Find media files using the search box – Adobe Elements Organizer 12 User Manual
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Advanced Search, choose Find > Using Advanced Search or choose Advanced Search from the dropdown menu on the Search box. For more
information, see Find media items using Advanced Search.
Timeline
Click a month or set a range to find photos and media files chronologically by date, import batch (available in Sort By bar), or folder location
(managed view and tree view). Choose View > Timeline (Ctrl/Command + L) to display the timeline. For more information, see Finding media files
using timeline.
Star rating filter
View only those media files with a star rating greater than, equal to, or less than the number of stars you specify. For more information, see Find
items with star ratings attached.
Search box
Type text to find media files with matching text whether it’s in the filename, metadata, caption, note, date, album name, people, event, or place.
You can also select an image and then choose an option from the Search box drop down menu. Common searches, such as visual similarity,
object, and duplicate photos are available. You can also quickly access any saved searches. For more information, see
Keywords tag panel
Select a keyword tag to see media files with that tag. For more information, see Finding media files by keyword tags.
Find bar
Drag a photo keyword tag, project, or album onto the find bar to refine a search. The find bar does not display by default, but is shown after you
run a search.
Use the commands in View menu to show or hide types of files such as photo, video, audio, project, and PDF files. The View menu also has
options for showing media files that have been marked as “hidden.”
Find media files using the Search box
Various search criteria enable you to search for media files efficiently and easily. You can use the Search box to run a text-based search. Type a
name or word, and Elements Organizer displays media files that match the text across a wide range of criteria. Matches can include the following
items:
Author
Captions
Dates
Filenames
Keyword tags
Notes
Album names
Album groups
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