
Chapter 3: Manage mode
When you click Apply or Enter in Manage Mode, the focus is returned to the File List pane allowing you to quickly make
another file selection using your keyboard.
Metadata Tab keyboard shortcuts
This shortcut Has this result
TAB Jumps focus forward from field to field.
SHIFT + TAB Jumps focus backwards from field to field.
CTRL + K Places the cursor in the IPTC Keywords field of the Metadata tab in the Properties pane.
ALT + K Places the cursor in the ACDSee Metadata Keywords field of the Metadata tab in the Properties pane.
ENTER Applies your changes.
ESC Discards your changes.
If you click away from the Properties pane, any metadata that you have just entered will be lost. You must click Apply or
press ENTER to apply your changes.
To use keyboard shortcuts to enter Metadata into the same field of multiple photos:
1. Select the first photo in your list and enter content into a Metadata field.
2. Press the Page Down key to move to the next photo. The cursor remains in the same field of the Properties pane for each
photo, allowing you to quickly enter content for the same field for multiple photos.
3. Enter content into the field and again press Page Down to move to the next photo.
4. Continue Step 3 until complete.
You do not need to click the Apply button when using this shortcut.
You can use the Page Up key to move back to the previous photo.
Removing IPTC keywords from Auto Categories
You can remove unused IPTC keywords from the ACDSee 14 database. Once removed, the IPTCkeywords will no longer display
under Keywords (IPTC) in the Photo Properties' Auto Categories list of the Organize Pane.
This process also applies for the Supplemental Categories field. This field is only visible if selected from the Choose
Metadata to Display dialog box found under Tools | Options | Properties Pane.
To remove IPTC keywords and supplemental categories:
1. In Manage mode, select any image which supports IPTC.
2. If the Properties pane is not already displayed, click View | Properties.
3. To ensure the image is writable, do the following:
Select the File tab and check to see if there is a check mark in Read only.
If there is a check mark the image is not writable. Deselect the Read only check box to make the file writable.
4.
In the IPTC section of the Metadata tab, click the keyword picker button beside the Keywords field.
5. In the IPTC Keywords Picker dialog box, click Edit List.
6. Select the keyword you want to remove from the Value list.
57
Comentarios a estos manuales