Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Tagging Places
You can add two different kinds of place tags to the photos you take. The first kind, the ones
you assign in Places view, include GPS data about the location. The second kind are ones
you create in Media view, but those tags don't include any GPS info. Creating place tags in
Media view is explained on
Media View
; this section focuses on creating them in Places
view.
Tagging Places in Places View
If your camera has a GPS system that automatically records the coordinates where you take
each shot, then using Places view is super easy. When you click the Places tab at the top of
the Organizer window, you see all your GPS-enabled photos already placed on the Google
map for you. However, this
doesn't
create a place tag that you can see in Media view. If you
want to make such a tag, in either Media view or Places view, right-click/Control-click the
photo's thumbnail, and then choose Edit Places from the pop-out menu. Then you can create
a tag by reassigning the photo to the map using the procedure explained in the following
numbered list. Or, if it's not important to you that the tag appear in the Tags panel's Places
category or you don't want to hassle with replacing all your photos on the map, you can just
create a regular tag in Media view.
If your camera
doesn't
use GPS and you haven't added that data to any of your photos, then
you see a blank window the first time you enter Places view. Not to worry, though: You can
manually tag your photos here by dragging them to locations on a Google map. It's pretty
easy to do:
1.
Go to Places view and call up the map
.
Click the Add Places button at the bottom of Places view. The Add Places window
appears, where you see your photos in a strip along the top of the Google map. You
can preselect photos or limit your search by clicking an album or a folder in the Al-
bums or Folders panel (if the panel isn't visible, click the Show button at the bottom
left of your screen) either before or after entering Places view. If you don't, then all
your photos appear here.
2.
Place your photos on the map
.
Figure 2-17
explains how to do this. You can adjust your view of the map by using the
drop-down menu at its upper right if you want a hybrid map/satellite view instead, for
example. You can also search the map by typing the location you want into the search
box above the map's left side.
