Configuring External Editors

To open images in external editing applications from within ACDSee, configure ACDSee Professional to work with a variety of image editors, such as ACDSee Luxea Video Editor, and specify which image editor ACDSee Professional uses by default.

An external editor must be configured before it can be assigned a shortcut key or used as a button on the toolbar.

To configure an External Editor in ACDSee:

  1. In Manage mode, select Tools | External Editors | Configure Editors from the main menu.
  2. In the Configure Photo Editors dialog box, click the Add... button.
  3. Browse to the hard drive folder containing an image editing application.
  4. Select the executable file of the editing application. For example, ACDSee Luxea Video Editor.exe.
  5. Click Open.
  6. Enter an editor name in the Name field, then click OK.

To create a shortcut to the default External Editor:

  1. Select Tools | Customize Shortcuts... from the main menu.
  2. In the Customize Shortcuts dialog box, select "Tools" from the Category drop-down menu.
  3. From the Commands menu, select Default External Editor.
  4. Enter a shortcut key into the Enter new shortcut key field.
  5. Click Assign and close the dialog box.

A new keyboard shortcut has been set for the default external editor.

To create a shortcut to an individual External Editor:

  1. Select Tools | Customize Shortcuts... from the main menu.
  2. In the Customize Shortcuts dialog box, select "External Editors" from the Category drop-down menu.
  3. From the Commands menu, select the desired external editor.
  4. Enter a shortcut key into the Enter new shortcut key field.
  5. Click Assign and close the dialog box.

A new keyboard shortcut has been set for an individual external editor.

To add an External Editor to the FileList toolbar in Manage mode:

  1. Click the Toolbar Options drop-down arrow, to the right of the Editors and Actions menu options, and select Add or Remove Buttons | Customize.
  2. In the Customize dialog box, in the Commands tab, select "Tools" from the Category list.
  3. Click and drag an External Editor from the list onto the FileList toolbar.
  4. Close the dialog box.

An External Editor is added to the FileList toolbar.

To add an External Editor button to the toolbar in View mode:

  1. Click the Toolbar Options drop-down arrow, to the right of the tools, and select Add or Remove Buttons | Customize.
  2. In the Customize dialog box, in the Commands tab, select "Tools" from the Category list.
  3. In the Commands list, select Default External Editor, and click and drag it onto the toolbar.
  4. Close the dialog box.

The default External Editor is added to the toolbar.

To manage image editors:

  1. In Manage mode, select Tools | External Editors | Configure Editors from the main menu.
  2. In the Configure Photo Editors dialog box, in the Editors list, select an application to change.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • To change the location of the executable file or the name of the application displayed in the Editors list, click Edit. Set the location and name of the application, and then click OK.
    • To set the application as the default external editor for ACDSee, click Set As Default.
    • To specify whether the application can handle multiple images at the same time, check or uncheck the checkbox in the Supports Multiple Images column.
    • To remove the application from the list, click Remove.
  4. Click OK to accept your changes and return to ACDSee.

To open an image in an external image editor:

  1. In Manage or View mode, select an image to open in an external editor.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Select Tools | External Editors | Default External Editor or the name of an editor.
    • Press Ctrl + Alt + X to open the image in the default external editor.

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