Introduction

FotoVac is one of the newest products from ACD Systems.  FotoVac makes use of ACD’s leading edge digital imaging software technology to download and present images posted to newsgroups in a simple easy to use display.

Internet newsgroups are one of the oldest forms of communication over the Internet. Until recently they have mostly been used for text-based messages.  With the advent of broadband technologies allowing faster transfer of information over networks, more and more people are including images with their messages.  In some cases the only information contained in a message is an image.  The difficulties of downloading a number of images and managing them is a time consuming affair, as each message must be individually read and the attachment (image) then downloaded from the message.

FotoVac will make all of these processes simple and easy, without the time consuming problems of individual message scanning.  FotoVac has two screens, the Browser Window and the Viewer.

Recommended system requirements for FotoVac

•	Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT 4.0 / 2000.

•	Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher.

•	Intel 486DX or higher with 32 MB RA.

•	10 MB free disk space and a TCP/IP connection to the Internet.

•	Additional disk space is required for image downloads.

For more information on this and other ACD Systems products visit our Web Site.


Features and Benefits

FotoVac provides a number of features and benefits to make image scanning and download from newsgroups simple and easy.

Click to Scan:	Pick the newsgroup you wish to check for images and click the Scan button.  It’s as simple as that to download images from newsgroups.

Fast Server Setup:  	Type in the Server name and the port number and you are ready to start downloading images from newsgroups.

Thumbnail Display:	View a thumbnail display of all the images that are downloaded as they are scanned.  Move the thumbnails easily on screen to change the order for viewing.

Full Image Viewing:	View a full resolution display of the image.  Browse all images downloaded or just a selected sequence of images.  Zoom in or out, or view in full screen mode.

Newsgroup Listings:	One click to update your newsgroup list and then quickly search for those topics that interest you.  Use the Find command to narrow your search before subscribing with a simple double click.

Newsgroup Filtering:	Omit those messages that are left by a particular author or those with user specified words in the subject.

Search Subject:	Scan only for those messages about a particular topic by specifying a keyword to search for.

Duplicate image Checking:	FotoVac will omit a duplicate image based on the content of the image.  Those images with the same file name but different images will still be displayed.

Wallpaper:	After finding an image you would like to use for your desktop wallpaper, it’s a simple click to change it, and a simple click to change it back.

Easy ACDSee® Launch:	A quick click of the mouse will allow you to manage the numerous images you download with ACDSee.


Image Files Supported

The following formats are supported by the plug-in modules included with FotoVac:

Decode plug-ins

Image formats
BMP	Windows Bitmap	Windows and OS/2.  2/8/16/24/32 bpp.  RLE and uncompressed.
EMF	Enhanced Metafile Format	Win32 enhanced placeable metafiles.
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format	Single page and animated.  87a and 89a.
JPG	JPEG JFIF	JFIF and Adobe CMYK.
PCX	ZSoft Publisher’s Paintbrush	All sub-types supported.
PNG	Portable Network Graphics	All sub-types supported.
TGA	Targa TGA	All sub-types supported.
TIFF	Tag Image File Format	1/2/4/8/12/16 bits per sample, 1-4 samples per pixel.   Bilevel/RGB/Paletted/CMYK/YCrCb/LOGL/LOGLUV.  Uncompressed/PackBits/LZW//ThunderScan/ SGILog/CCITT/ZIP/NEXT/New-JPEG.  (no v6.0 JPEG support). Support for multi-page documents.
WMF	Windows Metafile Format	Win 3.x placeable metafiles.
Additional formats can be supported with the purchase of ACDSee, as the plug-ins for both programs are installed in the same directory.


How to Use this Help file

The following are some tips to assist you with the use of this help file.

The help file dialog

Depressing the Help Topics button opens the Table of Contents on the left side of the help file dialog. This is the default setting when you open this help file, as seen below…

To close the Table of Contents to allow for more topic viewing room, click on the button once.

The help file dialog size can be expanded and reduced as needed.  Simply move your mouse pointer to the frame of the dialog, and when the pointer turns into a [image], click your primary mouse button and drag the frame.


Getting Started

The installation process is directed by an install wizard to make it quick and easy for you to start using FotoVac.

Installing FotoVac

The installation is simple.

1.	A Welcome screen will appear. Click Next.

2.	Read the License agreement and click I agree to the terms of the agreement, or click No if you do not.

3.	Enter your name and your License number, and click Next (full version users).

4.	Select the destination directory where FotoVac will be installed and click Next.  A default directory is shown, but you may find a different one using the Browse… button.

