AccelMan FAQ

File management, archive processing and others related tasks questions.

This section contains questions regarding the use of AccelMan. You can use online help or request our technical support service for additional information.

Following categories or questions are available

Bookmarks in AccelMan

How to create bookmarks quickly?

Using drag and drop. Drag single or multiply files to some bookmarks folder on the bookmarks toolbar, wait a moment while bookmarks menu appears and drop into the appropriate position.

How to backup AccelMan bookmarks?

AccelMan place bookmarks to C:\Documents and settings\<your_profile>\Application Data\Flexigen\AccelMan\Bookmarks.dat file, where <your_profile> is a name that you are using to enter into Windows (e.g. Administrator). Save this file to backup AccelMan bookmarks.

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Explorer extensions in AccelMan

How to access Explorer menu?

You can use Windows Explorer menu in AccelMan: press Shift and right-click to populate it. If you wish to setup explorer menus as default, please select 'Tools - Default Actions - Explorer context menus' from the main menu. In the last case, AccelMan menu will be available with pressed Shift.

How to import Favorites to AccelMan?

Select File - Import menu, mark Bookmarks in the Import wizard and check 'Local Favorites' for importing into AccelMan bookmarks.

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Files operations (coping, archiving, etc.)

I need to copy files and folders, modified after some date, preserving directory structure. Is it possible?

Yes, please use Files Processing Rules. Mark root folder in the files list and press F5 (or select other command). In the Files Operations box, click Files Processing Rules section and specify files selection conditions. Click Ok to start operation. AccelMan will process files according specified conditions.

I moved operation progress to background. How can I monitor operation progress or restore it?

AccelMan has internal files operations queue. In the left part of status line, you can see a queue state icon and number of active tasks.



To activate files operations queue frame, click this icon.

I need to rename and copy (or move) a group of files.

Please mark source files and use batch files operations feature (Commands - Batch files operations menu, Shift+F11).

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Filters

Filter: what's it and how can I use that?

Filter is predefined windows wildcard (e.g. *.doc). You can use filter for filtering visible files in file manager or for selection in files list. With filters you can toggle folders visibility in files list. You can assign individual shortcut to any of filters.

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Viewer/Editor

How to keep editing file opened, when I trying to view another file?

Press Shift+F3 to view second file in the new viewer frame. Or, 'fix' the existing viewer using red fix symbol in the left-bottom corner of files viewer.

I would like to view files with single click (like in ACDSee32^®). Is this possible?

Yes, you can preview all supported documents (text, graphics, MS Office, PDF, HTML and multimedia) automatically. Click over the 'auto preview' icon in the bottom-left corner of viewer (or player) frame to enable or disable automatical preview mode. When AccelMan is in automatic mode, a marked document in the files list appear in the viewer after a small delay.

How to view PDF files?

To view PDF files, AccelMan uses Adobe Reader, so it should be installed and available on your system. Adobe Reader is freeware and available for download from www.adobe.com

I would like to assign an external viewer or editor to files of some specific type.

To setup external viewers or editors, that AccelMan will use instead of internal one, select Tools - Preferences - Viewer section. Click on External Viewers or External Editors to change default files processing in AccelMan.

How to switch viewer into the editing mode?

Double-click over the Read Only text in the status line of AccelMan viewer frame or view files using 'Edit' command (F4).

How to compact JPEG image, changing compression rate?

Open in the viewer source JPEG image, select File - Save As menu, type new image name and press Ok. A visual recompression dialog appear, you can select comression level and get estimated file size there. Press Ok to save JPEG image in the new file.

Is it possible to view EXIF information, wrote by my digital camera (e.g. date, apeture value or focus distance)?

Yes, AccelMan supports EXIF fields. Open some JPEG file in viewer and find EXIF data in the bottom of viewer frame. You can maximize or minimize EXIF field clicking . You can select which fields of EXIF information should be visible. Select Tools - Preferences - EXIF information section and check data fields that should present in viewer frame.

What extra functions available in AccelMan viewer?

Some of file management related commands are available directly in viewer frame. So you can Send-To files using shell menu, copy, move and even e-mail editing files.

How to view/edit HTML source? AccelMan shows only a rendered HTML document ...

Click on "HTML" in status line of preview window and select Plain Text. HTML source will be displayed.

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Command line parameters

Are some command line parameters available in AccelMan?

Yes, following parameters can be used:
 -m - minimize AccelMan after start,
 -prefs:<file_name> - load preferences from <file_name>. File name is a preferences file (*.fxprm) prepared in AccelMan. To create preferences files, select Tools - Preferences menu, setup all parameters you need and click 'Save' in the bottom of Preferences box. If this parameter is used, AccelMan will rewrite existing parameters with parameters, placed in the specified file.
 -scheme:<scheme_name> - load interface scheme <scheme_name>. Sheme name is a name of any existing interface schemes (see Tools - Interface Schemes - Interface Schemes Manager menu).
Please note, that it is required to quote the string if at least one space is present.

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