Whats new in ACDSee Pro Photo Manager 2.5
Improved Digital Asset Management
Organize up front With the new Import Photos feature, organize your photos as you import them from your camera, card reader, CD/DVD, or other storage device. Save time by setting categories, ratings, EXIF, IPTC, etc., as you import new images. Simultaneously rename, auto-rotate, delete, set destination and create backup copies. Accelerate your workflow by importing from multiple devices at once, and continue working in ACDSee Pro 2.5 as your imports complete.
Embed all your metadata Improve portability and protect the data in your ACDSee metadata fields, including categories, keywords and ratings, by embedding them in your images XMP fields. Easily share your ACDSee metadata with other ACDSee users. Flexibly move images around your system and between computers. You can even embed data in file formats that dont include IPTC or EXIF fields, including PNG and GIF.
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Save time with Saved Searches Use ACDSee Pro 2.5s Search Pane to build complex searches based on folder name, file name, location, and metadata. Now, save time by storing your complex search criteria for future use with the simple Saved Searches feature and re-run a saved search in one click from the Organize pane.
View more images with UNICODE Experience improved portability of images with ACDSee Pro 2.5s UNICODE environment. View images with file names or metadata that include characters which are not part of your local systems language settings.
Greater Flexibility in Editing
Protect your original images Get creative with your pixel-level editing with peace of mind. ACDSee Pro 2.5 now saves a copy of your original image the first time you edit it. Restore your original at any time, even after multiple editing sessions.
Frame your photos Add a finishing touch to your photo with a custom border, drop shadow or edge effect.

Improved Usability

Show off your photos Try the new and improved Auto Slide Show feature, now including options to add Pan & Zoom, Black & White, and Sepia effects, and play your slideshow to MP3s

Show folders Show archive files Select Show hidden files and folders to show files and folders that are normally hidden by your operating system. Select Show THM files to show thumbnail files. Select Show XMP files to show the XMP sidecar files that Adobe creates for RAW formats.

Click OK.

Grouping files
If you have to browse a lot of images in the File List you should consider using Group By to organize images into different groups. You may find it easier to find images when they are organized into groups. For example, if you use more than one camera, you can quickly organize your images according to the camera you used to capture the images. Similarly, if you save your images into different file formats you can quickly organize your images according to their file format. Group By only works in the Thumbs, Thumbs + Details, Details, Tiles, and Icons view modes. To group files in the File List: 1. 2. Browse to the folder or folders containing your files. Do one of the following: Click View | Group By and select a group option. Click the Group By button on the File List pane toolbar and select a group option.
Navigating through groups in the File List
To expand and collapse specific groups: Click the Expand or Collapse arrows, on the left side of the group header.
To expand and collapse all groups: Right-click a group header, and then select either Open All Groups or Close All Groups. To display a preview of the images in a closed group: Hover your mouse cursor over the group header. To scroll through multiple groups: Click the Next Group bar. and Previous Group buttons at the bottom of the File List scroll
To display the table of contents: Do one of the following: Click View | Group By | Table of Contents. Click the Group By button on the File List toolbar and select Table of Contents. At the bottom of the File List scroll bar, click the Table of Contents button.
To quickly jump to a specific group: 1. 2. Display the table of contents. Click the group that you want to display.
To change the sort order of the groups: Do one of the following: Click View | Group By and select either Group Forward or Group Backward. Click the Group By button on the File List pane toolbar and select either Group Forward or Group Backward.
Removing groups from the File List
To remove a group: Do one of the following: Click View | Group By | None. Click the Group By button on the File List pane toolbar and select None.

Cropping an image

You can use the Crop tool to remove unwanted parts of your images, or to reduce the image canvas to a particular size. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To crop an image: 1. 2. 3. In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Crop. Resize the crop window, and position it over the area of the image you want to keep. To darken the parts of the image outside the crop window, drag the Darken outside crop area slider to the left. Drag the slider to the right to lighten the area outside the crop window. Do one of the following: Double-click on the crop window to crop the image and close the Crop tool. Click Done to crop the image and close the tool. Click Cancel to exit the tool without cropping the image.

Resizing the crop window

You can resize the crop window in three ways: Drag the edges of the crop window to the desired size. Specify an exact size for the crop window in pixels, inches, centimeters, or millimeters. Apply a ratio to constrain the crop window proportions.
To resize the crop window by dragging: 1. 2. Position your mouse cursor over the edge or corner of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow. Drag the crop window's border to the desired size.
To specify an exact size for the crop window: 1. 2. 3. In the Units drop-down list, select a unit of measurement. Use the Dots per inch spin box to specify a resolution. Type the desired crop window proportions into the Width and Height spin boxes.
To constrain the crop window to a ratio: 1. 2. 3. Select the Constrain cropping proportion check box. Select a ratio from the drop-down list and select or clear the Landscape check box to toggle the crop window between landscape and portrait orientation. Do one of the following: Position your mouse cursor over the edge of the crop window until it changes into a double-pointed arrow, and then drag the edge of the crop window to the desired size. Use the Width or Height spin box to specify a dimension for one side of the crop window. ACDSee automatically resizes the other dimension based on the ratio you selected.

Using selections

The Selections tool is the first icon in the Edit Mode toolbar. Selections is a tool designed to work in combination with many of the other editing tools. You use Selections to isolate an area of a photo so that you can then apply edits or filters to only that area rather than the whole photo. There are three different selection tools and each selects areas of a photo in a unique way. The controls available change depending on which tool you select. To open the Selections panel: 1. Do one of the following: In the Browser, click Tools | Open in Editor | Edit Mode. In the Viewer, Edit Image | Edit Mode on the toolbar. On the Edit Panel : Main Menu, click Selections.

Discards all changes and reverts to the original image levels.
Adjusting brightness curves
You can use the Curves tool to change the tonal range of an image. Select the RGB color channel to adjust the entire range of the image, or select a specific color. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To adjust the brightness curves in an image: 1. 2. 3. 4. In Edit Mode, on the Edit panel, click Exposure, and then select the Curves tab. On the Curves tab, set the options as described below. Drag the histogram bar to manipulate the image. Do one of the following: Click Apply to apply your changes and set options on another tab. Click Done to apply your changes and close the Curves tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool. You can make fine adjustments to any of the sliders in Edit Mode by placing the cursor over the slider and moving the mouse wheel one click forward or back.
Curves options Channel Show Histogram Histogram Specifies the color channels to adjust. Toggles the histogram display on and off. Displays a graphic of the color information levels in the image, based on the selected channel. Click and drag the line to manipulate the curve. Each time you click the curve, a new node is added. You can drag the nodes up and down the curve. Discards all changes and reverts to the original image. Highlights over- and under-exposed areas of the image. Over-exposed pixels turn red, under-exposed pixels turn green.