5.	Confirm the installation by clicking Next.

6.	You have completed the installation. Click Finish.

Starting FotoVac

FotoVac may be started a number of ways by double clicking the icon shown here.
•	This icon can be found on your desktop, or

•	Go to the Start menu in the task bar and click Programs | ACD Systems | FotoVac.

An icon can also be placed in the taskbar by dragging and dropping the desktop icon to the shortcut space of the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.


Uninstalling FotoVac

You can remove FotoVac from your system as follows:

1.	Open the Windows Control Panel.

2.	Double click on Add/Remove Programs.

3.	Find FotoVac in the list, and double click on it.

4.	Follow the instructions in the Uninstall Wizard.

Or, select Start | Programs | ACD Systems | Uninstall FotoVac


Main Screen
Browser Window

When you run FotoVac the first window to appear is the main or Browser window.  It is comprised of a number of different areas that are shown in the following image.  Click on a link to obtain more information.

Toolbar – contains buttons to scan newsgroups, manage images and configure options.	Display – as newsgroups are scanned any images recognized by FotoVac will be displayed as a thumbnail.
Newsgroup List – this pane allows you to pick the news server, find specific newsgroups, display newsgroups, and subscribe to them.	Status Bar – information is displayed in the status bar.	Search Progress – this pane displays the ongoing information about the current scan.

The Browser window view is easily modified.  You may choose to show only particular parts of the window or move some of the panes outside the Browser window.

To open or close the different panes of the Browser window:

1.	Click View from the menu bar.

2.	Place check mark next to the pane you wish to display.

3.	Repeat for each pane.

To move the Newsgroup List pane or Search Progress pane:

1.	Click and hold the mouse button over the [image] bar.

2.	Move the pane to the place on the screen you desire.

3.	Release the mouse button.

To return the pane to the Browser window:

1.	Click and hold the mouse button over the Title bar.

2.	Move the pane to the place in the Browser window you desire (near an edge).

3.	Release the mouse button.

Note:	A thin outline will appear when you are moving the pane within the Browser window.  A thick outline will appear when you are moving the pane outside the Browser window


Toolbar

The Toolbar contains buttons to scan newsgroups, manage images and configure options.

Server buttons

Update:  	Click this button to connect to the newsgroup server and check for newsgroups that have been added.  New newsgroups are indicated by the [image] icon.

Start Scan:  	Click this button to start a scan of the Subscribed newsgroups. The [image] icon indicates subscribed newsgroups.

Stop Scan:  	Click this button to stop a scan of the Subscribed newsgroups.

Image management buttons

Move to:	Select a thumbnail, or group of thumbnails, and click this button to move the image file to the desired location.  A Browse Folder dialog box will appear.

Preview:	Select a thumbnail, or group of thumbnails, and click this button to view the image files in the Viewer.

Delete:	Select a thumbnail, or group of thumbnails, and click this button to delete the thumbnail and the image file from the system.

Options button

Clicking this button will open the Options dialog box.  This box is also accessible from the Tools menu.

Help button

The Help button opens the help file from which you can browse, or search for information.  You can also access the help file by pressing F1.  A help file page will automatically open to the specific page associated with the window you have open.

InTouch button

The InTouch button provides you a link to the ACD InTouch server where you can receive updates about FotoVac, plus information about new products and services offered by ACD Systems.


Display
Display Area

The Display Area of the Browser window provides a thumbnail representation of the images that are found while scanning your selected newsgroups.

The thumbnail is displayed with its file name and file type extension.  Additional information about the image can be obtained by holding the mouse over the image for a brief period of time.  This includes:

•	Filename

•	Newsgroup

•	Subject

•	Author

You may also access a popup menu by alternate mouse clicking on any thumbnail image.  The menu to the right will appear. If you have ACDSee loaded on your system, FotoVac will automatically detect it and make the following two options available: View with ACDSee…:  Clicking this option will open the image represented by the thumbnail in the Viewer of ACDSee. Explore with ACDSee…:  Clicking this option will open the image represented by the thumbnail in the Browser of ACDSee.  This will provided an excellent option for the management of the newly downloaded images.

The following menu options are available for all selected images.

Add author(s) to filter…:  Click this option to add the name of the author to the filter list in the Options window.  You can edit the authors by going to Tool | Options | Filter Authors.

Add subject(s) to filter…:  Click this option to add the name of the author to the filter list in the Options window.  You can edit the authors by going to Tool | Options | Filter Subjects.

View Image(s):  When you click this option with a single image selected, the image will appear in the Viewer.  All other images in the file folder of the select image are also available to browse through.

When you click this option with a number of images selected, only those selected images will be available to browse in the Viewer.

Delete Image(s):  This option allows you to delete the selected thumbnail and image file from the directory.

Move To…:  This option will move the image file of the thumbnail to a chosen directory.

