Efficient way to tag many files in a folder

[Alfred]

Hello,

I'm trying out Tags but having a hard time figuring out how to use it
efficiently. I have a folder with many files that I want to tag. I
can tag a single file, but how can I easy start tagging the next
file? I end up doing this: ^-Space, tag, ESC, down arrow to next
file in finder, ^-Space, tag, ESC, ...

Is there a better way to do this? I guess that I would like Tags to
act like Quicklook, changing context based on the file I currently
have selected in Finder.

Thanks!

[Tim Diller]

Whenever I select multiple files in the finder and use option-space, all of them are selected for tagging. It should also work to select multiple files and drag them to the Tags icon in the Dock. I cannot think of any instance where you have to tag files individually.

[Don Morris]

I have the same issue and this doesn't quite answer my question. If I have a group of files which need to be tagged individually, is there an easier way to tag than how Alfred described?

[Martin (Gravity)]

There is no feature within Tags itself (keyboard shortcuts or similar).

But you should check out the automator action and applescript support.

I think it's easy to come up with a simple Automator workflow for that.

Check out the samples from the Help menu.

[Don Morris]

Thanks, Martin, that's helpful. You should note that the Help Center states "Select the menu item Help ➞ "Automator and Script Examples" within Tags to open a folder with sample Automator workflows and Applescript files"; however, that menu command doesn't exist. I was able to find the examples at Contents > Resources > Automation within the Tags package, though.