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Creating and Assigning Hierarchical Keywords

You can keyword your files in a hierarchy and maintain these groups in the Keyword tree. Select the Properties pane to create, rename, delete, and move your keywords.

To Create Keywords:

In Manage mode, select a file, then open the Properties pane, located to the right of the File List pane.
From the Properties pane drop-down menu, select ACDSee Metadata.
In the Keywords group, enter a keyword into the field and press enter.

To Assign a Keyword to One or More Files:

Do one of the following:

Select one or more files, then check the box next to the appropriate keyword(s).

Select one or more files, then drag them onto the keyword.

To Establish a Hierarchy:

In the Keyword field, type the lesser or more specific keyword, followed by the less than symbol, followed by the greater or more general keyword.

Example:

Owl < Bird

Owl<Bird

Madrid < Spain < Europe

Madrid<Spain<Europe

You can also create your hierarchy in the reverse order, starting with the more general keyword, followed by the pipe key.

Europe | Spain | Madrid

Europe|Spain|Madrid

When assigning multiple keywords to a file, it is important to note that separating keywords with commas will not generate a hierarchy.

Managing Keywords

To unassign a keyword from a file, uncheck the box next to the keyword.
To edit the keyword, right-click the selected keyword and edit the text.
To delete the keyword, select the keyword and press the (-) symbol at the top of the Keywords group.
To edit the Keyword tree, click and drag the keyword to other parts of the tree.
To duplicate a keyword, right-click the selected keyword and select Copy, then Paste where desired.

Keywording in the Organize Pane

You can also create and manage keywords in the Organize pane. In the Keyword section of the Organize pane:

To add a keyword, press (+)and enter the keyword, or right-click and select New Keyword.
To add a keyword directly within the keyword tree, select an existing keyword that you want to be the parent. Right-click and select New Sub Keyword.
To assign a keyword to one or more images, select the image(s), right-click the keyword and select Assign to Selected Items.
To unassign a keyword, uncheck the box next to the keyword, or right-click the keyword and select Remove from Selected Items.
To edit a keyword, right-click and select Edit Keyword.
To delete a keyword, right-click and select Delete.

Please note that selecting two or more images with different keywords, then clicking the Keywords field or an existing keyword's checkbox will unassign all keywords from the selected images.