Whenever you upload an image to a library in SharePoint in Microsoft 365, descriptive keywords (or tags) based on the content of the image are automatically added to an Image Tags column in the library. If an image contains tags at the time you upload it, those tags will also be added to the Image Tags column.
In addition, once an image is added to a library, you can edit the tags for that image by adding or removing terms.
Make the "Image Tags" column visible
If you don't see the Image Tags column in your library, you can quickly make it appear:
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In a list view, select any column heading, then select Column settings > Show/hide columns.
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Select Image Tags in the list.
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Select Apply.
View and edit image tags
When you add tags to images, as described below, they aren't added instantaneously. It takes up to 24 hours for the tags to be uploaded to the list.
View and edit image tags in a List view
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Ensure that the Image Tags column is visible, as described in the procedure above.
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On the toolbar, select Edit in grid view.
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In the Image Tags column, double click the cell you want to edit.
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To add a tag, type term you want to add, then press Enter.
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To remove a tag, select the term and press Delete.
Note: There is a limit of 255 characters for entries in the Tags column.
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View and edit image tags in Tiles view
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Point your mouse at an image and select See details.
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In the details pane on the right, scroll down to the Image Tags field.
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Enter or remove terms from the box containing the terms. You can click the × next to a term to remove it.
Note: There is a limit of 255 characters for entries in the Tags column.
Search for an image by using tags
Image tags are searchable in SharePoint:
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In the Search box at the top of the page, enter a tag name, then press Enter.
The search results will include any images that are tagged with that term. (If you are searching from within the library, the results will be limited to just those images. If you are searching from a different place within SharePoint, other related items may also be included in the search results.)
How SharePoint manages tags
SharePoint examines images at upload time and automatically assigns keywords to them. There may be cases where inaccuracies occur—incorrect tags are added or correct tags are missing. You can manually add or remove tags, as described above.
Automatically generated image tags are reanalyzed every time the image is updated. So there may be a case where the image is updated and old tags are removed and new tags added. However, tags that you manually add are never removed.
Basic tags
Currently SharePoint supports basic tags—a set of 37 terms:
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banner |
blackboard |
book |
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business card |
clappberboard |
clipart |
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display |
document |
doorplate |
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drawing |
envelope |
file folder |
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image |
indoor |
lanyard |
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linedrawing |
map |
mosaic |
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newspaper |
object |
office |
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outdoor |
person |
photo |
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plaque |
receipt |
restaurant |
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scoreboard |
screenshot |
sign |
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stamp |
stationary |
text |
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vector graphics |
video |
whiteboard |
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x-ray film |
