# Menu Descriptions

## The main &digikam; window

### The Album Menu

Album Menu

&Alt;Left Album Back

  Go back to the previously visited View using history.

&Alt;Right Album Forward

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

&Ctrl;N Album New...

  Create a new album folder.

Album Properties

  Edit the currently selected album title, caption and collection.

F5 Album Refresh

  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 File Manager

  Open the default file manager with the current Album path.

Album Delete

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

&Ctrl;Q Album Quit

  Quit &digikam;

### The Tag Menu

Tags Menu

Tag New..

  Create a new Tag entry in the Albums Database.

Tag Properties

  Edit the properties of the currently selected Tag.

Tag Delete

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

### The Image Menu

Image Menu

F3 Image View... or &Enter;

  View the selected image.

Esc or F3

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

F4 Image Edit...

  Open the currently selected image in the &digikam; image editor.

&Ctrl;L Image Place onto Light Table

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

&Ctrl;&Shift;L Image Add to Light Table

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

Image Adjust 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 Geolocation

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

  See the dedicated Geolocation manual for more information.

Image Adjust Time & Date

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

  See the dedicated Time Adjust 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 Print Assistant...

  Kipi-plugin to print Album images.

  See the dedicated Print Wizard 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.

F2 Image Rename

  Rename the currently selected image.

F8 Image Delete

  Move to trash (recoverable delete)

### The Edit Menu

Edit Menu

&Ctrl;A Edit Select All

  Select all images currently shown

&Ctrl;&Shift;A Edit Select None

  Unselect all items in the current view

&Ctrl;* Edit Invert Selection

  Invert the current selection

### The View Menu

View Menu

&Ctrl;&Shift;F View Full Screen Mode

  Switch to full screen (same as F11).

View Slideshow

  Slide Show including RAW files.

F9 View Slideshow All

  Start slide show of all images in current window.

&Alt;F9 View Slideshow Selection

  Start slide show on selected images.

&Shift;F9 View Slideshow With All Sub-Albums

  Slide show that recurses through the current album tree.

&Alt;&Shift;F9 View Slideshow Advanced Slideshow...

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

  See the dedicated Advanced Slide Show manual for more information.

&Ctrl;+ View Zoom in

  Increase preview or the thumbnail size of the currently selected Album.

&Ctrl;- View Zoom out

  Decrease preview or the thumbnail size of the currently selected Album.

&Ctrl;&Alt;0 View Zoom to 100%

  Will show the image 1:1 (meaning 1 image pixel is mapped exactly to 1 screen pixel) in preview mode.

&Ctrl;&Shift;E View Fit to Window

  Will size the image as to fit snug into the window.

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.

View Include Album Sub-Tree

  If a hierarchical album structure exists, the currently selected branch will be displayed in full depth.

View Include Tag Sub-Tree

  If a hierarchical tag structure exists, the currently selected branch will be displayed in full depth.

### The Tools Menu

Tools Menu

&Ctrl;F Tools Search...

  Launch the simple search items dialog.

&Alt;&Ctrl;F Tools Advanced Search...

  Launch the advanced search items dialog.

L Tools Light Table

  Switches to the Light Table window.

&Ctrl;D Tools Find Duplicates

  Kipi-plugin to find duplicate images in Albums Database.

  See the dedicated Find Duplicate Images manual for more information.

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 Synchronize all Images with 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 Create Calendar...

  Kipi-plugin for creating a calendar with Album items.

  See the dedicated Calendar manual for more information.

Tools OpenGL Image Viewer...

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

  See the dedicated OpenGL viewer 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 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:

  - Color Images manual

  - Convert Images manual

  - Effect Images manual

  - Filter Images manual

  - Recompress Images manual

  - Rename Images manual

  - Resize Images manual

  - RAW Converter manual

### The Import Menu

Import 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.

Import Media Browse

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

Import Add camera

  Interactively add a new camera.

&Ctrl;I Import Add Images...

  Navigate to a folder and select images

Import Add Folders...

  Navigate to a folder and import it entirely

Import Scan Images...

  Opens a Kipi-plugin scanner dialog

  See the dedicated Acquire Images manual for more information.

Import Screen Shot...

  Opens a Kipi-plugin screenshot tool

  See the dedicated Acquire Images manual for more information.

### The Export Menu

Export Menu

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.

Export KML Export...

  Kipi-plugin that exports the images series into a KML structure. KML files can then be opened and displayed with GoogleEarth.

  See the dedicated KML Export manual for more information.

Export Export to Flickr...

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

  See the dedicated Flickr Export manual for more information.

Export Remote Gallery sync...

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

  See the dedicated Gallery Export manual for more information.

Export Export to Picasaweb...

  Kipi-plugin upload or update images to Googles Picasaweb galleries.

  See the dedicated Picasaweb export manual for more information.

Export&HTML; Gallery

  Kipi-plugin to create a &HTML; gallery with Albums.

  See the dedicated Images Gallery manual for more information.

Export Flash Export

  Kipi-plugin to create a &HTML; gallery with Albums.

  See the dedicated Images Gallery manual for more information.

### The Settings Menu

Settings Menu

Settings Show Toolbar

  Enable or disable the main &digikam; toolbar.

Settings Show 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.

### The Help Menu

Help Supported RAW Cameras

  Displays a live filter of all supported RAW format cameras.

RAW camera support

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