Reset Exposure warning

Adjusting image color

Using the Histogram

The Histogram displays a graphical representation of the distribution of intensity levels of pixels for each color channel in an image. To display and use the Histogram: 1. 2. In the Viewer, click View, and then select Histogram. On the Histogram, select or clear the following check boxes: R: shows or hides the red color channel. G: shows or hides the green color channel. B: shows or hides the blue color channel. L: shows or hides the lightness of the image.

Applying Auto Color

You can use the Auto Color tool to automatically adjust an image's colors. To automatically adjust image colors: 1. 2. 3. 4. In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Color. Select the Auto Color tab. Drag the slider to adjust the amount of color correction you want to apply. Do one of the following: Click Done to apply your changes and close the Auto Color tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool.

Image file format

File format
If you want to change the file format of the edited images, select the file format in which you would like to save the edited images. Use this option to determine number of bits per pixel (BPP) in the output images, and whether the images will be color or grayscale. Select Automatic if you want the output images to have the same pixel format (or the closest possible match) as the original images. You can use this option to convert the images from color to grayscale, or to convert the images to a pixel format that is compatible with other software or processes. Select this option if the original image contains metadata, and you want the edited image to contain the same metadata. Select this option if the original image contains embedded audio, and you want the edited image to contain the same embedded audio. Select this option if the original image contains a color profile, and you want the edited image to contain the same color profile. Select this option if the original image has a lastmodified date, and you want the edited image to have the same last-modified date. Select this option if you want to copy database information for the original image and enter it into the database for the edited image. Use this option to determine what ACDSee should do if the destination folder contains an image with the same file name as one of the edited images: Ask: Select this option if you want to choose different options (skip, rename, overwrite) depending on the image. Skip: Select this option if you want ACDSee to stop processing that image, and begin processing the next image. Replace: Select this option if you want ACDSee to replace the image in the destination folder with the edited image. Rename: Select this option if you want ACDSee to rename the edited file.

Pixel format

Metadata
Preserve metadata Preserve embedded audio Preserve color profile

Other options

Preserve lastmodified date Copy database information When output file already exists
Batch Processor Rotate options
You can use the options in the Rotate section to rotate the image at a pre-set angle or at a custom angle. Rotate options No rotation 180 Left 90 Right 90 Custom angle This option is selected by default so you see the unrotated image until you are ready to select a rotation option. Rotates the image 180 degrees. Rotates the image to the left by 90 degrees. Rotates the image to the right by 90 degrees. Select this option and then either type a custom angle number into the spin box or click the arrow and drag it around the circle until the image is rotated to the desired angle. The color that you select displays behind the rotated image. Click the Horizontal or Vertical button, and then use the mouse pointer to draw a line on the image that you want set as horizontal or vertical.

Scattered Tiles options Tile size Scatter amount Background color Random Seed Specifies the size of the tiles. Specifies how much the tiles will move from their original positions. Specifies the color of the background. Click the color picker to select a different color. Indicates the random placement of the tiles. When you apply the Scattered Tiles effect to an image, ACDSee places the tiles randomly. This makes the effect different every time you apply the filter. You can define a specific random seed to generate identical tile patterns. To generate a new random seed, click Random Seed.

Applying a Sepia effect

You can use the Sepia effect to give your images an antique look. (The Old effect is similar to the Sepia effect, but produces a more realistic appearance of age.) To add a sepia tone to an image: On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Sepia.
Applying a Sheet Metal effect
You can use the Sheet Metal effect to turn your images into sheet metal impressions. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To apply a Sheet Metal effect: 1. 2. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Sheet Metal. On the Sheet Metal tab, set the options as described below.
Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the Sheet Metal tab. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.
Sheet Metal options Rounding Detail Angle Metal color Direction Specifies the amount of curve in the edges of the impressions. Specifies the amount of detail in the impression. Specifies the angle of the grain in the sheet metal. Specifies the color of the sheet metal. Specifies the direction in which the sheet metal was manipulated. Select one of the following: Indented: stamps the metal from the top side of the image. Pushed out: stamps the metal from underneath the image.

Applying a Shift effect

You can use the Shift effect to divide your images into bars and shift them in random directions. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To apply a Shift effect: 1. 2. 3. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Shift. On the Shift tab, set the options as described below. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the Shift tab. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.
Shift options Strength Width Angle Background color Specifies the amount of shift between the bars. Specifies the width of each bar. Specifies the angle of the bars. Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color.

Applying a Slant effect

You can use the Slant effect to make a photo appear slanted. For example, you could use the Slant effect to distort a photo by pushing the top of the photo to the left and the bottom of the photo to the right. Similarly, you could use the slant effect to push the left side of the photo upwards and the right side of the photo downwards. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To apply a Slant effect: 1. 2. 3. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Slant. On the Slant tab, set the options as described below. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the tab. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the 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.

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 uses this information to create auto categories. When you click on an auto category, ACDSee 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 checkbox 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 (ALL Images): displays all images cataloged in the ACDSee database. If you have a substantial image collection, it may take a few moments to gather all of the information. Uncategorized: displays any images cataloged in the database that have not been assigned to a category. Tagged: you can also click Tagged to display all the tagged photos on the computer.
You can assign a rating or category to any type of file, but the options in the Special Items area only apply to images.

If ACDSee has trouble reading a corrupted or incomplete image or media file, or a file causes a plug-in to generate an error, ACDSee will quarantine that file. You can view a list of quarantined files, and remove a file from the list. To view quarantined files: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Database | Quarantined Files. To remove a file, select it in the list, and then click Remove. To disable the Quarantine feature, clear the Enable Quarantine check box. Click OK to close the Quarantine Files dialog box and return to ACDSee.
Mapping drives for an incoming database
If you are upgrading to ACDSee Pro or are importing or restoring your ACDSee Pro database, the Database Drive Mapping dialog displays how drive mappings (in the incoming database) will be re-established in the ACDSee Pro database. You can use this dialog to change how each drive will be mapped in the database. To select new drive mappings: 1. In the Database Drive Mapping dialog, select a drive and do one of the following: 2. To create a new drive map, select Create new database entry. To map the drive to a local drive, select a drive from the Local Drive drop-down list.