Properties:  Clicking this option will allow you to view and change the properties of the selected image.

Clear Image View:  Clicking this option will remove all the image thumbnails in the browser.  FotoVac can be configured to automatically do this under General options.  Setting this option will ensure that the system will not crash as more system resources are used during the download of images.

Note:  	You can quickly select all the thumbnails in the display by holding down the Crtl + A keys.


Image Properties

The Image Properties Window has three tabs.   These tabs provide information about the image and allow you to add to it or change it.  Windows handles these properties.

General properties

The General tab provides information about the file selected.  This includes the following:

•	The name of the file is shown in a text box at the top of the window.  You can rename the file here if you choose.

•	The image file type (i.e.  jpg, gif, mpg).

•	The program that is associated with the file extension. Opening the file from an Explorer view will open it in the associated program (in this case it is ACDSee).

•	Where the image file is stored and the size of the file.

•	The Created, Modified, and Accessed times will all show the time the file was downloaded.

•	The Attributes:	Read-only – checking this option will only allow viewing of the file; no modifying

Hidden – the file will not be viewable in an Explorer view

The Advance tab provides options for Archiving and Indexing, as well as Compressing and Encrypting.

Security properties

The Security tab allows you to set the security of the image file for network access.  Please consult the Windows Help file by clicking the Start button and selecting Help from the menu.

Summary properties

The Summary tab provides you with two options, Simple and Advanced.  Each of these options allows you to edit or add information associated with the image file.


Newsgroup List

The Newsgroup List provides information about servers and newsgroups.

	Server:  The drop down menu provides a list of available newsgroup servers which are configured to scan.   See Configuring a New Server. Find:  You may enter a keyword to narrow your search.  For example, typing the word "sports" will list all newsgroups with sports as part of their title. List:  You have three options of how to list newsgroups… All:  This option will show the complete set of downloaded newsgroup names. Subscribed:  This option will show only the newsgroups you have subscribed to.  See Subscribing to Newsgroups. New:  This option will show newsgroups that you have added during the current session using the Update button. Newsgroup window:  A list of newsgroups appear here.  This list is created based on the criteria used in the Find and List boxes. Subscribe:  Clicking this button will place all the selected newsgroups shown in the Newsgroup window in your list of subscribed newsgroups. Unsubscribe:  Clicking this button will remove all the selected newsgroups shown in the Newsgroup window from your list of subscribed newsgroups.


Configuring a New Server

In your initial setup of FotoVac you were asked to provide the name of the server you will connect to that contains the list of newsgroups.  This server name is shown as the only server available until you add new ones.

Important:  The server name that you wish to connect to must be one supported by your ISP or one that you have arranged a subscription to.

Adding a Newsgroup Server:

1.	Click the New button in the Newsgroup List pane.

2.	The following window will appear.

3.	Enter the name of the server, port number, and Server Timeout.

4.	Under Login Settings select the required option for the server you are connecting to.

Note:	You may enter your user name and password if required.  FotoVac will prompt you for this information if one or both of these are left blank.

5.	Click OK when finished

You may now select the new server in the drop down menu of the Newsgroup List pane.


Subscribing to Newsgroups

They’re a number of ways to subscribe to newsgroups.

Subscribing from All newsgroups

1.	Choose All from the List: option of the Newsgroups List pane.

2.	From the list of newsgroups, double click on the one(s) you wish to subscribe to, or highlight a newsgroup(s) and alternate mouse click and select Subscribe selected from the popup menu.

Subscribing from a Find list of newsgroups

1.	Type a keyword into the Find box of the Newsgroup List pane.

2.	From the list displayed, select the one(s) you wish to subscribe to and click the Subscribe button at the bottom of the pane, or follow step 2 above to select newsgroups.

Subscribed newsgroups will be displayed with the [image] icon next to their name.

To Unsubscribe from newsgroups

There are three ways to unsubscribe from a newsgroup

1.	Double click the selected newsgroup(s) and the icons will be removed.

2.	Select the desired newsgroups and click the Unsubscribe button.

3.	Alternate mouse click on one of the selected newsgroups, and choose Unsubscribe selected from the popup menu.


Status Bar

The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the Browser window, displays information about actions of the user, or status of the server.

The following information is provided:

•	The name of the newsgroup server is displayed when a scan is in progress.

•	When the mouse is held over a toolbar button, a brief description of its action appears in the status bar.


Search Progress

The Search Progress pane provides information about the current newsgroup that is being scanned, as well as download information about all newsgroups scanned.

There are two scan meters at the top of the Search Progress pane:

•	The top meter, showing the name of the newsgroup, gives a percentage of how much of the newsgroup has been scanned.

