Tags view?

08. January 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Uncategorized · Tags: ,

In the version of Windows Live Photo Gallery I have on a Windows 7 machine, the program shows Date Taken, People Tags and Descriptive Tags on the left side under the included folders.  To filter by tag, all I had to do was select the tag from that list on the left.  In the version on my Windows 8 box, those are gone.  In order to filter by tag, I have to select the Find tab tab, then select Tags, then scroll down through the tags until I find the one I want.  Is there any way to get that list of tags on the left side like in the previous version?

 

Second, why are the people tags separate from the descriptive tags?  There are programs that will recognize the descriptive tags, but not the people tags.  Is there any way to convert the people tags to descriptive tags so they work the same way?

Why Aren’t Descriptive Tags Being Displayed for All Photos?

01. December 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Uncategorized · Tags: , ,
I have used several versions of Adobe Photoshop Element's Organizers (5 & 8 in Windows XP, and 11 in Windows 8) to tag photos. For various reasons, I am now looking for a different image organizer software, which led me to consider Windows Photo Gallery (WPG), installed in Windows 8 on my Inspiron 660 PC..

When using WPG, the descriptive tags that I created with APSE display in the Tag & Caption Pane for some but not all of the photos (~1/3 don't). I have tried to isolate the cause(s) for this, such as differences in the file name, size, etc.. But, I cannot identify why this is happening. I also reviewed a large number of Q&A's in Windows Essential with no success. The number of photos lacking descriptive tags is large ~ 3000, so reentering the tags is not an option.

Therefore, I am hopeful you have a solution to my problem. Thanks.