Click Done.

Searching
Using the Quick Search bar
You can use the Quick Search bar, located on the main menu in the ACDSee Browser, to quickly locate files or folders. You can use the Quick Search options or basic operators to refine or expand your search, and view the results in the File List pane. The Quick Search automatically searches in the Notes, Author, and Caption fields of the ACDSee database. The Quick Search also searches in the Keywords, Caption, Photographer, Headline, and Special Instructions IPTC fields. To run a Quick Search: Do one of the following: 1. 2. 3. In the Quick Search bar, type the term or part of a word for which you want to search. Click the drop-down list beside the Quick Search field and select a previously entered search term. Click QuickSearch.
Quick Search operators You can use the following operators to further refine or expand your searches in the Quick Search bar. Note that a search term cannot begin with an operator; it must start with a word. Operator Result Examples
Subtracts the search term that Cat -Dog returns all items that contain Cat, except follows it from the previous those that also contain Dog. Be sure to insert a results. space before the minus sign. If you do not insert a space, ACDSee will assume you are searching for a hyphenated word.
Searches for all items containing both the search term before and after the operator. Those items that only contain one of the terms, are excluded. The Quick Search bar treats spaces between words as + operators. Searches for all items containing one or the other of the search elements.
Cat+Dog or Cat Dog returns items containing both Cat and Dog. Cat+Dog+-Kittens returns items that include both Cat and Dog, but not those that include Cat and Dog and Kittens.

If you selected the Data Disc format, you can use the left side of the Burn Basket to create a folder structure to organize the photos and files on the disc. To create a new folder, right-click the name of a folder and select New Folder from the shortcut menu. Type a name for the new folder and then press Enter. You can also drag an existing folder into either pane in the Burn Basket. If you drag the folder into the left pane, be sure your cursor is over the an existing folder in the folder tree before you release the mouse button. To add photos or other files to your disc, drag them from the File List pane to the Burn Basket, or select the files you want to add and then click Edit | Add to Burn Basket. You can use the buttons on the Burn Basket toolbar, as explained below, to adjust the contents of the Burn Basket, or to save or load projects. When you are ready to create your disc, click Burn.
Burn Basket toolbar buttons Format Options Add to Burn Basket Opens the Format Options dialog box, where you can specify the options for your selected format. Adds the currently selected files or folders to the Burn Basket.
Remove From Burn Basket Remove All New Folder Rename Save Project Load Project
Removes the currently selected files or folders from the Burn Basket.
Clears the contents of the Burn Basket. Creates a new sub-folder. Renames the currently selected file or folder. Saves the current contents and settings of the Burn Basket as a project file you can edit later. Opens a previously saved Burn Basket project.
Creating video files and VCDs
You can use the new Create Video or VCD Wizard to generate a video file slide show of your favorite photos and media files, or create a Video CD that you can watch on your TV. (The VCD wizard creates a CD that is a different format from those created using the Burn Basket.) To create a video file or VCD: 1. 2. Click Create | Create Video or VCD. On the Welcome page, click one of the following: 3. Create Video Disc Create Video File
Follow the instructions in the Wizard to create your slide show. For additional assistance creating your video files or VCDs, click the Help button in the wizard.

Creating an HTML album

You can use the HTML Album Wizard to prepare photo collections for posting on the Internet. The HTML album includes slide show controls and a thumbnail display. You can select from a list of gallery style templates and then customize the gallery by adding your own logo as an image or text to the header or footer. You can also change the fonts and colors used in the gallery. To create an HTML album: 1. 2. 3. In the File List pane, select the images you want to share. Click Create | Create HTML Album. On the Style Settings page of the Create HTML Album Wizard, select a Gallery Style from the Web page styles box.
After you select a Gallery Style and other settings, you can click Preview Gallery to see how those selections affect the appearance of your HTML album. You can also generate your HTML album from any page in the HTML Album Wizard by clicking Generate Album. 4. 5. Click Next. On the Gallery Customization page, do one or all of the following: In the Gallery Title text box type the title that you want to display at the top of the Web page. Select Include header to display a header at the top of the Web page, or clear the Include header checkbox to remove the header. Select Include footer to display a footer at the bottom of the Web page, or clear the Include footer checkbox to remove the footer. If you want to display an image in the header or footer, select Use image and click Browse and select a company logo, a photo of yourself, or another image to display in the header. If you want to display text in the header or footer, select Use information and click Set Information and add enter the text that you would like to display. In the Folder settings section, click Browse and select the folder where you would like to save the HTML album files.

Overwrite Mix Insert using start marker Append to sound file Replace sound file

Chapter 8: Printing

Printing images in ACDSee
With the ACDSee print utility, you can print your images on any size of paper, in any orientation, and at any resolution your printer can support. You can also use the print utility to create and print contact sheets, complete with headers, footers, and captions specific to each image. As you change the options in the Print dialog box, you can view a dynamically updated preview of the image and its position on the page. You can adjust the output size, print multiple copies of each image, and change the orientation of the images on each page. To print your images: 1. 2. 3. Select the image or images you want to print. Click File | Print. Under Print layout, do one of the following: 4. Select Full page and then choose a print size from the Format list. Select Contact sheet and then set the Contact sheet format options to define the appearance of your contact sheet. Select Layout and then choose from one of the available layout options.
On the Printer Options tab, specify the printer you want to use, the paper size, the number of copies you want, the range of pages that you want to print, and image resolution. On the Page Settings tab, specify the image position on the paper and the margin widths. Specify the number of prints of each photo. If you are printing a Full page or a Contact sheet this option is available on the Page Settings tab. If you are printing a Layout this option is available below the list of layouts. Add captions, headers, or footers. You can only add captions, headers, or footers if you are printing a Full page or a Contact sheet. Click Print.