•	The second meter, showing the message ID number, gives a percentage of how much of the message has been scanned.

The fields below the scan meters provide data on all the newsgroups being scanned.  These numbers are updated as the scan progresses:

Elapsed Seconds:	This is the total time the download has taken.

Messages Scanned:	The total number of messages scanned in all newsgroups.

Images Found:	The number of images downloaded and recognize by FotoVac.

Bytes Downloaded:	The amount of data that has been downloaded.

Non-image Files Found:	This is the number of files FotoVac downloaded but did not recognize as an image.  This may included files such as; .exe, .mp3, .avi, or .mpg.  These files are still downloaded to the directory designated in the Message Options.

Duplicates Found:	This is the total number of files that have duplicate data.  The setting is found in the Duplicate Options.

Messages Skipped:	This is the number of messages skipped by FotoVac during the current scan.  This setting is found in the Message Options.


Viewer
Viewer Window

The Viewer provides a display of the actual image file that has been downloaded.  There are two ways to view an image in the Viewer:

1.	Double-click the selected thumbnail(s) in the Display area and the Viewer will appear with the image at full resolution.

2.	Alternate mouse click the selected thumbnail(s) in the Display area and select View Image(s) from the popup menu.

The window that appears will look like the one below.  The popup menu when you alternate mouse click on the image is also shown.

Popup menu options

Prev and Next Image:	Clicking these options in the menu will allow you to view the previous or next image in the folder or selected group of images.

Note:	It is much faster to use the shortcut keystrokes – Page Up and Page Down

Copy:	Clicking this option will place a copy of the image on the clipboard for use with other programs that understand the image format copied.

Wallpaper:	The Wallpaper commands allow you to set the wallpaper shown on the Windows desktop to any image.  The selected image is first converted to BMP format and then saved as "ACD Wallpaper.gif" in the Windows folder.  FotoVac then changes the wallpaper settings in Control Panel to display this image.

The three options include:

Tiled:	An image that is smaller than the desktop screen size will be tiled to fill the screen

Centered:	The selected image will be sized to fit the desktop.

Restore:	The desktop may be restored to changes made by FotoVac.

Zoom:	There are four options of zoom:

Reduce:  	Decreasing the image size incrementally.  This may also be done with the ‘-‘ key.

Enlarge:	Increasing the image size incrementally.  This may also be done with the ‘+‘ key.

100%:	The image will be shown in its full resolution.  For images that are larger than the screen size a hand will appear to allow you to grab the image and move it around.

Fit to screen:	Clicking on this option will enlarge or decrease the image size to the fit the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio.

Full-screen:	This option will show the image on the entire desktop, while maintaining the aspect ratio.  Areas outside the aspect ratio will be colored black.

Close:	This will close the View window.


Options

The Options dialog box can be accessed by clicking the Options button in the toolbar, or by going to Tools | Options in the menu bar.

The following options are available to be modified:

General

Message

Duplicate

Filter Author

Filter Subject

Scan Only


Options - General
General Options

The following General Options allow you to designate how FotoVac displays on the desktop, presents the images it finds, and how it downloads messages.

Close window to system tray:

If this box is checked FotoVac will not close when the [image] button in the top right hand corner is clicked, but will appear as an icon in the system tray.

If this box is left unchecked FotoVac will close when the button is clicked.

Minimize window to system tray:

If this box is checked FotoVac will not minimize to the taskbar when the [image] button in the top right hand corner is clicked, but will appear as an icon in the system tray.

If this box is left unchecked FotoVac will appear as an item in the taskbar when clicked.

Thumbnail Size:

There are 3 sizes of Thumbnails that can be displayed by FotoVac:

Small	50 x 35 pixels

Medium	70 x 50 pixels

Large	125 x 100 pixels

Maximum number of thumbnails in viewer:

FotoVac will download all images in a newsgroup and display a thumbnail representation of the image(s) in the display area.  A newsgroup may have thousands of images contained within its messages.  FotoVac will download all images, but only display the most recent number of thumbnails.  As a new image is downloaded, a thumbnail is added to the display while the oldest thumbnail is removed.  All of the images are still available in the directory specified in the Message options.

Note:	Limiting the number of thumbnails will ensure that the computer’s resources are not taxed to the point of causing a system crash.

Do not scan messages shorter/ longer than X lines:

A message contains a number of lines when it is posted to a news group.  Often, text only messages have a small number of lines in them while images can have many more.  For example, a small thumbnail image may have 50 lines while a large image might have 3000 lines.

Limiting the number of lines that FotoVac scans will mean some images may be skipped (as shown in the Search Progress pane), but the download time will be decreased as a result.


