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Using the Quick Search Bar

You can use the Quick Search bar in Manage mode to quickly locate files or folders. You can use the Quick Search options or basic operators to refine or expand your search, and view the results in the File List pane.

The Quick Search feature always searches the following IPTC fields: Title, Headline, Description, People, Keywords, Creator, City, Location, State/Province, Country, and Instructions. The Quick Search also searches Color labels and the ACDSee Metadata fields: Caption, Author, Notes, and Keywords.

You can choose whether the Quick Search searches just the files currently in the file list, or the entire database, by clicking this icon database search icon .

When ACDSee Home searches file names, it only considers the first term in the file name. For example, a file called Cat_Dog would be found by searching for Cat, but not for Dog. Search terms are not case-sensitive.

To Run a Quick Search:

Do one of the following:

In the Quick Search bar, type the term or part of a term you want to search for.
Click the drop-down list beside the Quick Search field and select a previously entered search term.

You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F to put the focus in the Quick Search bar and immediately begin typing.

Quick Search Operators

Quick Search Operators are keys that help refine your search. You can use the following operators to further refine or expand your searches in the Quick Search bar. A search term cannot begin with an operator; it must start with a word.

The Quick Search bar treats spaces between words as + operators.

Operator	Result	Examples
-	Searches for all items containing the first search term, that don't also include the second term.	Cat -Dog returns all items that contain Cat, except those that also contain Dog. Be sure to insert a space before the minus sign. If you do not insert a space, ACDSee Home will assume you are searching for a hyphenated word.
+	Searches for all items containing both search terms. Items that only contain one of the terms are excluded.	Cat+Dog or Cat Dog returns items containing both Cat and Dog. Cat+Dog+-Kittens returns items that include both Cat and Dog, but not those that include Cat and Dog and Kittens.
\|	Searches for all items containing either of the search elements.	Cat\|Dog includes all items with either Cat or Dog in the search. Cat+Dog\|Kittens includes items that contain both Cat and Dog, and those that contain Kittens.

Operator

Result

Examples

Searches for all items containing the first search term, that don't also include the second term.

Cat -Dog returns all items that contain Cat, except those that also contain Dog. Be sure to insert a space before the minus sign. If you do not insert a space, ACDSee Home will assume you are searching for a hyphenated word.

Searches for all items containing both search terms. Items that only contain one of the terms are excluded.

Cat+Dog or Cat Dog returns items containing both Cat and Dog.

Cat+Dog+-Kittens returns items that include both Cat and Dog, but not those that include Cat and Dog and Kittens.

Searches for all items containing either of the search elements.

Cat|Dog includes all items with either Cat or Dog in the search.

Cat+Dog|Kittens includes items that contain both Cat and Dog, and those that contain Kittens.