Documentation
  • Tropy Basics
  • What's New
  • Before you begin
    • Tropy Basics
    • Who owns the rights to the archival materials I use?
    • What is metadata and how do I use it?
  • Using Tropy
    • Intro to the interface
    • Create a new project.
    • Add photos to Tropy.
  • In the project view
    • View photos in project view.
    • Combine photos into items.
    • Add metadata to items.
    • Tag items.
    • Organize items into lists.
    • Search for items, metadata, notes, or tags.
    • Copy and paste items.
    • Delete items.
  • In the item view
    • Getting started in the item view
    • Edit photos in an item.
    • Create selections within an item.
    • Take notes on or transcribe the content of an item.
  • In the template editor
    • Getting started with templates
    • Create a new template.
    • Edit a template.
    • Export and import templates.
    • Add vocabularies.
  • Other features
    • Export from Tropy
    • Export with CSV Export plugin
    • Export with Archive plugin
    • Export to Omeka S
    • Print items
    • Keyboard shortcuts in Tropy
    • Preferences
    • Collaboration
  • Troubleshooting
    • Moving photos
    • Reporting problems
    • Backup
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  1. Using Tropy

Intro to the interface

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Tropy's interface is designed to be as user-friendly and straightforward as possible. There are two main views: the project view and the item view.

Project view

Item view

To collapse or expand any of the panes on the right, double-click in their headers. For more information about how to use the tools in this view, see and the following pages.

In item view, you can also collapse or expand the metadata, photos, or notes pane by double-clicking in their headers. To collapse or expand the advanced photo editing tools, click on the icon in the top right. For more about how to use the item view, see .

View photos in project view
Getting started in the item view
Project view, using grid view
Item view, with advanced editing tools engaged