User Guide

Chapter 3: Manage mode
Maximizing the File List pane
To make the most of your available screen space, you can choose to maximize the File List pane and hide the rest of the Manage
mode panes. The only parts of the Manage mode window that remain visible are the File List pane and whichever toolbars you are
currently using.
To maximize the File List pane:
1. Click View | Maximize File List.
2. To show only the File List pane and its toolbar, click View | Full Screen.
3. Click the Close Full Screen button to return to Manage mode.
Using the Windows Explorer right-click menu
You can open a file in Windows Explorer from inside ACDSee Pro by using the Folders pane, or Favorites pane.
To open files in Windows Explorer:
1. In the File List, to use the Windows right-click menu, select a thumbnail, then press CTRL + right-click.
If you want to use the Windows right-click menu permanently, you can select the check box in Tools | Options | File List.
2. In the Folders or Favorites pane, CTRL + right-click the folder containing that file.
3. Click Explore.
The folder opens in Windows listing the images in that folder in the right-hand pane.
Browsing using the Folders pane
The Folders pane displays a directory tree of all the folders on your computer, similar to Windows Explorer. You can select one or
more folders in the Folders pane to display their contents in the File List pane.
You can also use the Folders pane to create shortcuts to your favorite files, folders, or applications. Then, instead of having to
search for a specific file, you can quickly access it in the Favorites
pane.
Whenever you browse to a folder using the Folders pane, the ACDSee Pro database catalogs any images or media files in the folder.
To open or close the Folders pane:
In Manage mode, click View | Folders.
When you connect a removable device, such as a mass storage device or digital camera, the Folders pane displays the device as
another drive, and assigns it a drive letter automatically.
You can access the device, and its contents, by clicking on it in the Folders pane.
Selecting multiple folders
Easy-Select bars are vertical columns of indicators on the left side of the Folders and Organize panes. You can use the Easy-Select
bars to select multiple folders, categories, or ratings, and display their contents in the File List pane.
To use the Easy-Select bar:
In the Folders pane, select the indicator to the left of each folder with contents you want to display.
You can also use the Easy-Select bars with the Selective Browsing pane.
Creating and managing folders
You can use the Folders and File List panes to create, delete, rename, and move folders on your hard drive to help organize your
files.
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