Assign and remove color labels

Who can use this feature?

Taggers and above, if enabled by an admin or manager.

Available on all plans

Color labels are a great way to easily distinguish files from one another with a quick glance. Users of Adobe Lightroom and other apps will be familiar with this tool, which allows you to represent a metadata field of your choice with a color value. Color labeling is a part of Mediagraph’s custom metadata feature. Admins can create color labeling schema and add them to the Action Menu in the Manage tab. Read below to see a few different ways to assign and remove color labels.

Assign color labels in the Action Menu

1. Select the asset(s) you want to assign a color label.
2. Hover over the gear icon to open the Action Menu.
3. Hover over the labeling scheme you want to use. Make sure it is the one currently visible. You can switch between labeling schema in the View Options menu.
4. Click to select the label you want to apply.
5. If you have selected more than one asset, click OK to confirm. The label has been applied and the display should update instantly.

Assign color labels in the Filter panel

Color labels can also be updated in the Custom Metadata section of the Filter panel. This is an easy way to update color labels that have not been added to the Action Menu. Make sure the right labeling scheme is visible. You can switch between labeling schema in the View Options menu.

Assign color labels in Edit Metadata...

Color labels can also be updated in the Custom Metadata section at the bottom of Edit Metadata.... This is an easy way to update color labels in bulk that have not been added to the Action Menu. 

1. Select the asset(s) you want to assign a color label.
2. Hover over the gear icon to open the Action Menu.
3. Click Edit Metadata....
4. Scroll down to the Custom Metadata section and select the label you want to assign.
5. Click Submit.

Remove color labels

Color labels can be removed in the Custom Metadata section at the bottom of Edit Metadata.... This is an easy way to update color labels in bulk that have not been added to the Action Menu. 

1. Select the asset(s) you want to assign a color label.
2. Hover over the gear icon to open the Action Menu.
3. Click Edit Metadata....
4. Scroll down to the Custom Metadata section and click Remove next to the label you want to remove.
5. Click Submit.