Using the Catalog Pane
The Catalog pane is one of the most useful panes in Manage mode as it provides so many tools for organizing, managing, and finding your files. You can drag files into the categories, ratings, keywords, or color labels of the Catalog pane to assign and quickly organize your files. The Auto Categories section can be used to find files with specific information such as file size, keywords, or shutter speed. The Saved Searches section allows you to create and run custom searches. Special items such as the Image Well display all the images on the computer in one click, or you can click Uncategorized to display only those that are not yet in a category.
To Open the Catalog Pane:
In Manage mode, click Panes | Catalog.
The Catalog pane opens on the left, tabbed with the Folders and Calendar panes.
Easy-Select Bars
Select multiple albums, ratings, keywords, labels, and categories with the Easy-Select bars to display files matching these selections in the File List pane.
To Use the Easy-Select Bar:
Select the indicator 
to the left of one or more items in the Catalog pane to display the files in the File List pane that match the specific set of criteria.
The ACDSee Home Database
Any organizing you do using categories, ratings, or labels (on the Catalog pane or the Properties pane) is stored in the