User Guide

Chapter 9 Organizing
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To open the Properties pane:
In the Browser or Viewer, click View | Properties.
The Properties pane is located by default on the right side of your screen in both the Browser and the
Viewer.
Properties pane areas
The Properties pane is made up of four tabs: Database, File, EXIF, and IPTC.
Database tab
File tab
The File tab displays detailed file information and image attributes for a selected file or files. You can
set or change the Read-Only and Hidden properties of a file or folder, and view a summary of any EXIF
information contained in a file.
EXIF tab
The EXIF tab displays EXIF metadata information that is stored with an image from a scanner or digital
camera. Metadata is embedded in the file, and can be retained by ACDSee when you edit an image.
You can edit certain types of metadata.
Caption Type a brief description of the file to store in the database.
Date/Time Specify the date and time you want to associate with the file and store in the
database.
Author Type the name of the author or photographer that you want to store with the
file in the database.
Rating Select a rating to apply to the file. You can use the rating to sort and search for
files in the database.
Notes Type any descriptive or additional text you want to store with the file in the
database. You can add up to 4,095 characters of free-form text.
Keywords Type any keywords you want to associate with the file, or click the Keyword
Picker button to choose from the Master Keyword List. Separate multiple
keywords with a comma.
Organize Select the check box next to any category or categories to which you want to
assign the file. To create a new category, right-click the Categories field and
select New Category.