Edit MP3 tags directly in Windows 7 Explorer
I am what is considered a power user of Windows, and addicted to music at that, yet it is only today that I discovered accidentally how easy it is to edit the tags of your MP3 files directly in Windows Explorer 7. I knew that you could right click on one or more MP3 files to open the Properties card and then go to Details to edit MP3 tags — but there is a simpler way.
When you are in a folder containing MP3 files, if you want to change some or all of their tags, select the MP3 to be changed, press the Tab key and you will immediately give focus to an editable tag in the status bar of Windows Explorer. Change this tag as you wish. Pressing again the Tab key will give focus to the next MP3 tag.
After you finish your changes, press the Save button that has appeared on the Status bar of Windows Explorer. You can press Esc anytime to return to leave the status bar editor.
You can do the same for more than one MP3 files, but in such a case some tags will be totally blank, which is natural, since each MP3 has e.g. a different title. But you can edit en mass album or artist information.
For a really heavy tag editing a specialized MP3 tag editor, such as MP3Tag, is necessary, but if you need to change something on-the-fly, fast and easy, you can enjoy your MP3 tag editing directly in Windows Explorer!
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