Setting printer options

When printing your images with ACDSee, you can specify which printer you want to use, and set the printer options. Printer options Printer Specifies the printer you want to use. Select a printer from the drop-down list and click the Properties button to set its options. Refer to the printer manufacturer's Help file or manual for more information. Specifies the size of the paper, e.g. Letter, Legal, A4. Specifies Portrait or Landscape page orientation. Specifies the number of copies you want to print. Select one of the following options: Resolution All: prints all of the pages in the document. Pages from: prints a range of pages. Specify the first and last pages of the range in the fields.
Paper size Orientation Copies Print range
Specifies a resolution in pixels-per-inch (PPI) for the image. The higher the value, the more dots per inch, and the higher the resolution of the printed image. For example, 600 PPI is 360,000 (600 x 600) pixels per square inch. Specifies the resampling filter to use when printing images. Click the dropdown list and select one of the following: Box: displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an image. Triangle: produces good results for image reduction and enlargement, but displays sharp transition lines. Bicubic: produces good results with photo-realistic images and with images that are irregular or complex. Uses interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with image expansion. Bell: smoothes the image. B-Spline: produces smooth transitions, but may cause excessive blurring. Lanczos: produces the sharpest images, but may also introduce some ringing artifacts. Mitchell: produces smooth transitions when enlarging photo-realistic images. This filter is good compromise between the ringing effect of Lanczos and the blurring effect of other filters.

Show thumbnails on folders Remember each folder's sort settings <Ctrl> key activates hot-tracking

Use Animations

Show the Windows Explorer shell context menu as the default right-click menu Configure Filters Apply filtering criteria Show all files
Shows image files, folders, media files and archive files in the File List. Shows any of the following that you select, and hides any that are not selected. Show image files Show folders Show media files Show archive files
Show hidden files and filters Show THM files Show XMP files Highlight image files Don't highlight image files Use a single color to highlight image files
Shows system and other files and that are normally hidden for safety. Shows Canon THM files in the File Fist. Shows XMP sidecar files in the File List Does not highlight image files in Details and Thumbs+Details view modes. Uses a single color to highlight all image file types in Details and Thumbs+Details view modes.
Use multiple colors to highlight image files Pop-ups Mouse cursor hover, activates pop-ups
Uses a different color to highlight each image type in Details and Thumbs+Details view modes. Activates or deactivates the animated pop-up preview that displays when you hover over thumbnails in the File List. Settings below allow you to include text and/or an image in the pop-up, or if you turn this option off, to activate the pop-up only when you hold down the Shift key.
<Shift> key activates pop-ups
Activates the pop-up only if you hold down the Shift key while hovering over a thumbnail in the File List. You can turn this option off if it interferes with Shift selection. Hides pop-ups after 5 seconds, even if you are still hovering over the image. Shows a pop-up preview of images in the File List when you hover over them with a mouse Includes text file information in the mouseover pop-up. You can select the information to display by clicking Configure Pop-ups and clicking on the type of information.
Auto hide pop-ups Show thumbnail in pop-ups Show file information in pop-ups

Overwrite existing files

Determines how ACDSee should handle overwriting files. Select one of the following options from the drop-down list: Ask: prompts you when overwriting a file. Skip: cancels the operation if there is a file with the same file name and extension. Replace: overwrites the file. Rename: prompts you to rename the file.
Preserve lastmodified dates Auto-close progress dialog if all operations succeed Save current settings as default
Retains the date and time properties of the file. Automatically closes the dialog box after all images have been adjusted.
Stores the current settings and applies them the next time you use the Adjust Image Exposure Wizard.
Setting the Database options
You can adjust settings in the ACDSee Options dialog box to display reminders, control database information, and specify a location on your hard drive where you want to store your database files and cached thumbnails. To set the database options: 1. 2. 3. Click Tools | Options, and then click Database. On the Database page, set or change the options as described below. Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee.
Database options Database location Display backup reminder Manage excluded Folders Set database date Specifies the location on your hard drive to store the ACDSee database. Click the Browse button to locate a folder. Automatically reminds you to back up your ACDSee database. Click the Every drop-down list and select how often you would like to be reminded. Opens the Excluded Folders List dialog box, where you can specify which folders you want to exclude from the ACDSee database. Automatically adds the date of files to the ACDSee database when you catalog the contents of a folder. Select one of the following to specify which date you want to store as the database date: Import EXIF and IPTC metadata from cataloged files EXIF date File modified date Specific date (Select the date you want to use from the drop-down list.)
Automatically imports EXIF and IPTC information into the ACDSee database whenever you catalog the contents of a folder. If this option if not selected, ACDSee does not import the EXIF and IPTC information, but does set aside space within the database records. To remove the empty records, be sure to optimize your database frequently. ACDSee embeds database information in a sidecar file if the format does not support XMP. This makes it possible to move files and keep information like categories, ratings etc., with the file. Files that support XMP include GIF, JPG, DNG, PNG, and TIFF. If the file is set to read-only, then no data is embedded in the file or in a sidecar file. Database information about RAW files is always written to a sidecar file.

Using the Task Pane

The Task Pane displays groups of often-used tasks from the menus and toolbars based on your current location and selections in ACDSee. The Task Pane usually opens and on the right side of the Browser. To open or close the Task pane: In the Browser or Viewer, click View | Task Pane. The menus in the Task Pane change depending on what area of the Browser you are working in and what items you select. For example, if you select more than a folder in the File List pane, the Task Pane displays different menus than it does if you select a photo or media file. The options on the Task Pane menus also change dynamically. For example, if you select multiple images in the File List, the options in the Fix and Enhance Photos menu change to list options that you can use with multiple images.
Using the Context Sensitive toolbar
The Context Sensitive toolbar is above the File List toolbar. The icons that display on the Context Sensitive toolbar change based on whatever you select in the Browser, such as a pane or image. The icons on the Context Sensitive toolbar provide shortcuts to the editing, organizing, and sharing functions that you might want to use next. For example, if you select the People category in the Organize pane, all images that have been assigned to that category display in the File List pane. The icons that display in the Context Sensitive toolbar include Create a CD or DVD and Auto Slide Show because you may want to use these functions next.

Customizing toolbars

You can customize the appearance and organization of toolbars in the Browser and Viewer windows by selecting which toolbars to display, and specifying each toolbars buttons or commands. You can also discard your changes and reset the toolbars to their default layout at any time.
Displaying and hiding toolbars
You can choose to display or hide the specific toolbars in the Browser and Viewer. To display or hide a toolbar: Do one of the following: In the Browser, click View | Toolbars, and then select the toolbar you want to display or hide. In the Viewer, click View, and then select the toolbar you want to display or hide.

