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19 <P><A HREF="5_image_search.html">Previous</A></P>
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21 <TD WIDTH=33%>
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22 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Search Window - Image Search</P>
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25 <P ALIGN=RIGHT><A HREF="5_2_finding_duplicates.html">Next</A></P>
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32 <H1>5.1 Search Window</H1>
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33 <P>GQview provides a utility to find one or more images based on
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34 various parameters.</P>
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35 <P>To display a new Search Window press F3 or select Search from the
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36 File menu.</P>
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37 <P><BR><BR>
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38 </P>
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39 <P>To start a search activate the Find button. A search in progress
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40 can be stopped by activating the Stop button.</P>
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41 <P>The progress of an active search is displayed as a progress bar at
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42 the bottom of the window. The progress bar will also display the
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43 total files that match the search parameters, and the total number of
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44 files searched.</P>
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45 <P>When a search is completed, the total number of files found and
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46 their total size will be displayed in the status bar.</P>
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47 <P><BR><BR>
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48 </P>
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49 <P><U>Search location</U></P>
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50 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">One of several locations can be chosen
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51 as the source to use in the search.</P>
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52 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Path:</B> The search will include
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53 files located in the selected folder, enable the Recurse check box to
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54 include the contents of all sub folders.</P>
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55 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Comments:</B> The search will
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56 include all files that have a keyword or comment associated to it.</P>
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57 <P STYLE="margin-left: 1.58in">Note: Only keyword and comment
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58 associations stored in the user's home folder are included in this
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59 search type.</P>
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60 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Results:</B> The search will
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61 include all files currently listed in the results list, use this to
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62 refine a previous search.</P>
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63 <P><BR><BR>
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64 </P>
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65 <P><U>Search parameters</U></P>
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66 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Each search parameter can be enabled
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67 or disabled with the check box to it's left. For a file to be a
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68 match, all enabled parameters must be true.</P>
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69 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>File name:</B> The search will
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70 match if the entered text appears within the file name, or if the
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71 text exactly matches the file name, depending on the method selected
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72 from the drop down menu. The text comparison can be made to be case
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73 sensitive by enabling the Match case checkbox.</P>
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74 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>File size:</B> The search will
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75 match if the file size on disk is equal to, less than, greater than,
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76 or between the entered value, depending on the method selected from
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77 the drop down menu. The between test is inclusive, for example a file
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78 of size 10 will match if the size parameters are between 10 and 15.</P>
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79 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>File date:</B> The search will
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80 match if the file modification time on disk is equal to, before,
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81 after, or between the entered date, depending on the method selected
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82 from the drop down menu. The between test is inclusive, for example a
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83 file with date of 10/04/2003 will match if the date parameters are
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84 between 10/04/2003 and 12/31/2003.</P>
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85 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">For convenience, the button with the
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86 down arrow displays a pop up calendar to enter the date.</P>
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87 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Image dimensions:</B> The search
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88 will match if the image dimensions are equal to, less than, greater
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89 than, or between the entered values, depending on the method selected
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90 from the drop down menu. The between test is inclusive.</P>
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91 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The image dimensions test is simple,
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92 both width and height must be within the allowed values for a match.</P>
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93 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Image content:</B> The search will
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94 match if the image contents are similar within the percentage value,
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95 inclusive. This uses the same test and data that is used to determine
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96 image similarity when <A HREF="5_2_finding_duplicates.html">Finding
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97 Duplicates</A>. The entry is for entering the path for the image to
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98 use in this test.</P>
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99 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Keywords:</B> The search will match
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100 if the file's associated keywords match all, match any, or exclude
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101 the entered keywords, depending on the method selected from the drop
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102 down menu. Keywords can be separated with a space, comma, or tab
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103 character.</P>
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104 <P><BR><BR>
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105 </P>
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106 <P><U>Results list</U></P>
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107 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Files that match the parameters of the
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108 search are shown in the list. By default they are displayed in the
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109 order that they are found, to sort the results list by a column
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110 activate or click the column title. Activating a column that is
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111 already used to sort the list will toggle between increasing and
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112 decreasing sort order.</P>
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113 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">A <B>context menu</B> is available for
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114 the result list by right clicking the mouse or pressing the Menu key
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115 when a row has the focus.</P>
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116 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Keyboard shortcuts</B> available in
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117 the results list:</P>
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125 <P ALIGN=CENTER><B>Shortcut</B></P>
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126 </TD>
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127 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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128 <P ALIGN=CENTER><B>Context menu name</B></P>
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129 </TD>
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130 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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131 <P ALIGN=CENTER><B>Description</B></P>
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132 </TD>
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133 </TR>
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134 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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135 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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136 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Enter</P>
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137 </TD>
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138 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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139 <P ALIGN=CENTER>View</P>
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140 </TD>
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141 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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142 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens selected image in main window.</P>
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143 </TD>
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144 </TR>
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145 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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146 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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147 <P ALIGN=CENTER>V</P>
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148 </TD>
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149 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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150 <P ALIGN=CENTER>View in new window</P>
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151 </TD>
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152 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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153 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens selected image in a new window.</P>
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154 </TD>
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155 </TR>
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156 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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157 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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158 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + A</P>
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159 </TD>
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160 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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161 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Select all</P>
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162 </TD>
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163 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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164 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Selects all images.</P>
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165 </TD>
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166 </TR>
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167 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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168 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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169 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + Shift + A</P>
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170 </TD>
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171 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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172 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Select none</P>
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173 </TD>
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174 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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175 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Clear the image selection.</P>
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176 </TD>
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177 </TR>
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178 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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179 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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180 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + 1 through<BR>Control + 0</P>
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181 </TD>
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182 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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183 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Edit sub menu</P>
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184 </TD>
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185 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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186 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Executes the respective editor command.</P>
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187 </TD>
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188 </TR>
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189 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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190 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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191 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + P</P>
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192 </TD>
