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 Overview

 Menus, Toolbar, Tree View, Status Bar, Settings

 Web Page Search/Scan Types

 Functions

 Graphics Web Sites

 Product Information

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Contents - Version 1.5

 Overview

 Introduction

 Quick Start

 Image Information

 How To Contract SkibbySoft

 Menus, Toolbar, Tree View, Status Bar, Settings

 Web Page Search/Scan Types

 Functions

 Graphics Web Sites

 Product Information

SkibbySoft

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''''iFind Graphics Copyright © 1999 by SkibbySoft  All Rights Reserved.


Contents - Version 1.5

 Overview

 Menus, Toolbar, Tree View, Status Bar, Settings

 Menus

 Main Toolbar

 Tree View

 Status Bar

 Program Settings

 Web Page Search/Scan Types

 Functions

 Graphics Web Sites

 Product Information

SkibbySoft

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Contents - Version 1.5

 Overview

 Menus, Toolbar, Tree View, Status Bar, Settings

 Web Page Search/Scan Types

 Image Search

 Pre-Set Web Page Scan

 Input Web Page Scan

 Functions

 Graphics Web Sites

 Product Information

SkibbySoft

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Contents - Version 1.5

 Overview

 Menus, Toolbar, Tree View, Status Bar, Settings

 Web Page Search/Scan Types

 Functions

 Gallery

 Image List

 Link List

 Search String

 Viewer

 Open

 Save As

 Printing

 Short Cut Keys

 SlideShow

 Screen Capture

 Graphics Web Sites

 Product Information

SkibbySoft

www.SkibbySoft.com

''''iFind Graphics Copyright © 1999 by SkibbySoft  All Rights Reserved.


Contents - Version 1.5

 Overview

 Menus, Toolbar, Tree View, Status Bar, Settings

 Web Page Search/Scan Types

 Functions

 Graphics Web Sites

 Other Graphics Web Sites

 Pre-set Web Site Disclaimers

 Product Information

SkibbySoft

www.SkibbySoft.com

''''iFind Graphics Copyright © 1999 by SkibbySoft  All Rights Reserved.


Contents - Version 1.5

 Overview

 Menus, Toolbar, Tree View, Status Bar, Settings

 Web Page Search/Scan Types

 Functions

 Graphics Web Sites

 Product Information

 Online Upgrade Registration

 Ad Supported Software

 Upgrade Registration Form

 Copyright Notice

SkibbySoft

www.SkibbySoft.com

''''iFind Graphics Copyright © 1999 by SkibbySoft  All Rights Reserved.


Introduction

An Easy Way To Find Graphics On The Internet!

iFind Graphics (GIFG) is a 32-bit Windows application designed to help you find, view, print and save pictures available on the Internet.  Multiple image thumbnails are viewed at one time in the GIFG Gallery. GIFG supports image file formats JPG, GIF (animated), BMP, CUR and ICO.

Image Search Options Include:

Keyword Search

Enter a keyword and search the Lycos, AltaVista, Yahoo, or Arribavista image archives for the exact picture you need.

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Predefined Image Categories

Display the images contained on the some of the best graphics web sites around.  All predefined sites offer public domain images!!

Pre-Set...

Extracts Images From Any Entered Web Address

Enter any URL from your favorite graphics web page and GIFG will display the images it finds in the GIFG Gallery.  (NOTE: Please respect the use of images that are not in the public domain.)

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Follow Page Links

After searching or scanning an image Internet page, all page links are displayed in the Links List on the Link tab.  Choose any link list item to scan it for additional images or view the page in the default Windows Internet Browser.  (NOTE: Please respect the use of images that are not in the public domain.)

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INTERNET PROVIDER REQUIRED!

You must have and be signed on to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) before you can run iFind Graphics.  America Online, Prodigy, CompuServe and other online services will also work as Internet providers as long as you log into their service first.

PARENTAL DISCRETION WARNING

iFind Graphics does not contain any Parental Discretion controls at this time.  It will not filter offensive images from being displayed and downloaded.  Use this program at your own discretion.

