Applying a tag to a media file

You tag media by dragging a tag from the tag tree to a media file in the Search Results pane (or by dragging a media file to a tag) when the Add Tag Mode button () is selected.

1.Select media files to tag in the Search Results pane:

•To select a single file, click the file.

—or—

•To select multiple consecutive files, click the first file, hold the Shift key, and then click the last item.

—or—

• To select multiple files that are not consecutive, hold the Ctrl key and click each file.

2.Click the Add Tag Mode button () in the Search pane.

3.Drag a tag from the tag tree to the selected file(s).

Tip: You can also right-click a selection in the Search Results pane and choose Add Tag from the shortcut menu to add a tag to all selected media. The Tag Chooser dialog will be displayed. Select the tag you want to add, and then click the OK button.

When you add a subtag to a media file, the tag’s hierarchical position in the tag tree is applied implicitly.

In this example, adding the “Snare” tag to a media file would mean that a search for “Audio,” “Drum One-Shots,” or “Snare” would find your tagged media. If the user rearranged the tag tree so that the “Snare” tag did not appear below the “Audio” and “Drum One-Shots” tags, searching for “Audio” or “Drum One-Shots” would not find your tagged media.

If you add all three tags to your media file, a search for “Audio,” “Drum One-Shots,” or “Snare” would find your tagged media even if the tag tree had been rearranged, though this behavior is not always desirable.

Removing a tag from a media file

You remove tags from media by dragging a tag from the tag list to a media file in the Search Results pane (or by dragging a media file to a tag) when the Remove Tag Mode button ( ) is selected.

1.Select media files in the Search Results pane:

•To select a single file, click the file.

—or—

•To select multiple consecutive files, click the first file, hold the Shift key, and then click the last item.

—or—

• To select multiple files that are not consecutive, hold the Ctrl key and click each file.

2.Click the Remove Tag Mode button ( ) in the Search pane.

3.Drag a tag from the tag tree to the selected file(s). The tag is removed from the file(s).

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