Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 On Demand
Excerpt from Chapter 3: Importing Photos into the Organizer
by Steve Johnson, Perspection Inc.

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Specifying Watched Folders

A watched folder is a folder location on your computer that Organizer automatically checks for photos to add to the Organizer workspace. By default, the My Pictures (XP) and the Pictures (Vista) folder is always watched. If you have photos and other media files in other locations, you can add them to the watched folder list. If you no longer want to watch a folder, you can quickly remove it from the list. In addition, you can also set options to watch all sub-folders within a watched folder, and to specify how you want to add new files found in the watch folders, either by notification or automatic.

Add Folders to the Watched Folders List

1. In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then click Watch Folders.

2. Click Add.



Figure 3.1

3. Navigate to and select the folder you want to add to the watched folders list.

4. Click OK.



Figure 3.2

The folder name appears in the Folders To Watch list.

5. Click OK.

Remove Folders to the Watched Folders List

1. In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then click Watch Folders.

2. Select the watch folder you want to remove.

3. Click Remove.

The folder is removed from the list.

4. Click OK.



Figure 3.3

Change Watch Folders Settings

1. In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then click Watch Folders.

2. Select the Watch Folders and their Sub-Folders for New Files check box to watch all sub-folders in the specified watch folders.

3. Select the Notify Me or Automatically Add Files to Organizer option to specify how you want to add new files found in the watch folders.

4. Click OK.



Figure 3.4

Importing Tags Attached to Photos

A keyword tag, also known as a tag, is an information label that is attached to photos to make them easier to locate. Some tags are automatically attached to a file when you create it, such as name and size, while custom tags are manually attached by the user. You can create your own custom tags with information important to you and attach multiple tags to the same photo for improved organization. When you import photos that already contain tags, you can specify whether you want to retain, rename, delete or remap them. When you import a new tag from an imported photo, it appears in the Keyword Tags palette, where you can use them with other photos.

Import Tags Attached to Photos

1. In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then point to Get Photos and Videos.

2. Click any of the commands on the submenu to get files.

3. Select the options you want, and then click the button to start the import process, such as Get Photos.

If an imported photo included one or more tags, the Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box appears.



Figure 3.5

4. Select the tags you want to import. If a tag has an asterisk (*), a tag with the same name already exists in the Tags palette.

The tags not selected are removed from the photo during the import process.

5. Click OK.



Figure 3.6

Import Tags Attached to Photos Using Advanced Options

1. In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then point to Get Photos and Videos.

2. Click any of the commands on the submenu to get files.

3. Select the options you want, and then click the button to start the import process, such as Get Photos.

If an imported photo included one or more tags, the Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box appears.

4. Click Advanced.



Figure 3.7

5. Select the check box next to the tag names you want to import.

The tags not selected are removed from the photo during the import process.

6. To rename a tag, click the button under Import as New Keyword Tag Named, type a name, and then press Enter.

7. To map a tag to an existing tag, click the button under Use an Existing Keyword Tag, and then select a tag.

8. To clear your changes and return to the Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box, click Reset to Basic.

9. Click OK.



Figure 3.8





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