Star Rate and Color Tag Images
Rating / Smart album / Filters / Metadata
Use stars ratings and color tags to help organize images.
Ratings and tags can be altered throughout the editing process. There are several ways to apply ratings and tags to help filter your image collection and make searching for files quick and easy. You can combine a star rating with a color tag or use one exclusively.
Add star ratings and color tags in the viewer
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Color tags and star ratings can be selected in the bottom right corner of the
Viewer.
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Click on the box icon to select a desired color tag.
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Press on a dot to star rate an image from 1 to 5.
Tip: Press 0 (zero) on your keyboard to remove a star rating.
Add star ratings and color tags from the browser
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Select a thumbnail in the
Browser. (The thumbnails should be displayed in either the
grid or
filmstrip view).
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Go to the ratings bar at the bottom of the thumbnail and click on the box icon to select a desired color tag or a dot to star rate an image from 1 to 5.
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Alternatively, select the
list view. Go to the Rating and Color columns to select a desired tag or star number.
Tip: Press 0 (zero) on your keyboard to remove a star rating.
Add star ratings and color tags in the filters tool
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Drag and drop the thumbnail(s) on to the desired star rating or color tag in the
Filters tool.
Tip: Press 0 (zero) on your keyboard to remove a star rating.
Sort images using star ratings or color tags
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Go to
Sort field at the top of the
Browser and select
Rating or
Color Tag from the drop down menu.
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Alternatively, go to the
Filters tool (in the Library tool) and click on the desired number in color tag and rating tabs.
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All images that match the selected rating or tag criteria will be displayed in the Browser.
Add star ratings from your keyboard
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Press numbers 1 to 5 on your keyboard to select a desired star rating.
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Press 0 (zero) on your keyboard to remove a star rating.
Learn more
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Star Ratings and Color Tags are embedded into the metadata of an image. Go to the
Metadata Tool Tab to view and alter a rating or tag.
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Right click on a thumbnail or on the image in the Viewer and select a desired rating or tag from the menu.
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Thumbnails (in Grid and Filmstrip View) have three display and edit options. Go to View > Browser Labels and select one of the three options:
Off - Star ratings and color tags disappear from view and are not editable from the thumbnail.
Edit mode – Star ratings and color tags can be viewed and editable from the thumbnail.
Status mode – Star ratings and color tags can be viewed but not edited from the thumbnail.