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Chapter 3: Manage mode

4. In the Properties area, click the hyperlinks to define conditional statements for each property.

5. Click Start to perform the search.

Searching with file name patterns

You can type a text pattern into the Search pane's Search for files and folders named field to search for file names. You can search

for simple patterns such as portions of file names, or more advanced patterns that include wildcards.

File name pattern wildcards

Wildcard Result Example

? Matches any single character in the file name. ca?.jpg results in cat.jpg, cap.jpg, and car.jpg, but

not cats.jpg

* Matches zero or more characters in the file name. cat* results in cat.jpg, cats.jpg, and cathy.jpg

[…] Matches any of the enclosed characters. ca[tr] results in cat.jpg or car.jpg, but not cap.jpg

[!…] Matches any character not enclosed. cat[!0] results in cata.jpg and catb.jpg, but not

cat0.jpg

[…-…] Matches any character in the specified range. cat[a-f0-9] results in cata.jpg, catb.jpg, catf.jpg

and cat0.jpg, cat1.jpg, …, cat9.jpg

\ Blocks the use of other wildcard characters that are

also characters permitted in a file name, such as

square brackets: [ ]. The * and ? characters are not

permitted in file names so this function does not work

with them.

Because square brackets are wildcards, if you

wanted to search for a file name that contains a

bracket, you can precede the bracket with a

backslash:

ACD\[123\] results in ACD[123].gif

Patterns are not case-sensitive. To use multiple patterns, separate the names with spaces or semicolons. To match a

pattern containing a space or semicolon, enclose the pattern in double quotation marks. If you do not include the *

wildcard in your pattern, the pattern is matched as a sub-string. For example, cat would match cat, cathy and bobcat, and

is equivalent to the pattern *cat*.

Using selective browsing

You can use selective browsing to browse for files that are located in a specific folder, assigned a specific date, and/or assigned to a

specific Organize classification. By adjusting the selective browsing criteria, you can quickly include or exclude files from the File

List pane, and view only those files you want to browse.

To get the most out of selective browsing, it is recommended that you catalog and organize your files in the ACDSee 14 database.

The more information you enter for your files, the more helpful you will find the selective browsing feature.

To use selective browsing:

Open the Selective Browsing pane by clicking View | Selective Browsing. The pane appears on the left side of the File List

pane.

Setting selective browsing criteria

The Selective Browsing pane is divided into three areas: Folders, Organize, and Calendar, each of which corresponds to the Manage

mode pane of the same name. When the Selective Browsing pane is open, the Contents bar in the File List pane is replaced by the

Selective Browsing bar, which lists all of the current browsing criteria.

When you add a folder, date range, or organize method to the Selective Browsing pane, ACDSee 14 excludes any files that do not

match that criteria. You can add or remove criteria to narrow or broaden your results.

To add selective browsing criteria:

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