Adobe Elements Organizer 9 - Manual (Page 91)

87 USING ELEMENTS 9 ORGANIZER
Finding media files in Elements Organizer
Last updated 9/12/2011
Finding media files by content, type, and metadata
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
• Metadata
• Notes
• Album names
• Album groups
• Camera information
• Camera make
• Camera models
• Folders
• Formats
The text search also supports the operators: “AND,” “OR,” or “NOT” if a space precedes and follows them. The
following table details the search criteria that can be used to run a text-based search:
Search Criteria Description Format Example
Date Displays media elements that match
the specified date. • Date: dd/mm/yyyy
• Date: mm/dd/yyyy
• Date: yyyy
• Date: this year
• Date: last year
• Date: today
• Date: last week
Tag Displays media elements that match
the specified tag. Tag:<tag name> Tag:People
Filename Displays media elements that match
the specified filename. Filename:<filename> Filename:_MG_7409.jpg or
Filename:_MG_7409
Caption Displays media elements that match
the specified caption. Caption:<caption> Caption:Disneyland
Make Displays media elements that match
the specified make of a camera. Make:<make of the camera> Make:Canon