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===== Image Archive Filter ===== | ===== Image Archive Filter ===== | ||
- | The Image Archive Search function finds images from multiple folders and places them into a single temporary Results folder. | + | The Image Archive Search function finds images from multiple folders and places them into a single temporary Results folder. |
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+ | ==== Filter Criteria ==== | ||
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+ | To search using the filter function, select “Image Archive Filter” from the menu in the Quick Search Bar. | ||
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+ | The “Image Archive Filter” window will open. Choose the type of Descriptor you want to filter from the dropdown menu. You can select any of the specific User, System, Exif, or other descriptors by clicking | ||
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+ | Then choose the comparison operator. The dropdown menu allows you to scroll through approximately ten choices. Finally, enter your unique value (word or set of words) for the search and click “OK”. | ||
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+ | You can use the button **Show without folder tree** at the top of the Image Archive Pane to show the searched images contained in the folder tree without having to manually open the folders. (See: “Viewing Folders with Subfolder Content” earlier in this manual.) If you click on the " | ||
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+ | The folder tree shows an eye on it to indicate that you are in the **Show without Folder Tree** mode. You can also click on the individual folders to just see the images from those folders. | ||
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+ | If you want a more targeted search, go back to your Filter Settings button. This will open your Image Archive Filter window again, where you can combine multiple criteria for an advanced search. | ||
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+ | ==== Choose a Descriptor ==== | ||
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+ | Choose a comparison operator from the second drop-down list. For example the “contains” comparison will look for a partial match. | ||
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+ | The third field has a dual function. | ||
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+ | All three drop-down menus define the filter criteria. | ||
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+ | ==== Combining Criteria ==== | ||
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+ | By combining multiple filter criteria, you can narrow or widen the search. | ||
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+ | To widen the search, click the button “Include More Pictures.” To narrow the search, click the button “Restrict the Search.” Pressing either button will display a new row to define an additional search criteria |