User interface

Images and documents must be catalogued before they can be linked to database or GIS records. This may be carried out using ThumbsPlus or by the Quick Upload utility.  You can start ThumbsPlus if you are licensed as a LibraryLink Editor by clicking the “Start ThumbsPlus” button on the LibraryLink toolbar or by activating the main menu option “Edit ► Start ThumbsPlus”.

The ThumbsPlus user interface is divided into three main sections

• Location (top left): Displays a drive and folder tree just like Windows Explorer. Use this to navigate to locations containing images and documents that you would like to catalogue in LibraryLink.
• Info Tabs (bottom left): Three options are available here; “Tasks” shows current processes that ThumbsPlus is working on, “Preview” can be used to instantly see the content of a file, even if it has not been catalogued, and most importantly “Info” which provides a good overview about all available metadata of the last selected file.
• Details (right): Like in Windows Explorer, the right side of the window shows the contents of the currently selected folder. This includes a thumbnail for catalogued files and may also show their annotation and keywords.

Toolbar

These options are available from the ThumbsPlus toolbar by default (buttons may have been customised in your setup):

Control	Name	Keyboard Shortcut	Description
	Make Selected	F3	Add the selected files to your LibraryLink Catalogue
	Scan Folder	Shift+Alt+F3	Adds all files in the currently active folder to your LibraryLink Catalogue
	Scan Tree	Ctrl+Shift+F3	Adds all files in the currently active folder and any of its subfolders to your LibraryLink Catalogue
	Refresh Tree	Ctrl+F5	Forces ThumbsPlus to refresh the Location tree. Use this specifically to refresh the Galleries area to view a list of files which are linked to the currently active LibraryLink record
	Return to Last Folder Forward to Next Folder	Alt+Left Alt+Right	Navigate between the folders you have visited
	View	Enter	View the file in the ThumbsPlus Viewer. For images this can be used to adjust image properties such as quality and size
	Properties	Alt+Enter	Opens a dialogue showing the full details of the currently selected file
	Find By Query	Ctrl+F	Use this to search your ThumbsPlus catalogue for specific entries
	Run Editor	Shift+Enter	Open the currently selected file in the default editing application
	Annotate	Ctrl+E	Displays the Annotation dialogue. Use this also to add annotation to multiple files at the same time
	Assign User Fields	Ctrl+U	Displays the User Field dialogue. Use this to add metadata to single or multiple selected files
	Assign Keywords	Ctrl+K	Opens the Keywords dialogue for the currently selected files
	Thumbnail 90° CW Thumbnail 90° CCW	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left	Use this to rotate the currently selected thumbnail
	Print	Ctrl+P	Initiates the printing dialogue for the currently selected files