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Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Help Index

Windows

Main Window

Preview Window

Photo Window

Menus

Main Menu

Preview Menu

Photo Menu

Dialog Box

CD Information

Color

Export photo to...

Goto...

Information About

Load...

Slideshow Setup

Sound


Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Main Window

This is a special demo version for:

This demo version will run slower than the full version, because the programme checks to see if the correct CD is in the drive. However once you have purchased the full version, you will see a significant improvement in speed.

You can load the Photo-CD, select the drive of your CD-ROM, obtain information about the CD or you can leave Sentfactor Photo-CD Access from the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Main Window. See also Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Main Menu

In the Main Window the following menu titles are visible:

Photo-CD

Help


Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Window

Once "Load Photo-CD" has been selected from the Photo-CD-Menu, the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Window opens. See also Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Menu

In the Preview Window the following menu titles are visible:

Photo-CD

Images

Slideshow

Window

Help

In the Preview Window, the photographs will be loaded as thumbnail images, from which you can choose an image by double-clicking with your mouse, or by choosing Load... from the Images Menu, which brings forward the Load... dialog box, where you can type in the number of the photo you would like to load.


Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Window

When you have chosen a photo and loaded it, the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Window opens. See also Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Menu.

Here, the following Menu items are available:

Image

Transformation

Rotation

Window

Help


Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Main-Menu

In the Main-Menu you can load a Photo-CD, select the drive where your CD-ROM is located, obtain information about the CD or leave the program.

Menu:

Photo-CD

Load Photo-CD	Ctrl+O

CD Info...

Exit

Help

Index	Ctrl+F1

Keyboard

Help Menu	Shift+F1

On-line help	F1

How to use Help

Information about...


Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Menu

From the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Menu, the following Menu items are available.

Menu:

Photo-CD

Close Photo-CD	Ctrl+F4

CD Info...

Exit

Images

Goto...	Ctrl+G

Load...	Ctrl+L

Load as Wallet

Load as Snapshot

Load as Standard

Load as large

Load in Grayscale

Load in 16 Colors

Load in 256 Colors

Load in Truecolor

Slideshow

Create Slideshow...

Start Slideshow	Ctrl+S

Window

Tile	Shift+F4

Cascade	Shift+F5

Close All

Help

Index	Ctrl+F1

Keyboard

Help Menu	Shift+F1

On-line help	F1

How to use Help

Information about...


Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Menu

In the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Menu the following menu items are available.

Menu:

Image

Load Photo-CD	Ctrl+F4

Export...	Ctrl+E

Full Screen

Transformation

Wallet(128x192)

Snapshot(256X384)

Standard(512x768)

Large(1024x1536)

Poster(2048x3072)

Crop...	Ctrl+C

Uncrop

Grayscale

16 Colors

256 Colors

Truecolor

Rotation

As stored

90° Counter clockwise

180°

90° clockwise

Mirror left to right

Mirror & 90° counter clockwise

Mirror & 180°

Mirror & 90° clockwise

Window

Tile	Shift+F4

Cascade	Shift+F5

Close All

Help

Index	Ctrl+F1

Keyboard

Help Menu	Shift+F1

On-line help	F1

How to use help

Information about...


Photo-CD Menu in the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Main-Menu

Photo-CD

Load Photo-CD

When "Load Photo-CD" is chosen from the Photo-CD Menu, the photos will be loaded from the Photo-CD to small slide images shown on the screen in the Preview Window.

CD Info...

When "CD Info..." is chosen from the Photo-CD Menu, the CD Information dialog box is opened. This gives information about the CD, such as total sessions, number of photos on the disc, etc.

Exit

To leave the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access program, choose "Exit" from the Photo-CD Menu.


Photo-CD Menu in the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Menu

Photo-CD

Close Photo-CD

To close the current CD and return to the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Main Window, choose "Close Photo-CD" from the Photo-CD Menu.

CD Info...

When "CD Info..." is chosen from the Photo-CD Menu, the CD Information dialog box opens. This gives information about the CD, such as number of sessions, number of photos on the disc, etc.

Exit

To leave the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access program, chose "Exit" from the Photo-CD Menu


Images Menu in the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Menu

Images Menu

Goto...

