
ACDSee Pro 6 User Guide
Categories
Categories are an easy way to organize your files into context-related sections. When you assign a file to a category, you do not move
the file from its folder or create an extra copy. Your categories can be simple or complex and use any names you choose. There are
different icons to use for different categories to help you identify them at a glance. Once your files are in categories, you can search,
sort, group, and find them by category.
One way to assign files to a category is to select and drag one or more files from the file list and drop them onto the category. Any file
that is assigned to a category has a blue tab above its thumbnail in the File List. A file can belong to multiple categories, but it will
only have one blue tab. For comprehensive categories management, use the Organize tab of the Properties pane.
Keywords
Keywording is a highly efficient way to group files in hierarchies that make sense to you and find them quickly in an expanding tree.
The hierarchical tree of keywords you have created in the Organize tab of the Properties pane is displayed in the Keywords section of
the Catalog pane without the need to select an image. Utilize this group to manage your keywords on the fly by using the context
menu (right-click). Keyword quickly by dragging a keyword onto an image, or by dragging an image onto a keyword.
Ratings
You can assign a numerical rating from 1 to 5 to your images and files. Once you have assigned ratings, you can search, sort, and
catalog your files based on the ratings, or a combination of ratings, categories, auto categories etc. A file can have only one rating.
When a file has a rating, the number appears on top of the thumbnail in the File List pane.
Color Labels
Color labels can be used in many ways to help you catalog your files. You can use different colors to represent different stages of
your workflow. As you review your photos you can assign them to the color labels and rename them accordingly.
Auto Categories
Most digital cameras create and embed information about the file as you take a photo. This information is called metadata and can
include the name and model of the camera, the file size, shutter speed, camera settings used in the shot and much more. ACDSee
Pro uses this information to create auto categories. When you click on an auto category, ACDSee Pro searches for images containing
that metadata. You can select one or more auto categories to find files, for example, photos of a certain size, taken by a particular
camera. You can also add to this data using the Properties panes.
Saved Searches
If you find yourself creating the same search criteria frequently, you can save the search to use again later. Saved searches appear
at the top of the Search pane but they also appear in the Catalog pane for you to re-run using a single click on the name or in the
white check box of the Easy-select bar.
To create a new saved search from the Catalog pane:
1. In the Saved Searches area of the Catalog pane, click the New saved search icon.
The Search pane opens.
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