To edit IPTC metadata:... 200 Custom tab... 200 To configure the Custom tab:.. 200
Backing up your files to another computer.. 201
To create a synchronization:... 201 Updating or deleting a synchronization... 201 To update or delete a saved synchronization:.. 201 Running a saved synchronization... 202 To run a saved synchronization:... 202
Managing database information... 202
About the ACDSee database... 202 Excluding folders from the database... 203 To manage your excluded folders settings:.. 203 Cataloging files in the database... 203 To catalog your files:... 203 Converting an older database... 204 To convert an older database:... 204 Importing database information... 204 To use the ACD Database Import Wizard:.. 205 Importing file information from other sources.. 205 Importing Photo Discs... 205 To import a Photo Disc:... 205 Importing albums.... 206 To import album information into the database:. 206 Working with descript.ion files... 206 To import a descript.ion file:... 206 To export captions to a descript.ion file:.. 206 Exporting database information... 206 To use the ACD Database Export Wizard:... 207 Generating file lists... 207 To generate a list of your files:.. 207 Backing up your database... 207 To back up your database information:.. 208
Database backup tips and strategies... 209 Backup schedule... 209 Backup location... 209 Backup size... 209 Restoring database information from a backup.. 209 To restore database information:.. 209 Maintaining the database.... 210 Database content icons... 210 To perform database maintenance:.. 210 Optimizing the database... 211 To optimize your database:.. 211 Rebuilding thumbnails... 211 To rebuild thumbnails:... 211 Quarantined files.... 211 To view quarantined files:.. 211 Creating and assigning keywords... 211 To create and maintain the master keyword list:. 212 Mapping drives for an incoming database.. 212 To select new drive mappings:.. 212

Searching.... 213

Using the Quick Search bar... 213 To run a Quick Search:... 213 Quick Search operators.... 213 Using the Search pane... 214 To open the Search pane:.. 214 Search pane areas.... 214 Files and Text... 214 Properties area... 215 To use the Properties area:.. 215 Searching with file name patterns... 215 Using selective browsing... 216 To use selective browsing:... 216
Setting selective browsing criteria.. 216 To add selective browsing criteria:.. 217 Tips for selective browsing:.... 217 Hiding the Selective Browsing pane... 217 Searching with auto categories.... 218 Identifying commonly used search categories... 218 To add an auto category grouping to the Commonly Used grouping:. 218 To remove an auto category grouping from the Commonly Used grouping:218 Refining your auto category search... 219 Finding duplicate files... 219 To find duplicate files:.. 220 Finding images quickly... 220 To find all of your images at once:.. 220 To locate uncategorized images:.. 220

The Viewer

The ACDSee Viewer plays media files and displays images in full resolution, one at a time. You can also open panes in the Viewer to view image properties, display areas of an image at varying magnifications, or examine detailed color information. You can open the Viewer directly by double-clicking an associated file type in Windows Explorer, and you can use the Viewer to flip quickly between all of the images in a folder. The Viewer contains a toolbar with shortcuts to commonly-used commands, and a status bar at the bottom of the Viewer window, which displays information about the current image or media file.

Edit Mode

You can open your images in ACDSees Edit Mode to adjust or enhance them using the editing tools and effects. Edit Mode displays the available tools on the Edit Panel, a customizable menu that can be closed or hidden when not in use. Clicking the name of a tool on the menu opens that tool in the Edit Panel, where you can adjust the settings to edit or enhance your image. The Edit Mode also contains a status bar, which displays information about the image you are editing.

Using the Browser

With the ACDSee Browser, you can browse, sort, manage, manipulate, and share your files and images. You can combine different tools and panes to perform sophisticated searching and filtering operations, and view thumbnail previews of images and media files. The Browser panes are fully customizable, and can be moved, resized, hidden, docked, or closed. You can also stack the panes together for easy reference and accessibility, and to maximize your screen space.

About Browser panes

The ACDSee Browser consists of the following panes: File List This pane displays the contents of the currently selected folder, the results of your latest search, or the files and folders that match your selective browsing criteria. The File List pane is always visible, and cannot be hidden or closed. You can customize the File List pane by changing the way the files are displayed, or the size of the thumbnails. This pane displays the directory structure of your computer, much like the directory tree in Windows Explorer. You can use the Folders pane to browse through the folders and display their contents in the File List pane. You can also display the contents of multiple folders in the File List by clicking the Easy Select box opposite each folder, on the left side of the pane. This pane displays a calendar that you can use to organize and browse your files according to their associated dates. For more information about the Calendar pane, as well as a description of the toolbar buttons, see Using the Calendar pane.

System requirements

To browse and view your images and videos, and listen to your audio files with ACDSee, your system must include the following components: Minimum Hardware Pentium III / AMD Athlon processor or equivalent 512 MB RAM 100 MB free hard drive space High Color display adapter at 1024x768 Recommended Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon XP processor or equivalent 1GB RAM 1 GB free hard drive space High Color display adapter at 1280 x 1024 CD/DVD burner Software Windows 2000, Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.0 Windows XP, Vista Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.0 TiVo Desktop Software* - to publish photos to TiVo1 Microsoft DirectX 9.0* - for Microsoft DirectX file format support, and for creating slide shows, screen savers, and VCDs QuickTime 6.0* - for QuickTime file format support. Ghostscript 8.0* - for PDF support Windows Media Player 9.0 or later* *To download these components, please visit our Web site.

Getting help

Using the ACDInTouch Service
ACDInTouch is a data exchange service. When you connect, information is sent to you so that you can read up-to-date information directly in the ACDInTouch Viewer. This information is relevant to your product, such as upgrades, add-ons, and related software from ACD Systems that may also be of interest to you. For information on ACD Systems' Privacy Policy, click here. To view languages other than English, click the Site Language drop-down list, and then select the desired language.

Using myACD

You can use myACD to manage your ACD Systems software. With it, you can check the status of your software, enter a license code to update your trial versions, and download other products to try or buy. To open the myACD Control Panel: Click Help, and then select myACD. The myACD Control Panel displays a list of currently installed software, and whether that software is a trial or full version. You can purchase software and even update your trials to a full version. You can also view a list of additional products that you can download and install on your hard drive. For complete access to all the myACD features, you must be connected to the Internet. To obtain a full license for trial software installed on your hard drive: 1. 2. In the Installed Products list of the myACD Control Panel dialog box, select a product containing a trial version status. Click the Buy button below the Installed Products list. You will be prompted with further instructions.
To update a trial version with a full version license code: 1. 2. 3. 4. In the Installed Products list of the myACD Control Panel, select a product that contains a trial version status. Click Enter License Code. In the License Code dialog box, type the license code provided to you by ACD Systems. Click OK.

