Manage Mode Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while working in Manage mode. There are also shortcuts that can be used specifically in the Calendar pane.

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Alt + F4

Closes ACDSee.

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S

Opens the Customize Shortcuts dialog box, in which you can customize keyboard shortcuts.

Alt + O

Opens the Options dialog box.

F1

Opens the Help file.

Enter

Opens the selected item in View mode.

Delete

Deletes the selected items.

Using ACDSee Tabs

 

Ctrl + T

Opens a new tab.

Alt + D

Duplicates the currently selected tab.

Ctrl + W

Closes the currently selected tab.

Ctrl + Page Down

Ctrl + Tab

Activates the next tab to the right of your currently selected one.

Ctrl + Page Up

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Activates the previous tab to the left of your currently selected one.

Using Manage Mode

 

\ (backslash)

Tags or untags the image.

` (grave accent)

Toggles image audio on or off.

Alt + 0 to 5

Assigns a color label to the currently selected item. Press Alt + 0 to remove a color label.

Alt + C

Copies one or more selected files to a folder you specify.

Alt + Comma

Opens the previous tab in the Properties pane.

Alt + Period

Opens the next tab in the Properties pane.

Alt + Enter

Opens or closes the Properties pane.

Alt + G

Opens the Import dialog box.

Alt + I

Opens the Filters dialog box where you can specify the types of files displayed in the File List pane.

Alt + K

Places the cursor in the Keyword section of the IPTC group in the Metadata tab of the Properties pane.

Alt + M

Moves one or more selected files to a folder you specify.

Ctrl + 0

Clears the rating.

Ctrl + 1

Assigns a rating of 1.

Ctrl + 2

Assigns a rating of 2.

Ctrl + 3

Assigns a rating of 3.

Ctrl + 4

Assigns a rating of 4.

Ctrl + 5

Assigns a rating of 5.

Alt + 0

Clears the color label.

Alt + 1

Assigns a red color label.

Alt + 2

Assigns a yellow color label.

Alt + 3

Assigns a green color label.

Alt + 4

Assigns a blue color label.

Alt + 5

Assigns a purple color label.

Alt + Shift + F

Maximizes the File List pane.

F2

Renames one or more selected files.

Alt + W

Restores your desktop wallpaper to the settings you were using before you applied an ACDSee Home wallpaper.

Alt + X

Removes currently displayed item from the active Image Basket.

Backspace

Moves up one level in the current drive's folder structure.

Ctrl + 0 to 5

Assigns a rating to the currently selected item. Press Ctrl + 0 to remove a rating.

Ctrl + \ (backslash)

Selects the tagged images.

Ctrl + A

Selects the entire contents of the current folder.

Ctrl + B

Adds the selected items to the active Image Basket.

Ctrl + E

Opens the currently selected image in Edit mode.

Ctrl + G

Generates a file listing as a text document.

Ctrl + I

Selects all images in the current folder.

Ctrl + Alt + D

Opens the Edit Caption dialog box.

Ctrl + K

Places the cursor in the Keywords field of the Organize tab in the Properties pane.

Ctrl + N

Creates a new folder in the File List pane.

Ctrl + O

Opens the Open Files dialog box, in which you can select one or more images to open in View mode.

Ctrl + P

Opens the currently selected image or images in the ACDSee Home Print utility.

Ctrl + X

Cuts the currently selected items to the Clipboard.

Ctrl + C

Ctrl + Insert

Copies the selected items to the Clipboard.

Ctrl + V

Shift + Insert

Pastes the contents of the Clipboard.

Ctrl + F

Puts the focus in the Quick Search bar so that you can begin typing your search query.

F5

Refreshes Manage mode.

F3

Opens the Advanced Search pane.

Ctrl + Alt + E

Opens the Export dialog box.

F4

Displays the Contents bar drop-down list.

F6

Changes the File List to Thumbs+Details view.

F7

Changes the File List to Filmstrip view.

F8

Changes the File List to Thumbnails view.

F9

Changes the File List to Tiles view.

F10

Changes the File List to Icons view.

F11

Changes the File List to List view.

F12

Changes the File List to Details view.

Shift + Alt + S

Opens the AI Super-Resolution dialog box.

Shift + Delete

Removes the selected item from your hard drive.

Shift + F5

Refreshes the File List pane.

Shift + Tab

Moves the focus of the Manage mode window to the previous pane or tool in sequence.

Tab

Moves the focus of the Manage mode window to the next pane or tool in sequence.

Ctrl + Alt + R

Opens the selected images in the Compare Images viewer.

Ctrl + Alt + W

Sets the selected image as a stretched desktop wallpaper.

Ctrl + Alt + X

Opens the current image in the default external editor.

Ctrl + Right-Click

Opens Windows Explorer context menu.

Ctrl + Shift + 1

Opens or closes the Folders pane.

Ctrl + Shift + 2

Opens or closes the Catalog pane.

Ctrl + Shift + 3

Opens or closes the Advanced Search pane.

Ctrl + Shift + 4

Opens or closes the Calendar pane.

Ctrl + Shift + 5

Shows or hides all Image Baskets.

Ctrl + Shift + 6

Opens or closes the Activity Manager.

Ctrl + Shift + 7

Opens or closes the Task Pane.

Ctrl + Shift + 9

Creates a new Image Basket.

Ctrl + Shift + -

Deletes the active Image Basket.

Ctrl + Shift + A

Selects all files in the current folder.

Ctrl + Shift + B

Shows or hides the status bar.

Ctrl + Shift + C

Copies the currently selected image to the Clipboard.

Ctrl + Shift + D

Clears your current selection.

Ctrl + Shift + E

Opens the current file in the default system application or opens a dialog box where you can select an application.

Ctrl + Shift + F

Toggles the full-screen view for the File List pane.

Ctrl + Shift + I

Inverts your current selection.

Ctrl + Shift + L

Opens or closes the Selective Browsing panel.

Ctrl + Shift + M

Opens or closes the Map pane.

Ctrl + Shift + N

Opens a second instance of the ACDSee program.

Ctrl + Shift + O

Opens the file using the system application associated with its file extension.

Ctrl + Shift + T

Displays or hides the Manage mode Main toolbar.

Ctrl + Shift + W

Sets the selected image as a tiled desktop wallpaper.

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + W

Sets the selected image as a centered desktop wallpaper.

Viewing

 

Alt + Left Arrow

Returns to the previous folder you browsed in the File List pane.

Alt + Right Arrow

Returns to the folder you last moved back from in the File List pane.

Ctrl + S

Creates a slideshow from the currently selected images.

Ctrl + Shift + P

Opens or closes the Preview pane.

Batch Editing

 

Ctrl + R

Opens the Batch Resize Images dialog box.

Ctrl + Alt + T

Opens the Batch Adjust Time Stamp dialog box.

Ctrl + Alt + F

Opens the Batch Convert File Format dialog box.

Ctrl + J

Opens the Batch Rotate/Flip Images dialog box.

Ctrl + L

Opens the Batch Adjust Exposure dialog box.

Shift + S

Opens the Batch AI Super-Resolution dialog box.

Mode Switching

 

Ctrl + F2

Switches to Media mode.

Ctrl + F3

Opens the image in View mode.

Ctrl + F5

Opens the image in Edit mode.

Ctrl + F6

Switches to People mode.

Ctrl + F8

Switches to Dashboard mode.

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