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ORGANIZING PHOTOS
To reload a desktop:
1
In the Organize area, choose Input menu > Open Desktop.
2
Select the desktop you want to open. Soap 2 reloads the saved desktop, so you can
resume work.
Sorting and Searching for Photos
Now, there’s finally a way to take control over all your photos. You can sort by file name,
date, size, file type, height, width, and aspect ratio (height to width). Sort by color if you
want to view all those travel photos of sunsets over the ocean. Enter descriptions, like
“family reunion” or “Hawaii trip” and sort by those. Enter one or more keyword for a
photo and sort by those. You can even give each photo a personal rating (a “beauty”
assignment) and sort by that.
When acquiring photos from a digital camera, remember that Soap 2 thumbnails are just copies of
your photos. You must save files as they are acquired for file information to be saved. Don’t rely on
automatically generated file names when acquiring photos from a digital camera. Enter a
group name or rename files before entering file information or you might overwrite
information entered for another photo of the same name.
When sorting photos, if no thumbnails are selected, Soap 2 alphabetically sorts all the
thumbnails on the desktop. If thumbnails are selected, Soap 2 sorts only the selected
photos and then groups them in the middle of the desktop.
Using Keywords
To enter keywords for a photo:
1
Select a photo.
2
Choose Edit menu > Image Info (or move the cursor over a thumbnail, pause until you
see the slide view, then click on the circle in the bottom right corner of the slide).
The File Information dialog is displayed.
3
Click in the Keywords area and enter keywords for that photo.
If you enter more than one keyword, separate them with a comma. Words within
quotes are treated as a single keyword.
4
Click outside the Information dialog to close it.
File information is stored in file. To preserve file
information, it’s a good idea to make a manual backup once in a
while of the .dbi file in your Soap 2 directory.
