User Guide

Contents
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Comparing images ...............................................................................................................................169
Viewing file properties in the Viewer ............................................................................................172
Using the Properties pane .................................................................................................................172
Properties pane areas .................................................................................................................173
Changing the date and time properties of images ..................................................................175
Creating and assigning keywords ..................................................................................................176
Adding database, EXIF, and IPTC information to multiple files ...........................................176
Removing IPTC keywords and supplemental categories .......................................................178
Backing up your files to another computer ................................................................................179
Updating or deleting a synchronization ..............................................................................179
Running a saved synchronization ..........................................................................................180
Creating archives of your files ..........................................................................................................180
Managing database information ....................................................................................................181
About the ACDSee database ...................................................................................................181
Excluding folders from the database ....................................................................................182
Cataloging files in the database .............................................................................................182
Converting an older database .................................................................................................183
Importing database information ............................................................................................184
Importing file information from other sources .................................................................184
Exporting database information ............................................................................................186
Generating file lists ......................................................................................................................186
Backing up your database ........................................................................................................187
Restoring database information from a backup ...............................................................188
Maintaining the database .........................................................................................................189
Optimizing the database ...........................................................................................................190
Rebuilding thumbnails ..............................................................................................................190
Quarantining files ........................................................................................................................190
Chapter 10 Searching .................................................................................................... 191
Using the Quick Search bar ...............................................................................................................192
Using the Search pane ........................................................................................................................193
Search pane areas ........................................................................................................................193
Files and Text .................................................................................................................................193
Properties area ..............................................................................................................................194
Searching with file name patterns .................................................................................................195
Finding duplicate files .........................................................................................................................196
Finding images quickly .......................................................................................................................196
Using selective browsing ...................................................................................................................197
Setting selective browsing criteria ........................................................................................197
Tips for selective browsing .......................................................................................................198
Hiding the Selective Browsing pane .....................................................................................198