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Click on that Edit (named field) option to bring up the Edit IPTC List dialogue, where you can enter any number of items and add them to the list. When you first open a pick-list menu, there is an option to edit the values for that field. With Photo Mechanic you can choose when and if these values are saved. This is a bit different from a similar option in the Photoshop File Info dialogue, which automatically remembers all your most recently used items (including the ones you misspelled!). You can then choose to save the most recently entered information for that field, choose from a list of previously saved terms or choose to remove that entry from the pick list. You can create or access these pop-up pick lists by clicking on the black, downward-pointing triangle to the right of each field. If you regularly type in certain values, such as Cities or States, you can set up a customized pick list for any fields that appear in the IPTC Stationery Pad or IPTC Info dialogues.
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If you leave a data field blank but do check the box, any previously entered information will be removed from that field. Since metadata is replaced only in those fields where the check box is active, you can load a template with more information than you intend to use and simply uncheck the boxes next to the unneeded fields. If the check box next to the field is empty, then that field in the original image file will not be replaced or overwritten. If you click in a field and start typing, a checkmark will appear in a box next to the field, indicating it will be added to the image when you press the Apply Stationery to Selection button.
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You can then load a previously saved template, or use the information left from the last entry. Select images with your shift or control/command keys, just as you do with most other applications. All field entries are retained from the last use, unless you used the Clear button to selectively remove them. The key difference from the standard IPTC Info dialogue is you can select a group of images in a folder and apply the contents of the IPTC Stationery Pad. Note above the pop-up menu is activated for the “City” metadata field, showing a pick list of previously saved terms.
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The IPTC Stationery pad (Windows version shown above) is a flexible metadata template generator to create, load, save and apply metadata to any number of image files at the same time. Since the IPTC Stationery Pad holds the last set of data entered, many will find it just as easy to use this method for applying metadata to single images or selections. This feature is the real powerhouse for applying metadata with Photo Mechanic. For multiple files, it is much easier to use the IPTC Stationery Pad – the Photo Mechanic equivalent of a metadata template – to apply metadata to all selected images at the same time.