Assigning categories and ratings

You can assign files to a rating, or one or more categories, without moving the file or making an extra copy.

To assign files to a category or rating:

  1. In Manage mode, select the files you want to categorize, and then do one of the following:
    • Select the files you want to categorize or rate, and then click the check box or radio button next to the category or rating.
    • Drag the selected files to a category or rating in the Organize pane.
    • Drag the category or rating to the selected files.
    • Right-click, and then click Set Categories and click the category in the fly out, or click Set Rating and click the rating.
  2. In View mode, do one of the following:
    • Click Edit | Set Categories and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
    • Right-click the file, click Set Categories, and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
    • Click Edit | Set Rating and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
    • Right-click the file, click Set Rating, and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
    • On the status bar, click the rating icon, and then click a new rating. This icon only appears once a rating is set.
  3. If you are comparing images and want to categorize them, do one of the following:
    • Right-click one of the files, click Set Categories, and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
    • Right-click one of the files, click Set Rating, and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.

To assign files to categories or ratings on the Properties pane:

  1. If the Properties pane is not visible in Manage mode, open it by clicking View | Properties.
  2. On the Properties pane, select the Database tab to bring it to the front of the tabs.
  3. In the File List pane, select the files you want to assign a category or rating.
  4. Under Categories at the bottom of the pane, select the check box of any category you want to assign to the selected files.
  5. Click the rating you want these files to have.

Removing files from categories or ratings

You can remove a file from a category or rating without moving or deleting the original file, or affecting any other files assigned to that classification.

To remove files from a category or rating:

  1. In the File List pane, select the files you want to remove.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click a selected file, and then click Set Rating | Clear Rating.
    • Right-click a selected file, click Set Categories, and then click the name of the category from which you want to remove the file, or to remove all categories, click Uncategorize All Selected Items.
    • Clear a check box for a category or a radio button for a rating in the Organize pane.
    • Right-click a category or rating in the Organize pane, and then click Remove Items.

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Assigning categories and ratings