User Guide

Chapter 7
Using the database 71
Adding items to the database 71
Adding notes to a file 72
Adding keywords to a file 72
Adding an author to a file 72
Setting the database date 73
Adding a file description 73
Adding a file description in Details view mode 74
Adding the same description to a group of files 74
Editing metadata 75
Cataloging files in the database 75
Maintaining the database 77
About maintaining the database 77
Database maintenance buttons 77
Optimizing the entire database 78
Removing orphan folders 78
Removing information and thumbnails 78
Removing thumbnails 79
Performing advanced database tasks 80
Changing the binding of a folder 80
Exporting database information 81
Importing database information 81
About quarantined files 82
Automatically caching thumbnails 82
Moving the database to a new location 83
Converting an older ACDSee database 83
Chapter 8
Viewing your images 85
Displaying images 85
Open an image in the Viewer 85
Opening a group of images in the Viewer 86
Viewing images in full-screen mode 86
Displaying images using the entire screen 86
Returning to the Browser from the Viewer 87
Setting an image as the desktop wallpaper 87
Displaying the previous wallpaper 88
Zooming in or out on an image in the Viewer 89
Automatically shrinking or enlarging images 90
Zoom options table 91
Panning an image 92
Increasing/decreasing the speed when panning 92
Selecting part of an image 93
Zooming in on the selected area 93
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