icon above its thumbnail in the File List pane. Items with multiple categories will have a double category 
icon to signify that more than one category is assigned to it.The Organize pane is one of the most useful panes in ACDSee as it provides many ways to organize, search and manage your files.
If the Organize pane is not visible, open it by clicking View | Organize Pane.
Use the Organize pane to quickly find your files. Click a category or rating to see all of the files you have assigned to that listing. For example, click the category Albums in the Organize pane and all images that you have assigned to that category will display in the File List pane. To return to your previous list in the File list pane, click the back button or click the folder from the folders pane. You can also select Image Well in the Organize pane to view all images cataloged in the ACDSee database.
Categories make it easy to organize your files in a way that makes 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. Select files in the File List pane and drag them to the category you want to assign them to. Once your files are in categories, you can search, sort and find them by category. Any file that is assigned to a category has an icon above its thumbnail in the File List pane. Items with multiple categories will have a double category icon to signify that more than one category is assigned to it.
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Click a rating number to see all of the files you have assigned to that rank. You can assign a numerical rating from 1 to 5 by dragging your files to your chosen rating in the Organize pane. 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.
Click a color label to see all of the files you have assigned to that label. Create label sets and assign labels by dragging your files to a label in the Organize pane. A file can have only one label. When a file has a label, the label color appears on the thumbnail in the File List pane. A turquoise label indicates that the file is labeled outside of the currently selected label set.
To de-select a category, rating, or label, use Command + click.
Keywording is a highly efficient way to group files in hierarchies that make sense to you and find them quickly in an expanding tree. Utilize this group to manage your keywords on the fly by using the context menu (right-click). Keyword quickly by dragging an image onto a keyword.
You can use Special Items to quickly view all of the images in your database and any uncategorized files. Select one of the following items:
You can assign a rating or category to any type of file, but the options in the Special Items area only apply to images.
Images with EXIF information are organized by date in the Calendar section of the Organize pane. You can browse your collection of photos and media files using the dates associated with each file. Dates are listed by year, month, and day, with the most recent dates at the top. Each year and month can be expanded and collapsed.
Click any date in the Calendar to see files associated with that date listed in the file list pane. Or command-click a combination of dates, ratings, or categories to display the combined results.
Dates are not listed in the Calendar if there are no photos with a corresponding EXIF date.
When you assign a file to a rating or category, this information is stored in the ACDSee database. As the database, information is always associated with a particular file. You can also use the Properties pane to add information to the ACDSee database, like captions, keywords and much more. Taking the time to assign categories and add keywords, notes, etc., makes it much easier to find and organize your files.
