User Guide

Chapter 3: Manage mode
Delete Deletes the image from your hard drive.
Remove Removes the image from the Comparison List.
Tag Tags the image so that it will remain selected when you close the Compare Images tool.
Gathering images in the Image Basket
You can use the Image Basket to gather and hold images and media files from different locations or folders. Once you have placed
items in the Image Basket, you can use any of the tools or features in ACDSee 12 to edit, share, or view those files.
To use the Image Basket:
1. To open the Image Basket, in Manage mode, click View | Image Basket.
2. In the File List pane, select the files you want to add. Drag the items to the Image Basket, or right-click a selected item and
select Add to Image Basket.
3. To remove one or more files, right-click the file, and then select Remove from Image Basket.
4. To remove all files, right-click the Image Basket, and then select Clear Image Basket.
You can also add images to the Image Basket by dragging them from Windows Explorer.
Organizing
Organizing and managing files in ACDSee 12
In addition to its browsing, viewing, and editing capabilities, ACDSee 12 features integrated management tools you can use to
organize and sort your images and media files. These tools include batch functions (tools that can alter or adjust multiple files at the
same time), category and rating systems, and a powerful database to hold all of your important image information.
You can use the ACDSee 12 batch functions to rename, resize, rotate, add EXIF information, and adjust the exposure of a single
image, a group of images, or the contents of an entire folder all at once. With the category and rating systems, you can create a
virtual folder structure, and use it to find related images and media files with a single click.
ACDSee 12 displays file properties and image information in an easily accessible Properties pane that you can use to directly add
and edit file information, including metadata and database content. You can add an author, description, notes, and keywords to your
files, and adjust the category and rating assignments at the same time.
Organizing with the Organize pane
The Organize pane is one of the most useful panes in ACDSee 12 as it provides so many ways to organize, sort, group, search for,
and manage your files.
Categories
Categories are an easy way to organize your files into groups or hierarchies that make sense to you. When you assign a file to a
category, you do not move the file from its folder or create an extra copy. Your categories can be simple or complex and use any
names you choose. There are different icons to use for different categories to help you identify them at a glance. Once your files are
in categories, you can search, sort, group, and find them by category.
One way to assign files to a category is to select and drag one or more files from the file list and drop them onto the category. Any file
that is assigned to a category has a blue tab above its thumbnail in the File List. A file can belong to multiple categories, but it will
only have one blue tab.
You can also use the Database tab on the Properties pane to assign multiple files to multiple categories with a few clicks.
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