User Guide

ACDSee Pro 2.5 - User Guide
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Save a search
Click the save icon, and then save or save as to save or overwrite a
saved search. When the Saved Search dialog opens, type in a name
for the search. If you use a descriptive name, it makes it easier to
remember the criteria in your saved search.
Delete a search
Select a search from the drop-down list and then click the delete icon.
Click Yes to confirm the deletion, when the prompt opens.
Files and Text
In the Files and Text area, you can identify what you are searching for, and where you want to
search for it.
Search for
files or folders
named
Type a portion of the file or folder name for which you want to search, or
select a previous search term from the drop-down list. You can also use
wild cards to search for file name patterns. To exclude all non-image files,
click the right-arrow button beside the field and select Images only.
With the text Type the text you want to search for within the ACDSee database. This
can include portions of a caption or keyword, or even the name of a folder
or category that might contain the files you want to find. When you search
by both file name and a keyword or phrase, an item is included in the
search result only when it includes both criteria.
To specify what parts of the database you want to search, and indicate
how to treat the text you type in the field, click the arrow next to the field
and select any of the following options:
x Find all words: only returns files that match all of the words you
enter.
x Find whole words only: only returns files that contain the entire
word, exactly as you type it.
x Search in Caption: searches the Caption field of files in the
database.
x Search in Keywords: searches the Keyword field of files in the
database.
x Search in Notes: searches the Notes field of files in the database.
x Search in Categories: searches the Category assignments of files
in the database.
x Search in Folders: searches in the name of folders in the database.
Search in Select one of the following options:
x Entire database: performs a search on the entire ACDSee
database. Note that any folders on your computer that have not
been cataloged are not included in the search results.
x Specific folders and categories: performs the search only within
the categories and folders you specify. Selecting this option opens
the Categories and Folders area, where you can select the location
and categories in which you want to search.