Options - Message
Message Options

The following Message Options will allow you to designate how often FotoVac scans newsgroups, how many messages are scanned, what to do with non-images, and where the downloaded images reside on the hard drive.

Automatically scan every:

If you check this box FotoVac will automatically perform a scan provided it is running.  There are six time period options that FotoVac can be set to perform a scan of the specified directories…

30 minutes

1 hour

2 hours

5 hours

10 hours

24 hours

Scan the X most recent messages per group:

When this option is checked FotoVac will limit its scan to only the specified number of most recent messages.  Setting this option can reduce the length of scanning if you are scanning more than one newsgroup at a time.

Delete non-images:

When a message is scanned, the attachments of the message are downloaded to the specified directory.  FotoVac does not determine if the attachment is an image until after the download is complete.  Once the attachment is downloaded FotoVac compares the attachment to the list of supported file types to determine if it is an image. If this option is checked, once it has made this determination it will delete the attachment from the directory if the file does not match an image type.

Download binaries to:

Images, also know as binaries, are downloaded to the directory specified here.  You can browse to a new directory by clicking the [image] at the right, and then migrate to the directory you would like and click OK.

If the option Put images into newsgroup folders is checked a subdirectory will be created with a folder named the same as the news group.

For example, alt.binaries.pictures.sports would be a new folder name if you were scanning that directory.


Options - Duplicate
Duplicate Options

The following Duplicate Options will allow you to designate how often FotoVac will check the download directory duplicate images.  FotoVac determines if an image is a duplicate by comparing the data information that makes up the actual image.

This means that two different images with the same filename will remain in the directory.  FotoVac will add an extension to the filename to make each file unique.

Example:	ImageA.jpg and ImageA.jpg become,

ImageA0001.jpg and ImageA0002

Enable duplicate image file check:

When this option is checked you can pick if FotoVac will Always check for duplicates, or from Session to session, (which is when ever you run the program).

Check for duplicates up to:

When checked, this option will search the download directory for duplicate images whose age is less than a chosen period of time.  Your choices are:

One week

Two weeks

One month

Two months

Four months

Always

Duplicate images outside of the designated time period will be preserved.


Filescanning
Filters and Scans

The following Filter and Scan Options will allow you to eliminate the scanning of messages from a particular author, subject title (or portion of), or scan only messages with designated Keywords in them.

Filter Author tab

Ignore the following authors:

If checked, active filtering of the messages placed by the listed authors will be initiated. To filter an author:

When the image thumbnail of an author you wish to filter is present in the display area, click the alternate mouse to show a popup menu.  From the popup menu choose Add author(s) to filter.  More than one author can be chosen at the same time be holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the image with the mouse button, then alternate mouse clicking on an image.  Checking the File Author tab will show a list of the authors you have just selected.

Filter Subject tab

Ignore subjects with these words:

If checked, active filtering of message with those keywords in the subject line will be initiated.  To filter a subject:

When the image thumbnail with a subject you wish to filter is present in the display area, click the alternate mouse to show a popup menu.  From the popup menu choose Add subject(s) to filter.  More than one subject can be chosen at the same time be holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the image with the mouse button, then alternate mouse clicking on an image.  Checking the File Subject tab will show a list of subjects you have just selected.

Note:  	It is recommended that filtered subjects be manually added as the complete subject heading of one message may be unique and will not filter any messages.  To enter single keywords, click the [image] button, select the Filter Subject tab and click Add….  You now add a single word or phrase to the filter.

Scan Only tab

The scan only tab works in an opposite capacity to the filter tabs.  FotoVac will only scan messages that have designated keywords in the title.  To scan messages:

To enter single keywords, click the [image] button, select the Scan Only tab and click Add….  You now add a single word or phrase to the Scan for.

An example of how filters and scans work

The following settings are entered in the appropriate tabs:

Filter Author:	Derek Jeter

Filter Subject:	Yankees

Scan Only:	Baseball

With these settings in place, FotoVac will read only messages with Baseball in the subject header that are not authored by Derek Jeter or do not have the word Yankees in the subject header.


Shortcut Keystrokes
Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are available to assist you in accomplishing tasks quickly and easily with FotoVac.  The two windows in which keyboard shortcuts are active are the Browser and the Viewer.

Browser screen

Ctrl + A	Selects all thumbnails when the Display area is active.

Ctrl + D	Clears the Display area of all thumbnail images.

Ctrl + M	Moves the selected.

Ctrl + P	Opens the selected image in the Viewer.

Delete	Removes the thumbnail from the display and the image file from the directory.

F5	Refreshes the Display area.

View screen

Esc	Closes the Viewer.

Ctrl + W	Applies the images as Centered Wallpaper.

Ctrl + Shift + W	Applies the images as Tiled Wallpaper.

