Flagging Photos

Flagging is like attaching a sticky note to a photo. Trying to decide which shots to add to a book? Flag the best candidates, and you can return to them in a flash.

To flag a photo, select it and choose Photos > Flag Photo or press Command-period. A flag badge appears on the photo’s thumbnail.

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You can flag multiple photos at once–select them first, then choose Photos > Flag Photo–and you can flag as many shots as you like. To quickly see the shots you’ve flagged, click the Flagged item in the Recent area of the Library list.

You’ve flagged some shots. Then what?

Move them to an existing event. After flagging the shots, return ...

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