When you import photos into Corel PaintShop Pro by navigating to them from the Navigation palette, they are cataloged automatically. Cataloged images can be searched for quickly (real-time filtering) and easily from the Search box. You can do a simple text-based search, use more advanced search options, or use a calendar to search for images associated with a particular date or date range.
When you perform an advanced search, you can save the search rules and results as a Smart Collection.
To search for images quickly
Manage tab
• In the Navigation palette, type a search term in the Search box.
The search results appear in the Organizer palette.
Note: Search terms may be filenames (including extensions), names of folders in which images reside (including letters designating drives), tags, caption text, or image metadata (EXIF or IPTC data).
1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.
2 Double-click Smart Collections to open the list, and click Add Smart Collection.
The Smart Collection dialog box appears.
3 In the Find photos that match drop-list, select one of the following options:
• All — searches for images that match all of the specified rules
• Any — searches for images that match any of the specified rules
4 From the first drop-list on the left, select a search option.
5 From the next drop-list, select an option to refine the search further.
The options that appear in the drop-list depend on the search option that you chose in the previous drop-list.
6 In the text field, type or choose a search term.
Note: The search term you type must correspond to the search option that you choose in the first drop-list of the search rule. For example, if you choose Image date, modify the month, date, and year displayed, or press the down arrow button and click a date on the calendar that appears. If you choose Rating, click the number of stars matching the rating assigned to the image.
7 Click Preview.
The search results appear in the Organizer palette.
You can also
Add an additional search rule
Click the Add Rule button in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.
Remove the last search rule
Click the Remove Rule button .
Save the search as a Smart Collection
Click Save in the Smart Collection dialog box. In the Save as Smart Collection dialog box, type a name, and click Save. The collection appears in the Smart Collections list.