When "Goto..." is chosen from the Images Menu, the Goto... dialog box opens. Here you can type in the number of the slide that you wish to view.

Load...

When "Load..." is chosen from the Images Menu, the Load.. dialog box opens. Here you can type in the number of the slide that you wish to load.

The following menu items show the size of the photo when loaded onto the screen. The current selection is indicated by a tick mark to the left.

Load as Wallet

The picture will be loaded in Wallet size, which is 128x192 pixels.

Load as Snapshot

The picture will be loaded in Snapshot size, which is 256x384 pixels.

Load as Standard

The picture will be loaded in Standard size, which is 512x768 pixels.

Load as Large

The picture will be loaded in Large size, which is 1024x1536 pixels.

The following options indicate the number of colors that the photo will be shown in, when loaded onto the screen. This is also determined by the type of graphic card that you have installed and which configuration you have setup for your graphic card in Windows. Again, the current option is shown by a tick mark to the left.

Load in Grayscale

The picture will be loaded in gray scale tones.

Load in 16 Colors

The picture will be loaded in 16 colors.

Load in 256 Colors

The picture will be loaded in 256 colors.

Load in Truecolor

The picture will be loaded in Truecolor.


Slideshow Menu in the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Preview Menu

Slideshow

Create Slideshow...

After choosing "Create Slideshow..." from the Slideshow Menu, the Slideshow Setup dialog box opens. Here you can specify which slides to have in the show, the size of the photos to show and timeout specifications.

Start Slideshow

After pressing "Start Slideshow", the slide show will start with the slides and specifications that were last saved in the Slideshow Setup dialog box.


Image Menu in the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Menu

Image

Load Photo-CD

When "Load Photo-CD" is selected from the Image Menu, you will return to the Preview Window.

Export...

After "Export..." has been chosen from the Image menu, the Export photo to... dialog box opens, where you can choose the drive, directory and name of the file to which you wish to export the current photo.

Full Screen

The menu option Full Screen will display the photo, filling the entire screen, without menus. To return to the Photo Window press ESC or left click the mouse.


Transformation Menu in the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Menu

Transformation

The following options can be chosen to change the size of the screen image. The current selection is indicated by a tick mark to the left.

Wallet (128x192)

The picture will be shown in Wallet size which is 128x192 pixels.

Snapshot (256x384)

The picture will be shown in Snapshot size, which is 256x384 pixels.

Standard (512x768)

The picture will be shown in Standard size, which is 512x768 pixels.

Large (1024x1536)

The picture will be shown in Large size, which is 1024x1536 pixels.

Poster (2048x3072)

The picture will be shown in Poster size, which is 2048x3072 pixels.

Crop...

When "Crop..." is selected from the Transformation Menu, you are able to crop a portion of the photo for viewing. After you have selected "Crop...", place the mouse cursor at the top left hand corner of the area you wish to select, press and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse diagonally to the bottom right hand corner of the area you wish to view . When you release the mouse button, the cropped image will be shown. To return to the original photo either choose Uncrop or click the right mouse button. You can change the number of colors, change the size or export the cropped image.

Uncrop

Selecting "Uncrop" will restore a cropped image to its full size. Uncrop is only enabled when a cropped image is shown on the screen.

The following options indicate the number of colors that will be used to show the image on the screen. This is also determined by the graphic card that you have installed and by the Setup configuration that you have used in Windows Setup.

Grayscale

The picture will be shown in gray scale tones.

16 Colors

The picture will be shown in 16 colors.

256 Colors

The picture will be shown in 256 colors.

Truecolor

The picture will be shown in True colors.


Rotation Menu in the Sentfactor Photo-CD Access Photo Menu

Rotation

The options under this menu will change the orientation of the loaded image in relation to the orientation of the image as stored on the Photo-CD.

As stored

The picture is rotated to the orientation that it is stored on the Photo-CD.

90° counter clockwise

The image will be rotated 90° counter clockwise.

180°

The image will be rotated 180°.

90° clockwise

The image will be rotated 90° clockwise.

Mirror left to right

The image will be mirrored from left to right.

Mirror & 90° counter clockwise

The image will be mirrored and rotated 90° counter clockwise.

Mirror & 180°

The image will be mirrored and rotated 180°.

