User Guide

Chapter 3: Manage mode
2. In View mode, do one of the following:
Click Edit | Set Categories and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
Right-click the file, click Set Categories, and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
Click Edit | Set Rating and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
Right-click the file, click Set Rating, and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
On the status bar, click the rating icon, and then click a new rating. This icon only appears once a rating is set.
3. If you are comparing images and want to categorize them, do one of the following:
Right-click one of the files, click Set Categories, and then click the category to which you want to assign the file.
Right-click one of the files, click Set Rating, and then click the rating to which you want to assign the file.
To assign files to categories or ratings on the Properties pane:
1. If the Properties pane is not visible in Manage mode, open it by clicking View | Properties.
2. On the Properties pane, select the Database tab to bring it to the front of the tabs.
3. In the File List pane, select the files you want to assign a category or rating.
4. Under Categories at the bottom of the pane, select the check box of any category you want to assign to the selected files.
5. Click the rating you want these files to have.
Removing files from categories or ratings
You can remove a file from a category or rating without moving or deleting the original file, or affecting any other files assigned to
that classification.
To remove files from a category or rating:
1. In the File List pane, select the files you want to remove.
2. Do one of the following:
Right-click a selected file, and then click Set Rating | Clear Rating.
Right-click a selected file, click Set Categories, and then click the name of the category from which you want to remove
the file, or to remove all categories, click Uncategorize All Selected Items.
Clear a check box for a category or a radio button for a rating in the Organize pane.
Right-click a category or rating in the Organize pane, and then click Remove Items.
Using the Properties pane
The Properties pane displays all the database information about your files. It also displays file properties, such as file size, creation
date, and read-only or hidden status EXIF and IPTC metadata that your camera adds to your files. You can use the Properties pane to
add, change, or delete database information, and edit the metadata for image and media files.
To open the Properties pane:
In Manage mode or View mode, click View | Properties.
The Properties pane is located by default on the right side of your screen in both Manage mode and View mode.
Properties pane areas
The Properties pane has these tabs: Database, Files EXIF and IPTC.
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