IMAGE COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS

The search and pre-set scan sites used by iFind Graphics use web pages that contain Public Domain images.  The public domain status could change at any time.   When you save a web image make sure you can legally use the image before doing so.


Image Search

Image Search is one of the web page scan options available from Tree View - Internet Tab.

Search String

The Image Search option uses entered search criteria to search pre-defined Internet sites with large public domain image stores.

Search Sites

Currently iFind Graphics uses three search sites:

1 	www.lycos.com

2 	www.altavista.com

3 	www.yahoo.com

4 	www.arribavista.com

Search Site Search Criteria Help

To begin a search select one of the search sites above from the Internet - Tree View.  Then enter search criteria such as "balloons" and press the enter key or click on the Go button on the toolbar.

The search site returns an HTML page of matching image file links.  GIFG scans the HTML page and returns the image links to the Image List and the http links to the Link List.

Then the Gallery thumbnails are displayed by downloading each item in the Image List.

The Link List contains all Internet links found on the returned web page.  Double click on a Link List item to search for images at the next link level.

Stop the search before it returns with links by clicking on the Stop button on the main toolbar.

An AltaVista or Yahoo search returns links to thumbnail images.  To view the source page that contains the original image, right click on the Image List item or Gallery and select the "View Image Source URL" menu option.  Use "View Image Source Page In Browser" to goto the source page containing the original image.

Search Help...


Search Help

Local Tab Search

For a local image search the search criteria can consist of one or more single word characters or numbers.  Only the file names containing the search criteria characters or numbers will be selected.

For Example:
1. To search for GIF images only enter a local search criteria of ".gif".
2. To search for all image file names containing the word "cat" enter a local search criteria of "cat".

Internet Tab Search

Search Criteria

Search criteria can consist of one word, multiple words or multiple words separated by a qualifier.  The search engines will usually take the same kinds of basic search criteria.

The following explains some of the search criteria differences between the search sites:

Lycos

You can improve your searches by being specific. For example, if you're looking for images of "cats", you'll likely get more than you bargained for if you simply type the word "cats" and click the "Go" button. Instead, you'll find what you want sooner if you phrase your search like this: "Animated Running Cats".

You'll often be searching for a word pattern that appears just as you've typed it. Examples are full names or phrases. You can tell Lycos to match your word pattern exactly by enclosing it in quotation marks. For example: "Bill Clinton".

If you wanted to find single images of a cat and not animated ones, Lycos can help you do that. Use the minus (-) command in front of any word to screen out that word: Cats -animated.

The opposite of banning terms from your search results is requiring that certain words show up in the documents Lycos finds. Use the plus sign (+) before a "must-have" word that you want to include: Cats +animated.

Yahoo

Here are some specific tips about using keywords with Yahoo! Search:

Use quotation marks around words that are part of a phrase: "great barrier reef".

Specify words that must appear in the results. Attach a + in front words that must appear in result documents: apple +pie.

Specify words that should not appear in the results. Attach a - in front of words that must not appear in result documents: monty -python.

AltaVista

Natural Language queries: (always try this first).  Type a phrase or a question such as "Where can I find pictures of mars?"

Requiring/Excluding Words: To make sure that a word you want appears in all of the results, attach a "+" to the beginning of the word (for example, to find cats and dogs sleeping, you type dog cat +sleeping).  When you search on a vague topic, you will get a very broad set of results. You can quickly reject results by adding a term that appears often in unwanted articles with a "-" before it (for example, to find pictures of snow skiing but not water skiing try +snow +ski* -water).

Exact Phrases:  If you know that an exact phrase, put the phrase in quotes. (for example, "space shuttle discovery") Searching by Picture Type. You can choose to search for photos or artwork or both simply by clicking on the checkbox in the search box. Similarly, you can also select color or black and white images or both.

Case Sensitivity: Use lower case characters when searching unless you want your search to be case sensitive. If you search for Coffee, you'll find only documents with this exact capitalization. If you search for coffee, you'll find any page containing the word "coffee" regardless of the capitalization style.

