Organizing and managing digital photos can be a daunting task, especially when they pile up on your computer. But did you know that you can add tags and other metadata to your photos to make them easier to find and sort? In this guide, we will show you how to tag photos on Windows 11.
Before we dive into the steps, it’s important to note that this guide is not about cleaning up your photo mess. Rather, we will focus on how to add or edit metadata to digital photos and tag them in Windows 11. Although we will demonstrate with a Windows 11 device, the instructions can also be followed for Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
To tag a photo, right-click on it and go to properties. Then, go to the Details tab, where you can add comments, change the date, add tags, and edit other metadata details. Click OK to save the settings.
While this method is suitable for tagging a few photos from properties, it can be time-consuming and tedious to tag hundreds of digital photos. Fortunately, Windows Explorer offers a relatively quick and easy way to tag photos. To do this, click on View, hover your mouse cursor over the Show menu, and then choose Details Pan. From here, you can highlight a photo and add tags and edit other details. Click Save to save the changes made by you.
If you want to tag photos more quickly and effectively, you can use third-party photo tagging programs. There are many free and paid options available on the internet, such as iTag, a free photo tagging application that supports tagging video files as well. However, not all video formats are supported, and the built-in media player does not let you forward and reverse. You can launch your default media player by double-clicking on a video file.
In conclusion, adding tags to your photos can significantly reduce the time and effort spent searching for specific photos. While Windows offers built-in options, third-party software can provide more advanced features for tagging photos and videos. We hope this guide has been informative and useful to you. If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave them in the comment box.