Browsing files by date or event

With the Calendar pane you can browse your collection of image and media files using the dates associated with each file. The Calendar pane includes Events, Year, Month, and Day view modes. You can click any date in the Calendar pane to display a list of files associated with that date.

Calendar pane toolbar buttons

Adding descriptions and thumbnails in Events view

You can add a description and a thumbnail image to dates in Events view to help you remember the event.

To add a description to a date in Events view:

1. Expand the month to see the dates on which images or media files are available.

2. Click Enter event description and replace the highlighted text with a new description.

3. Press Enter or click outside of the description area. The description is saved.

To add a thumbnail to a date in the Events view:

1. Expand the month to see the dates on which images or media files are available.

2. Click on a date to display the images or media files in the File List pane.

3. Click and drag an image or media file and drag it to the thumbnail area for the date. When you release the mouse button the thumbnail is saved.

You can reset the default thumbnail by right-clicking the thumbnail and selecting Restore Default Thumbnail.

To navigate a long list of dates in Events view:

• To expand and collapse specific groups click the +/- signs which are located on the left side of the group header.

• To expand and collapse all groups right-click a group header and select either Open All Groups or Close All Groups.

• To scroll through multiple groups click the Next Group and Previous Group buttons, which are located at the bottom of the File List scroll bar.

• At the bottom of the Calendar pane scroll bar click the Table of Contents button and select a date.

Calendar pane shortcuts

Once you are familiar with the basic calendar pane options, consider using the following shortcuts:

• Click the title bar on a year, month, or day table to display all available images for that year, month, or day.

• Right-click the title bar on a year, month, or day table to scroll through and select from adjacent years, months, or days.

• In Year view double-click any month to switch to Month view. Or, in Month view, double-click any date to switch to Day view.

• In Month view click the letter indicating a day of the week to display all available images for that day of the week. For example, click F to select all Fridays in that month.

• In Day view click AM or PM to select the first or second half of a day.

• In Event view press and hold the Ctrl key and click any month or day to display all available images for those months or days.

Related topics

• Using the File List pane

• Cataloging files in the database

• Setting the Calendar pane options