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Organizing photos
Last updated 11/30/2015
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Metadata basics and actions
Save metadata changes to a file manually
Set Library view options for the Grid view
Find photos in the catalog
Find photos using the Library Filter bar
The Library Filter bar at the top of the Grid view of the Library module offers three modes for filtering photos: Text,
Attribute, and Metadata. You can select and use any one mode, or combine them to perform more complex filtering.
Text Allows you to search any indexed metadata text field, including filename, caption, keywords, and EXIF and IPTC
metadata.
Attribute Filters by flag status, star ratings, color labels, and copies.
Metadata Provides up to eight columns of metadata criteria that you can select to filter photos.
• Click any mode name to show and hide its options. The mode label is white when those options are open. One, two,
or all three filter modes can be open at once.
• Shift-click a second or third label to open multiple modes at once.
• Click None to hide and turn off all filter modes.
Note: When Metadata filter options are open, you can resize the Library Filter bar by moving the pointer over the
lower edge of the bar. When it becomes a double-arrow, drag the edge up or down.
Find photos using the Text filter
The Text filter lets you search through the catalog or selected photos using a text search field. You can search any
indexed field or choose specific fields, and you can specify how the search criteria is matched.
The found photos that are displayed in the Grid view and the Filmstrip depend on whether you searched the entire
catalog, specific folders or collections, or the Quick Collection. The number of photos that match the search criteria
appears in the Filmstrip Source Indicator.
1 In the Library module, select a source in the Catalog, Folders, or Collections panel.
2 In the Library Filter bar, select Text.
3 Choose fields to search from the Any Searchable Field pop-up menu.
Any Searchable Field Includes Searchable Metadata, Caption, File Path, virtual copy name, keywords, custom
metadata, and collection names.
Filename, Copy Name, Title, Captions, Keywords Searches each of these metadata fields, respectively. Copy Name
refers to the name of a virtual copy.
Searchable Metadata Includes Searchable IPTC, Searchable EXIF, and Title.
Searchable EXIF Includes Make, Model, Serial Number, and Software.