User Guide

Chapter 3: Manage mode
You can also assign ratings to your files from 1-5, use the Auto Categories to find files, create and run saved searches, display all
the images on the computer in one click or display only those that are not yet in a category.
The ACDSee 12 database
Any organizing you do using categories or ratings (on the Organize pane or the Properties pane) is stored in the ACDSee 12
database. If you choose to, you can then also embed this information in each individual file, making it easier to relocate and share
files, or retrieve the information from the file if you need to.
Changing views
You can select different views to display your files in the File List pane, including thumbnail previews and file details. You can also
customize the appearance and size of thumbnails, and specify the information displayed in the Details view.
Views
Thumbs+Details Displays file names and details in a list, and adds a thumbnail preview to the Filename column.
Filmstrip Displays thumbnail previews of your files in a single row across the bottom of the File List pane,
and displays the currently selected file in an expanded Preview pane.
Thumbnails Displays thumbnail previews of all image and media files in the File List pane. You can customize
the appearance of thumbnails, and specify what information to display with them.
Tiles Displays each file in the File List pane on a "tile" that includes a thumbnail preview and file
information. You can resize the tiles using the Zoom slider.
Icons Displays files in a list, represented by large default system icons for each file type.
List Displays a list of file names and extensions.
Details Displays a list of file names and details about each file, such as size, format, and creation date.
You can customize the appearance of the Details view mode, as explained below, and specify
what information it displays.
Customizing the Details view
You can set the Details view to automatically resize columns, display or hide grid lines, and select an entire row when you select a
column entry in that row. You can also change the appearance of the Details view, select which columns to display, and customize
the column order.
To select columns and set column order:
1. In Manage mode, click View | View | Choose Details.
2. In the Choose Details dialog box, do one or more of the following:
To add a column, select a folder or detail name in the Available Details pane, and then click Add. Adding a folder adds all
detail names within the folder.
To remove a column, select a detail name in the Currently Displayed Details pane, and then click Remove.
To move a column to the left in the File List pane, select its name in the Currently Displayed Details pane and click Move
Up.
To move a column to the right in the File List pane, select its name in the Currently Displayed Details pane and click
Move Down.
3. Click OK.
You can click Reset to display only the default column names in the Currently Displayed Details pane, and you can also move
a column in the File List pane by dragging its header to a new position. A vertical line indicates where the column will be
inserted.
Filtering files
You can use the Filter By options to identify the types of files and folders you want to display in the File List pane.
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