Workflows - Sorting

Overview

Pixelplace Intake allows for a fast, keyboard-driven process to review large batches of images and sort them into specific categories.

Core Triage Workflow

Moving Photos Between Sections

You can categorize photos using either the thumbnail grid or the fullscreen viewer.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The fastest way to triage is using single-letter keys:

Shortcut	Moves to	Purpose
T	Todo	Incoming photos that have not been sorted yet
C	Candidates	Photos under consideration
K	Keep	Selected photos for editing or delivery
E	Excess	Photos worth keeping but not editing
R	Reject	Photos you do not want to keep

Drag and Drop

Alternatively, you can drag a thumbnail or selection directly onto the destination section header in the grid.

Fullscreen Viewer Triage

1. Open the fullscreen viewer by clicking a thumbnail.
2. Use the Left/Right Arrow keys to step through photos.
3. Press T, C, K, E, or R to move the current photo to the corresponding section.
4. Press Esc to return to the grid view.

Sorting and Ordering

You can choose how photos are ordered within each section via the View menu:

Sort order	Description
Date Time Original	Default. Uses the capture time stored in EXIF metadata
Date Created	Uses file creation time
Date Modified	Uses file modification time
File Name	Sorts alphabetically

Sections Reference

Section	Folder	Purpose
Todo	Base folder	Incoming photos that have not been sorted yet
Candidates	Candidates/	Photos under consideration
Keep	Keep/	Selected photos for editing or delivery
Excess	Excess/	Photos worth keeping but not editing
Reject	Reject/	Photos you do not want to keep
Change	Change/	Internal workspace used during post-processing
Raw	Raw/	Internal companion-file storage used by supported workflows

Note: Change and Raw are managed automatically by the app.

Managing Sections

Show and Hide

Click a section header to collapse or expand that section.

Display Settings

In Settings > Display, you can toggle Hide Header with Thumbnails, which controls whether the header text remains visible when a section is collapsed.