Mirror & 90° clockwise

The image will be mirrored and rotated 90° clockwise.


Goto... dialog box
"Goto..." dialog box

After selecting "Goto..." from the Image Menu, the Goto... dialog box opens. Here you can input the number of the Photo-CD which you wish to jump to, still shown in thumbnail form. Press OK to goto the photo, Cancel to return to the current thumbnail images.


Load... dialog box
"Load..." dialog box

After selecting "Load..." from the Image Menu, the Load... dialog box opens. Here you can input the number of the Photo-CD which you wish to load onto the screen. Press OK to load the photo, Cancel to return to the thumbnail images.


Slideshow Setup dialog box
"Slideshow Setup" dialog box

After selecting "Create slideshow..." from the Slideshow Menu, the Slideshow Setup dialog box opens. Here you can choose the slides, by number and size, to include in the show. The current slide is shown in the box at the top right-hand corner of the dialog box.

You can check the Loop option at the bottom of the Slides list box, so that when the slideshow reaches the last picture, it will automatically loop back to the first picture.

Sound

A sound file can be added to each picture or a few selected sounds attached to the slideshow. If you check the Loop option at the bottom of the Sounds list box, the sound files will loop , in sequence, if there are still slides to be shown, so that the entire show is accompanied by sound. Loop is disabled if you choose the Sound timing option. You can play each Sound by double clicking on the soundfile.

Timing

These options determine how to proceed from one picture to the next. There are three different timing options:

Keyboard or mouse click will leave the picture on the screen until you click your mouse or use the keyboard. If there are sound files attached to the slideshow, then the sound files will play one after the other irrespective of which picture is on screen.

When you select Sound, the slide will be displayed for the duration of the sound file. If there is no sound file attached to a slide, then the slide will load, but will only remain on the screen for as long as it takes to load the next slide. To pause the show, press the space bar, pressing the space bar again will resume the show.

Time-out allows you to specify a timeout, in secs, before the next picture begins loading. If there are sound files attached to the slideshow, then the sound files will play one after the other irrespective of how quickly or slowly you proceed to the next slide. To pause the show, press the space bar, pressing the space bar again will resume the show.

To leave the show press ESC.

In the full version of Sentfactor Photo-CD Access, you can also Save and Load slideshow settings.

The various buttons are described below.

	When Insert is selected, the number of the slide that appears in the Slide Nr. box will be inserted into the Slides list box, to the left.
	When Clear is selected, the photos, that are currently shown in the Slides list box, are removed and you can start to make a new show.
	When Background color is selected, the Color dialog box opens, where you can choose the color to have as the background to your slideshow.
	When Run is selected, the Slideshow starts, with the currently selected photos, size and timeout options.
	When Delete is selected, the currently highlighted photo number in the Slides in Show list box will be deleted.
	When Insert All is selected, all photos on the disc are inserted above the currently highlighted slide in the Slides list box.
	When Shuffle is selected, all photos from the Photo-CD will be inserted and randomly shuffled.
	When Add Sound is selected, the Sound dialog box opens, where you can choose a WAV file to add to the slideshow. The sound is added to the currently selected slide. The filename of the sound file is shown in the Sounds list box at the left of the screen.
	When Delete Sound is pressed, the currently selected sound is deleted from the slideshow.
	When OK is selected, the changes that have been made to the slideshow settings are saved.
	When Cancel is selected, you return to the Preview window, without saving any changes to the slideshow setup.
	Opens the On-line Help file.


Export photo to... dialog box
"Export photo to..." dialog box

Once "Export..." has been selected from the Image Menu, the Export photo to... dialog box opens. Here you can select the drive, directory, name and file extension to which to export the current image. When "OK" is pressed the image is exported to the given file, "Cancel" will stop the export.

This feature is not available in this demo version.


Sound dialog box
"Sound" dialog box

Once you have selected the Add Sound button from the Slideshow Setup dialog box, the Sound dialog box opens, where you can choose the name of the file that you want to add to the slideshow.

You can now choose the drive, from which you wish to import, from the "Drive"-field.

In the "Directory"-field, you can choose the directory from which the file is to be imported.

"OK" adds the Sound file to the slideshow.


