- Introduction
- Specifying Watched Folders
- Importing Tags Attached to Photos
- Getting Photos from Files and Folders
- Getting Photos by Searching
- Getting Photos from a CD or DVD
- Getting Photos from a Camera or Card Reader
- Getting Photos from a Scanner
- Getting Photos from a Mobile Phone
- Getting Photos from a Video in the Editor
- Adding Photos to the Organizer from the Editor
- Creating and Opening a Catalog
- Managing Catalogs
- Moving Files in a Catalog
- Deleting Files from a Catalog
- Backing Up a Catalog
- Restoring a Catalog Backup
Specifying Watched Folders
A watched folder is a folder location on your computer that Organizer automatically checks for photos to add to the Organizer workspace. By default, your My Pictures (XP) or Pictures (Vista) folder is always watched. If you have photos and other media files in other locations, you can add them to the watched folder list. If you no longer want to watch a folder, you can quickly remove it from the list. In addition, you can also set options to watch all sub-folders within a watched folder, and to specify how you want to add new files found in the watched folders, either by notification or automatically.
Add Folders to the Watched Folders List
- In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then click Watch Folders.
- Click Add.
- Navigate to and select the folder you want to add to the watched folders list.
Click OK.
The folder name appears in the Folders To Watch list.
- Click OK.
Remove Folders from the Watched Folders List
- In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then click Watch Folders.
- Select the watched folder you want to remove.
Click Remove.
The folder is removed from the list.
- Click OK.
Change Watch Folders Settings
- In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then click Watch Folders.
- Select the Watch Folders and their Sub-Folders for New Files check box to watch all sub-folders in the specified watch folders.
- Select the Notify Me or Automatically Add Files to Organizer option to specify how you want to add new files found in the watch folders.
- Click OK.