任何长时间拍摄数码照片的人都会在其硬盘驱动器上存储数百甚至数千张照片。而且照片越多，就越难找到任何特定的照片——除非您以某种易于搜索的方式识别它们。我们已经了解了如何使用Windows 照片库(Windows Photo Gallery)标记照片，这是查找所需照片的一种方法。在这里，我将解释如何使用标志和评级，它们的工作方式略有不同。
如何在Windows 照片库(Windows Photo Gallery)中为您的照片添加标志(Flags)
Windows 照片库(Windows Photo Gallery)不允许您在标记的同时添加任何特定信息，那么为什么要标记照片呢？这只是一种简单的方式来记下您想了解的有关这些照片的某些内容。您可能有想要标记或稍后编辑的照片，或者您想要添加到您的在线相册之一，或者您想要发送给某人的照片 - 您明白了。您必须查看照片来决定要标记哪个，但之后添加标记再简单不过了。
出于本教程的目的，我将使用我在之前的教程中展示过的美国总统图片库，但是当你标记事物时，你不限于任何一个图像集合。您可以根据需要处理任意多组不同的图像。
当您查看Windows 照片库中的功能区时，您可以在“(Windows Photo Gallery)主页”(Home)选项卡的“组织(Organize)”组中看到“标志(Flag)”命令。
选择要标记的一张或多张照片，然后单击标记。(photo or photos)您会看到所选照片的右上角(right-hand corner)出现一个红旗。
继续(Continue)标记照片，直到(photos till)您选择了所有要处理的照片。现在，这样做有什么意义？查看Flag(Flag)命令的右侧，您会看到功能区中标有Quick Find的区域。可用的选项之一是Flagged。
有一个与该选项相关的下拉菜单。您可以选择已标记的图像或未标记的图像。
在这里，我点击了Flagged，搜索详细信息显示为Flagged，并且所有未标记的图像都从视图中消失了。
现在我可以用那组照片做任何我喜欢的事情。这是一种非常简单的整理方法。处理完标记的照片后，您可以通过选择所有要取消标记的照片并再次单击标记来轻松删除标记(Flag)。或者您可以单击任何单张照片，其标志将消失。
如何在Windows 照片库中评价您的(Windows Photo Gallery)照片(Photos)
在任何一组照片中，肯定会有一些你比其他人更喜欢的。您可以像标记照片一样轻松地为照片分配星级。在功能区的Flag(Flag)命令上方，您会看到Rate。它们位于“组织(Organize)”部分的“主页”(Home)选项卡中。
如果您还没有选择任何照片，单击它不会执行任何操作。选择一个或多个图像后，单击“评分(Rate)”会为您提供一个满是星标的下拉菜单。
您可以同时评价一张(rate one)或多张照片。选择你想要的，然后点击相应的星星等级。这会为所选照片分配评级，但您不会在照片库(Photo Gallery)屏幕上看到该评级。我给乔治华盛顿(George Washington)五星级的评价。🙂
那么，评分有什么用呢？再次，转到快速查找(Quick Find)区域，然后单击评级(Rated)。您将获得相同的星星下拉菜单。将鼠标悬停(Hover)在每个级别上，看看会发生什么。
顶层，五颗星，只显示五颗星的照片。将鼠标悬停(Hover)在任何其他星星上，您将看到评级为该级别及以上(level and above)的所有照片。
将鼠标悬停(Hover)在最低级别上，您将看到未分级的照片。
因此，一旦您指定了评级，您就可以立即找到所有好的或坏的照片。
结论
标记和评级照片在开始时需要做一些工作。但它使完成后的快速搜索变得容易得多。这两者可以很容易地一起使用——您可以标记所有要给予特定评级的照片，然后一键应用评级。这是一次查找和处理一堆照片的简单方法。
How to Rate and Flag Images in Windows Photo Gallery
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How to Add Flags to Your Photos in Windows Photo Gallery
Windows Photo Gallery doesn't let you add any particular information along with a flag, so why would you want to flag photos? It's just a simple way of making a note that there's something about those photos you'll want to know about. You might have photos you want to tag or edit later, or that you want to add to one of your online photo albums, or that you want to send to someone—you get the idea. You'll have to look through the photos to decide which to flag, but after that adding flags couldn't be easier.
For the purpose of the tutorial, I'll use the gallery of pictures of American presidents I've shown in previous tutorials, but you are not limited to any one collection of images when you flag things. You can work your way through as many different sets of images as you like.
When you look at the ribbon in Windows Photo Gallery, you can see the Flag command in the Organize group of the Home tab.
Select the photo or photos you want to flag, and then click the flag. You'll see a red flag appear in the upper right-hand corner of the selected photos.
Continue flagging the photos till you've selected all the ones you wish to deal with. Now, what's the point of doing this? Take a look to the right of the Flag command and you'll see an area of the ribbon that's labeled Quick Find. One of the available choices is Flagged.
There is a drop-down menu associated with that choice. You can choose either the images that have been flagged, or the images that haven't.
Here, I've clicked on Flagged, the search detail indicates Flagged, and all the un-flagged images have disappeared from view.
And now I can do whatever I like with that group of photos. It's a very simple way of sorting things out. When you're finished dealing with the flagged photos, you can remove the flags easily by selecting all the photos you want to un-flag and clicking the Flag again. Or you can click on any individual photo and its flag will go away.
How to Rate Your Photos in Windows Photo Gallery
In any collection of photos, there are bound to be some you like more than others. You can assign star ratings to your photos just as easily as you can flag them. Just above the Flag command on the ribbon, you'll see Rate. They are found in the Organize section, in the Home tab.
If you haven't selected any photos, clicking on this does nothing. Once you've selected one or more images, clicking Rate gives you a drop-down full of stars.
You can rate one or more photos at the same time. Select what you want, and then click on the appropriate level of stars. This assigns a rating to the selected photos, but you won't see that on the Photo Gallery screen. I have given George Washington a five-star rating. 🙂
So, what's the use of ratings? Once again, go to the Quick Find area, and click Rated. You'll get the same drop-down menu of stars. Hover over each level and see what happens.
The top level, five stars, shows you only five-star photos. Hover over any of the other stars and you'll see all photos rated at that level and above.
Hover over the lowest level and you'll see the unrated photos.
So, once you've assigned ratings, you can then find all the good or bad photos in no time.
Conclusion
Flagging and rating photos takes a bit of work in the beginning. But it makes a quick search a lot easier after it's done. The two can be used together quite easily—you can flag all the photos you want to give a particular rating and then apply the rating with one click. It's an easy way to find and deal with a bunch of photos all at once.
