Top panel

The top panel is common to all Ansel views and provides access to a number of common functions.

On the left-hand-side

filter / sort

Choose how to filter and sort the images. Criteria can be altered in the collection filters module.

sort order

Switch the sort order (ascending / descending).

On the right-hand-side

grouping

Expand or collapse grouped images.

thumbnail overlays

Define what information is overlaid on to thumbnails in the lighttable/filmstrip.

You can define different settings depending on the thumbnail size. See preferences > lighttable for details of how size delimiters are set.

context-sensitive help

Click this icon and then click on a control element to be directed to the appropriate online help page.

shortcut mapping

Click this icon to enter the visual shortcut mapping mode to create keyboard/mouse shortcuts.

preferences

View and amend Ansel’s preferences & settings.