
Chapter 3: Manage mode
Categories
Categories are an easy way to organize your files into groups or hierarchies that make sense to you. 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.
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
organize 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 organize 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
14 uses this information to create auto categories. When you click on an auto category, ACDSee 14 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 Organize 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 Organize pane:
1. In the Saved Searches area of the Organize pane, click the New saved search icon .
The Search pane opens.
2. Enter your search criteria and then click the Saved searches icon .
The new saved search appears in the Saved Searches on the Organize pane and in the Saved Searches drop-down list of the
Search pane.
Special Items
You can use Special Items to quickly view all of the images in your database and any uncategorized images. Select one of the
following items:
Image Well: Displays all images cataloged in the ACDSee 14 database. If you have a substantial image collection, it may
take a few moments to gather all of the information.
Embed Pending: Displays all the files whose database data has changed but has not yet been embedded in the files.
Uncategorized: Displays any images cataloged in the database that have not been assigned to a category.
Tagged: Displays all the tagged photos on the computer.
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