# 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 Album

  Create a new album folder.

Album Edit 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 &konqueror;

  Open &konqueror; with the current Album path.

&Ctrl;I Album Import Add Images

  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.

&Ctrl;Q Album Quit

  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

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.

F6 Image Place onto Light Table

  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.

F2 Image Rename

  Rename the currently selected image.

F8 Image Delete

  Move to trash (recoverable delete)

### The Select Menu

Select Menu

&Ctrl;A Select Select All

  Select all images currently shown

&Ctrl;U Select Select None

  Unselect all items in the current view

&Ctrl;* Select 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 Slide Show

  Slide Show including RAW files.

F9 View Slide Show All

  Start slide show of all images in current window.

&Alt;F9 View Slide Show Selection

  Start slide show on selected images.

&Shift;F9 View Slide Show Recursive

  Slide show that recurses through the current album tree.

&Ctrl;+ View Increase Thumbnail Size

  Increase the thumbnail size of the currently selected Album.

&Ctrl;- View Decrease Thumbnail Size

  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

&Ctrl;F Tools Quick Search

  Launch the simple search items dialog.

&Alt;&Ctrl;F Tools Advanced Search

  Launch the advanced search items dialog.

&Alt;F6 Tools Light Table

  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:

  - 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 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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