The left pane in Windows Live Photo Gallery displays a tree structure like the Folders list that enables you to display pictures by different criteria. To help you sort and search for pictures, you can add tags, ratings, and captions to pictures. The Find box is also there to help you. You can press the View button to change the icon thumbnail views, view a table of contents, or display groups and sorts.
Windows 7 provides you different ways to view photos. In a folder with pictures, you can turn on Extra Large Icons view to see a larger view of the pictures. You can use the slide show feature to display pictures in a full screen slide show. If you want to preview pictures or open a picture to edit, you can double-click the file icon to use the default program associated with the picture file type, or select the specific program–such as Paint, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Microsoft Office Document Imaging, or Microsoft Office Picture Manager–you want to use to make changes. Windows Live Photo Gallery doesn’t come with windows 7 .
However, you can downloaded it from Microsoft. You can find this product and other applications from Windows Live at http://download.live.com.
Follow the given instructions to View pictures in Windows Live Photo Gallery:
STEP 1. Click the Start button, navigate to All Programs, go to Windows Live, and then click Windows Live Photo Gallery. If prompted, Sign in.
STEP 2. Use the tree structure in the left pane to view the pictures:
• All photos and videos. Click a picture or video folder.
• Click a date to display media.
• Click a tag to display media.
• Click Add a new tag, type a tag name, and then press Enter.
STEP 3. Use the controls at the bottom of the window to change the display size, view details, play slide show,
delete pictures, and rotate pictures.
Adding Tags, Ratings, or Captions:
STEP 1. Click the Start button, navigate to All Programs, go to Windows Live, and then click Windows Live Photo Gallery. If prompted, Sign in.
STEP 2. In Windows Live Photo Gallery, choose the picture you want to add tags, a rating, or a caption.
STEP 3. Click the Info button on the toolbar.
STEP 4.In order to add, click a tag, type the tag you want, and then press Enter.
STEP 5.To add a rating, click the rating star you want.
STEP 6.To add a caption, click Add caption, type the caption you want, and then press Enter.
STEP 7. When you’re finished, click the Close button in the Info pane.
Note: Windows Live Photo Gallery also integrates with Windows Live Sync and allows the synchroniza