Setting the Thumbnail Info options

You can use the Options dialog box to change what information to display with thumbnails of images in the File List pane. These options are set under File List | Thumbnail Info.

To adjust the Thumbnail Info options:

  1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Options.
  2. In the Options dialog box, click File List | Thumbnail Info.
  3. On the Thumbnail Info page, set or change the options as described below.
  4. Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee 12.

Thumbnail Info options

Information

File name

Displays the name of each file on the thumbnail in the File List pane.

Choose Thumbnail Info

Opens a dialog box where you can select the information to display on each thumbnail in the File List pane.

Choose Tiles Info

Opens a dialog box where you can select the information to display on each tile in Tiles view mode.

Overlay icons

Rating

Displays a rating overlay icon on thumbnails if the file has been rated in the ACDSee 12 database.

Database information

Displays a database overlay icon on thumbnails if the file has information stored in the ACDSee 12 database.

Icon

Displays a file format overlay icon on thumbnails in the File List pane.

Category

Displays a category overlay icon on thumbnails if the file has been categorized.

Shortcut

Displays a shortcut overlay icon on thumbnails if the item is a shortcut to another file.

Offline

Displays an offline overlay icon on thumbnails if the file is stored on an offline device.

Excluded items

Displays an excluded file icon on thumbnails if the file is excluded from the ACDSee 12 database.

Tagged items

Displays a tagging overlay icon on thumbnails. If the file is tagged, a checkmark displays in the icon.

Untagged items

If selected, an empty tagging overlay icon displays on the thumbnails of untagged images.

Auto-rotate

Displays an auto-rotate overlay icon on thumbnails if the file was automatically rotated.

Sound

Displays a sound overlay icon on thumbnails if the image contains embedded or associated audio.

Edited

Displays an Edit overlay icon on thumbnails if the file has been edited.

Setting the Thumbnail Info options