Organizing Pictures

•Finding Pictures

To find pictures created or transferred on specific dates, or search for pictures by keyword, file name, or file attributes:

1. Select a collection or folder in the collection list and click the next to Search Filter to open the search filter palette.

2. Choose search options. All pictures in the selected collection or folder that match the chosen criteria will appear in the picture list.

Option

Description

Name

Search for pictures by file name. Wild card characters (“*” and “?”) are supported. “?” can be substituted for any single character, “*” for strings of characters. For example, “*1” will find all files with names ending in “1”, while “???1” will find files with four-letter names ending in “1”.

Keyword

Search for pictures with selected keyword.

Date

Search for pictures created or cataloged today, in past week, month, or year, on specified date, or in specified range of dates.

Tag

Select Marked only to restrict search to marked pictures, Unmarked only to restrict search to unmarked pictures.

Protect

Select Locked only to restrict search to protected pictures, Unlocked only to restrict search to unprotected pictures.

Hidden
(Windows only)

Select Hidden only to restrict search to hidden pictures, Shown only to restrict search to pictures that are not hidden.

To display all pictures in the selected collection or folder, click the Reset button in the picture list or the search filter palette (the Reset buttons are only active when search filter options are selected).

If the Search Filter Palette Is Not Displayed
If the search filter palette is not displayed, select Show Palettes from the Window menu or click the at the top of the picture list.