User Guide ACDSee 15 User Guide Contents CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED ...................................................... 1 Welcome to ACDSee 15 ................................................................................................... 1 About the ACDSee Pro User Interface ............................................................................. 1 Manage mode ................................................................................................................ 2 View mode .................................................................................................................... 2 Edit mode ..................................................................................................................... 2 Online mode .................................................................................................................. 2 Switching Modes in ACDSee 15 ....................................................................................... 2 Using Manage Mode ........................................................................................................ 3 About the Manage mode panes ........................................................................................ 3 Manage mode drop-down menus ...................................................................................... 4 Working with Manage mode panes .................................................................................... 4 Moving panes ................................................................................................................ 4 Docking panes ............................................................................................................... 4 Stacking panes .............................................................................................................. 5 Resizing panes .............................................................................................................. 5 Resetting the layout ....................................................................................................... 5 Using View Mode ............................................................................................................ 5 Viewing images in full screen mode .................................................................................. 6 Using the View mode panes ............................................................................................. 7 Using the Bottom toolbar ................................................................................................ 7 Switching to Manage mode .............................................................................................. 7 Using Edit Mode .............................................................................................................. 8 Using Online Mode .......................................................................................................... 8 Uploading images .......................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 2: GETTING H ELP ............................................................ 9 Using the Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................ 9 Finding Other Resources and Support ............................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 3: MANAGE MO DE ......................................................... 11 Importing Files With ACDSee Pro .................................................................................. 11 Importing files using the Windows AutoPlay dialog box ....................................................... 11 Importing files from specific types of devices .................................................................... 11 About removable devices ............................................................................................... 12 Importing Photos From a Device ................................................................................... 12 Importing Photos From a CD or DVD ............................................................................. 15 Importing Photos From a Disk ...................................................................................... 15 Importing Photos From a Scanner ................................................................................ 16 ii Welcome to ACDSee 15 Importing Photos From a Mobile Phone Folder .............................................................. 16 Creating a Renaming Template ..................................................................................... 17 Browsing Files in the File List Pane ............................................................................... 18 Using the File List pane .................................................................................................. 18 Maximizing the File List pane .......................................................................................... 19 Browsing Using the Folders Pane .................................................................................. 19 Selecting multiple folders ............................................................................................... 20 Creating and managing folders ....................................................................................... 20 Browsing Files By Date or Event ................................................................................... 20 Adding descriptions and thumbnails in Events view ............................................................ 21 Browsing Favorite Files ................................................................................................ 22 Creating a shortcut ....................................................................................................... 22 Creating a new folder .................................................................................................... 22 Deleting a shortcut or folder ........................................................................................... 22 Using the Catalog Pane ................................................................................................. 23 Easy-Select bars ........................................................................................................... 23 The ACDSee Pro database .............................................................................................. 23 Changing Views ............................................................................................................ 23 Customizing the Details view .......................................................................................... 24 Filtering Files ............................................................................................................... 24 Grouping Files .............................................................................................................. 25 Navigating through groups in the File List ......................................................................... 25 Removing groups from the File List .................................................................................. 26 Selecting files in one or more groups ............................................................................... 26 Sorting Files ................................................................................................................. 26 Sorting files using column headers .................................................................................. 27 Custom sorting files ...................................................................................................... 27 Selecting Files .............................................................................................................. 27 Previewing Images ....................................................................................................... 28 Rotating Images ........................................................................................................... 28 Comparing Images ....................................................................................................... 28 Gathering Images in the Image Basket ......................................................................... 30 Cataloging and Managing Files in ACDSee Pro ............................................................... 30 Organizing With the Catalog Pane................................................................................. 30 Categories ................................................................................................................... 30 Keywords ..................................................................................................................... 31 Ratings ........................................................................................................................ 31 Color Labels ................................................................................................................. 31 Auto Categories ............................................................................................................ 31 Saved Searches ............................................................................................................ 31 Special Items ............................................................................................................... 31 iii ACDSee 15 User Guide The ACDSee