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Metadata & Photoshop Elements
Basics First
If you're not familiar with metadata, go to
Metadata.
Viewing Metadata with Full Edit
To view the metadata using Full Edit in Photoshop Elements, go
to File > File Info.
6.0 & 7.0
In the left column, click Description, Camera Data 1, Camera
Data 2, and Advanced.
8.0
Click the tabs, or use the menu located in the upper right
corner of the window.
Viewing Metadata in the Organizer
When using the Organizer in Photoshop Elements, view the metadata
in the Properties palette on the right side of your screen.
Click the tiny white triangle to open the Properties palette
if it isn't expanded.
If you don't see the Properties palette, go to Window > Properties
(Alt + Enter).
Enter the Same Metadata Repeatedly
You may want to use the same information for every photograph.
You can create metadata templates.
Create a metadata template by doing the following.
6.0 & 7.0
Create a Metadata Template
1) In Full Edit, go to File > File Info.
2) Enter the information that you want in the metadata template,
and delete any existing unwanted data.
For example, enter your name and copyright information.
Copy and paste the copyright symbol (©).
3) To save the template, click the black triangle at the top
right of the File Info window and select Save Metadata Template.
5) Enter a template name, such as metadata_template.xmp.
6) Click Save.
Apply the Metadata Template
To apply the metadata template, do the following.
1) In Full Edit, go to File > File Info.
2) Click the black triangle at the top right of the File Info
window.
3) Choose your metadata template.
8.0
1) In Full Edit, go to File > File Info.
2) Enter the information that you want in the metadata
template, and delete any existing unwanted data.
For example, enter your name and copyright information.
Copy and paste the copyright symbol (©).
3) Export the metadata using the Export option in the drop-down
menu at the bottom of the window.
5) Change the name of the template file, such as
metadata_template.xmp.
6) Click Save.
Apply the Metadata Template
To apply the metadata template, do the following.
1) In Full Edit, go to File > File Info.
2) Select Import on the drop-down menu at the bottom of the
window.
3) Select one of the three choices and click OK.
4) Select the template file, such as metadata_template.xmp, and click Open.
Printing Metadata
6.0 & 7.0
You can print the metadata using Photoshop Elements.
However, the metadata is not formatted.
1) Go to File > File Info.
2) Click Advanced in the left column.
3) Click Save at the bottom left.
When you open the file, you'll be prompted to select a program
with which to view the file.
Select WordPad if you're using a Windows computer.
You must use another program to print formatted metadata.
Go to Metadata.
8.0
You must use another program to print the metadata.
Go to Metadata.
