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Chapter 4. Menu Descriptions

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The main digiKam window
The Album Menu
The Tag Menu
The Image Menu
The Select Menu
The View Menu
The Tools Menu
The Camera Menu
The Settings Menu
The Image Editor
The File Menu
The Edit Menu
The Color Menu
The Enhance Menu
The Transform Menu
The Decoration Menu
The View Menu
The Filter Menu
The Settings Menu
The Help Menu

The main digiKam window

The Album Menu

Album Menu

Album->Back (Alt+Left)

Go back to the previously visited View using history.

Album->Forward (Alt+Right)

Go forward to the previously visited View using history. You can only go forward if you've just gone back.

Album->New Album (Ctrl+N)

Create a new album folder.

Album->Edit Album Properties

Edit the currently selected album title, caption and collection.

Album->Refresh (F5)

Refresh the current view in the Main Window.

Album->Synchronize images with database

Synchronize the metadata between database and the file's metadata of all items of the current Main Window. The images will inherit the database metadata, not the other way around as in this menu.

Album->Open in Konqueror

Open Konqueror with the current Album path.

Album->Import->Add Images (Ctrl+I)

Select images to be added to the currently selected Album.

Album->Import->Import Folders

Select folders to be imported like Albums to the currently selected Album

Album->Import->Scan Images

Kipi-plugin for image acquisition with a scanner.

See the dedicated Acquire Images manual for more information.

Album->Import->Screenshot

Kipi-plugin to take a screenshot.

See the dedicated Acquire Images manual for more information.

Album->Export->Archive to CD/DVD

Kipi-plugin to archive Albums to CD or DVD using K3b.

See the dedicated CD Archiving manual for more information.

Album->Export->Export to Flickr...

Kipi-plugin to upload or update images to Flickr server.

See the dedicated Flickr Export manual for more information.

Album->Export->Remote Gallery sync...

Kipi-plugin to upload or update images to web galleries.

See the dedicated Gallery Export manual for more information.

Album->Export->HTML Gallery

Kipi-plugin to create a HTML gallery with Albums.

See the dedicated Images Gallery manual for more information.

Album->Export->Print Wizard

Kipi-plugin to print Album images.

See the dedicated Print Wizard manual for more information.

Album->Export->SimpleViewer export

Kipi-plugin to export to SimpleViewer.

See the dedicated SimpleViewer manual for more information.

Album->Delete Album/Move Album to trash

Delete/Move to trash selected Album and all items in it.

Album->Quit (Ctrl+Q)

Quit digiKam

The Tag Menu

Tags Menu

Tag->New Tag

Create a new Tag entry in the Albums Database.

Tag->Edit Tag Properties

Edit the properties of the currently selected Tag.

Tag->Delete Tag

Remove the currently selected Tag from the Album's Database.

The Image Menu

Image Menu

Image->View... (F3) or (Enter)

View the selected image.

(Esc) or (F3)

Puts you back from 'image view' into the main window.

Image->Edit... (F4)

Open the currently selected image in the digiKam image editor.

Image->Place onto Light Table (F6)

Adds selection to the Light Table thumbbar and puts the Light Table into the foreground.

Image->Correct EXIF Orientation Tag

Manual EXIF Orientation Tag adjustment options of the currently selected image.

Image->Auto Rotate/Flip using EXIF information

Kipi-plugin menu entry to manually activate the auto rotate/flip feature for the currently selected images using the EXIF orientation tag.

See the dedicated JPEG Loss Less manual for more information.

Image->Rotate

Kipi-plugin menu entry for rotating the currently selected images by 90/180/270 degrees.

See the dedicated JPEG Loss Less manual for more information.

Image->Flip

Kipi-plugin menu entry for flipping the currently selected images horizontally or vertically.

See the dedicated JPEG Loss Less manual for more information.

Image->Convert to Black & White

Kipi-plugin menu entry for converting the currently selected images to black & white.

See the dedicated JPEG Loss Less manual for more information.

Image->Email images

Kipi-plugin for emailing images with your preferred mail agent.

See the dedicated Send Images manual for more information.

Image->Geolocalization

Kipi-plugin to handle GPS meta data of the image.

See the dedicated Geolocalization manual for more information.

