User Guide

Chapter 1: Getting Started
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Using Edit Mode
Editing images
ACDSee includes a powerful, yet easy-to-use image editor with an array of useful tools to help
reduce red-eye in digital images, remove an unwanted color cast, apply special effects, and
much more.
You can also edit and enhance your images by adjusting the light and color levels, cropping
images that are too large, rotating or flipping images that are incorrectly aligned, and adjusting
sharpness. When you are finished editing, you can preview your changes, and then save your
images in over 10 different file formats.
You can use the Edit Mode to edit and enhance your images, or you can configure ACDSee to
open and work with a variety of editing applications, such as ACD Photo Editor.
To open an image in Edit Mode:
Do one of the following:
x In the Browser, select an image and click Tools | Open In Editor, and then select Edit
Mode.
x In the Viewer, click Modify, and then select Edit Mode.
x In the Viewer, click Modify | Edit Mode and then select the name of the tool you want to
apply to your image. Edit Mode will open directly to that tool.
To edit an image in another image editing application:
Do one of the following:
x In the Browser, click Tools | Open in Editor, and then select the editing application you
want to use.
x In the Viewer, click Modify | Open in Editor, and then select the editing application you
want to use.
For more information about editing in other applications, such as Canvas or ACD
Photo Editor, see Configuring image editors.
Working in Edit Mode
In Edit Mode, the right side of your screen displays the Edit Panel, which provides access to all
of the editing tools and effects. Click a name in the Edit Panel to open that tool and use it to
edit your image. The Edit Panel contains extensive context-sensitive Help to assist you as you
move through the application -- click the Help button at any time to view a Help file page
specific to that tool.
At the top of the screen, just below the Edit Mode toolbar, are the Current, Saved, and Preview
tabs. You can select these tabs at any time to compare your original image with the edited
version, and preview your editing choices before saving them to your hard drive.
The Edit Mode toolbar provides access to commonly used commands and zooming controls.