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193 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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194 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Properties</P>
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195 </TD>
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196 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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197 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens a properties window for selected images.</P>
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198 </TD>
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199 </TR>
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200 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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201 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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202 <P ALIGN=CENTER>C</P>
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203 </TD>
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204 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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205 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Add to new collection</P>
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206 </TD>
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207 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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208 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Creates a new collection containing the selected
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209 images.</P>
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210 </TD>
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211 </TR>
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212 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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213 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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214 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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215 </P>
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216 </TD>
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217 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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218 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Print</P>
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219 </TD>
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220 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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221 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens a print dialog for selected images.</P>
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222 </TD>
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223 </TR>
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224 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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225 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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226 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + C</P>
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227 </TD>
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228 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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229 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Copy</P>
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230 </TD>
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231 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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232 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Copy selected images.</P>
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233 </TD>
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234 </TR>
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235 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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236 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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237 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + M</P>
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238 </TD>
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239 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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240 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Move</P>
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241 </TD>
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242 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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243 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Move selected images.</P>
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244 </TD>
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245 </TR>
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246 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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247 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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248 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + R</P>
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249 </TD>
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250 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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251 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Rename</P>
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252 </TD>
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253 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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254 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Rename selected images.</P>
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255 </TD>
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256 </TR>
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257 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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258 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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259 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + D</P>
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260 </TD>
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261 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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262 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Delete</P>
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263 </TD>
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264 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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265 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Delete selected images.</P>
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266 </TD>
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267 </TR>
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268 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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269 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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270 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Delete</P>
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271 </TD>
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272 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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273 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Remove</P>
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274 </TD>
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275 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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276 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Remove selected images from result list.</P>
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277 </TD>
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278 </TR>
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279 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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280 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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281 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + Delete</P>
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282 </TD>
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283 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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284 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Clear</P>
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285 </TD>
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286 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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287 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Cleared the result list.</P>
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288 </TD>
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289 </TR>
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290 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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291 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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292 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Menu</P>
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293 </TD>
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294 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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295 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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296 </P>
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297 </TD>
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298 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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299 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Displays the context menu.</P>
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300 </TD>
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301 </TR>
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302 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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303 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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304 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + T</P>
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305 </TD>
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306 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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307 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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308 </P>
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309 </TD>
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310 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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311 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Toggle display of thumbnails.</P>
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312 </TD>
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313 </TR>
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314 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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315 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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316 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + W</P>
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317 </TD>
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318 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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319 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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320 </P>
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321 </TD>
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322 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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323 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Close window.</P>
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326 </TABLE>
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327 </CENTER>
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328 <P><BR><BR>
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329 </P>
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330 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The <B>selection</B> can be changed
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331 using the keyboard and mouse the same as in a <A HREF="2_4_file_pane.html">file
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332 pane</A> of the main window.</P>
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333 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The image Dimensions column of the
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334 result list will only contain dimension information when dimensions
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335 are included in the search parameters.</P>
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336 <P><BR><BR>
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337 </P>
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338 <P><U>Status bar</U></P>
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339 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">At the bottom of the search window is
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340 an area that includes the following items from left to right:</P>
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341 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Thumbnails:</B> Enable this check
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342 box to display a thumbnail next to each image in the results list.</P>
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343 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>File count display:</B> Displays
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344 the total count of files in the results list, and their size on disk.
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345 The count of selected files will appear in parenthesis.</P>
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346 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Search progress:</B> When a search
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347 is active, the text “Searching...” will appear here. Two
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348 numbers in parenthesis will also be displayed, the first number is
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349 the number of files that match the search parameters and the second
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350 number is the total number of files that were searched.</P>
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351 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Find:</B> Activate the find button
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352 to start a search with the selected parameters.</P>
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353 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Stop:</B> Activate the stop button
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354 to end a search that is in progress.</P>
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355 <P><BR><BR>
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356 </P>
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357 <P><U>Drag and Drop</U></P>
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358 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Drag and drop can be initiated with
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359 the primary or middle mouse buttons. Dragging a file that is selected
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360 will include all selected files in the drag. Dragging a file that is
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361 not selected will first change the selection to the dragged file, and
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362 clear the previous selection.</P>
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