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Go ahead and take as many photos as you want. Whether it's a living library of your
circle of friends or a daily image diary of your best friend's pregnancy, you need an easy way to manage all your photos.
HP Photosmart Essential lets you find, fix, and enjoy your photos with ease by date, tags, favorites, or by folders.
A personalized home page provides quick access to your most recent photos and projects. Mark favorites so they are right at
your fingertips.
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You can change the layout of the photos in the library, display them larger or smaller, or view the
photos as a slide show using the controls at the top right of the library screen.
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| Basic |
Display photos as thumbnails with their aspect ratios preserved. |
| Compact |
Display photos as same-size images. Note that this display may show only a portion of your photo. |
| Details |
Display your photos with information about each photo. |
| Scaling slider |
Display the thumbnails either larger or smaller.
Click the slider and drag it toward either the large or small photo at each end
of the bar. You can also click the large or small photo to change the size of the
photos on your screen. |
| Slide show |
Display all the photos in a full screen slide show, pausing a few seconds on each photo.
Click the photo or press the keyboard spacebar to display manual controls at the bottom of the screen
and enjoy the show with your own background music. |
Press ESC to end the slide show and return to the Library.
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Videos that are imported into the HP Photosmart Essential Library are stored as thumbnail images.
Double click a thumbnail to open the enlarged version of the video. Use the video controls to play, pause, rewind, fast forward,
or move the slider to a particular frame. While you may view a video, it is not possible to edit video files at this time.
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Work with selected photos |
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You can quickly and easily work with your photos using the Quick Access toolbar in the Library. You can also
double-click or right-click on a photo to access other photo editing and viewing options.
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Tools in the quick access toolbar at the top of the library give you the following options when you select a photo.
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Set all photos as favorites:
Identify all photos in the tray as favorites. |
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Rotate all photos:
Rotate all photos in the tray either left or right. |
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Tag all photos:
Assign all photos in the tray one or more tags from the drop-down menu.
You can tag an individual photo when you are browsing photos by tag. |
| <check icon> |
Hold all photos:
Hold all selected photos in the tray so you do not accidentally
deselect these photos when you select more photos. |
| <stop icon> |
Stop holding all held photos:
Clear all the photos that were in the tray the last time
you clicked "hold all photos." Photos you have selected since that time remain in the tray. |
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You can use the tools at the right of each group to select photos or videos in the group.
Click Select All to select all photos in the group.
Click <heart icon> to select all photos you have tagged as a favorite.
Click <tag icon> to select all photos you have assigned a specific tag.
The photos you select are placed in the photo tray and are available for you to edit, print, create projects with,
or share. Photos that you do not select are not visible when editing, printing, creating projects, or sharing.
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Tagging your photos with keywords |
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Tagging your photos makes finding and selecting photos quick and convenient.
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Assign a tag to an individual photo by browsing your photos by tag, selecting a photo, and then
choosing a tag at the left of the screen. You can assign more than one tag to any photo.
Assign a tag to all photos in your tray by clicking the Quick Access Tool that resembles a tag at the top of the
Library and then choosing a tag from the drop-down menu. For example, you might want to tag all photos with friends or
family in them with the People group tag.
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Create a new tag to assign to your photos by clicking either the Add tag button or the Quick Access Tag Tool.
Select a tag group and then enter your new tag name. Names follow the rules set by Windows; the characters / \ ; : * ? " < > | cannot be
used in a tag name.
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You can search for specific photos residing within the HP Photosmart Essential Library or Home Page
using the Find feature at the bottom
of the screen. You can filter the results by indicating any combination of the following: tag, favorite, media type, or date range.
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