Using Wildcards: Use an asterisk (*) to broaden your search. To find any words that start with gold, use gold* to find matches for gold, goldfinch, goldfinger, and golden. Use this if the word you are searching for could have different endings. (for example, don't search for dog, search for dog* if it could be plural)

Special Characters and Punctuation:  AltaVista Search defines a word as any string of letters and digits that is separated by either:  White space, such as spaces, tabs, line ends, or the start or end of a document, or Special characters and punctuation, such as %, $, /, #, and _ AltaVista ignores punctuation except to interpret it as a separator for words. Placing punctuation or special characters between each word, with no spaces between the characters and the words, is also a way to indicate a phrase. For example, consider searching for a telephone number. Entering Jean-Luc Picard is easier than entering "Jean Luc" Picard, which is an equally acceptable syntax, but is less natural. Hyphenated words, such as CD-ROM, also automatically form a phrase because of the hyphen. Normally, however, we recommend using double quotes to indicate a phrase because some special characters have additional meaning such as (*) and the + and - characters (see above).

Arribavista

Enter the word, or words, you are looking for.  Arribavista search let's you enhance your search with boolean commands like 'or','and','+',and '-'. You can also use '*' to do wildcard searches.

For Example:

'Cat Dog' or
'Cat or Dog' would return pictures associated with the word cat and pictures associated with the word dog.
'Cat+Dog' or
'Cat and Dog' would return only pictures associated with both Cat and Dog.
'Cat-Dog' or 'Cat Not Dog' would return all of the pictures associated with Cat that aren't also associated with dog.
'Cat*' would return all pictures associated with words starting with Cat(Cat, Cathy, Catalogue, etc.).

Input Web Page Scan

Input Web Page Scan Information...


Input Web Page Scan

Web Page Scan: Input  is one of the web page scan options available from Tree View.

Input Scan Page

The Input Web Page Scan accepts a valid web address you enter and attempts to extract all image links and page links from the HTML code.

To begin an Input Web Page Scan enter the web site URL address with (http://www.skibbysoft.com) or without (www.skibbysoft.com) the leading http:// or enter a web page (www.skibbysoft.com/GIFG.htm) then press the enter key or click on the Go button on the toolbar.

GIFG scans the input web page and returns the image links to the Image List and the page links to the Link List.

Then the Gallery thumbnails are displayed by downloading each item in the Image List.

The Link List contains all Internet links found on the returned web page.  Double click on a Link List item to search for images at the next link level.

Stop the search before it returns with links by clicking on the Stop button on the main toolbar.

NOTE: If the entered web address does not end with a web page (i.e. pagename.htm or pagename.html), there must be an index or default page at that address or GIFG will not have a web page to scan for images.


Pre Set Web Page Scan

Web Page Scan: Pre-Set  is one of the web page scan options available from Tree View - Internet tab.

Predefined Image Categories

The Pre-set Web Page Scan uses predefined image categories such as Arrows, Backgrounds, and Animated GIFs and predefined web pages that contain public domain images related to the categories.

To begin a pre-set web page scan left mouse click on a category and a web page from the Internet - Tree View.  The scan will start automatically.

GIFG scans the pre-set web page and returns the image links to the Image List and the page links to the Link List.

Then the Gallery thumbnails are displayed by downloading each item in the Image List.

The Link List contains all Internet links found on the returned web page.  Double click on a Link List item to search for images at the next link level.

Stop the search before it returns with links by clicking on the Stop button on the main toolbar.


Link List

The Link List is located on the Links tab to the right of the main window.  It contains the URL addresses of all the non-image links found on the scanned HTML page.

Mouse cursor over the Link List item to view the entire URL address.  This option can be turned on/off using the GIFG Settings screen.

Single left mouse click on a Link List item to select it.

Double left mouse click on a Link List item to display it in the default Windows Internet browser.

Single right mouse click on a Link List item to display the popup menu.

Use the main toolbar Clear button to clear the Links List.

