| 17.3. Managing Tags | ||
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| 17.3. Managing Tags | ||
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Use tags to categorize any of your images to create manageable subsets of your collection. If, for example, you want some sort of order in your collection of portrait shots of your loved ones, proceed as follows:
Select the mode of f-spot.
In the left frame of the f-spot window, select the category, right-click it, then choose . The new tags then appear as subcategories below the category:
Create a new tag called Friends.
Create a new tag called Family.
Now attach tags to images or groups of selected images. Right-click an image, choose , and select the appropriate tag for this image. To attach a tag to a group of images, click the first one then press Shift and select the other ones without releasing the Shift key. Right-click for the tag menu and select the matching category.
After the images have been categorized, you can browse your collection
by tag. Just check + and the displayed collection is limited to the images
tagged Family. Search your collection by tag
with +. The result of your search is displayed in the thumbnail
overview window.
Removing tags from single images or groups of images works similarly to attaching them. The tag editing functions are also accessible in in the top menu bar.
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| 17.2. Getting Information |  | 17.4. Search and Find |