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[. . . ] Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index 5. 5 Click these tabs to jump to the Table of Contents, Index or start of each chapter. (Since this is the starting page, the [Back] button cannot be used. ) ImageBrowser Software User Guide 1 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Table of Contents (1/2) About the Printing Features Clicking the icon at the start of each topic prints out that topic. Clicking this button prints the entire guide. Print All Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Print this chapter Clicking this button prints the entire chapter. Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser ? Print this chapter What Can ImageBrowser Do?5 Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] For example, if you have an image from a family holiday to the ocean, you might assign keywords such as Family in the People category, or Beach in the Places category or Holiday in the Events category. Place a check mark beside appropriate words in the various categories, such as People, Places, Events or Others, and click [OK]. Assigning Keywords 1. Click [View/Modify Keywords] in the information display panel. Place a check mark beside appropriate keywords. To add a new keyword, type it in the box and click [+]. The View/Modify Keywords window will display. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 62 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Assigning Keywords (2/2) Other Ways to Assign Keywords Menu Method Select an image in the Browser Area, click the [Edit] menu and select the [Keyword] submenu, followed by [Settings]. 2. Add, delete or restore keywords. File Information Dialog Box Method Set the display mode to List or TimeTunnel. Select an image in the Browser Area, click the [File] menu and select [Get Info]. In the File Information dialog box, click [View/Modify Keywords] and assign keywords. Managing Keywords 1. Click the [Edit] menu and select the [Keyword] submenu, followed by [Manage]. A window similar to the following will display. Add Keywords Select a category from the list box, type a new keyword into the text box at the bottom of the list and click [+]. Delete Keywords Select a category from the list box, place a check mark beside the keyword and click [Delete]. Restore Keyword List This function restores the keyword list based on the keywords assigned to images. This is convenient if you deleted a keyword that was used in the past. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 63 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Sorting Images (1/2) You can sort selected images into folders by the shooting dates or by Star Ratings. Sorting by Shooting Dates Selecting a Sorting Method 1. Set the options and click [OK]. The program will start sorting the images. 1. Click the [File] menu and select the [Organize Image] submenu, followed by [Sort Images]. The Sort Images dialog will appear. Select the shooting date option or Star Rating option and click [Next]. Select the destination folder. Select the name assigned to the folder created during sorting. Sample of the name of the actual folder that will be created. Select [Copy] to retain the file in its original location or [Move] to shift it to the new location. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 64 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Sorting Images (2/2) Sorting by Star Ratings 1. Set the options and click [OK]. The program will start sorting the images. Select the Star Ratings of the images that will be copied (or moved). Select the destination folder. Select [Copy] to retain the file in its original location or [Move] to shift it to the new location. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 65 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Renaming Images (1/2) This section describes how to rename images. Renaming Images 1. 2. Click the name of the image that you want to rename. After a moment you can type the new name. Type the new name and press [return] key. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 66 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Renaming Images (2/2) Changing Multiple Image File Names You can rename multiple image files at once. Renaming Folders 1. Click the [File] menu and select the [Organize Image] submenu, followed by [Rename]. The renaming settings window will display. 1. 2. In the Explorer Panel, click on the folder name. After a moment, you can type the new name. Type a new folder name and press the [return] key. Set the options in this window and click [OK]. The image file names will change. Place a check mark here if you wish a file with the new name to be created separately from the original file. Select a name format. Type the text in the "New Name" spot for the name format selected above. Set the Number of digits and the starting number for the name format selected above. Sample of the name of the actual folder that will be created. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 67 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Searching Images (1/2) You can search images using such criteria as Star Ratings, shooting dates, keywords or comments. REFERENCE · For information about Star Rating settings, see the Setting Star Ratings and for information about keyword settings, see the Assigning Keywords in this chapter. 3. Set the search criteria. Place a check mark beside your chosen criterion and set its individual settings. 1. Click the [File] menu and select [Search]. The search criteria settings window will open. Sets whether images are searched according to all the parameters or just one. Clicking here allows you to hide the search parameters. Set the search parameters here. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 68 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Searching Images (2/2) 4. 5. Click [Search Now] when you finish setting the criteria. A list of images found by the search will display. When you click [OK] in the confirmation dialog, the "Search Results" folder is created in the Explorer Panel section and displays the images matching the search criteria. Check the search results and click [Finish]. To reset the search criteria, click [Back] and repeat steps 3-4. REFERENCE · You can select, print or copy the images in the Search Results folder to another. · Images will remain registered in the Search Results folder until you close ImageBrowser or perform another search. ImageBrowser Software User Guide 69 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Moving and Copying Images (1/2) This section describes how to move and copy images between folders. REFERENCE · Moving or copying images in ImageBrowser affects the actual location in which those images are stored on your computer. · When you use the Finder to modify files or folders while ImageBrowser is open, those changes might not be reflected in the ImageBrowser window. To remedy this, click [Refresh] on the [View] menu. Moving or copying in the Explorer Panel Section When you want to move an image, you first need to display it in the Browser Area. Then, drag that image to the destination folder in the Explorer Panel Section. [. . . ] However, when viewing a CD-ROM or a CD-R containing a large number of files, the number of thumbnails also increases, resulting in less free hard disk space on your computer. In this case, you can use this dialog to delete unnecessary thumbnails (thumbnails for files on a CD-ROM or a CD-R that you have already looked at and probably will not look at again). To delete the thumbnails, click the appropriate disk name in this dialog. (The thumbnails are not actually deleted until the next time you start ImageBrowser. ) Processing When Rotating Dialog ImageBrowser rotates and displays images to match how they are displayed in the camera. [. . . ]