Metadata is information that is stored in a file that describes the file itself. For example, photos you take with your digital camera contain metadata like the date and time you took the picture, and the exposure settings used to take it. The Metadata Pane is an integrated metadata viewer and editor that can be displayed within the Lister. When it is enabled, it will automatically show (if possible) metadata relating to the currently selected file or files. For supported fields, the metadata can be edited directly and saved back to the selected files.
The easiest way to display the Metadata Pane in a Lister is by selecting the command in the Lister Configuration menu.
You can also press F9.
The title bar of the metadata pane displays the name of the currently
selected file. The Previous File (
) and Next File (
) buttons let you move the selection to
the previous or next file in the Lister. If you have edited the metadata for the
current files, the Apply and Cancel links will
become available - click Apply to save your changes or
Cancel to abort and reload the original metadata. You can save
changes automatically and move to the next or previous file by holding the
Shift key when you click the appropriate button.
You can also have changes saved automatically by turning on the checkbox next to the Apply link. This corresponds to the Apply changes automatically in the metadata panel option on the Preferences File Operations / Metadata page.
For a full description of Metadata editing, please see the Editing Metadata section.