Ctrl + R	Restores the Wallpaper to its previous display.

Ctrl + F	Toggles the image between Full screen and Fit to Screen modes.

+	Zooms in on the selected image.

-	Zooms out on the selected image.

*	Fit to Screen, while maintaining aspect ratio.

/	Displays image at 100% of its size

Up arrow	Pans images larger than the screen up.

Down arrow	Pans images larger than the screen down.

Left arrow	Pans images larger than the screen to the left.

Right arrow	Pans images larger than the screen to the right.

Page Up	Next downloaded image.

Page Down	Previous downloaded image.

Wheel mouse	Next / Previous downloaded images.

Ctrl + Wheel mouse	Zooms In / Out of selected image.


InTouch Information
InTouch and Privacy

FotoVac’s InTouch Service provides you with information about software upgrades, plug-ins, technical support, and other products through regular messages.  InTouch also provides links to sites where you can get more details on these topics.

You can take advantage of InTouch in several ways.  After installing FotoVac, the InTouch service window appears.  Follow the InTouch wizard instructions to set up the service to suit your preferences.  You can set the InTouch window to appear every time you run FotoVac, or to appear automatically at intervals of your choice (the default is seven days).  You can also adjust the settings so the service has to be activated manually using the Help | ACD In Touch menu command.

If at any time after installation you wish to change the way InTouch is set up, simply select Help | ACD InTouch service from the menu, then click the Settings button and choose your new preferences.

What data is transmitted?

Whenever you connect to the ACD InTouch service, information is automatically transferred from your computer to an ACD InTouch server.  This information is, by and large, not personally identifiable.  This information consists of the following:

•	the ACD product you are using (product ID, version, and license number if it is licensed software)

•	information about your operating system (version, language, time zone)

•	and, optionally, information about you (name, company, and e-mail)

Note: 	Name, company, and e-mail information is entirely optional.  You can leave these fields blank and ACD InTouch service will still be operational.

What about personally identifiable information?

Again, we will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (such as your name, address, telephone number, social security number, billing and shipping information, credit card information or e-mail address) unless you provide it to us voluntarily.  If you opt not to provide us with personally identifiable information, no material consequences will result, although you may be unable to participate in certain promotions that depend on this information.

Is the information I provide secure?

ACD Systems is committed to keeping the data you provide us secure and will take reasonable precautions to protect your personally identifiable information from misuse.  Agents or contractors of ACD Systems who have access to your personally identifiable information in connection with providing services for ACD Systems are required to keep the information confidential and are not permitted to use this information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing for ACD Systems.


Trial Mode
Trial Mode and Purchasing

This version of FotoVac is a "Trial Version."  This means that we have made all the software components available to you for free evaluation.  There are 2 options available to you:

1.	Trial Mode: use the entire program for free for 45 days after which FotoVac will no longer be available.

2.	Purchase FotoVac.  Purchasing provides you with the following benefits:

•	Unlimited personal use of the software

•	Technical support

•	Notification of software updates

•	Discounts on upgrades

•	Discounts on other ACD Systems software products.

Follow these links to find out more about how to…

Purchase FotoVac so that you may continue using it

or…

Remove FotoVac from your system.

The InTouch service offers users privacy of informationas it relates to personal information.


Purchasing FotoVac

Pricing

The license fee for FotoVac is $29.95 US.  If you are part of a business and wish to use several copies of FotoVac within your company, greatly reduced site licensing rates are also available.

To link to our web site for general pricing information click here: http://www.acdsystems.com/english/orders/pricing/

For reduced site license rates click here:
http://www.acdsystems.com/english/orders/pricing/site-licenses.htm

Ordering

For your convenience and protection, we provide the following secure methods of ordering:

•	Telephone

•	FAX

•	Internet

•	Postal mail

See also:

FotoVac order form


Multi-User Site Licensing

If your company or institution is interested in licensing FotoVac for several users, you can save a lot of money by purchasing a site license.  The program is licensed to your company for use at a single site with the agreed upon number of users.

To link to our pricing schedule for site licenses click here:
http://www.acdsystems.com/english/orders/pricing/

If you are interested in arranging a site license, please contact us:

Tel.	1 (800) 579 5309

FAX	1 (800) 819 2207

E-mail	sitesales@acdnet.com.


Order by Phone

To purchase by phone, call:	 1 (800) 414 2237.

For corporate and site license arrangements, call:	 1 (800) 579 5309.

Where international 800 service is unavailable, please call:	 1 (250) 544 6700.