To return to the previous search/scan selection after selecting to search a link list, select that search/scan selection again.

Sometimes there will be invalid links to an Internet page or site.  This happens at the source or if GIFG does not create the link correctly from the scanned HTML.  To find out why there is an invalid link, click on the Link List item to select it, right click on the Link List item and select "View Link In Internet Browser" from the popup menu.  The browser should tell you if the link or the URL address  is bad.

Right Click Popup Menu

Single click the right mouse button to display the Link List popup menu.

Image Search Using Link

Initiates another image search on the selected Link List item.  The Internet address will be added to the Input Web Page Scan list.

View Link In Internet Browser

Displays the selected Link List item's Source Page in the Windows default Internet Browser.  This is done because AltaVista and Yahoo only return thumbnails based on the original source.

Copy URL To Clipboard

Copies the selected Link List item URL address to the Windows clipboard.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.


Quick Start

Overview

1. To begin using iFind Graphics, click on the iFind Graphics icon on the Desktop, in Program STARTUP or double click on iFind Graphics in Windows Explorer.

2. Enter the search criteria for the type of image you are looking for (example: cats) and click the GO toolbar button or press the Enter key.  This should return a list of found images under the Images tab and the Gallery thumbnails should arrive shortly after that.

3. Use the "Web Page Scan: Pre-Set" option found on Internet - Tree View to find public domain images from pre-determined web sites.

4. Use the "Web Page Scan: Input" option found on Internet - Tree View to enter any Internet web address to extract all images on the web page.

5. Use the Local - Tree View to find images located on the hard drive or network of the host computer.

6. Double click on a Gallery thumbnail to view the image full size with the GIFG Viewer (AltaVistaand Yahoo only return thumbnail size images).

7. Use the File - Save As menu option to save the image to your PC.

8. Use the Link List under the Links tab to view the Internet links contained on the search or scan page.  Double click on a link list item to scan for additional images and links.


Image Information

Most GIFG Viewer image functions for image manipulation and analysis act on the bitmap in memory. It is important to keep this in mind, because the changes become permanent when you save the bitmap in a file.

Detailed Image information can be displayed for locally saved images using the Viewer Open Dialog window and clicking on the File Info button.

An image format is made up of many different attributes.  These attributes come into play during a View or Save function.  The following links describe the makeup of the different image format attributes:

Bits Per Pixel

Compression

Compression Flavors

Quality Factor

File Format Information


Bits Per Pixel

The terminology for image formats can be confusing because there are often several ways of describing the same format. This topic explains what the terms mean.

See Also...

Compression

Compression Flavors

Quality Factor

File Format Information

If an image is 24 bits per pixel, it is also called a 24-bit image, a true color image, or a 16M color image. Sixteen million is roughly the number of different colors that can be represented by 24 bits, where there are 8 bits for each of the red, green, and blue (RGB) values.

A 32-bit image is a specialized true-color format used in image files, where the extra byte carries information that is either converted or ignored when the file is loaded. The extra byte is used for an additional color plane in CMYK files, which are specialized files for color printing. In that case, Graphics Discovery, by default, converts the values to 24-bit RGB values when loading the image. The additional byte may also be used for an Alpha channel, which carries extra information such as a transparency indicator. Since the kind of information that an Alpha channel contains is outside the scope of normal image processing, some Graphics Discovery functions will fill the Alpha channel with zeros. Generally, functions such as reversing or resizing a bitmap will preserve the Alpha channel.

If an image is 16 bits per pixel, it is also called a 16-bit image, a high color image, or a 32K color image. Thirty-two thousand is roughly the number of different colors that can be represented by 16 bits, where there are 5 bits for each of the red, green, and blue values. (Devices that specify 64K color support are also referring to 16-bit images, but they are counting the left-over bit.)

If an image is 8 bits per pixel, it is also called an 8-bit image or a 256-color image. Two hundred fifty-six is the number of different colors that can be achieved by using the image data as 8-bit indexes to an array of colors called a palette.
If an image is 4 bits per pixel, it is also called a 4-bit image or a 16-color image. Sixteen is the number of different colors that can be achieved by using the image data as 4-bit indexes to a palette.

