Using Photos Mode
Photos mode is a quick and convenient way to view your entire image collection by date. Photos mode displays images that have been cataloged. Images in Photos mode are displayed by the date they were taken, as indicated in the images' EXIF data. If the EXIF data does not contain a date taken, Photos mode will display the images based on the modified date.
You can modify the date a photo was taken, for example, if you import a scanned film photo, by using Batch Adjust Time Stamp.
Photos mode contains two areas:
Date pane: this pane displays all of your cataloged photo collection by date.
Timeline pane: this pane displays the year and month of your photos and how many photos are in each.
Viewing Images
Images are displayed in Photos mode by date. To change to view them by year, month, or day, do one of the following:
- Click the Year, Month, or Day buttons at the bottom right of the Date pane.
- Use the forward and back arrows at the top left to move from Year to Month to Day view.
- Choose View | Year/Month/Day.
- Click an image to move from Year to Month to Day view.
- Click on a year/month entry in the Timeline pane to navigate to the images from that time.
To View Only Your Microsoft OneDrive® Photo Collection:
Click the Filter drop-down menu and select OneDrive.
To View All of Your Photo Collection (Including OneDrive):
Click the Filter drop-down menu and select All.
To View Photos from Your Pictures Folder Only:
Click the Filter drop-down menu and select Pictures.
To View Photos from Your Desktop Only:
Click the Filter drop-down menu and select Desktop.
To View Orphaned Files with Your Photo Collection:
Click the Show Orphan Files button at the top of the Date pane. Orphaned files will appear in sepia.
To View a Larger Version of an Image:
Do one of the following:
- Double-click an image to open it in View mode.
- Select an image and press Enter to toggle between View mode and Photos mode.
To Open an Image in Another Mode:
Do one of the following:
- Right-click the image in Day view and select an option from the context menu.
- Ctrl + right-click the image in Year or Month view and select an option from the context menu.
To Locate an Image in Windows Explorer®:
- Right-click the image in Day view and select Show in File Explorer from the context menu.
- Ctrl + right-click the image in Month or Year view and select Show in File Explorer from the context menu.
Cataloging
Photos mode will only display images that have been cataloged. You can catalog your images by:
- Browsing your folders in Manage mode.
- Using the Catalog button at the top of Photos mode.