User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
About the ACDSee Pro user interface
The ACDSee Pro user interface provides easy access to the various tools and features you can use to browse, view, edit, and manage
your photos and media files. ACDSee Pro consists of four modes: Manage mode, View mode, Process mode, and Online mode.
Manage mode
Manage mode is the main browsing and managing component of the user interface, and is what you see when you start ACDSee Pro
using the shortcut icon on your desktop. In Manage mode, you can find, move, preview, and sort your files, and access organization
and sharing tools.
Manage mode consists of 12 panes, most of which can be closed when not in use. The File
List pane is always visible, and displays
the contents of the current folder, the results of your latest search, or the files in your database that match your filtering criteria. A
status bar at the bottom of the Manage mode window displays information about the currently selected file, folder, or category.
You can open and close panes, move them to different areas of your screen, and stack them on other panes or dock them to the edge
of the window. Most panes also have additional options you can set to further customize their behavior and appearance.
Manage mode also features a toolbar and a set of drop-down menus. The toolbar provides buttons for your home folder, and for
navigating forwards and backwards through your folders. The drop-down menus provide quick access to the most common tasks.
View mode
In View mode you can play media files and display images in full resolution, one at a time. You can also open panes to view image
properties, display areas of an image at varying magnifications, or examine detailed color information.
You can open View mode by double-clicking an associated file type in Windows Explorer, and you can use the filmstrip in View mode
to flip quickly between all of the images in a folder. View mode contains a toolbar with shortcuts to commonly-used commands, and
a status bar at the bottom of the window, which displays information about the current image or media file.
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