Source Pane

The Source Pane displays the original images in the camera or folder that you have connected to PhotoDocs. You can copy images from the Source to the Workspace, and process the copies. These original images will not be modified as you work in PhotoDocs. In the PhotoDocs options, you can choose whether to delete or move the images from the original source once you have stored the documents.

Note: The Source Pane does not appear when PhotoDocs is launched in reprocessing mode.

Bringing Images into the Source Pane

Depending on how you opened PhotoDocs and which automated capture options you have selected in the Options dialog box, the Source pane may be blank when you first open PhotoDocs, or images from a camera or folder may have automatically loaded into it. You can select or change the source of original images.

Working with Images in the Source Pane

Once you have brought images into the Source pane, you can rearrange or examine them to determine how best to process them. Selecting them and moving them to the Workspace will create the documents.

You can perform the following actions on images in the Source pane:

Action	Method
Select multiple consecutive images	Click the mouse near the first image. Drag the dotted black line around the images you want to select, or select the first image, hold down the SHIFT key, and select the last image.
Select multiple nonconsecutive images	Select the first image, hold down the CTRL key, and select each additional image.
Select all images	Right-click in the Source Pane and select Select All, or, when the Source Pane has focus, press CTRL+A on the keyboard.
Make the display of all the images in the Source Pane larger or smaller	Drag the slider in the Zoom Tool.
Show or hide file names for all the images in the Source Pane	Select the Show file name button.
Show or hide file names for selected images in the Source Pane	Right-click and select Show file name.
Show or hide file size for all images in the Source Pane	Select the Show File Size button.
Show or hide file sizes for selected images in the Source Pane	Right-click and select Show file size.
Show or hide the date taken for all images in the Source Pane	Select the Show Date Taken button.
Show or hide the date taken for selected images in the Source Pane	Right-click and select Show date taken.
Group the images in the Source Pane by time interval	Right-click in the Source Pane and select Group by . Select an interval: None Minute: Group images taken in the same minute into a document. Hour: Group images taken in the same hour into a document. Day: Group images taken in the same day into a document.
Sort the images in the Source Pane	Right-click in the Source Pane and select Sort by. Select from the following criteria: None Date taken File name File size Choose whether to sort in ascending or descending order (numerically or alphabetically, whichever applies).
Rename a selected image in the Source Pane	Right-click and select Rename. This renames the image in PhotoDocs, not in the original source.
Remove a selected image in the Source Pane	Right-click and select Remove. If the appropriate option is set in the Prompts node of the Options dialog box, you will be asked whether you also want to delete the image from the original source.
View selected images in the Image Viewer	Right-click and select Open. Learn more about the Image Viewer.
Create a new document from selected images	Drag the images to the Workspace, or copy the images and paste them in the Workspace. You can also right-click and select New Document, or click the New Document button in the Standard Toolbar.