How to Organize Digital Images With XnView
Get the software., Start up the program. , Navigate to your pictures., Look over your folders., Pick a folder and start moving., Select images., Create new folders if you need to.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Get the software.
If you don't already have it, download it at XnView.Com. -
Step 2: Start up the program.
, This could be in a place selected by you, and/or in My Documents >> My Pictures (for Windows users). , While you may have the correct folder names that you need, they might not have all of the right pictures in them.
Check them out first and make sure they contain the correct photos. , Choose a folder to start with and start moving pictures where they need to be.
XnView is great for this because you can stay in your working folder in the top right window and you can scroll to the correct destination without losing it. , You can highlight and select a block of pictures or you can skip around selecting them.
To do this, hold down CTRL and click on each picture.
Once selected, move them where they need to be.
To hold down an irregular block (not a square or rectangle), click on the first file, hold down SHIFT and click on the last file. , -
Step 3: Navigate to your pictures.
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Step 4: Look over your folders.
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Step 5: Pick a folder and start moving.
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Step 6: Select images.
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Step 7: Create new folders if you need to.
Detailed Guide
If you don't already have it, download it at XnView.Com.
, This could be in a place selected by you, and/or in My Documents >> My Pictures (for Windows users). , While you may have the correct folder names that you need, they might not have all of the right pictures in them.
Check them out first and make sure they contain the correct photos. , Choose a folder to start with and start moving pictures where they need to be.
XnView is great for this because you can stay in your working folder in the top right window and you can scroll to the correct destination without losing it. , You can highlight and select a block of pictures or you can skip around selecting them.
To do this, hold down CTRL and click on each picture.
Once selected, move them where they need to be.
To hold down an irregular block (not a square or rectangle), click on the first file, hold down SHIFT and click on the last file. ,
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