Operators are standing by to take your order 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Payment can be made using one of the following credit cards:

•	MasterCard

•	VISA

•	Discover

•	American Express


Order by Fax

Follow these two steps to purchase by Fax:

1.	Print out and complete the supplied order form.

2.	FAX the completed form to 1 (800) 819 2207 [outside North America: 1 (250) 382-7099].


Order by Internet

To buy online, simply go to the Help | Purchase FotoVac menu.  From this point you will be directed through the online purchasing process.

Payment can be made using one of the following credit cards:

•	MasterCard

•	VISA

•	Discover

•	American Express

Note:	You will also be forwarded to the online purchasing process by clicking the Purchase button in the About FotoVac dialog box of the Trial version.


Order by Post
Order by Postal Mail

Follow these two steps to purchase by postal mail:

1.	Print out and complete the supplied order form.

2.	Send the completed order form with your US funds check or money order to one of the addresses listed at the top of the order form.


FotoVac Order Form
FotoVac v.1.0 Order Form

USA	Canada

ACD Systems, Inc.	ACD Systems, Ltd.

2201 North Collins, Suite #100	PO Box 36

Arlington, TX  76011	Saanichton, BC Canada V8M 2C3

North America	International

Phone: 	1 (800) 414 2237	Phone: 	1 (250) 544 6700

Fax: 	1 (800) 819 2207	Fax: 	1 (250) 382 7099

Date___________________________

Name_________________________________________________________________________________________

Company____________________________________________________	Phone_________________________

Street_______________________________________________________	FAX___________________________

City _________________________	State/Province______	Country___________________ Zip/PC______________

Email______________________@__________________________________________________________________

All amounts are in United States dollars.

Please call about site licenses rates, special educational discounts and other offers.

Single user license	___@ $29.95	=__________

            (or)

Single user license + software on CD-ROM	___@ $39.95	=__________

Disk shipping and handling, if applicable

___ @ $4.95	=__________

Total  (US funds only)	=__________

Method of payment:  Check*___	 Money order___	 MasterCard___	VISA___

* Checks must be from a US bank and be pre-approved (some delay in shipping will result).

Name exactly as on credit card_____________________________________________________________________

Card number____________________________________________________________________________________

Exp. Date_____________ Signature________________________________________________________________


License Information
Licensing Information

1. Evaluation Version License - By receiving and/or using this ACD Systems Ltd. ("ACD") software, you accept the following Evaluation Version User Agreement. This agreement is a binding legal agreement between ACD and the purchasers, users or evaluators of ACD software and products. If you do not agree to be bound by this agreement, remove this software from your computer now and, if applicable, return to us by mail any copies in your possession.

2. Evaluation Version Distribution - This Evaluation Version of this software shall not be distributed except that you may make one copy for archive purposes only.

For information about redistribution of this product...

WWW:	http://www.acdsystems.com

E-mail:	acdtech@acdsystems.com

Fax:	1 (800) 819 2207 (toll free)

3. Evaluation Version User Agreement

3.1 Evaluation Version use -You may evaluate this Evaluation Version for a maximum of fourty-five (45) calendar days (the "Evaluation Period"). On or before the expiration of the Evaluation Period, you must purchase a Full Version from ACD or remove this software and any archived copy from your computer. This Evaluation Version expires after the Evaluation Period. For more information about purchasing a Full Version of this software, please e-mail us at: customerservice@acdsystems.com

3.2 Distribution - This Evaluation Version software may be freely distributed, provided that:

1.	Such distribution includes only the original archive supplied by ACD.  You may not alter, delete or add any files in the distribution archive.

2.	The limited evaluation nature of this Evaluation Version software is not misrepresented.

3.	No money is charged to the person receiving this Software, beyond reasonable cost of packaging and other overhead.

4.	You provide email notice to ACD at the email address listed above that you are distributing this Evaluation Version.

3.3  Use Restrictions -You shall use this software in compliance with all applicable laws and not for any unlawful purpose.   Without limiting the foregoing, use, display or distribution of ACD software together with material that is pornographic, racist, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, libelous, abusive, promoting hatred, discriminating or displaying prejudice based on religion, ethnic heritage, race, sexual orientation or age is strictly prohibited.

Each licensed copy of the ACD software may be used in only one single location by one user.  "Use" of the software means that you have loaded, installed, or run the software on to a computer.  If you install the software onto a multi-user platform or network, each and every individual user of the software must be licensed separately or be covered by a site license.

You may make one copy of the licensed software for backup purposes, providing you only have one copy installed on one computer being used by one person (or number of users covered in a site license purchase).  Other users may not use your copy of this program. If any person other than yourself uses ACD software registered in your name, regardless of whether it is at the same time or different times, then this agreement is being violated!

The sale of and or distribution of copies of this software are strictly forbidden without the prior written consent of ACD.  It is a violation of this agreement to sell, loan, rent, lease, borrow, or transfer the use of copies of ACD Software products.

