User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
4. On the File Format Options page, select the following options:
Documents to scan: If you want to scan a single document, do not make any selections in this section. If you want to
scan more than one document, select the Scan multiple documents check box, and then choose whether to create an
image for each document, or a single image for all the scanned documents.
Output file format: Select a file format to save your images. You can click the Settings button to select any file-spe-
cific options available for your chosen format. Note that not every file format has additional settings.
5. Click Next when you are ready to continue.
6. Finally, on the Output Options page, specify whether you want to rename your imported images using a name template, and
where to place them on your hard drive. When you are ready, click Next to copy your images.
7. Select Browse to your new images if you want to view the files in Manage mode, and click Finish to return to ACDSee 12.
Importing photos from a mobile phone folder
The Mobile Phone Acquire Wizard will guide you through the process of downloading images from your mobile phone folder.
To download photos from your mobile phone:
1. In Manage mode, click File | Import | From Mobile Phone Folder.
2. On the Welcome page, select the location of your mobile phone folder, and where you want to place the images on your hard
drive. You can select options to place images in a dated subfolder, and to remove the files from your device once they are on
your hard drive. Click Next when you are ready to continue.
3. On the Downloaded Images page, preview your downloaded images. Click Next when you are ready to place the images on
your hard drive.
Creating a renaming template
In the Import From dialog box, you can create, name, and save a template that gives each file a unique name as they are imported
and placed on your hard drive. You can then re-use the template each time you import photos. Renaming templates can have a
numerical sequence, custom text, and file-specific information in each new file name. You can create and save different renaming
templates for different sorts of files. For example, you could have a different renaming template for a different camera, or a different
type of file.
To create a renaming template:
1. In the Import From dialog box, select Rename files to.
2. From the drop-down list, select one of the following system templates:
Date/Time - File name: Renames the files using the date and time each file was created and the original file name.
Date/Time: Renames the files using the date and time each file was created.
Camera - sequence number: Renames the files using the camera name and a sequential number.
Date/time - sequence number: Renames the files using the date and time each file was created and a sequential
number.
Camera-filename: Renames the files with the name of the camera and each file's original name.
3. To create your own renaming template, or add to a system template, click Edit.
4. In the Rename Templates dialog box, select from the options as described in the table below.
5. Click OK.
If you select the Skip video and audio files check box, the rename process will not rename video and audio files.
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