User Manual

Using Keywords
While most metadata in the Metadata Editor is edited via text fields, checkboxes, or multiple
button selections (such as Flags and Clip Color), the Keyword field is unique in that it uses a
graphical “tag” based method of data entry. The purpose of this is to facilitate consistency with
keyword spelling by making it easy to reference both a built-in list of standardized keywords, as
well as other keywords that you’ve already entered to other clips.
Once added, keywords are incredibly useful for facilitating searching and sorting in the Media
Pool, for creating Smart Bins in the Media and Edit pages, and for use in Smart Filters on the
Color page. Reaping these benefits by adding and editing keywords is simple and works
similarly to the method of entering metadata variables that’s described above.
To add a keyword:
1 Select one or more clips, then click in the Keyword field of the Metadata Editor, and
begin typing the keyword you want to use. As you begin typing, a scrolling list appears
showing all keywords that are available using the string of characters you’ve just typed.
2 To find a specific keyword in the list, start typing that keyword’s name and this list
automatically filters itself to show only keywords that contain the characters you’ve just
typed. Choose which keyword you want to use in the list using the Up and Down Arrow
keys, and press Return to choose that keyword to add.
3 If you selected multiple clips, don’t forget to click Save or you’ll lose your changes. If
you only selected a single clip, your changes will be saved automatically.
The keyword list that appears when you type within the Keyword field
As soon as you add one or more keywords, they appear as a graphical tag. To re-edit any
keyword, simply click anywhere within the Keyword field to edit it.
To edit a keyword:
Double-click any keyword to make it editable, then edit it as you would any other piece
of text, and press Return to make it a graphical keyword tag again.
To remove a keyword:
Click any keyword to select it, and press Delete.
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