the Image toolbar.
In the Comparison List, select the check box in the bottom right corner of the image thumbnails.
2. Click OK. The Compare Images Viewer closes. You will see a checkmark in the check box of the images that you tagged.
To display a tagged photo:
In Manage mode, click View | Organize to display the Organize pane, then click Tagged.
Tagged photos from all your folders display in the File List pane.
Adding database, and EXIF, and IPTC information to multiple files
You can use the Batch Set Information tool to add to or change the database, EXIF, and IPTC information of multiple files. You can set
the information to apply globally to all the files, or to apply unique information to each separate file, at the same time. You can also
save your settings as a template to use with other images.
You cannot set information for read-only files, such as those on a CD-ROM.
To set database, EXIF, and IPTC information for a group of files:
1. In Manage mode, select one or more files, and then click Tools | Batch | Batch Set Information.
2. In the Batch Set Information dialog box, do one or more of the following:
Select the Database tab to add or change the database information.
Select the EXIF tab to add or change the EXIF information.
Select the IPTC tab to add or change the IPTC information.
Select the Advanced Options tab to adjust the settings for the Batch Set Information tool as explained in the table
below.
3. Click Perform Set Information.
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