Cataloguing
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Annotate by Tags
A user can create and assign multiple tags by separating them by commas. During creation tags can be assigned to the selected files.
Annotate in the Properties Panel
Daminion uses the properties panel to provide you with an easy access to the properties and metadata of your media. You can assign annotations to single or multiple media items.
Annotating in the Properties Panel
- Choose the items you wish to annotate, and do one of the following: In the Properties panel, choose Description tab.
- Type the information in the respective field such as Title, Description, Date Created, Keywords, or Categories
- Click the Save Changes icon
at the bottom of the properties panel to confirm changes or the Undo icon 
to discard changes.
- You can apply annotations to multiple items by following the above steps
- You can also add multiple tag values by separating them by a comma. To specify tag’s hierarchy use the backslash (“\”). For example: “animals\pet\dogs\alder”
Specific Tags
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Rating Media
Tags are the easy way to classify and locate your media files. Multiple tags can be assigned to a
single file without taking up additional space on your hard drive. All the information about a file can be described by a set of tags.
Rating
Ratings in a thumbnail
Assigning a rating
- You can add a rating in the following ways for one or more items:
- Select the ratings by choosing Set Rating from the Item menu in the toolbar or right click for a shortcut menu
- Press Ctr+1 through Ctr+5 for the respective ratings
- Use the drag-and-drop operation to move items onto the Rating section of the Catalog Tags.
Removing a Rating
You can remove the ratings for one or more items in the following ways:
- Select No Ratings by choosing Set Rating from the Item menu in the toolbar or right click for a shortcut menu
- Select an item and press CTR+0 (zero).
Color Labels
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About Color Labels
Color labels enable you to classify and identify your media file in the catalogs. Once you label your items, you can easily sort the catalog using the labels in the Catalog Tags section.
Labels in the Catalog Tags section
A Color Label in a thumbnail
Label options
Daminion allows you to customize the colors and labels from the global preferences. These preferences are applicable to the current open catalog. For example, you can assign “Rejected” label for Red color label and “Approved” for green color label. Moreover, this naming convention will work for each catalog and for newly created ones as well.
On the Edit menu, point to Preferences, and then click Labels and Colors.
- Click the color underLabelthat you want to change.
- Right click for the Shortcut menu and choose Rename to type a new name. You may also press F2 as an alternative.
Labelling your files
Labels can be assigned and removed in any view.
Assigning a Label
- Select one or more items.
- Do one of the following:
- Select a color from the Item menu on the toolbar, or right-click, point to Set Color Label, and then select a color from the list.
- Use the number keys from 1 to 9 for the respective color. For instance 1 = Red
- Use the drag-and-drop operation to move items onto the Label section of the Catalog Tags.
Removing a label
Select one or more items in any view, and do one of the following:
- From the Item menu on the toolbar choose Set Color Label and set None or right-click, point to Set Color Label, and then select None from the list.
- Press (0) number zero
Showing files associated with a label
Do one of the following:
- Choose a color label in the Label section of the CatalogTags
- On the View menu, click Sort by, and then select label
