User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
To filter files in the File List pane:
Do one of the following:
Click View | Filter By and select a filter option.
Click the Filter drop-down and select a filter option.
If all your thumbnails seem to disappear, click Filter | All and they reappear.
To create a custom filter:
1. Do one of the following:
Click View | Filter By | Advanced Filters.
Click the Filter drop-down and select Advanced Filters.
2. Select Apply filtering criteria.
3. Select or clear one or more of the following options to show or hide that file or folder type in the File List pane:
Show image files
Show media files
Show folders
Show archive files
Select Show hidden files and folders to show files and folders that are normally hidden by your operating system.
Select Show THM files to show thumbnail files.
4. Click OK.
Grouping files
If you have to browse a lot of images in the File List you should consider using Group By to organize images into different groups.
You may find it easier to find images when they are organized into groups. For example, if you use more than one camera, you can
quickly organize your images according to the camera you used to capture the images. Similarly, if you save your images into
different file formats you can quickly organize your images according to their file format.
Group By only works in the Thumbs, Thumbs + Details, Details, Tiles, and Icons views.
The Edited State group is particularly useful for finding images that you have edited.
To group files in the File List:
1. Browse to the folder or folders containing your files.
2. Do one of the following:
Click View | Group By and select a group option.
Click the Group drop-down and select a group option.
Navigating through groups in the File List
To expand and collapse specific groups:
Click the Expand or Collapse arrows, on the left side of the group header.
To expand and collapse all groups:
Right-click a group header, and then select either Open All Groups or Close All Groups.
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