Image->Metadata

Kipi-plugin to handle meta data of the image (EXIF, IPTC, captions).

See the dedicated Metadata manual for more information.

Image->Adjust Time and Date

Kipi-plugin for adjusting time and date of the currently selected images.

See the dedicated Time Adjust manual for more information.

Image->Set as Background

Kipi-plugin for setting the currently selected image as the desktop background.

See the dedicated Wall Paper manual for more information.

Image->Rename (F2)

Rename the currently selected image.

Image->Delete (F8)

Move to trash (recoverable delete)

The Select Menu

Select Menu

Select->Select All (Ctrl+A)

Select all images currently shown

Select->Select None (Ctrl+U)

Unselect all items in the current view

Select->Invert Selection (Ctrl+*)

Invert the current selection

The View Menu

View Menu

View->Full Screen Mode (Ctrl+Shift+F)

Switch to full screen (same as F11).

View->Slide Show

Slide Show including RAW files.

View->Slide Show->All (F9)

Start slide show of all images in current window.

View->Slide Show->Selection (Alt+F9)

Start slide show on selected images.

View->Slide Show->Recursive (Shift+F9)

Slide show that recurses through the current album tree.

View->Increase Thumbnail Size (Ctrl++)

Increase the thumbnail size of the currently selected Album.

View->Decrease Thumbnail Size (Ctrl+-)

Decrease the thumbnail size of the currently selected Album.

View->Sort Albums

Sort all digiKam Albums by Folder, by Collection, or by Date.

View->Sort Images

Sort all images in current Album by Name, Path, Date, File Size or by Rating.

The Tools Menu

Tools Menu

Tools->Quick Search (Ctrl+F)

Launch the simple search items dialog.

Tools->Advanced Search (Alt+Ctrl+F)

Launch the advanced search items dialog.

Tools->Light Table (Alt+F6)

Switches to the Light Table window.

Tools->Scan for new images

Rescan the library for images not yet in the database (see also start-up option).

Tools->Rebuild all Thumbnails...

Launch rebuild of all thumbnails (that can take a long time if you have many images).

Tools->Update Metadata Database...

Launch synchronization of all metadata between database and files for all files (not just current view as with this menu). Database metadata will be overwritten with the file's metadata in case of discrepancy. The opposite you can do from the Album menu.

Tools->Find Duplicate Images

Kipi-plugin to find duplicate images in Albums Database.

See the dedicated Find Duplicate Images manual for more information.

Tools->Image Viewer

Kipi-plugin OpenGL full screen image viewer with the selected image.

See the dedicated OpenGL viewer manual for more information.

Tools->Create Calendar

Kipi-plugin for creating a calendar with Album items.

See the dedicated Calendar manual for more information.

Tools->Create MPEG Slideshow

Kipi-plugin for creating an MPEG Slideshow with Album items.

See the dedicated MPEG Encoder manual for more information.

Tools->Remote Galleries

Kipi-plugin to set up a list of remote galleries for exporting.

See the dedicated Remote galleries manual for more information.

Tools->Advanced Slideshow

Kipi-plugin for displaying an advanced slide show with Album items.

See the dedicated Advanced Slide Show manual for more information.

Tools->RAW Image Converter (single)

Kipi-plugin for converting a single RAW image.

See the dedicated RAW Converter manual for more information.

Tools->Batch Processes

Kipi-plugin menu entries for performing batch Processes on currently selected images.

See the dedicated manuals for more information:

The Camera Menu

Camera Menu

Any configured digital camera will be listed here. You can use the "Add Camera" menu entry to add a new camera to the list. Please, read the Setup Camera Section for more information.

Camera->Media Browse

Browsing attached media devices like card readers, DVDs or memory sticks.

Camera->Add camera

Interactively add a new camera.

The Settings Menu

Settings Menu

Settings->Show Toolbar/Hide Toolbar

Enable or disable the main digiKam toolbar.

Settings->Show Statusbar/Hide Statusbar

Enable or disable the main digiKam status bar.

Settings->Configure Shortcuts

Configure the digiKam shortcuts.

Settings->Configure Toolbars

Configure the digiKam toolbars.

Settings->Configure digiKam

Launch digiKam configure dialog.

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