How to change the name of a tag
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stebobibo
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How to change the name of a tag
Let's say I applied a tag called "cats" to several jpg files. Now I want to change the name to "housecats". So I go to "Edit Tag List" and make that change there. The problem is that the files that I have already tagged "cats" are still tagged "cats" not "housecats". How do I this? Thank you!
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highend
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Re: How to change the name of a tag
It could be done by renaming but ONLY if all files with the tag "cats" don't contain any additional ones:
01. At first you should get only those files that contain "cats" by searching for this tag (ctrl + f, "Tags" tab, check "Tags:", enter: cats, click "Find Now").
02. Select all found .jpg files.
03. Favorites - Edit Tags...
04. Just replace "cats" with "housecats", click "OK"
Don't forget to save your tag database afterwards
05. File - Settings Special - * Save Tags
Favorites - Reload Tags Database
If these files contain additional tags as well you can do this:
Use 01. + 02. from above
Then use these steps:
Favorites - Add Tags...
Enter: housecats
Check: Add new tags to tag list, click "OK"
Favorites - Remove Tags by List...
Check: cats, click "OK"
Don't forget to save your tag database afterwards
File - Settings Special - * Save Tags
Favorites - Reload Tags Database
As you can see this is not a renaming tags operation but a add + remove one.
01. At first you should get only those files that contain "cats" by searching for this tag (ctrl + f, "Tags" tab, check "Tags:", enter: cats, click "Find Now").
02. Select all found .jpg files.
03. Favorites - Edit Tags...
04. Just replace "cats" with "housecats", click "OK"
Don't forget to save your tag database afterwards
05. File - Settings Special - * Save Tags
Favorites - Reload Tags Database
If these files contain additional tags as well you can do this:
Use 01. + 02. from above
Then use these steps:
Favorites - Add Tags...
Enter: housecats
Check: Add new tags to tag list, click "OK"
Favorites - Remove Tags by List...
Check: cats, click "OK"
Don't forget to save your tag database afterwards
File - Settings Special - * Save Tags
Favorites - Reload Tags Database
As you can see this is not a renaming tags operation but a add + remove one.
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stebobibo
- Posts: 51
- Joined: 26 Sep 2014 21:25
Re: How to change the name of a tag
Ok thanks. I was hoping for a simpler method, but this will do.
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