Adding ACDSee Metadata to Multiple Files

You can add information to your images using IPTC and ACDSee Metadata. IPTC information is automatically embedded into your image, while ACDSee Metadata can be embedded into your file, or stored in the database.

We recommend entering and editing metadata prior to processing your images.

You cannot set IPTC and EXIF information for read-only files, such as those on a CD-ROM.

If the Properties pane is not already open, select Panes | Properties.

To Add Metadata to One or More Files:

  1. In Manage mode, select one or more files in the File List pane.
  2. In the Properties pane, select the Metadata tab.
  3. Enter information into the metadata fields.
  4. Click Apply or press Enter to apply your changes.

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.

To include numbers in a sequence with your metadata, select the files and enter <#> as the start number, in whichever field you want. Ex) Entering <5> will begin the sequence at 5.

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 ACDSee Metadata Keywords field of the Organize tab in the Properties pane.

Alt + K

Places the cursor in the IPTC 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.

Embedding and Importing Categories and Keywords between ACDSee and IPTC

There are quick commands to embed your ACDSee keywords and categories into IPTC metadata, as well as importing from IPTC keywords and supplemental categories into your ACDSee keywords and categories.

To Embed ACDSee Keywords and Categories to IPTC Keywords and Supplemental Categories

Select a file, Right-Click and choose Metadata | Embed to IPTC | Embed Keywords to IPTC or Embed Categories to IPTC.

or

Select a file, and choose Tools | Metadata | Embed to IPTC | Embed Keywords to IPTC or Embed Categories to IPTC.

Merging or Overwriting IPTC Metadata

When embedding ACDSee Metadata into IPTC metadata, you can choose how the data is saved alongside previously saved metadata.

  • Merge: ACDSee Metadata will be added to any existing IPTC Keywords and/or IPTC Supplemental Categories.
  • Overwrite: ACDSee Metadata will replace any existing IPTC Keywords and/or IPTC Supplemental Categories.

To Import Keywords and Supplemental Categories from IPTC to ACDSee Keywords and Categories

Select a file, Right-Click and choose Metadata | Import from IPTC Keywords or Import from IPTC Supplemental Categories.

or

Select a file and choose Tools | Metadata | Import from IPTC Keywords or Import from IPTC Supplemental Categories.

Importing from IPTC metadata to ACDSee Metadata always acts as a merge.

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