Drag the orange graph (bottom)
The graph changes as you right-click and drag down on the graph itself. The graph represents the darken adjustments you are making. The gray graph represents the maximum amount you can drag the graph before clipping (pink) begins. Changes the tonal band on the graph itself with a corresponding change in the image. This is useful for making fine adjustments to a specific tonal band.
You can use all the shortcuts below that apply to the image, directly to the Graph itself. On Image Double-click with left mouse button Double-click with right mouse button (or SHIFT+ doubleclick with left mouse button) CTRL+ double-click with left mouse button
Automatically sets the brightening compression to optimum for that area of the image. A brighter area (e.g. a face) works best. Automatically sets the darkening compression to optimum for that area of the image.
Increases the amount of brightening around that tone level while decreasing the brightening in the rest of the image. Use this method to quickly brighten a specific subject or area to bring it out of the image.
CTRL+ double-click with right mouse button Scroll up or down with the mouse wheel above the image SHIFT+ scroll with the mouse wheel above the image
Increases the amount of darkening around that tone level while decreasing the amount of darkening in the rest of the image. Increases or decreases the amount of brightening applied at that tone level in the image. Both the image and the graph show the changes. Decreases or increases the amount of darkening applied at that tone level in the image.
Hold down "A" +scrolling or +dragging with the left mouse button Hold down "A" +SHIFT +scrolling or +dragging with the right mouse button
Sets the brighten Amplitude slider directly.
Sets the darken Amplitude slider directly.
Click and drag up and down on the image (left mouse button). SHIFT+click and drag up and down on the image (left mouse button). CTRL+ any direct adjustment (above).

Batch Processor resize options
You can use the options in the Resize section to reduce or enlarge the image.

Batch Resize options

Resize by Megapixels Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to the specified number of megapixels while maintaining the height/width aspect ratio. For example, if you have a 6 megapixel image with an aspect ratio of 3000 by 2000 and you select 1.5 megapixels, the image will be reduced to 1500 by 1000. Use the drop-down to select from a pre-set list of megapixel sizes. Alternately, enter the megapixels into the Megapixels spin box. The Reduce/Enlarge dropdown determines how the image will be resized: Reduce only: Reduce the size of the image. Enlarge only: Make the image larger. Enlarge or reduce: Either reduce the size of the image, or make the image larger. Percentage Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a percentage of the original. For example, if you want to reduce the image, enter a percentage that is less than 100. If you want to enlarge the image, enter a percentage that is greater than 100. The Fitting method applies to the Percentage, Pixel dimensions, and Print dimensions options, determines how the image will fit into the new image area: Best fit preserving original aspect ratio: Select this option to preserve the width/height aspect ratio from the original image. For example, if the aspect ratio of the original image is 4:3, the aspect ratio of the resized image will also be 4:3. Fit exactly by stretching: Select this option if you want to stretch the image to fit a particular width and height. Fit exactly by adding bars: Select this option if you want to fit the image into an area that is larger than the image. You can select the color of the bars that fill the gaps between the image and the edge of the area.

Pixel dimensions

Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to a specific width and height, measured in pixels.

Print dimensions

Select this option to reduce or enlarge the image to specific print dimensions, such as the dimensions of a photographic print. Use the drop-down to select from a pre-set list of print dimensions. Alternately, enter a specific height, width, and resolution. The Reduce/Enlarge drop-down determines how the image will be resized: Reduce only: Reduces the size of the image. Enlarge only: Makes the image larger. Enlarge or reduce: Either reduces the size of the image, or makes the image larger.

Batch Processor Channel Mixer options
The Channel Mixer in the Batch Processor can change multiple images to creates a rich grayscale. Because you can control the brightness of the red, green, and blue channels, as well as the overall brightness, you can use the Channel Mixer to emphasize different areas or aspects of a photo, as well as alter it's mood and tone. If you hover your mouse over each slider and watch the effect on the small preview below the controls, it shows you which parts of the image will be affected by each channel. This helps to gauge the effect of each slider on the image.
To create a grayscale image: 1. 2. 3. In Edit Mode, on the Edit Panel, click Color. Select the Channel Mixer tab. Do any of the following: Drag the Percent Red slider to the left or right. The more red there is in a pixel, the more effect the red slider has on that pixel. So the area of red in the picture is brightened or darkened more than other areas. Drag the Percent Green slider the left or right. The more green there is in a pixel, the more effect the red slider has on that pixel. So the area of green in the picture is brightened or darkened more than other areas. Drag the Percent Blue slider to the left or right. The more red there is in a pixel, the more effect the red slider has on that pixel. So the area of blue in the picture is brightened or darkened more than other areas. Drag the Brightness slider to the right or left to brighten or darken the whole image 4. Do one of the following: Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool.

Batch Processor sepia

You can use the Batch Processor change batches of images to a sepia color. To change images to sepia: 1. Click the box in front of the Sepia option in the Processing profile to select it. The image in the Preview immediately changes to a sepia color. 2. Click the Image List tab and then each image in the batch to see the effect of the sepia on the other images.
Batch Processor exposure options
You can use the options in the Exposure section to correct the exposure of your images. There are four tabs in the Exposure section: Auto Exposure, Brightness, Levels, and Curves.

Auto Exposure options

Strength Auto Contrast and Color Auto Contrast Exposure warning Reset Adjusts the amount of exposure applied to the image. Adjusts color differences, brightness, and image color channels.

Adjusts the color differences and brightness only. Highlights over- and under-exposed areas of the image. Discards all changes and reverts to the original exposure levels.

