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Browsing and Cataloging with Auto Advance

You can use Auto Advance to quickly move through your images while adding tags, ratings, labels, categories, or keywords seamlessly. You can use Auto Advance in Manage and View mode.

To Turn on Auto Advance in Manage Mode:

Toggle the Auto Advance button at the bottom of the File List toolbar or press Control-Q.

To Use Auto Advance:

When Auto Advance is enabled, adding or clearing a tag, rating, color label, keyword, or category to an image will advance it to the next image in the File List pane, allowing you to continue adding metadata. This is particularly useful when paired with keyboard shortcuts, as you can organize entire folders without moving your hands from the keyboard.

To select which types of applied metadata will trigger Auto Advance, see Setting the Auto Advance Options.

Keywords and Categories are disabled by default.

Manage Mode

In Manage mode, apply the following keyboard shortcuts to make the most out of Auto Advance:

\	Tag
Control–7	Gray Color Label
Control–6	Purple Color Label
Control–5	Blue Color Label
Control–4	Green Color Label
Control–3	Yellow Color Label
Control–2	Orange Color Label
Control–1	Red Color Label
Control–0	Removes Color Label.
Command–5	Rating of 5
Command–4	Rating of 4
Command–3	Rating of 3
Command–2	Rating of 2
Command–1	Rating of 1
Command–0	Remove Rating

Keywords and Categories

You can streamline the process of adding keywords and categories to your images by combining keyboard shortcuts and Auto Advance.

Keywords

You can create keywords in the Properties pane, press Enter, and Auto Advance will move to the next image. You can add multiple keywords at once, separating them with commas. You can continue the process for all images without moving your hands from the keyboard.

View Mode

To Turn on Auto Advance in View Mode:

In the Bottom toolbar, toggle the Auto Advance button or press Control-Q.

To Use Auto Advance in View Mode:

Choose View | Properties Pane.
On the ACDSee Metadata tab, add ratings, color labels, tags, categories, or keywords, and Auto Advance will advance it to the next image in the Filmstrip, allowing you to continue adding metadata.