If an image is 1 bit per pixel, it is also called a 1-bit image, a black and white image, a 2-color image, or a bitonal image. Two is the number of different colors that can be achieved by using the image data as 1-bit indexes to a palette. The palette can contain colors other than black and white, although black and white are most common.

If an image is grayscale, its red, green, and blue values are all the same, and the values are incremented from the lowest to the highest. For example, an 8-bit grayscale image has 256 shades of gray, with values from 0 to 255. Graphics Discovery supports 4- and 8-bit grayscale.

Most of this same terminology is applied to video cards. For example, an 8-bit card is one that is capable of displaying 256 colors.


Compression

Compressing an image when it's saved requires less memory to store it.  There are two types of compression, Lossless and Lossy.  Lossless allows full recovery of the original image and Lossy degrades the image during compression.

See also:

Bits Per Pixel

Compression Flavors

Quality Factor

File Format Information

The following information shows the bits and file compression methods supported for the supported GIFG file formats:

FORMAT      BITS PER        COMPRESSION     QUALITY      MULTI
            PIXEL           FLAVORS         FACTOR       PAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------

GIF         1-8             none            none          Y
(single, animated, transparent, interlaced, non-interlaced)

JPG-JFIF    8  Grayscale    YUV 4:0:0       Loss 2-255    N
            8  Grayscale    Prog YUV 4:0:0  Loss 2-255    N
            8  Grayscale    LossLess                      N
            12 Grayscale    YUV 4:0:0       Loss 2-255    N
            12 Grayscale    LossLess                      N
            16 Grayscale
            24 Color        YUV 4:4:4       Loss 2-255    N
            24 Color        YUV 4:2:2       Loss 2-255    N
            24 Color        YUV 4:1:1       Loss 2-255    N
            24 Color        Prog. YUV 4:4:4 Loss 2-255    N
            24 Color        Prog. YUV 4:2:2 Loss 2-255    N
            24 Color        Prog. YUV 4:1:1 Loss 2-255    N
            24 Grayscale    LossLess                      N

BMP Windows 1,4,8,16,24,32  none            none          N

BMP Win RLE 4,8             RLE             none          N

ICO-Icon    1,4,8 (limited size of 255x255 pixels)

CUR-Cursor  1 (limited size of 32x32 pixels)


Compression Flavors

Compression of color and grayscale graphic image files is useful because image files can be large.  Compressing  image files can dramatically decrease the storage requirements, improve the input and output speed within a system and improve the transmission speed over networks or phone lines.

By incorporating the RLE or JPEG image compression image, files can be reduced to 200 times smaller than their original size.

Compression formats supported by GIFG:

  RLE - Some BMP images are compressed with an RLE-type compression.

  GIF format supports the UNYSIS LZW Compression.

JPEG uses the YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale compressions.  With these you will loose original image resolution.

See Also:

Bits Per Pixel

Compression

Quality Factor

File Format Information


Quality Factor

Specify a quality factor when saving an image file to JPEG. The quality factor (Q factor) is a number that determines the degree of loss in the compression process. You can set a value from 2 to 255, where 2 is the highest quality and 255 is the most compression.

See Also:

Bits Per Pixel

Compression

Compression Flavors

File Format Information


File Formats
Supported File Formats

iFind Graphics supports the following image file formats.

*.GIF   Graphics Interchange Format, animated, transparent, interlaced, non-interlaced.
*.JPG   JPEG - JFIF Formats, progressive.
*.BMP   Bitmap File Format for Windows.
*.ICO   Windows Icon files.  Limited size of 255x255.
*.CUR   Windows Cursor files.  Limited size of 32x32.

NOTE: If the SkibbySoft program Graphics Discovery is installed on the same computer as iFind Graphics, image formats supported by Graphics Discovery can also be viewed by iFind Graphics.

See Also...

