Show the Info inspector and modify views

You can view the metadata for a selected photo in the Info inspector and the Info pane of the Inspector HUD. Here you can display different sets of metadata (general information, ratings, file info, EXIF info, and so on) and create custom sets to display the information most useful to you. You can also modify some types of metadata (ratings, version names, captions, and so on).

Show the Info inspector

Do one of the following:

  • Choose Window > Show Inspector (or press I), then click the Info tab.

  • Click the Inspector button in the toolbar, then click the Info tab.

    Figure. Metadata inspector.

Show the Info pane of the Inspector HUD

  • Choose Window > Show Inspector HUD (or press H), then click Info.

    Figure. Metadata pane of the Inspector HUD.

Switch metadata views in the Info inspector and the Info pane of the Inspector HUD

You can change the metadata fields shown in the Info inspector and the Info pane of the Inspector HUD by choosing a different metadata view from the Metadata View pop-up menu.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • To show the Info inspector: Click the Inspector button in the toolbar (or press I), then click the Info tab.

    • To show the Info pane of the Inspector HUD: Choose Window > Show Inspector HUD (or press H), then click Info.

  2. Choose a metadata view from the Metadata View pop-up menu.

  3. To change the metadata in a text field that can be edited, click in the text field to make it active, then enter the text you want.

Rearrange the metadata fields in a metadata view

  • Drag the metadata labels into the arrangement you want.