User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 What Is ImageAXS™?
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Chapter 3 Viewing Collections
- Chapter 4 Viewing Records and Source Files
- Chapter 5 Creating and Adding to a Collection
- Chapter 6 Entering Field Data
- Chapter 7 Using Keywords to Describe Files
- Chapter 8 Creating Portfolios Within Collections
- Chapter 9 Searching and Sorting Collections
- Chapter 10 Managing Data Records
- Chapter 11 Managing Source Files
- Chapter 12 Exporting Data to Other Formats
- Chapter 13 Slide Shows
- Chapter 14 Printing
- Chapter 15 Scripting and Recording
- What Is ImageAXS™?
- Getting Started
- Viewing Collections
- Viewing Records and Source Files
- Creating and Adding to a Collection
- Creating a New Collection
- Overview: Adding Files to a Collection
- Acquiring Individual Files
- Acquiring All Files in a Folder
- Acquiring From Removable Media
- Acquiring From Digital Cameras or Scanners
- Acquiring From a Video Source
- Acquiring From an Audio Source
- Acquiring From Adobe Photoshop
- Changing Options for Acquiring Files
- Entering Field Data
- Using Keywords to Describe Files
- Creating Portfolios Within Collections
- Searching and Sorting Collections
- Managing Data Records
- Managing Source Files
- Exporting Data to Other Formats
- Slide Shows
- Printing
- Scripting and Recording
CREATING AND ADDING TO A COLLECTION
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STEP 2 Enter a name for the collection in the New Collection name field.
The name field is highlighted when the dialog box opens.
STEP 3 Click Save.
A Thumbnails View window for the collection appears.
New collection window (Thumbnails View)
NOTE
For more information about what you can do in the Thumbnails View, see
“Viewing Thumbnails” on page 3-7.)
OVERVIEW:
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DDING FILES TO
A COLLECTION
The process of adding files to a collection is called acquiring. For each
file that you acquire, ImageAXS makes a data record that combines a
thumbnail image representing the file with basic information about
that file. You can then add text field data and keywords to the
record.