User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
To create a category:
1. Do one of the following:
In Manage mode, click Edit | Set Categories | New Category.
Right-click a category in the Organize pane, and then select New Category.
2. Select one of the following:
Create a new, top-level category
Create a sub-category within the current selection
3. If you are creating a sub-category, select a top-level (or parent) category from the drop-down list. (If you right-clicked a
category in the Organize pane, the new sub-category will be added below that category by default.)
4. Type a name for the new category in the Name field.
5. Click OK.
When you create a new top-level category, you can select an icon to help identify the category. The Icon drop-down only
appears if the Show Icons check box is selected on the Organize page of the Options dialog box. In Manage mode, click
Tools | Options, and then select Organize.
To manage your categories:
Select a category in the Organize pane, and do one of the following:
To move the category, drag it to the new location.
To edit the category, right-click the selected category and select Edit Category.
To delete the category, right-click the selected category and select Delete.
Assigning categories and ratings
You can assign files to a rating, or one or more categories, without moving the file or making an extra copy.
To assign files to a category or rating:
1. In Manage mode, select the files you want to categorize, and then do one of the following:
Select the files you want to categorize or rate, and then click the check box or radio button next to the category or rating.
Drag the selected files to a category or rating in the Organize pane.
Drag the category or rating to the selected files.
Right-click, and then click Set Categories and click the category in the fly out, or click Set Rating and click the rating.
2. In View mode, do one of the following:
Click Edit | Set Categories and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
Right-click the file, click Set Categories, and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
Click Edit | Set Rating and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
Right-click the file, click Set Rating, and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
On the status bar, click the rating icon, and then click a new rating. This icon only appears once a rating is set.
3. If you are comparing images and want to categorize them, do one of the following:
Right-click one of the files, click Set Categories, and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
Right-click one of the files, click Set Rating, and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
To assign files to categories or ratings on the Properties pane:
1. If the Properties pane is not visible in Manage mode, open it by clicking View | Properties.
2. On the Properties pane, select the Database tab to bring it to the front of the tabs.
3. In the File List pane, select the files you want to assign a category or rating.
40