Use tags to categorize any of your photos to create manageable subsets of your collection. F-Spot comes with default tags, but you can change them and add new ones. If, for example, you want to organize your collection of portrait shots of your loved ones, do the following:
Select the mode of F-Spot.
In the left frame of the F-Spot window, right-click the category, then select .
Create a new tag called Friends.
Create a new tag called Family.
The new tags appear as subcategories below the category.
Attach tags to images or groups of selected images.
Right-click an image, select , then select the appropriate tag for this image. To attach a tag to a group of images, click the first one, then press Shift and select the other ones without releasing the Shift key. Right-click for the tag menu and select the matching category.
You can also use the following methods to tag photos:
Drag and drop a photo onto a tag.
Drag and drop a tag onto the photo.
Use the options on the menu and the menu.
Select a photo, then press t to display the Tags entry bar.
The first photo you associate with a tag is used for that tag's icon. To edit a tag's name, parent tag, or icon, right-click the tag, then select .
You can change a tag's parent by dragging and dropping it where you want. You can also edit the name of a tag by selecting it and pressing F2.
After your photos have been tagged, you can browse your collection by tags. Using our earlier example, clicking limits the displayed collection to the photos tagged Family. Searching your collection by tag is also possible through . The result of your search is displayed in the thumbnail overview window.
Removing tags from single images or groups of images works similarly to attaching them. The tag editing functions are also accessible on the menu in the top menu bar.