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19 <P><A HREF="5_1_search.html">Previous</A></P>
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21 <TD WIDTH=33%>
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22 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Finding Duplicates - Image Search</P>
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23 </TD>
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24 <TD WIDTH=33%>
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25 <P ALIGN=RIGHT><A HREF="6_collections.html">Next</A></P>
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31 <HR>
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32 <H1>5.2 Finding Duplicates</H1>
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33 <P>GQview provides a utility to find images that have similar
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34 attributes or content.</P>
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35 <P>To display a new Find Duplicates Window press D or select Find
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36 duplicates from the File menu.</P>
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37 <P><BR><BR>
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38 </P>
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39 <P><U>Adding files to be compared</U></P>
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40 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Add files to be compared using drag
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41 and drop. Drop files or folders onto the Find Duplicates window to
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42 add them to the list of files to compare. When one or more folders
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43 are dropped onto the window a menu will appear allowing you to choose
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44 the desired action:</P>
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45 <P STYLE="margin-left: 1.58in"><B>Add contents:</B> The contents of
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46 dropped folders will added to the window. <BR><B>Add contents
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47 recursive:</B> The contents of dropped folders and all sub folders
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48 will be added to the window.<BR><B>Skip folders:</B> Ignore folders
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49 contained in the drop list.</P>
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50 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">When files are added to the window,
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51 the comparison is restarted to include the new files.</P>
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52 <P><BR><BR>
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53 </P>
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54 <P><U>Comparison methods</U></P>
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55 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The attribute to use for two images to
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56 match can be selected with the “Compare by:” drop down
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57 menu. Each method is explained below:</P>
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58 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Name:</B> The file name.</P>
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59 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Size:</B> The file size.</P>
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60 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Date:</B> The file date.</P>
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61 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Dimensions:</B> The image
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62 dimensions.</P>
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63 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Checksum:</B> The MD5 file
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64 checksum.</P>
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65 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Path:</B> The complete path to
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66 file.</P>
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67 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Similarity (high):</B> Very similar
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68 image content.</P>
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69 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Similarity:</B> Similar image
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70 content.</P>
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71 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Similarity (low):</B> Slightly
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72 similar image content.</P>
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73 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Similarity (custom):</B> Similar
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74 image content, the value to use to consider two images a match is
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75 configured in the <A HREF="10_6_advanced.html">Advanced tab</A> of
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76 the preferences dialog by setting the “Custom similarity
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77 threshold”.</P>
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78 <P><BR><BR>
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79 </P>
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80 <P><U>Results list</U></P>
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81 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Files that match with the selected
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82 comparison method will appear in the list. Matching files are grouped
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83 in alternating color.</P>
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84 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The order of the result list can not
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85 be changed, files will appear in the order of the search. When
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86 comparing by image content similarity, the matching groups will be
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87 sorted by order of rank starting with the files that are most
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88 similar.</P>
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89 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">A <B>context menu</B> is available for
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90 the result list by right clicking the mouse or pressing the Menu key
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91 when a row has the focus.</P>
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92 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><B>Keyboard shortcuts</B> available in
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93 the results list:</P>
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94 <CENTER>
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95 <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER=1 BORDERCOLOR="#cccccc" CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=0>
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99 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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100 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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101 <P ALIGN=CENTER><B>Shortcut</B></P>
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102 </TD>
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104 <P ALIGN=CENTER><B>Context menu name</B></P>
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105 </TD>
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106 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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107 <P ALIGN=CENTER><B>Description</B></P>
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108 </TD>
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109 </TR>
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110 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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112 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Enter</P>
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113 </TD>
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114 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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115 <P ALIGN=CENTER>View</P>
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116 </TD>
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117 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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118 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens selected image in main window.</P>
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119 </TD>
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120 </TR>
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121 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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122 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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123 <P ALIGN=CENTER>V</P>
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124 </TD>
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125 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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126 <P ALIGN=CENTER>View in new window</P>
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127 </TD>
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128 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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129 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens selected image in a new window.</P>
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130 </TD>
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131 </TR>
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132 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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133 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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134 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + A</P>
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135 </TD>
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136 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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137 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Select all</P>
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138 </TD>
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139 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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140 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Selects all images.</P>
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141 </TD>
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142 </TR>
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143 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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144 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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145 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + Shift + A</P>
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146 </TD>
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147 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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148 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Select none</P>
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149 </TD>
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150 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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151 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Clear the image selection.</P>
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152 </TD>
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153 </TR>
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154 <TR>
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155 <TD WIDTH=25% VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="1" SDNUM="1033;">
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156 <P ALIGN=CENTER>1</P>
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157 </TD>
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158 <TD WIDTH=25% VALIGN=TOP>
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159 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Select group 1 duplicates</P>
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160 </TD>
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161 <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP>
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162 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Selects the first image from each match group.</P>
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163 </TD>
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164 </TR>
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165 <TR>
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166 <TD WIDTH=25% VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="2" SDNUM="1033;">
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167 <P ALIGN=CENTER>2</P>
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168 </TD>
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169 <TD WIDTH=25% VALIGN=TOP>
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170 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Select group 2 duplicates</P>
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171 </TD>
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172 <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP>
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173 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Selects all but the first image from each match
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174 group.</P>
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175 </TD>
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176 </TR>
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177 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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178 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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179 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + 1 through<BR>Control + 0</P>
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180 </TD>
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181 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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182 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Edit sub menu</P>
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183 </TD>
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184 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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185 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Executes the respective editor command.</P>
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186 </TD>
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187 </TR>
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188 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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189 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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190 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + P</P>
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191 </TD>
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192 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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193 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Properties</P>
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194 </TD>
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195 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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196 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens a properties window for selected images.</P>
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197 </TD>
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198 </TR>
