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Organizer: How do I get back to the grid showing Search results?

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
October 23, 2018
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In the Elements Organizer (PSE 18), I run a search based on a keyword. The resulting grid shows the results. When I double-click on one of the photos to view it, I then have the option of scrolling through the rest of the photos using the scroll arrows near the top of the screen (e.g. < 2 of 114 > ). At that point, I can also click on Back to get back to the search results grid. But as soon as I take any action on one of the photos (delete, edit), the Back button no longer take me back to the Search results. Instead, the grid I return to contains every item in my catalog. I need to click on the keyword tag again in order to get just those items back in the grid. Is there a way to go right back to the grid I was working in, without needing the extra click?

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Greg_S.

Community Expert

@marygb, I don't know whether this has been suggested before, but have you tried using the Find>By Details (Metadata) to conduct your search. You can then save the search and immediately return to it using the Find>By Saved Searches command. It seems to me that this would save you some steps if your search criteria are within the parameters of the dialog.

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marygb

Known Participant

Thanks for all the help. I did not know where the Save This Search button was and I have hit reset in my own mind and started working with temp albums. I humbly withdraw my request for a Refresh Last Searh button. Thanks for your help and your patience.

MichelBParis

Legend

Hi Mary,

We have to thank you for your eagerness to understand and your patience to clarify how you are seeing your problem. One major reason for volunteers to help other users is to 'learn by teaching'. So, when we find a problem which we can't understand and reproduce, we are a bit frustrated. Your issue did look like something we had met in the past without being able to reproduce it. Now, we have a better understanding of the expectations of other users even if similar looking issues may have different reasons. A very positive result!

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marygb

Known Participant

I have Adobe Elements 2022 and it still has the same issue of not staying on the search results screen. I have to go back and pick my last search to see the matching pictures over and over again. It should be pretty simple to have a return to Grid btton that takes you to the grid of the last search.

MichelBParis

Legend

Help us understand why and how you are getting outside of your selection back to the whole library.

You are staying within your selection and you organize and edit the selected files in any viewing mode (single file display by double click, detailed view or adaptative view, full screen (F11)) until you do something which makes you exit it. You can even delete files from the catalog without losing your selection. Pay attention to the top horizontal bars which illustrate the status of the selection. On the left, beware of the 'back' button which is there precisely to exit the selection. On the middle, 'All media' means you have no selection, on the right, 'Options' and 'Clear' definitively show that the selection is active.

So we should concentrate on which action you are doing which makes you exit the selection.

Are your selections the result of a search, the selection of a folder or an album?

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marygb

Known Participant

If I am doing something wrong, please help me out as I am getting very frustrated. I was hoping a recent update would fix things. I took some snap shots just now that I will u/l to help show my process. I basically did a search for pics of my brother, Vin, and want to work on adding more tags and eventually select them for an album. I find the process inconsistent. Am I supposed to hit Grid or the back arrow to the eft of Grid? I wish the Grid button always took me to the last search results. The screen shots are numbered 01-05 so you can see the sequence of steps I took.

Greg_S.

Community Expert

This seems to only happen when you delete an item from 100% zoom. I believe if you zoom out using the slider at the bottom, you will remain in the filtered view of your keyword tag.

gfbugabooAuthor

Inspiring

That is not correct. I just tried reducing the zoom, then deleting the photo from the catalog only, then clicking Back; thumbnails of all catalog photos were displayed.

This seems to me to be a defect in the software. I think I need to change my behavior and go back to the thumbnail list any time I want to delete something from the catalog. Since I need to look at the larger view of a photo in order to determine whether or not to keep it, going back and forth to the thumbnails for every delete is inefficient. It should not be necessary, but I don't hold much sway with Adobe, so I it's me that has to change.

Greg_S.

Community Expert

Perhaps I am not understanding your workflow. Either editing or deleting an image from a filtered grid does not remove the filter. It is only clicking the back button that returns you to an unfiltered grid.

BTW, I have never noticed it before but after filtering the grid with a keyword tag, the "back" button says "All Media." If you zoom in to 100%, the "back" button changes to a "Grid" label. If you click the Grid button from 100% zoom, it should return you to a filtered grid. It is only clicking the "Back" button that removes the filter.

Double-clicking an image at 100% zoom also returns you to a filtered grid.

Are you seeing a different behavior?

This seems to only happen when you delete an item from 100% zoom. I believe if you zoom out using the slider at the bottom, you will remain in the filtered view of your keyword tag.

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