Bin Menu




If you right-click on one of the picons in the Picture Explorer bin, the Bin Menu will open. The Bin Menu contains the following features:

View: Selecting this item will display the selected picon's full-sized image in Picture Explorer's PictureView mode.

Rename: Selecting this item allows you to rename the selected picon by typing in a new name and pressing Return.

Delete: Deletes the selected picon from the bin.

New Folder: Selecting this item creates a new folder within the current bin.



PictureView Tools




While you are in PictureView mode (after double clicking a picon or pressing Enter after selecting one), you can open the PictureView Tools by pressing F3 on your keyboard. When one of these tools is selected, it will be highlighted and to the left of the other tools. Each of the PictureView tools is turned on and off with a left-click of the mouse.

Filter: This option turns on filtering of the picture. With filtering on, the image will be much smoother in appearance when you zoom into it. If you have a slower PC, filtering may slow down Picture Explorer's performance.

QuickView: Turning on QuickView disables filtering during zooming. The filter will be applied (if the Filtering option is turned on) when you release the mouse button. Turning on QuickView can increase performance on slower PCs.

Preview: Turning on Preview causes a preview of the next image in the bin to appear in the lower right corner of the screen. You can use this preview to select other images and if you like, make them the current image.

Left-click on the preview picture to make it the current picture, and change the preview picture to the next picture in the bin.

Right-click on the preview picture to advance the preview to the next picture in the bin without updating the current picture.

Stream: Selecting Stream begins a slide show using the pictures in the bin. Picture Explorer will display a new picture every few seconds.

AutoZoom: Selecting this item allows you to zoom smoothly into an image by clicking and holding the right mouse button. As long as you hold the button, Picture Explorer will continue to zoom in on the picture.

Print: Prints the current picture to your Windows printer.



Picture Viewing Tools

Turning on PictureView: You can turn on PictureView in one of three ways:

1) Double-clicking on a picon in the bin.

2) Selecting a picon so that it is highlighted and pressing Return.

3) Right-clicking on a picon and selecting View from the Bin Menu.

Changing Pictures in PictureView: Once you have entered PictureView mode, you can view the other pictures in the bin by pressing Page Up/Page Down on your keyboard.

Zoom: To zoom in or out on the picture, click and hold the right mouse button and move your mouse.

Pan: To pan the picture, click and hold the left mouse button and move your mouse.

To turn off PictureView press the Esc key.



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