Add folders to the watched folders list, Change watch folders settings, Get media files from files and folders – Adobe Elements Organizer 9 User Manual
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USING ELEMENTS 9 ORGANIZER
Import photos and videos
Last updated 9/12/2011
You can choose to have media files that are added to a watch folder automatically added to a catalog. Or, you can opt
to be asked before new media files are added to a catalog. When asked, either click Yes to add the media files to your
catalog, or click No to leave them out. Whether or not media files are brought into the Elements
Organizer, they
remain in their folders unless you delete them.
Add folders to the watched folders list
1 Choose File
> Watch Folders.
2 Click Add, and then browse to the folder.
3 Select the folder, and then click OK. The folder name appears in the Folders To Watch list.
To quickly add watch folders when the Elements
Organizer is in Folder Location view, right-click/control-click a
folder and choose Add To Watched Folders.
Change Watch Folders settings
1 Choose File
> Watch Folders.
2 Choose one of the following options:
•
Notify Me to choose whether files are added to your catalog.
•
Automatically Add Files To Organizer to have the media files added to your catalog as soon as they are detected.
Get media files from files and folders
For a video about this process, see
.
You can bring media files into Elements
Organizer from a hard disk or optical diskette drive in your computer.
Note: After dragging photos from Windows Explorer into the Media Browser, Windows Explorer can become
unresponsive until the media files have been imported. You can toggle to any Photoshop Elements dialog box that opens
during the import by pressing Alt-Tab. You can also click the Elements
Organizer icon in the Windows taskbar.
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Do one of the following:
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Drag the media files from Windows Explorer to Elements
Organizer workspace.
•
Select File
>
Get Photos And Videos>
From Files And Folders.
Note: This method enables you to navigate to the relevant location on your computer and import media files.
•
Select File>
Get Photos And Videos
>
By Searching.
Note: This method enables you to search for media files and import them to the Elements Organizer Workspace.
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Select the Import To Organizer option from the context menu in the Folder Location view of the Media Browser.
Press Ctrl+Alt+3 (Windows), or Alt+Cmd+3 (Mac OS) to switch to the Folder Location view.
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