Bits Per Pixel

Compression

Compression Flavors

Quality Factor


Contact
How To Contact Us

On-Line

You can contact us using the following e-mail ids:

Internet - Support@skibbysoft.com

              Skibby@aol.com

America Online - Skibby

Visit our Internet site for company and product information, FAQ and the most recent download files:

    http://www.SkibbySoft.com

    http://www.iFindGraphics.com

U.S. Mailing Address

SkibbySoft
3499 223rd Street SW
Brier, WA 98036


Menus

iFind Graphics

File...

Edit...

Options...

Upgrade...

Help...

Viewer

File...

Edit...

Image...

Help...

Slideshow Off...


File GIFG
Menu: File - Main

Save As...

Saves the selected Gallery Image or Image List item to a disk or hard drive so it can be used with other applications.

If using Lycos Search, Pre-set scan or Input scan, the image is saved at it's original size, NOT the thumbnail size.  If using the other search types the image will be saved in the thumbnail size.  Go to the image source page to get the original size.

(There must be a List item or Gallery Thumbnail selected to use this option.)

Save All Gallery Images...

Saves all of the Gallery images to a disk or hard drive so they can be used with other applications.

If using Lycos Search, Pre-set scan or input scan the images are saved at they're original size, NOT the thumbnail size.  If using the other search types the images will be saved in the thumbnail size.  Go to the image source page to get the original size.

Make sure all the image downloads are complete before running this option or the incomplete downloads will not be saved.

Print Setup

Shows the print options dialog box which will allow you to customize how the images will be printed.

Print Selected Image

Prints the selected List item or Gallery image URL address and picture to the default printer.  A Printer Dialog is used to size and arrange the picture on the page.

Print Dialog Box - Single Image

Print Gallery As Thumbnails

Prints all Gallery images along with their file names.  A Printer Dialog is used to size and arrange the picture on the page.  Image print size is determined from the Print Dialog.

Print Dialog Box - Gallery Thumbnails

Exit

Ends the program.


Print Single Image
Print - Single Image

The Print Preview Dialog Window is used to setup printing of a single image.  To display, use the Print option under the Viewer File menu or right click on an Image List item or Gallery item and select the Print Image menu option.

To start printing the image, click on the Print button.  To reset the printing settings, click on the Reset button.  To cancel the print setup, click on the Cancel button.

Current Printer Settings

Displays the current printer settings which are used to align the current MDI image on the page.

Change these settings by clicking on the Printer Setup button.

Print Setup

Shows the print options which will allow you to customize how the current MDI image will be printed.

Preview Window

Shows how the image will be printed and the image file name.

Maintain Aspect Ratio

Check this options to keep the width and height ratio in sync with the original when you change the print width and height.

Page Size

Select the image size or stretch it to the page size for printing.  How it is stretched will depend on whether 'Maintain Aspect Ratio' is checked.

Image Print Width & Height

Enter the print width and height in inches or millimeters or as a percentage of the original.

Center On Page

Check this option to keep the print image centered on the page as you make print changes.

From Top & Left

Shows how the print image will aligned from the page top and left margin in inches or millimeters.

Copies

Select how many copies of the image to print.

Show in Inches or Millimeters

Allows you to select print measurements in inches or millimeters.  It is important that you use the same measurement shown under Current Printer Settings.


Print Gallery Thumbnails
Print - Gallery Thumbnails

The Print Preview Dialog Window is used to setup printing of gallery thumbnails.  To display, use the Print Gallery As Thumbnails option under the Main Window File menu.

To start printing of thumbnails, click on the Print button.  To reset the printing settings, click on the Reset button.  To cancel the print setup, click on the Cancel button.

Current Printer Settings

Displays the current printer settings which are used to align the thumbnails on the page.

Change these settings by clicking on the Printer Setup button.

Print Setup

Shows the print options which will allow you to customize how the gallery thumbnails will be printed.

Preview Number of Columns and Rows

Shows how many columns and rows can be printed on one page using the current printing options.

