User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
To insert data into the fields in the Batch Set Information dialog box:
Do one of the following:
Type the exact information you want in the field. For example, you can type in captions, descriptions, notes, or comments.
When you type in data, the same information appears for each file selected.
Select information from calendars or lists. For example, you can select a specific date and time, or assign a rating to files.
Each file will contain the same information.
Insert an asterisk <*> to keep the original or existing data in the field. For example, many cameras store the date and time
an image is taken. If you insert an asterisk in the field, this original information about each separate file is added to the EXIF
information, or to the database, when you click Perform Set Information.
Insert a series of number signs #. When the information is set, these will be replaced with incrementing characters, so
each file will have a unique number.
Select and insert metadata place holders. For example, you can insert the metadata placeholder <Camera:Model> in the
Model field on the EXIF tab. When you set the information, the model of the camera that took each separate image will be
inserted into the EXIF information. Alternatively, in the Notes or User comment fields, you can insert metadata place holders
to include unique information about each file like file location, file type, aperture value, or other detailed metadata.
Map information to a given field. For example, you can select to map Width to the Pixel X dimension field, and Height to the
Pixel Y dimension field. When you set the information, the unique width and height of each image will appear in the EXIF
fields for all of the files.
Advanced options
Edit only empty fields Sets the Batch Set Information tool so that it only changes those fields that do not already contain
information. Fields that do contain information remain unchanged.
Close dialog when
finished
Sets the dialog box to close automatically after you have set the information.
Save settings as
default
Stores the current Advanced Options settings and loads them the next time you set information for
files.
Start incrementing
numbers at
Sets the number at which to start incrementing any number signs <#>.
Removing IPTC keywords and supplemental categories
You can remove an image's IPTC keywords and supplemental categories from the ACDSee Pro database.
To remove IPTC keywords and supplemental categories:
1. In Manage mode, select the image.
2. If the Properties pane is not already displayed, click View | Properties to display it.
3. To ensure that the image is writable, do the following:
Select the File tab and check to see if there is a check mark in Read only.
If there is a check mark the image is not writable. Click Read only to make the file writable.
4. Select the IPTC tab.
5. Click the Keyword Picker button beside the Keywords field or the Supplemental Categories Picker button beside the
Supplemental Categories field.
6. Select the keyword or supplemental category that you want to remove from the Assigned values box.
(To select more than one keyword or supplemental category press and hold the CTRL key while selecting the keywords and
supplemental categories with your cursor.)
7. Click Remove.
8. Click OK.
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