# Import tags attached to photos

When you receive photos that contain tags or keyword metadata, you can import them with the photo. You can decide whether to keep the attached tag, rename the tag, or map it to one of your own tags. If you import a new tag, it appears in your Keyword Tags palette, and you can use it to tag other photos.

An imported tag appears in the Keyword Tags palette

1. In the Organizer, select File > Get Photos And Videos, and select any method for getting photos and videos.
   Note: If the photos include tags or keyword metadata, the Import Attached Tags dialog box appears.
2. Do one of the following:

   - Select the tags you want to import. The tags you select are added to the Keyword Tags palette when the photos are imported. If a tag has an asterisk (*), you already have a tag of the same name in your catalog, and that existing tag is attached to the photos.

   - Click Advanced for additional options.

3. If you selected Advanced, do any of the following, and click OK:

   - Select the tags you want to import by clicking the boxes next to the tag names. When you select a tag, the options to the right of the tag become active.

   - To rename a tag you are importing, click the button to the right of the tag under Import As New Tag Named, and type a name in the text box. Photoshop Elements adds a tag with the new name to your catalog and attaches the tag to the imported photos.

   - To map an imported tag to an existing tag in your catalog, click the button in the right-hand column under Use An Existing Tag and choose a tag from the pop‑up menu. The tag name you choose gets attached to the imported photos instead of the original tag name.

   - Click Reset To Basic to clear your changes and return to the Import Attached Tags dialog box.

   - Note: If the photos you are importing have a large number of tags attached, a dialog box appears. You can choose to import all of the tags or none of them. If you prefer to select individual tags to import, close the dialog box and undo the import by choosing Edit > Undo Import Items, or select the entire import batch and delete it from the catalog. Then, reimport the photos in smaller batches.

Related Information

- About keyword tags

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