Set labels and color groups



Labeling photos with a certain color is a flexible way to quickly mark a large number of photos. For example, suppose you’ve just imported a large number of photos and are viewing them in the Grid view. As you review each new photo, you can label the ones you want to keep. After this initial pass, you can click the color label filter buttons in the Filmstrip to display and work on photos that you’ve labeled with a particular color. See Filter the photos displayed in the Filmstrip and Grid view and Find photos using the Attribute filters.

 In the Library module, do one of the following:

  • Select one or more photos in the Grid view, or select a single photo in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view. Then, choose Photo > Set Color Label and choose a label from the submenu. If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, the label is applied only to the active photo.

  • (Grid view only) Move the pointer over the Color Label icon at the bottom of the thumbnail cell and then click a color label.

    Note: To show or set color labels in thumbnail cells, select Include Color Label in the Grid View tab of the Library View Options dialog box. (Choose View > View Options.)

  • (Grid, Compare, or Survey view only) Click a color label icon below the photos.

Set color labels in the Library toolbar

 With one or more photos selected the Grid view, or with a single photo selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe or Survey view, click a color label in the toolbar. If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe or Survey view, the label is applied only to the active photo.
Note: To show or set color labels in the Library module toolbar, choose Color Label from the toolbar pop-up menu.

Set color labels using the Painter tool

  1. In the Grid view, select the Painter tool in the toolbar, and then choose Label from the Paint menu in the toolbar.
    Note: If the Painter tool does not appear in the toolbar, choose Painter from the toolbar menu.
  2. Select the color label in the toolbar, and then click or drag across photos to apply the label.
  3. To disable the Painter, click the circular well in the toolbar. When disabled, the Painter icon is visible in the toolbar.

Edit color label sets

You can assign names to color labels in the Edit Color Label Set dialog box. The name is then added to the photo’s metadata when you apply the label.

  1. In the Library module, choose Metadata > Color Label Set > Edit.
  2. In the Edit Color Label Set dialog box, type a name next to a color.
  3. (Optional) Choose Save Current Setting As New Preset from the Preset menu, type a name in the Preset Name text box, and then click Create.
  4. Click Change.

Delete or rename color label sets

  1. In the Library module, choose Metadata > Color Label Set > Edit.
  2. In the Edit Color Label Set dialog box, choose a preset from the Preset menu.
  3. Do any of the following:

    • To delete the preset, choose Delete Preset [name of preset]. Click Delete in the alert dialog that opens.

    • To rename the preset, choose Rename Preset [name of preset]. Type a name in the Preset Name text box, and then click Rename.