User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
To export captions to a descript.ion file:
1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Export, and then select Descript.ion File.
2. In the Save As dialog box, type a name for the descript.ion file in the File name field.
3. Click Save.
Exporting database information
You can use the ACD Database Export Wizard to save selected database information in a compressed format, and then store it as a
backup, or share it with other ACDSee Pro users. You can also choose to export your category and keyword definitions to a text file.
Exporting your database information differs from creating a backup in that you can choose to export only the parts of your database
that you want to share or store with specific files, such as those on a CD. Other ACDSee Pro users can import your information
without affecting their existing database.
To create a backup of your entire database, including image or media files, use the ACD
Database Backup Wizard.
To back up the contents of a local folder to a remote location, such as a network drive, use the ACDSync Wizard.
To use the ACD Database Export Wizard:
1. If you want to export your database information for a specific group of images or media files, select the files in the File List
pane in Manage mode.
2. Click Tools | Database | Export | Database.
3. Click Next to begin using the wizard.
4. On the Content and Format Options page, specify how you want to export your database information by selecting one of the
following options, and then clicking Next:
Export entire ACDSee database to a read-only, compressed version: Exports the entire contents of your ACDSee
Pro database to a compressed version that can be shared with other ACDSee Pro users.
Export database information for selected items to a read-only, compressed version: Exports all of your data-
base information for the images selected in the File List pane.
Export database information to a text file: Exports the selected information to an XML-based text file. Select the
check boxes next to the information you want to include.
5. On the Location Options page, specify a location for the exported information, and a name for the text file, if necessary, and
then click Next.
6. On the Summary page, review your choices. You can click Back to make changes, or click Next to begin exporting your
database information.
7. Click Finish to close the wizard and return to ACDSee Pro.
Generating file lists
You can generate a text file that lists all of the files in the folder currently displayed in the File List pane. The text file places the file
name, size, image file format, modified date, image properties, caption, and rating for all of the files in the folder into a table, and
creates a single text file.
To generate a list of your files:
In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Export, and then select Generate File Listing.
ACDSee Pro automatically generates the file listing and opens it as a text file in your default text editor. You can then edit or save
the text file.
Backing up your database
You can use the ACD Database Backup Wizard to back up all of your database information, which you can then restore in the case of
a system failure or other event. You can also choose to back up your image, media, or archive files along with the relevant database
information.
102