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199 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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200 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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201 <P ALIGN=CENTER>C</P>
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202 </TD>
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203 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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204 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Add to new collection</P>
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205 </TD>
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206 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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207 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Creates a new collection containing the selected
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208 images.</P>
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209 </TD>
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210 </TR>
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211 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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212 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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213 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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214 </P>
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215 </TD>
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216 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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217 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Print</P>
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218 </TD>
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219 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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220 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Opens a print dialog for selected images.</P>
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221 </TD>
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222 </TR>
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223 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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224 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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225 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + C</P>
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226 </TD>
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227 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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228 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Copy</P>
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229 </TD>
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230 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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231 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Copy selected images.</P>
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232 </TD>
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233 </TR>
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234 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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235 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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236 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + M</P>
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237 </TD>
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238 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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239 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Move</P>
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240 </TD>
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241 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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242 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Move selected images.</P>
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243 </TD>
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244 </TR>
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245 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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246 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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247 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + R</P>
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248 </TD>
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249 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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250 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Rename</P>
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251 </TD>
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252 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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253 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Rename selected images.</P>
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254 </TD>
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255 </TR>
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256 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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257 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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258 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + D</P>
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259 </TD>
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260 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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261 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Delete</P>
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262 </TD>
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263 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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264 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Delete selected images.</P>
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265 </TD>
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266 </TR>
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267 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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268 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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269 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Delete</P>
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270 </TD>
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271 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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272 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Remove</P>
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273 </TD>
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274 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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275 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Remove selected images from result list.</P>
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276 </TD>
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277 </TR>
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278 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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279 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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280 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + Delete</P>
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281 </TD>
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282 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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283 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Clear</P>
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284 </TD>
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285 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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286 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Cleared the result list.</P>
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287 </TD>
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288 </TR>
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289 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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290 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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291 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Menu</P>
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292 </TD>
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293 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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294 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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295 </P>
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296 </TD>
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297 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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298 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Displays the context menu.</P>
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299 </TD>
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300 </TR>
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301 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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302 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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303 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + T</P>
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304 </TD>
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305 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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306 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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307 </P>
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308 </TD>
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309 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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310 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Toggle display of thumbnails.</P>
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311 </TD>
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312 </TR>
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313 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
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314 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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315 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Control + W</P>
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316 </TD>
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317 <TD WIDTH=25%>
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318 <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
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319 </P>
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320 </TD>
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321 <TD WIDTH=50%>
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322 <P ALIGN=CENTER>Close window.</P>
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323 </TD>
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324 </TR>
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325 </TABLE>
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326 </CENTER>
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327 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in"><BR><BR>
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328 </P>
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329 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The <B>selection</B> can be changed
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330 using the keyboard and mouse the same as in a <A HREF="2_4_file_pane.html">file
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331 pane</A> of the main window.</P>
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332 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The image Dimensions column of the
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333 result list will only contain dimension information when comparing by
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334 dimensions, or when the data is easily available from memory or has
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335 been read from the cache.</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">Along the bottom of the Find
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340 Duplicates window is an area that displays the count of files
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341 contained in the window, and the number of files in the result list.</P>
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342 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">The status bar will also display the
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343 status of an active compare operation using the progress bar. A
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344 compare operation involves 2 or 3 stages, depending on the type of
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345 comparison. These are the stages in order:</P>
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346 <P STYLE="margin-left: 1.58in">1) If necessary, extra data is read
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347 into memory for the comparison stage, the progress bar will indicate
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348 this stage with text that resembles “reading dimensions...”,
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349 “reading checksums...”, or “reading similarity
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350 data...”. <BR>2) The images are compared using the selected
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351 method, the progress bar will indicate this stage with the text
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352 “comparing...”.<BR>3) The results are sorted for display,
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353 the progress bar will indicate this stage with the text “sorting...”.</P>
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354 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Stage 1 is only used for the
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355 Dimensions, Checksum, and Similarity compare methods.</P>
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356 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">If the time to complete a stage will
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357 be significant, an estimated time to completion will also be
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358 displayed in the progress bar. The estimated time only refers to the
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359 current stage, other stages are not included in the estimate. The
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360 time estimate is displayed using the format MINUTES:SECONDS.</P>
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361 <P><BR><BR>
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362 </P>
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363 <P><U>Thumbnails</U></P>
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364 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Thumbnails can be displayed beside
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365 each image in the result list by enabling the Thumbnails check box.</P>
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366 <P><BR><BR>
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367 </P>
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368 <P><U>Compare two file sets</U></P>
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369 <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.79in">Sometimes it is useful to compare one
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370 group of files to another, different group of files. Enable this
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371 check box to compare two groups of files. When enabled a second list
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372 will appear, files can be added to this list using the same methods
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373 for the main list.</P>
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