TagFlo

Quick Start

• Click on Folders in the menu bar.
• A dialog window will pop-up. Hit the Plus sign in the lower left hand corner and select a folder which has photos in it.
• TagFlo will begin to add your photos. Close the Folder dialog and begin browsing through your photos using the option on the left hand side of the screen.
• Click on photos and more information about them will be display on the right side of the screen. Add Ratings and describe them better using Tags. Double click on photos for a larger view of them.

Find Your Photos…

TagFlo is designed to make it easier to sort through your photos and find the ones you want. There are lots of different ways to find the photo you looking for. One option is to look for photos based upon their properties. When you take a photo with your digital camera it records the settings used for each photograph. For you photogeeks, the camera settings you can search by are:

• ISO – How sensitive the camera sensor is
• Exposure time – How long the shutter was open
• Aperture – How wide the lens was open
• Focal length – How far the lens was zoomed

It also possible to search for photo based upon the date they were taken and the folder they are stored in. Tagging photos with keywords lets you add more information about them. If you photo is of a dog, you can add a “Dog” tag. If you took it on your vacation to California, you can add a “California” or “Vacation” tag. You get the idea.

The screen you see above is the main screen. The panel on the left hand side is the Selection Panel. It lets you search through your photos using the methods discussed above. When you chose one of the different properties on this panel, TagFlo will search through your photos to find ones which match and display them in the grid in the middle.

At the top of the photo grid there is a status bar. It display how the photos are being filtered and how they are being sorted. Change the sort order using the drop down menu.

When you select a photo in the grid the panel on the right hand side of the screen will display information about it. The photo’s metadata is displayed at the top of the panel, with other stuff like the Rating, Tags, and Title are below that. Tag Sets are a collection of tags that get used a lot. They are mapped to function keys, making them very quick to assign. You can choose which Tag Set you would like to bring up using the drop down menu. Click on the Plus Sign next to the drop down menu to create or edit Tag Sets.

Photo Sets are collections of photos. The panel in the bottom part of the screen lets you create collections and add photos. The Photo Set panel can be maximized and minimized using the small arrow at the bottom of the screen. To create a new Photo Set simply type the name for it in the drop down menu and hit enter. A pop-up will appear confirming the new Photo Set, after that select the Photo Set from the drop down. To add photos, simply drag them down to the panel.

Double click on any photo in the main grid to bring up a large view of it. There are small buttons around the edge of the photo that let you view other photos and add the current photo to Photo Sets.