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Chapter 3: Manage mode

You can use the Descript.ion tools to import your old descript.ion files and add the information to the database, or export your

existing file captions to a descript.ion file.

To import a descript.ion file:

1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Import, and then select Descript.ion File.

2. In the Open dialog box, locate and select the descript.ion file you want to import.

3. Click Open.

To export captions to a descript.ion file:

1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Export, and then select Descript.ion File.

2. In the Save As dialog box, type a name for the descript.ion file in the File name field.

3. Click Save.

Exporting database information

You can use the ACD Database Export Wizard to save selected database information in a compressed format, and then store it as a

backup, or share it with other ACDSee 14 users. You can also choose to export your category and keyword definitions to a text file.

Exporting your database information differs from creating a backup in that you can choose to export only the parts of your database

that you want to share or store with specific files, such as those on a CD. Other ACDSee 14 users can import your information

without affecting their existing database.

To create a backup of your entire database, including image or media files, use the ACD Database Backup Wizard.

To back up the contents of a local folder to a remote location, such as a network drive, use the ACDSync Wizard.

To use the ACD Database Export Wizard:

1. If you want to export your database information for a specific group of images or media files, select the files in the File List

pane in Manage mode.

2. Click Tools | Database | Export | Database.

3. Click Next to begin using the wizard.

4. On the Content and Format Options page, specify how you want to export your database information by selecting one of the

following options, and then clicking Next:

Export entire ACDSee database to a read-only, compressed version: Exports the entire contents of your ACDSee

14 database to a compressed version that can be shared with other ACDSee 14 users.

Export database information for selected items to a read-only, compressed version: Exports all of your

database information for the images selected in the File List pane.

Export database information to a text file: Exports the selected information to an XML-based text file. Select the

check boxes next to the information you want to include.

5. On the Location Options page, specify a location for the exported information, and a name for the text file, if necessary, and

then click Next.

6. On the Summary page, review your choices. You can click Back to make changes, or click Next to begin exporting your

database information.

7. Click Finish to close the wizard and return to ACDSee 14.

Generating file lists

You can generate a text file that lists all of the files in the folder currently displayed in the File List pane. The text file places the file

name, size, image file format, modified date, image properties, caption, and rating for all of the files in the folder into a table, and

creates a single text file.

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ACD Systems ACDSee 14 User's Guide Page 109