CD Information dialog box
"CD Information" dialog box

The CD Information dialog box gives information about the current Photo-CD disc, such as date of production, last update, number of photos on the disc.


Color dialog box
"Color" dialog box

Once you have selected the "Background Color" button from the Slideshow Setup dialog box, the Color dialog box opens, where you can choose the color for the background of your slideshow. You can choose from one of the default colors by clicking on the color with your mouse, or define your own colors by selecting the "Define colors" button. Once you have found the color you want, press OK to return to the Slideshow setup dialog box.


Information About dialog box
"Information About" dialog box

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Menu title "Help"
Help Menu

Help Index

Keyboard

Help Menu

On-line help

How to use help

Information about...


Menu option "Keyboard"
Keyboard

Cursor

Key	Function

Arrow keys	Moves the cursor left, right, up or down in a field.

End or Ctrl+Right arrow	Moves the cursor to the end of a field.

Home or Ctrl+Left arrow	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the field.

Page up or Page down	Moves the cursor down or up a page.

Keyboard

Key	Function

TAB	Moves the cursor (or the selected object) from field to field (left, right, up or down).

Shift+TAB	Moves the cursor (or the selected object) from field to field in reverse order.

ALT+letter	Jumps to the option or group, whose underlined letter is the same as the one pressed.

Arrow keys	Jumps in the menu from option to option.

Enter key	Performs the action or chooses a selected option and performs that action.

ESC	Closes a dialog box without carrying out the selected action. (Same function as cancels).

ALT+Up or Down arrow	Opens and closes a list box.

Up or Down arrow	Selects a list box entry.

Space bar	Selects a check-box.

Shift+Arrow keys	Widens the area of the highlighted text in a text box.

Shift+Home	Widens the highlighted text to the first letter of the current line.

Shift End	Widens the highlighted text to the last letter of the current line.

Edit-Keys

Key	Function

Backspace	Deletes the letter to the left of the cursor or the highlighted text.

Delete	Deletes the letter to the right of the cursor or the highlighted text.

Help-Key

Key	Function

F1	Opens help and shows the help text for the current dialog box or the window.  If the help window is already opened, pressing the F1 key causes the help to help to be activated.

Menu-Key

Key	Function

Alt	Selects the first Menu title in the Menu list.

Letter	Selects the menu option which has the same underlined letter as that pressed.

Alt+Letter	Directly opens the menu option which has the same underlined letter as that pressed.

Left or Right arrow	Jumps through the menus.

Up or Down arrow	Jumps through the menu options.

Enter	Selects and carries out the instruction of a menu option.

Text Selection Keys

Key	Function

Shift+Left or Right arrow	Selects the next letter left or right of the cursor.

Shift+Up or Down arrow	Selects the line of text below or above the current one.

Shift+End	Selects text from the cursor to the end of the line.

Shift+Home	Selects text from the cursor to the beginning of the line.

Shift+Page up	Selects a page of text above the cursor, or deletes the selected text if the window was already selected.

Shift+Page down	Selects a page of text below the cursor, or deletes the selected text if the window was already selected.

Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right arrow	Selects text from the cursor to the end of the current word.

Ctrl+Shift+End	Selects the text from the cursor to the end of the document.

Ctrl+Shift+Home	Selects the text from the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Window Key

Key	Function

Alt+F4	Closes a window or application.

Alt+Esc	Changes to the next concurrently running application.

Alt+Tab	The same as Alt+Esc, but shows the name of the program before opening.  When Alt+Tab is repeatedly pressed, it takes you through all currently open applications.  To choose an application, release the Alt key.


Menu option "On-Line Help"
On-line help

Starts the on-line help to the current window.


Menu option "Help Menu"
Help Menu

This gives you the option of choosing a specific point of the Help index.  Click on this Menu option in the Help index, and the cursor changes to a question mark.

You can then click on the menu option that you require help on, and the corresponding Help text will be opened.


Menu option "About Help"
How to use help

This activates the help text which explains how to use the help system.


Menu option
Information about ...

Gives you information about the program.


Menu title  "Window"
Window Menu

Window

Tile

Arranges open group windows side by side so that all windows are visible.

Cascade

Arranges open group windows in an overlapping pattern so that the title bar of each window is visible.

Close all

Closes all MDI-Windows.