User Guide

Chapter 6: Organizing
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+
Searches for all items
containing both the search
term before and after the
operator. Those items that
only contain one of the terms,
are excluded. The Quick
Search bar treats spaces
between words as + operators.
Cat+Dog or Cat Dog returns items containing
both Cat and Dog.
Cat+Dog+-Kittens returns items that include
both Cat and Dog, but not those that include Cat
and Dog and Kittens.
|
Searches for all items
containing one or the other of
the search elements.
Cat|Dog includes all items with either Cat or
Dog in the search.
Cat+Dog|Kittens includes items that contain both
Cat and Dog, and those that contain Kittens.
Using the Search pane
You can use the Search pane to search for your files and folders. You can do basic searching by
file name or keyword phrase, and create advanced searches to narrow your results by folders,
categories, and image properties. You can also search for patterns in file names and find
duplicate files.
You can also save a search and give it a name. Saved searches are listed on the Search pane
and the Organize pane. On the Search pane, can select Saved searches from the drop-down list
to run again. On the Organize pane, Saved Searches are listed below Auto Categories where
you can run them again by clicking once on the Saved Search name.
The Search pane will not return results for folders that are not cataloged in the
ACDSee database. Cataloging happens automatically when you browse to a folder.
You can also click Database | Catalogue Files on the Menu bar.
To open the Search pane:
Click View | Search.
Search pane areas
The Search pane contains several areas to help you manager your searches . When you create
a search, remember that the search tool will only return files that match all of the criteria that
you specify.
Saved searches
In the saved searches area, you can save a complex search to use later, select a search to run
again, or delete a saved search.
Saved searches If you have saved a search, it is listed in this drop-down list for you to
select and run again. When you click Start at the bottom of the pane,
the search results are listed in the File List pane.
Saved searches are also listed on the Organize pane, from where you
can run them with a single click on the Saved Search name.