FontExpert 2009 Help

Tags view

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The Tags view allows you to assign captions, keywords, ratings, and categories to selected fonts. Then you can search for fonts by tags in the DB Search view.

To assign ratings to selected fonts:

1. Select a font (or several fonts) in the main view.
2. Choose a rating in the Tags view.

To assign keywords to selected fonts:

1. Select a font (or several fonts) in the main view.
2. Type a keyword in the Assigned keywords: edit box and press Enter.

Note: a "keyword" is actually a keyword phrase; it may consist of one or more words.

To assign categories to selected fonts:

1. Select a font (or several fonts) in the main view.
2. Check a box for the desired category in the "Assigned Categories:" list.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE
Use FontExpert to copy or move fonts (and folders with fonts) having assigned tags.

If you copy or move fonts and folders in FontExpert (between the main view, Folders view, and Groups view), then all assigned keywords, categories, captions, and ratings will also be copied with fonts.

But if you copy or move font files in Windows Explorer, then the keywords, categories, captions, and ratings you assigned to fonts will not be copied with font files.

In many cases you can recover tags by linking unlinked folder in the FontExpert database to existing folder to which you moved fonts. For more information see Database Maintenance.
 

See also:
DB Search view, Fonts view.