How to Get organised!

Favourites

The fastest way to sort the wheat from the chaff is to tap the heart-shaped Favourite icon. You can do this in the iPhone or Mac version of Photos. Click on the Favourites category to display all favourited files.

Making memories

Photos automatically gathers some images into collections based on criteria such as where or when the images were captured. Tap Memories to see collections such as Best of The Year or memories based on a time and location.

Albums

Photos mimics the traditional way of storing photos by enabling you to place them in albums. Choose File > New Album. Name the album. You can then drag relevant photos to the album in the My Albums panel.

Use keywords

Press Cmd-I to open the Info panel. Type in a description of the photo. Type in a keyword to describe its contents. Think “what,” “who,” “where,” and “when.” You can then type keywords into the Search field.

Get smart

Choose File > New Smart Album. Label the album. From the drop down choose a property for Photos to look for (such as Keyword or Camera Model). Photos will automatically gather shots that meet your criteria.

Search by object

If you’ve not taken time to keyword shots or pop them into albums then Photos can still help you find subjects. Simply type a word (such as “dog”) into the Search field and Photos will display all relevant results.