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Setting Manage Mode Preferences

You can use the Options dialog box to set various options for Manage mode, including the default start folder.

To Set Manage Mode Options:

In Manage mode, click ACDSee Photo Studio | Preferences.
In the Preferences dialog box, click Manage.
Set or change any of the options described below.
Close the dialog box to apply your changes and return to ACDSee Photo Studio.

Manage Mode Options

Organize	Filter	Show all file types or Apply filtering criteria	You can choose to show all file types or limit the file list to displaying images and/or movies.
		Show folders	Displays subfolders in a folder. To disable the display of subfolders, click on the checkbox to clear the checkmark.
		Browse inside bundles	Allows you to browse contents of applications.
		Show XMP files	Displays the sidecar XMP files.
		Show THM files	Displays the THM files.
	File associations	Use ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac to open all image files	Displays all image files in ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac by default.
		Use custom associations	Click Customize to select an extension and set the default program that opens the file type.
		Launch in Full Screen mode	This will launch any image file that you open in Full Screen mode.
	Organize	Use animation to flip between the Organize and Properties pane	Rotates Organize pane over to Properties pane.
		Include parent categories when a subcategory is assigned	Adds the parent categories when its subcategory is assigned. For example, you have the parent category Canada, and subcategory called Vancouver. If you select the Vancouver subcategory, the Canada parent category will also be added to the file.
		Removes subcategories when a parent category is unassigned	Removes the subcategory if its parent category is unassigned. For example, you have the parent category Cats, and subcategory called Kittens. If the parent category Cats is unassigned from a file, then the subcategory Kittens will also be unassigned from that file.
Thumbnails	Thumbnail Info	Information	Displays the file name of the images.
	Thumbnail Info	Overlay Icons	Displays icons on thumbnail images for tagged, rated, categorized or locked files. Select or deselect the Tagged, Rating, Category, Locked, Developed, Label, or Type check boxes.
	Thumbnail Style	Thumbnail Size	Adjusting the slider to the left decreases the thumbnail size. Adjusting the slider to the right increases thumbnail size.
		Thumbnail Spacing	Adjusts the thumbnail display. Move the Thumbnail Spacing slider to the left to decrease the spacing between thumbnails, or move to the right to increase the spacing. Select one of the following: High-quality scaling: Displays high-quality thumbnails. Use embedded thumbnails: Displays the embedded JPEG, created by your camera when you took the photo.
		Thumbnail Frame	Adjusts the presentation of the thumbnail. Select any of the following: Show frame: Displays a white frame around each thumbnail. Show slide border: Displays a thick dark border around the outer edges of the thumbnail.
List	List View	Customize List view by dragging items in left tree to the list in the right pane.

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