Introduction to Searching and Tagging

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Snagit Editor includes a Library of all your previous captures. This could get overwhelming, but thanks to the powerful search and tagging capabilities of the Library, you can easily find the capture you’re looking for.

Search Pane

The Search Pane is the way to browse or search your Library. The captures displayed in the main Library window are filtered by your search results or the selected options in the Tags, Dates, or Folders tabs.

Search box Use the search box to search file names, keywords, and any metadata that is taken with the capture. Metadata includes the program it was captured from, the web site address, and even the web site title. This is great if you know exactly what you want, or are looking across all your captures.

Tags Browse your Library by a particular tag. Snagit creates tags automatically based on metadata. Recent captures: View captures based on date. View captures from the past month, or view weekly breakdowns. Applications: View captures by the application they were captured from. Web sites: View captures based on the top level domain (e.g. www.techsmith.com). Keywords: View captures based on keywords entered on the Tags tab of the Editor. For more information on keywords, see the Tags Tab. Flags: View captures by the user-assigned flags (assigned from either the Tags tab or the bottom of the search pane).

Dates Browse your captures by year, months, or even specific day.

Folders Browse your file system for image files. This view functions in a similar way to the Windows File Explorer.

 

Flags and Keywords

Flags function as visual markers; add them to a capture to make it stick out in your Tray or in the Library view. Each flag shows as a small badge on top of image thumbnails. Snagit provides names for the various flags, but these are just suggestions. The multicolored flags can symbolize whatever you like; the important thing is that they stick out visually.

Keywords are a bit more specific. They’re all user defined. Think of keywords as a way to add information to your captures that shows up in searches and the Tags panel of the search pane. Try labeling captures with the name of project or the contents of the screen.

The important thing to remember about flags and keywords is that they help you find and view groups of related captures. If you need to organize your captures, think flags and keywords.

You must manage media files with keywords and flags assigned within Editor or you lose the keywords and flags. For example, to move files with keywords and/or flags from one folder to another, you must use the Folder tab within the Search Pane. If you use Windows Explorer or another method to move these files, all keywords and flags are permanently lost.

Additional tutorials:

What You Need to Know About Transparency

Basic Snagit Tips & Tricks

How to Use Hotspots

Sharing Captures from Snagit