Brightness options

Brightness Contrast Specifies the image's light intensity. Moving the slider to the right lightens the image, while moving the slider to the left darkens it. Specifies the amount of difference between color and brightness in an image. Moving the slider to the right darkens the shadowed areas in an image, while moving the slider to the left brightens them. Specifies the intensity of the light spectrum in an image. Moving the slider to the right lightens the image, while moving the slider to the left darkens it. Highlights over- and under-exposed areas of the image. Discards all changes and reverts to the original brightness levels.
Gamma Exposure warning Reset
Channel Shadows Specifies the brightness or color channel you want to adjust. Specifies the blackpoint of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the blackest area of an image. As the value increases, the dark colored areas of the image become darker. Midtones Specifies the gamma correction in an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0.00 to 2.00 into the spin box to set the amount of gamma correction. Higher values make the image appear brighter, while lower values make the image appear darker.

Highlights

Specifies the whitepoint of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the whitest area of an image. As the value increases, the light colored areas of the image become lighter.
Clipped % Shadows picker Midtones picker Highlights picker Auto
Indicates how much of the image detail is lost due to blackpoint and whitepoint correction. Click the Shadows picker and then click the image area you want to set as the blackpoint. Click the Midtones picker and then click the image area you want to set as the gamma correction value. Click the Highlights picker and then click the image area you want to set as the whitepoint. Select one of the following options: Adjust Contrast: automatically analyzes and adjusts image contrast. Adjust Color and Contrast: automatically analyzes and adjusts each color channel independently, and then adjusts the contrast. Adjust Color and Brightness: automatically analyzes and adjusts image color and brightness. Tolerance: opens the Tolerance settings dialog box. Specify the maximum clipping percentage for Shadows and Highlights, and click OK. ACDSee adjusts the image levels automatically.

Applying the Old effect

You can use the Old effect to give your images an antique look. (The Old effect is similar to the Sepia effect, but produces a more realistic appearance of age.) To apply the Old effect: 1. 2. 3. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Old. On the Old tab, set the options as described below. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the tab. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.

Old options

Age Specifies the intensity or degree of the effect. (The numbers do not correspond to how old the photo should appear.)
See also. Applying a Sepia effect
Applying an Outline effect
The Outline effect is similar to the Edge Detect effect. You can use the Outline effect to create a highlighted outline of your image. However, with the Outline effect you can control the thickness of the outline, whether an edge is outlined or not, and the color that displays behind the outlined image. You can save your options as a preset for future use. To use the Outline effect: 1. 2. 3. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Outline. On the Outline tab, set the options as described below. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the tab. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.

Outline options

Line width Threshold Background color Specifies the width of the outline in the effect. The higher the value, the wider the outline. Specifies how sharp an edge must be in order to be outlined. If you specify a higher value, more edges in the photo will be outlined. Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Click the color picker to select a different color.
Applying a Pencil Drawing effect
You can use the Pencil Drawing effect to create a pencil drawing from your images. To create a pencil drawing from an image: On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Pencil Drawing.
Applying a Pixel Explosion effect
You can use the Pixel Explosion effect to explode pixels from a center point in your images. You can select or change the Pixel Explosion options to apply this effect to your image, and save your options as a preset for use at another time. To use the Pixel Explosion effect: 1. 2. 3. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Pixel Explosion. On the Pixel Explosion tab, set the options as described below. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the Pixel Explosion tab. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.

Applying a Radial Waves effect
You can use the Radial Waves effect to display waves radiating from a center point in the photo. You can change the center point in the photo and you can also control the appearance of the waves. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time. To apply a Radial Waves effect: 1. 2. 3. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Radial Waves. On the Radial waves tab, set the options as described below. Do one of the following: Click Done to accept your changes and close the tab. Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.

Radial waves options

Horizontal position Vertical position Amplitude Wavelength Light strength Background color Specifies the center of the waves on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the waves in the middle of the image. Specifies the center of the waves on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the waves in the middle of the image. Specifies the depth and height of each wave. Specifies the amount of space between waves. Specifies the amount of light contrast between the top and bottom of each wave. Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color.

Wave direction

Specifies the direction of the waves. Select one, or both, of the following: Wave horizontally: makes the waves move towards the right and left sides of the image. Wave vertically: makes the waves move towards the top and bottom of the image.

Applying a Rain effect

You can use the Rain effect to make it look like it was raining when you took a photo. You can control the amount of rain, the angle of the rain, and other characteristics of the rain. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time. To apply rain to a photo: 1. 2. 3. On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Rain. On the Rain tab, set the options as described below. Do one of the following: Click Done to apply your changes and close the tab. Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tab.

Rain options

Strength Opacity Specifies the length of the rain drops. Drag the slider to the right to increase the length. Specifies the opacity of the rain drops. Type a number from 0 to 100 or drag the slider to adjust the opacity of the rain drops. The higher the opacity, the more the image is obscured. Specifies the number of rain drops. Specifies the angle of the rain drops. Type a number from 0 to 50 or drag the arrow to adjust the angle. Specifies how much variety there should be in the length of the rain drops. Drag the slider to the left if you want rain drops to have a similar length. Drag the slider to the right if you want to vary the length of rain drops. If you vary the length of rain drops they look natural. Specifies the amount of blur in the photo. Heavy rain will block your vision. Use this option to blur the photo so the rain effect looks natural. Specifies the angle at which the rain drops are falling. Specifies the color of the rain drops.

To restore folders and files from a private folder: 1. 2. Open the private folder containing the folders or files that you want to restore. Do one of the following: Select the folders or files and click File | Restore from Private Folder. Right-click the folders or files and select Restore from Private Folder. 189
Click the browse button, navigate to the folder where you would like to move the folders or files, and then click OK. Click OK.
ACDSee moves the folders or files from the private folder to the selected location. These folders and files are now visible to anyone with access to the computer. To delete a private folder, or the folders or files in the private folder: 1. 2. Open the private folder containing the folders or files that you want to delete. Do one of the following: To delete the private folder, right-click the private folder icon and select Delete. To delete folders or files in a private folder, right-click them and select Delete.A warning message displays 3. Click Yes to delete the private folder and all of its contents, or the selected folders or files in the private folder. Use caution when deleting folders or files in private folders. If you delete folders or files in private folders they are permanently destroyed. Restore the folders and files if you want to move them from the private folder to a non-secure location on your computer.

Renaming multiple files

You can use the Batch Rename tool to rename multiple files. You can specify a template with a numerical or alphabetical sequence, save your template for future use, replace specific characters or phrases, and insert file-specific information into each new file name. To rename a group of files: 1. 2. In the Browser, select one or more files, and then click Tools | Batch Rename. In the Batch Rename dialog box, do one or more of the following: Select the Template tab to specify the Template options. Select the Search and Replace tab to set the Search and Replace options. Select the Advanced Options tab to adjust the settings for the Batch Rename tool. 3. 4. Review your changes to the file names in the Preview field. Click Start Rename. You cannot rename any file on a read-only file system, such as a CD-ROM.

