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Working with the Library

Looking for that capture you took last week? The Snagit Library automatically stores every capture you take. Sort by name, size, or date to find what you’re looking for quickly.

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Snagit 9 Tutorial:

Get Familiar with the Library

Use the Library to locate, view, and manage captures and multimedia files. Select multiple files to save, convert file formats, print, and e-mail in batches.

To Open the Library:

In Snagit > Quick Launch pane > Organize Images.

In Editor, click the Library button in the Open Captures Tray.

In Editor > View tab > Show/Hide group > Library icon.

Snagit Library Overview Screen

	The Library view displays captures and media files in either thumbnail view or list view. By default, Recent Captures in the Tags tab is selected. To change the view, click the List View or Thumbnail View icons. To open a capture or media file, double-click a thumbnail. While viewing the file in Editor, click the Library button again to return to the previous search results.
	Use the Keywords group to assign keywords to thumbnails highlighted in the Library. Enter keywords in quotes to create a phrase. All Keywords keeps a list of all keywords used. Select a keyword from the list to apply to thumbnails highlighted in the Library.
	Use the Flags group to apply visual icons to captures or media files. You can assign Flags to one or more thumbnails highlighted in the Library. Click a Flag icon to assign. Search by Flags in the Search Pane.
	The Details group contains information automatically gathered during capture. This is called metadata. For captures from the Web, an active link to that Web page displays. Click the link to go to that page. Use the metadata to search for captures. For example, all captures from a specific application or taken on a specific date. Click More Details to view additional metadata.
	Enter keywords in the Keyword Search field. As you type, the results display in the Tags tab. Click a category to view the related captures in the Library.
	Use the Search Pane to find captures and media files Search by date, folder, keywords, or even by application or Web site. To expand or collapse the Search Pane, click the toggle button.
	Only the first two flags assigned to a capture or media file display in the Tray. The ellipse symbol lets you know more flags are assigned. All assigned flags display: In color in the vertical row of the Search Pane when the pane is collapsed or, at the bottom of the Search Pane when the pane is expanded. Highlighted in the Tags tab > Flags group.
	Use the Zoom Slider to enlarge the view for the thumbnails in Library view.
	The status bar at the bottom, left corner of the Tray tells you how many files are currently in the Library, the number of files selected, and the cumulative file size of the selected files.