User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
To run a saved synchronization:
In Manage mode, click File | Sync, and then select the name of the synchronization you want to run.
Searching
Searching with ACDSee 12
ACDSee 12 includes a number of ways to search your computer for files and folders. You can use the Search pane to search by file
name, keywords, or image properties. You can create advanced searches to locate files that fall within a date or rating range and
then save and name the search to use later. You can also use the Duplicate Finder to locate and manage identical files.
For simpler searches, you can use the Quick Search bar to quickly locate files and folders, or search the database for specific names
and keywords. You can also customize the Quick Search bar to only search for specific items or certain parts of the database.
Also, you can use the Organize pane to quickly locate and list all images on your hard drive, or to locate any files in a folder that have
not been categorized. If you are working with larger image collections, you can use Selective Browsing to specify broad or narrow
criteria for the images you want to display in the File List pane.
Using the Quick Search bar
You can use the Quick Search bar in Manage mode to quickly locate files or folders. You can use the Quick Search options or basic
operators to refine or expand your search, and view the results in the File List pane.
The Quick Search automatically searches in the Notes, Author, and Caption fields of the ACDSee 12 database. The Quick
Search also searches in the Keywords, Caption, Photographer, Headline, and Special Instructions IPTC fields.
When ACDSee 12 searches file names, it only considers the first term in the file name. For example, a file called Cat_Dog
would be found by searching for Cat, but not for Dog.
Search terms are not case-sensitive.
To run a Quick Search:
Do one of the following:
In the Quick Search bar, type the term or part of a word for which you want to search.
Click the drop-down list beside the Quick Search field and select a previously entered search term.
Quick Search operators
You can use the following operators to further refine or expand your searches in the Quick Search bar. Note that a search term
cannot begin with an operator; it must start with a word.
Operator Result Examples
- Searches for all items containing the first search term, and then
displays only those items that don't also contain the second search
term.
Cat -Dog returns all items that contain
Cat, except those that also contain Dog.
Be sure to insert a space before the
minus sign. If you do not insert a space,
ACDSee 12 will assume you are
searching for a hyphenated word.
+ Searches for all items containing both the search term before and
after the operator. Those items that only contain one of the terms,
are excluded. The Quick Search bar treats spaces between words
as + operators.
Cat+Dog or Cat Dog returns items
containing both Cat and Dog.
Cat+Dog+-Kittens returns items that
include both Cat and Dog, but not those
that include Cat and Dog and Kittens.
| Searches for all items containing one or the other of the search
elements.
Cat|Dog includes all items with either
Cat or Dog in the search.
Cat+Dog|Kittens includes items that
contain both Cat and Dog, and those that
contain Kittens.
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