How to add permanent captions to your photos

March 28, 2013

Arcticsid asked the Photo Editing forum for a way to add captions to his photos. "In the old days we could write a description on the back." I'm assuming you're saving and sharing those photos as .jpg files. And that gives you an advantage, because jpegs have captions build in as part of the format's metadata. Metadata is a particular kind of data that explains a file's content, and most file types contain their own metadata fields. For instance, a jpeg's metadata includes the camera model, resolution, the date the photo was taken, and other bits of information. To view and potentially change a file's metadata, right-click it, select Properties, and click the Details tab. [Email your tech questions to answer@pcworld.com or post them on the PCW Answer Line forum.] To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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