Where can I get a clear explanation as to how to use tags? I have a MacBook Pro and OS X Mavericks and am finding it impossible to use this feature? Am I alone here?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Thanks Kappy. I will try these but so far everything I have looked at before has done nothing to help me to understand what appears to be rather simple stuff.
Maybe you are over-thinking the concept.
You maybe right. Your first suggestion is one I have not seen before. I will try that one next. Then I'll get a drink.
Thanks.
"Tag" files with whatever keywords suit.
Search for the Tags using Spotlight, Finder, or just select a Tag in the sidebar to show all files that have been Tagged with that particular Tag.
You can also Arrange the Finder window by Tags.
So, you could set up Tags for each project you work on, and Tags for each phase of the projects, and Tags for each Employee.
You are being very helpful and I appreciate it. Also, I get what you have just written. But what I am searching for is more basic and necessary for me to move forward with the suggestions you've made and the explanations and videos I have seen. Thanks again.
The primary difference between the old labels and the new tags is that you can put multiple tags on the same file. So a file can exist in multiple tag lists.
For example, if you were tagging your pictures, you do not need to decide if the picture if "Family" vs "Vacation". It can be both, as well as "Spouse", "Child", "Wild Life", etc... if the picture contained all those elements in the shot.
Or if you tag your ebooks, you can have "Biography", "Read", "Great", or "Fantasy", "Unread", etc...
Then using the Finder, you can open a Smart Folder of just a select tags.
Thank you. I already figured all that out. My knowledge gap is much more basic. I may end up at the Genius bar or some other bar or just ignore tags.
Thanks.
You can add tags when you save a file, or you can add them after the fact with the Tag button in the toolbar.
You don't need to create Tags before using them. You can just type what you want to use and it gets created.
In the below image, you can either select one of the already created tags listed at the bottom, or type a new one in the field at the top. If you type one that already exists, it matches that and sets that tag. You can also add more than one tag in that list.
Thank you. You would think that since I know most of what has been written that I wouln't still be struggling with this.
Maybe the problem we are having is that we do not properly understand you question. We think we are answering, but you say "No". Can you clarify what you want to know?
On a very low level tags are just an attribute added to a file that allows finding files based on the tag or tags.
I originally wanted to find a way to quickly locate files, videos, etc. in Finder. Now it is a pain in the *** since I could never remember every title that I assigned to a file. Enter OS X Mavericks and Tags and it appeared that my problem was solved. Not so fast. I am struggling just to begin the process.
At this point I may just forget about tags. At least for awhile. The strange thing is that this is the first problem that I have encountered with the computer that I couldn't solve myself.
Thanks again but I think I am going to leave this alone for now.
Where can I get a clear explanation of how to use tags?