3.4 Copyright Restriction - You shall not, and shall not attempt to, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile this software.

ACD's name and logo or graphics file that represents our software shall not be used in any way to promote products developed with our software. ACD retains sole and exclusive ownership of all right, title and interest in and to the Software and all Intellectual Property rights relating thereto. Copyright law and international copyright treaty provisions protect all parts of ACD software and products. No program, code, part, image, audio sample, or text may be copied or used in any way by the user except as intended within the bounds of the single user program. All rights not expressly granted hereunder are reserved for ACD.

4. Limitation of Responsibility - You will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend ACD against any and all claims, proceedings, demand and costs resulting from or in any way connected with your use of ACD software.

In no event will ACD be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, loss of use, business interruption, loss of information or data, or pecuniary loss), in connection with or arising out of or related to this Agreement, this software or the use or inability to us this software or the furnishing, performance or use of any other matters hereunder whether based upon contract, tort or any other theory including negligence. Our entire liability, without exception, is limited to the customers' reimbursement of the purchase price of the software (maximum being the lesser of the amount paid by you and the suggested retail price as listed by ACD) in exchange for the return of the product, all copies, registration papers and manuals, and all materials that constitute a transfer of ownership from the customer back to ACD.

5. Warranties - Except as expressly stated in writing, ACD makes no representation or warranties in respect of this software and expressly excludes all other warranties, express or implied, oral or written, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantable quality or fitness for a particular purpose.

6. Governing Law - This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein. You hereby irrevocably attorn and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, British Columbia, and any competent Courts of Appeal there from.


Contacting ACD
Contacting ACD Systems Ltd.

Web:	http://www.acdsystems.com

Customer Service and Orders

North America	24 hours a day, 7 days a week
	E-mail: customerservice@acdsystems.com
	Phone toll free: 1 (866) 244-2237 (ACDS)
International	Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm PST: 1 (250) 544-6700
Corporate Site Sales

	Mon to Fri, 8 am to 5 pm PST
	E-mail: sitesales@acdsystems.com
	Phone toll free: 1 (800) 579-5309
	Or: 1 (250) 544-6700
Channel Sales: OEM, VAR, Retail & Distributor

	Mon to Fri, 8 am to 5 pm PST
	E-mail: channelsales@acdnet.com
	Phone toll free: 1 (800) 563-7138
	Or: 1 (250) 544-6700

Click here for Technical Support

Click here for further information on Mail and Fax


Mail and Fax Information

Customer Service and Orders

North America	Fax: 1 (817) 265-6877
	Mail:  ACD Systems INC
	2201 North Collins, Suite #100
	Arlington, TX 76011, USA
International	Fax: 1 (250) 544-0291
	Mail:  ACD Systems Ltd
	PO Box 36
	Saanichton, BC
	V8M 2C3, Canada
Corporate Site Sales

	Mon to Fri, 8 am to 5 pm PST
	Fax: 1 (800) 819-2207 or 1(250) 544-0290
Channel Sales: OEM, VAR, Retail & Distributor

	Mon to Fri, 8 am to 5 pm PST
	Fax: 1 (866) 544-0291 or 1 (250) 544-0291


Technical Support and Feedback
How To Get Technical Support And Contribute Feedback

By purchasing FotoVac, you will receive ongoing, preferred treatment by our technical support team, should the need arise!  If you have any technical related questions or general feedback, please contact us by e-mail at:

 acdtech@acdsystems.com

If you do not have e-mail access, you may telephone us at 1 (250) 544-6701.  Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm PST.

Your feedback is important to us in order to get an idea of how to make FotoVac a better product for you.  Many features and portions of the interface continue to be influenced by comments from users.  So if you have a grand idea for a new feature, or a better way of doing something, please drop us a note.


Getting Updates
Getting Program Updates

You may download Express Communicator from the following sources:

WEB:

http://www.ACDSYSTEMS.com

FTP:

ftp://ftp.acdsystems.com/pub

ftp://ftp.acdsys.com/pub

ftp://ftp.islandnet.com/acd

For up-to-date information on FotoVac and other products from ACD Systems see the next page in the help file.  This page is an active link to our web site.  If you are not connected to the Internet, you can try another time.  Our site address is www.acdsystems.com.


Web Site


System Tray

The system tray is located in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop in the Taskbar.  Programs running in the background are shown by their appropriate icon.  The system clock is most often seen here.


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Server Timeout

If your connection to the server is has no activity for the designated period of time, FotoVac will automatically stop the scan.


Explorer View

This is commonly associated with Windows Explorer, but similar file and folder structures exist in other programs.


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