# Create and attach keyword tags based on folder names

You can automatically create a keyword tag with the same name as a folder on your hard disk and attach that tag to all the managed files in that folder (managed files are those that you’ve added to your Photoshop Elements catalog). Creating and attaching tags this way is useful when you’ve used descriptive folder names to organize the photos on your hard disk, and you want to quickly tag your managed photos with those same folder names.

1. In the Photo Browser, choose Display > Folder Location.

   The Photo Browser displays managed photos according to which folder they are in, with the folder’s full path listed above the photos it contains.

2. In the folder tree on the left, select the folder containing the photos you want to tag. Thumbnails of the managed photos in that folder appear in the Photo Browser.
3. Click the Instant Keyword Tag button on the right side of the separator bar that lists the folder’s path.

   All of the items in that folder are selected, and the Create And Apply New Keyword Tag dialog box is filled in with the name of that folder.

4. Choose a category or subcategory from the Category menu.
5. (Optional) If you want to change the name, type a new one in the Name box.
6. In the Note box, type any information you want to add about the tag. (For example, you could write that the tag represents photos of your favorite restaurant.)
7. Click OK.

   The tag appears in the Keyword Tags palette under the category or subcategory you selected and is applied to all items in that folder. Notice that the tag uses the first photo in the folder as its icon.

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   In Folder Location view, the Photo Browser shows the folder’s path and the photos in the folder. Click the Instant Tag button to quickly create and apply keyword tags that reflect your photos’ folder organization.
8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 for each folder you want to tag with an instant tag.

Related Information

- Using the Keyword Tags palette
- Change a tag’s icon
- View and manage files by their folder location

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