User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
Organize icons
Category Identifies files that have been assigned to a category.
Ratings 1-5 Identifies file ratings.
New Saved search Opens the Search pane so that you can create a new saved search.
Saved search Displays the Save/Save As menu so you can save a search.
Easy-Select
indicator (selected)
Selects the category, rating, auto category, or other item for display in the
File List pane.
Easy-Select
indicator (not
selected)
Does not select the category, rating, auto category, or other item for display
in the File List pane.
Match Any/All Controls the which images are displayed in the File List pane.
Creating categories
You can use the Organize
pane to create, rename, delete, and move your categories.
To create a category:
1. Do one of the following:
In Manage mode, click Edit | Set Categories | New Category.
Right-click a category in the Organize pane, and then select New Category.
2. Select one of the following:
Create a new, top-level category
Create a sub-category within the current selection
3. If you are creating a sub-category, select a top-level (or parent) category from the drop-down list. (If you right-clicked a
category in the Organize pane, the new sub-category will be added below that category by default.)
4. Type a name for the new category in the Name field.
5. Click OK.
To manage your categories:
Select a category in the Organize pane, and do one of the following:
To move the category, drag it to the new location.
To edit the category, right-click the selected category and select Edit Category.
To delete the category, right-click the selected category and select Delete.
Assigning categories and ratings
You can assign files to a rating, or one or more categories, without moving the file or making an extra copy.
To assign files to a category or rating:
1. In Manage mode, select the files you want to categorize, and then do one of the following:
Select the files you want to categorize or rate, and then click the check box or radio button next to the category or rating.
Drag the selected files to a category or rating in the Organize pane.
Drag the category or rating to the selected files.
Right-click, and then click Set Categories and click the category in the fly out, or click Set Rating and click the rating.
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