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3 Attach tags to images or groups of selected images.
Right-click an image, select Attach Tag, then 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.
You can also use the following methods to tag photos:
• Drag and drop a photo onto a tag.
• Drag and drop a tag onto the photo.
• Use the options on the Tags menu and the Edit menu.
• Select a photo, then press t to display the Tags entry bar.
The first photo you associate with a tag is used for that tag's icon. To edit a tag's name,
parent tag, or icon, right-click the tag, then select Edit Tag.
You can change a tag's parent by dragging and dropping it where you want. You can
also edit the name of a tag by selecting it and pressing F2 .
After your photos have been tagged, you can browse your collection by tags. Using our
earlier example, clicking People > Family limits the displayed collection to the photos
tagged Family. Searching your collection by tag is also possible through Find > Find
Selected Tag. 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 on the Tags menu in the top menu
bar.
15.5 Searching and Finding Photos
As mentioned in
Section 15.4, "Managing Tags"
to find certain images. Another way to find images is to use the Timeline below the
toolbar. By dragging the little frame along this time line, you can limit the images dis-
played in the thumbnail overview to those taken in a selected time frame. F-Spot starts
with a default time line, but you can edit the time span by moving the sliders to the
right and left of the time line.
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