Batch Rename options

See also. Creating custom print layouts

Setting printer options

When printing your images with ACDSee, you can specify which printer you want to use, and set the printer options.

Chapter 8 : Printing

Printer options
Printer Specifies the printer you want to use. Select a printer from the dropdown list and click the Properties button to set its options. Refer to the printer manufacturer's Help file or manual for more information. Specifies the size of the paper, e.g. Letter, Legal, A4. Specifies Portrait or Landscape page orientation. Specifies the number of copies you want to print. Select one of the following options: All: prints all of the pages in the document. Pages from: prints a range of pages. Specify the first and last pages of the range in the fields. Resolution Specifies a resolution in pixels-per-inch (PPI) for the image. The higher the value, the more dots per inch, and the higher the resolution of the printed image. For example, 600 PPI is 360,000 (600 x 600) pixels per square inch. Specifies the resampling filter to use when printing images. Click the drop-down list and select one of the following: Box: displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an image. Triangle: produces good results for image reduction and enlargement, but displays sharp transition lines. Bicubic: produces good results with photo-realistic images and with images that are irregular or complex. Uses interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with image expansion. Bell: smoothes the image. B-Spline: produces smooth transitions, but may cause excessive blurring. Lanczos: produces the sharpest images, but may also introduce some ringing artifacts. Mitchell: produces smooth transitions when enlarging photorealistic images. This filter is good compromise between the ringing effect of Lanczos and the blurring effect of other filters. Use gamma correction Applies gamma correction to the printed images. Type a number from 0.10 to 3.00 in the Gamma value field to adjust the gamma of the image. Higher values make the image appear brighter, while lower values make the image appear darker. Your camera may capture EXIF information that, when shared with your printer, will optimize printing results. Select this option if your camera and printer support EXIF 2.2 printing.
Paper size Orientation Copies Print range

Filter

Use EXIF 2.2 printing when available
Setting image size and positioning
You can use the Page Settings options in the Print dialog box to adjust and control the size of the images you are printing, and the positioning of images on each page.

Page Settings options

Page position Specifies where to place the image on each page.
Margins Number of prints per image Automaticall y rotate picture based on print format Maintain aspect ratio
Specifies the size of the margins. Type a value or click the arrows in the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right spin boxes. Specifies how many copies of each image to print. The print utility adds pages as required. Specifies whether you want the print utility to determine automatically which orientation to use for each image. If you select the check box, the print utility changes each page's orientation to best suit the image you are printing. Specifies whether you want the print utility to maintain the original image's aspect ratio. Select one of the following options to indicate how the print utility should handle the aspect ratio for oversized images: Crop image to fit print format: prints only the part of the image that fits within the print format. Shrink image to fit print format: prints the entire image, reduced to fit inside the print format.

Adding text to pages

You can add headers and footers to pages, and captions beneath your images. To add captions to your printed images: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the Print utility, click the Caption tab. Select Use caption text. Click Font to open the Font dialog box and set the font options. In the text field, type the text you want the caption to display. Click Insert Metadata to insert file-specific information into the caption for each image. In the Text alignment drop-down list, select the caption positioning. To set the maximum number of text lines for each caption to display, select the Number of lines check box, and then specify a number in the field.
To add headers and footers to your printed pages: 1. Do one of the following: Click the Header tab and select Use header text. Click the Footer tab and select Use footer text. Click Font to open the Font dialog box and set the font options. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the text field, type the text you want the caption to display. To insert the current page number or the total number of pages into the text, click Insert Page Number, and then select an option from the menu. In the Text alignment drop-down list, select the header or footer positioning. To set a maximum number of text lines, select the Number of lines check box, and then specify a number in the field.
Setting contact sheet printing options
The Contact sheet format area of the print utility contains settings you can adjust to control the appearance, layout, and size of your thumbnails. If you saved your format options as a preset you can select the preset.

Using the Context Sensitive toolbar
The Context Sensitive toolbar is above the File List toolbar. The icons that display on the Context Sensitive toolbar change based on whatever you select in the Browser, such as a pane or image. The icons on the Context Sensitive toolbar provide shortcuts to the editing, organizing, and sharing functions that you might want to use next. For example, if you select the People category in the Organize pane, all images that have been assigned to that category display in the File List pane. The icons that display in the Context Sensitive toolbar include Create a CD or DVD and Auto Slide Show because you may want to use these functions next.

Customizing toolbars

You can customize the appearance and organization of toolbars in the Browser and Viewer windows by selecting which toolbars to display, and specifying each toolbars buttons or commands. You can also discard your changes and reset the toolbars to their default layout at any time.
Displaying and hiding toolbars
You can choose to display or hide the specific toolbars in the Browser and Viewer. To display or hide a toolbar: Do one of the following: In the Browser, click View | Toolbars, and then select the toolbar you want to display or hide. In the Viewer, click View, and then select the toolbar you want to display or hide.
Customizing toolbar contents
You can customize three toolbars: The main toolbar, which you can display in the Browser and in the Viewer. The File List toolbar, which you can display in the Browser. The Editing Tasks toolbar, which you can display in the Viewer. You can add, remove, and rearrange buttons on these toolbars. You can also display or hide text labels and tool tips for the buttons on these toolbars, and change button size. All toolbar customization options are on the Customize dialog box. To display the Customize dialog box: Do one of the following: In the Browser, click View | Toolbars and then select Customize. In the Browser, click the drop-down arrow, located to the right of the main toolbar or File List toolbar, and select Customize. In the Viewer, click the drop-down arrow, located to the right of the main toolbar and at the bottom of the Editing Tasks toolbar, select Add or Remove Buttons, and then select Customize. In the Browser or Viewer, right-click the main toolbar, and then select Customize. To add or remove buttons on the toolbar: 1. 2. 3. Display the Customize dialog box. Click the Commands tab. Do one of the following: Add a button by dragging a command from the Commands list to a new location on the toolbar. Remove buttons from the toolbar by dragging them from the toolbar to the Commands list. Rearrange the buttons by dragging them to a new location on the toolbar. 4. Click Close.