To tag many files at once, you'll have to use special tools (I don't have any immediate recs for that, though). I take it all back, you can simply select several files at once and add a tag to all of them at the same time. Yay.
I personally went the opposite direction and made folders named by style. This is my list of folders:
Inside the folders, I added the maker name to the beginning of each filename. This way, I always still know who made what, but they are grouped by style. I have no idea whether I've named these styles accurately or not, but as long as I know what they stand for... :D
Here's a screenshot from my paint folder (click for full size):
Re: Question thread
You can tag files (but not folders, afaik).
This is a very detailed explanation with pictures (and a link to a previous article about how to search by tags) :
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/tag-your-files-for-easier-searches-in-windows-7/
To tag many files at once, you'll
have to use special tools (I don't have any immediate recs for that, though).I take it all back, you can simply select several files at once and add a tag to all of them at the same time. Yay.I personally went the opposite direction and made folders named by style. This is my list of folders:
animated
bitmap
blur
border
clipart_n_dots
clouds
color_light
color_soft
color_textures
fancy
grunge
light
light_spots
line_grunge
lines_n_squares
misc
noise
paint
paper_grunge
pencil
photo
scribbles
soft_grunge
splatter
text
Inside the folders, I added the maker name to the beginning of each filename. This way, I always still know who made what, but they are grouped by style. I have no idea whether I've named these styles accurately or not, but as long as I know what they stand for... :D
Here's a screenshot from my paint folder (click for full size):