Adobe Elements Organizer 9 - Manual (Page 96)

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Finding media files in Elements Organizer
Last updated 9/12/2011
Search for a variety of photo details at once using the Find By Details (Metadata) dialog box.
1 In the Media Browser, choose Find > By Details (Metadata).
2 In the Find By Details (Metadata) dialog box, select a metadata type from the first pop-up menu.
3 In the second pop-up menu, select a range for the search, such as Starts With, Is Greater Than, or Contains. This
range tells Elements Organizer how to use the text that you enter in the third pop-up menu. Not all criteria include
a second pop-up menu.
4 In the third pop-up menu, type or choose the metadata name or value that you want to find.
5 To include other metadata values in your search, click the plus (+) sign to the right of the third pop-up menu and
specify new values for the two or three pop-up menus that appear.
6 To remove metadata from your search, click the minus (-) sign to the right of the third pop-up menu for the
metadata you want to remove.
7 Click Search.
8 To modify the search, click Options > Modify Search Criteria in the find bar and make changes as desired; then
click OK.
Find media files by history
Elements Organizer helps you keep track of where you got media files, how you used them, and how you shared or
exported them. You can use this stored history to find photos and media files.
1 In the Media Browser, choose Find > By History. You can search by any of the criteria commands listed in the By
History submenu.
Note: The options Exported On and Printed On are not available on Mac OS.
2 In the Select One Or More Groups You [Imported, E-mailed, etc.] dialog box, select one or more items in the list,
and click OK.
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