Adding ACDSee Metadata to Multiple Files

We recommend entering and editing metadata prior to processing your images. If you use the Restore to Original command the metadata will be lost unless it was entered prior to processing (except in the case of RAW images).

You cannot set IPTC and EXIF information for read-only files, such as those on a CD-ROM.

If the Properties pane is not already open, select View | Properties.

To Add Metadata to One or More Files:

1. In Manage mode, select one or more files in the File List pane.
2. In the Properties pane, select the Metadata tab.
3. Enter information into the metadata fields.
4. Click Apply or press Enter to apply your changes.

When you click Apply or Enter in Manage Mode, the focus is returned to the File List pane allowing you to quickly make another file selection using your keyboard.

To include numbers in a sequence with your metadata, select the files and enter <#> as the start number, in whichever field you want. Ex) Entering <5> will begin the sequence at 5.

Metadata Tab Keyboard Shortcuts

If you click away from the Properties pane, any metadata that you have just entered will be lost. You must click Apply or press ENTER to apply your changes.

To Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Enter Metadata into the Same Field of Multiple Photos:

1. Select the first photo in your list and enter content into a Metadata field.
2. Press the Page Down key to move to the next photo. The cursor remains in the same field of the Properties pane for each photo, allowing you to quickly enter content for the same field for multiple photos.
3. Enter content into the field and again press Page Down to move to the next photo.
4. Continue Step 3 until complete.

You do not need to click the Apply button when using this shortcut. 

You can use the Page Up key to move back to the previous photo.

See Also:

• Manage Metadata Views and Presets
• About the ACDSee Database
• Using the Properties Pane