Using the Properties Pane

The Properties pane displays metadata for the files you have selected, including EXIF metadata that is captured from your camera and IPTC metadata fields where you can add your own information to your photos.

To open the Properties pane:

In Manage mode or View mode, click View | Properties Pane.

The Properties pane is located by default on the right side of your screen in both Manage mode and View mode.

Properties pane areas

The Properties pane has a pop-up menu with the following options:

• ACDSee Metadata
• File
• EXIF
• IPTC Core
• IPTC IIM (Legacy)
• IPTC Extended
• Create New Profile

The Create New Profile option allows you to create your own custom Properties pane profile where you can display only those properties of interest to you.

To create a custom properties pane:

1. Select Create New Profile from the Properties pane pop-up menu.
2. Enter a new profile name in the Profile Name field.
3. Select the check box next to each of the properties you want displayed in your new profile.
4. Click Apply.

Your new profile will display in the Properties pane pop-up menu.

See also:

• About the ACDSee Pro 2 database
• Managing Categories