Keywords are tags or labels you add to your photos to help you easily find them. After assigning keywords to photos, you can search for photos by the keywords associated with them.
In the Photos app on your Mac, select the photos to which you want to add keywords.
Click the Info button in the toolbar.
In the Info window, click the Add a Keyword field (or the field where other keywords appear if you’ve already added some), then type a keyword and press Return to add it to the photos.
Add a keyword to the keywords list: Click Edit Keywords, click the Add button (+), then type the new keyword.
Edit a keyword: Click Edit Keywords, click the keyword you want to change, click Rename, then type your changes.
Delete a keyword from all your photos: Click Edit Keywords, select the keyword you want to delete, then click the Delete button (–).
Add or change a keyboard shortcut for a keyword: Click Edit Keywords, select a keyword, click Shortcut, then type a keyboard shortcut.
Set up a quick-pick list of frequently used keywords
You can create a “quick-pick” list of your most common keywords so you can assign them more quickly. After your quick-pick list is set up, you can use keyboard shortcuts to assign the keywords to selected photos.
In the Photos app on your Mac, choose Window>Keyword Manager.
Drag keywords into the Quick Group area of the Keyword Manager.
Photos gives each keyword in your quick-pick list a keyboard shortcut, so you can quickly assign the keyword to a photo.
Keywords that you add to the Quick Group area also appear in the Filter By pop-up menu. You can then choose a keyword in the menu to show items with that keyword. See Show specific types of items in Photos on Mac.
Search for photos by keyword
In the Photos app on your Mac, click the search field in the toolbar.
Type a keyword in the search field.
As you type, suggested searches appear below the search field. You can type multiple words separated by a space to search for multiple keywords.
To display all your photos again after you’ve finished a search, click Cancel.
In the Photos app on your Mac, choose Window > Keyword Manager.Drag keywords into the Quick Group area of the Keyword Manager. Photos gives each keyword in your quick-pick list a keyboard shortcut, so you can quickly assign the keyword to a photo.
Keywords are words that are used to describe the elements of your photograph or image. Keywording is the process of adding descriptive terms to your photos that will help the image searcher find it later. If an image can't be found, it's worthless.
When choosing keywords for your photos, avoid using too obvious or redundant terms. Exclude words like "photo," "image," or "photography" unless they are essential to the description. Instead, focus on keywords contributing to the image's description and meaning.
Captions are shown on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and will be synced with iCloud Photos to your Mac. Keywords are only shown in Photos on the Macs, and can only be modified on the Macs, but are also synced to the iOS devices and are shown in the search results.
Tip: To quickly add titles to photos right in the main Photos window, choose View > Metadata > Titles, click the field that appears under a photo when you hold the pointer over it, then type a name. Caption: Enter a caption in the Caption field.
To rank well in search results, it's important to include keywords (text) on your site that match the search terms people use to find sites like yours. Using those keywords strategically helps search engines find your site as relevant to the people looking for those search terms.
Tip: Use keyboard shortcuts to tag files quickly—select a file, then use Control-1 through Control-7 to add (or remove) your favorite tags. Control-0 (zero) removes all tags from a file.
While they both serve to help users search for specific content, hashtags are not the same as keywords for SEO: You use the hashtag symbol (#) for social media hashtags, but not for SEO keywords. Unless you are referring to a specific movement, such as #MeToo.
in the toolbar, or press Command-I. Edit any of the following: Title: Click Add a Title, then enter text. Caption: Click Add a Caption, then enter text.
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on your Mac, select the photos to which you want to add keywords.
in the toolbar.
