How do I view photos in a folder by date taken rather than by date imported?

Hi, I've got some 500 photos in a folder which were imported on two different dates. I've created a new album on the right hand side under "Organize" and just the photos I want are in there. When I look at the folder on the right, all the pictures are there. But I can't call up just that folder; instead what I get on my screen is all 2500 photos in all my photo albums! Not what I want! What I want to get is all the photos in the order in which they were taken on the actual day as all 500 photos were taken at the same day. And I want to be able to view just the 500 photos in that folder by the time those pictures were taken. But, when I imported the second batch of photos it showed the date the file was created rather than the date the photo was taken so, basically, I've got one batch of photos showing the date they were taken (which I downloaded via a link a few days later), and one showing the date they were copied! I've clicked on various tabs on the Organize and Display tabs but can't get it to work so any advice would be appreciated.
Many thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Anthony Armstrong

  Once you have all 500 in the album you should be able to use the dropdown menu - there are three choices. Try switching to oldest first. Album order lets you drag into any order of your choice and they remain in fixed positions.

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