Using Keywords in Photoshop

Keywords are descriptive labels that you attach to files. They help to categorize your images, enabling you to more efficiently and quickly locate your desired files. Here is the lowdown on creating and using keywords.

-->To create a new keyword set, click the folder icon at the bottom of the Keywords palette or choose New Keyword Set from the Keywords palette pop-up menu. Name your set and press Enter (Return on the Mac).

-->To create a new keyword, select your desired keyword set, click the dog-eared page icon at the bottom, or choose New Keyword from the Keywords palette pop-up menu. Type your name and press Enter (Return on the Mac).

-->To rename an existing keyword set or keyword, select it and choose Rename from the Keywords palette pop-up menu. Provide a new name and press Enter (Return on the Mac).

Note that renaming a keyword in the palette doesn’t also rename it if it has already been applied to a file.

-->To delete a keyword set or keyword from the palette, select it and click the trash icon or choose Delete from the Keywords palette pop-up menu. Again, deleting the keyword doesn’t delete it from any files that it has previously been applied to.

-->To apply a keyword, select the file or files and check the box to the left of the keyword in the palette.

-->To remove a keyword from a file, select the file(s) and deselect the keyword in the palette.
-->To apply all the keywords in a set, select the files and select the check box to the left of the keyword set.

-->To search for images labeled with certain keywords, choose Search from the Keywords palette pop-up menu or click the Search button in the menu bar. Choose your desired folder or disk from the location bar or click the Browse button to navigate to your desired location. Select your criteria from the pop-up menu, choose either Contains or Does Not Contain, and enter your text. To add additional criteria fields, click the plus sign. When finished, click the Search button. All images containing your entered keyword appear in the thumbnail pane of the File Browser.

Right-click (Control+click on the Mac) on a keyword in the palette and select Search from the context-sensitive menu. The keyword is automatically entered in the Search field.