Thumbnail Size

Allows you to set the width and height of the thumbnail print box.  The printed thumbnail will be sized or stretched to fit this box.

Thumbnail Spacing

Allows you to set the spacing between thumbnail print boxes.

Maintain Aspect Ratio

Check this options to keep the thumbnail width and height ratio when printed.

Stretch Image To Thumbnail Print Size

Check this options to stretch the thumbnail to the thumbnail print size.

Show in Inches or Millimeters

Allows you to select print measurements in inches or millimeters.  It is important that you use the same measurement shown under Current Printer Settings.


Edit
Menu: Edit - Main

View in Internet Browser

Transfers the selected Gallery thumbnail URL address, Image List item, or Link List item to the default Windows Internet Browser for viewing.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.

NOTE: The image may not show in the Internet Browser if another graphics program as been associated to open with the selected image format type.

(If there are no List items or Gallery Thumbnails, the search, pre-set or entered web address is copied to the clipboard.)

View Source Page in Browser

Yahoo, AltaVista and Arribavista Search Only:
Transfers the selected Gallery thumbnail URL address, Image List item, or Link List source item to the default Windows Internet Browser for viewing.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.  Yahoo, AltaVista and Arribavista only return thumbnails based on the original source.

(If there are no List items or Gallery Thumbnails, the search, pre-set or entered web address is copied to the clipboard.)

Copy URL To Clipboard

Copies the selected List item or Gallery thumbnail URL address to the Windows clipboard.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.

(If there are no List items or Gallery Thumbnails, the search, pre-set or entered web address is copied to the clipboard.)

Copy Image Source URL To Clipboard

Yahoo, AltaVista and Arribavista  Search Only:
Copies the List item or Gallery thumbnail Source URL address to the Windows clipboard.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.  Yahoo, AltaVista and Arribavista only return thumbnails based on the original source.

(If there are no List items or Gallery Thumbnails, the search, pre-set or entered web address is copied to the clipboard.)


Options
Menu: Options

These menu items are found on the Options menu of the Main screen:

Settings

Image Search

Pre-Set Web Page Scan

Input Web Page Scan

Expand Tree Node

Expands tree items under the selected tree node.

Collapse Tree Node

Collapses tree items under the selected tree node.

Go

More

Back

Refresh

Stop

Clear

Browser

Viewer


Program Settings

The iFind Graphics Settings Windows is opened using the Settings option under the Options menu on the GIFG main window.

Edit Lists Tab

Use the Edit Lists tab to remove or add to the saved Search criteria list for Image Searches and Local Searches and the input web page list used for Input Web Page Scans.

To switch between lists, click on the "Search List" or "Input List" option.

Select one or more items in the Keep or Delete list by using a left single mouse click.  Hold down the Ctrl or Shift key for multiple selections.

To move one or entries between the Keep list and the Delete list use the center buttons.  The button functions are as follows:

>   Moves selected keep list items to delete list.
>>  Move all keep items to the delete list.
<   Move selected delete items to the keep list.
<<  Move all delete items to the keep list.

Click the Add button to add a new entry to the Keep List.

Click the Settings Window OK button to save the changes.

Click the Settings Window Cancel button to ignore all changes.

Settings Tab

 - Show Full Path Name In Lists as a Tooltip when Mouse Over:
Check this option if the full path name of the Image List and Link List items are not shown.  This will display the full path name when the mouse pointer is over the list item.  Uncheck this option to not show the full path name in a tool tip window.

 - Returned Image List Limit For Image Web Page Scans:
Sets the number of images to return on an image page scan.  The number of images that can be returned depends on the speed and amount of memory and processing power of the computer GIFG is running on.  Lower numbers are best for low end computers.

 - Number of Minutes Before Timing Out on a Search or Scan:
Sets the number of minutes before a search or scan is canceled.  This number depends on the modem or Internet connection speed of the computer GIFG is running on.  More minutes are best for slower connections.

 - Slideshow next image delay, in seconds:
Sets the number of seconds between gallery image displays during a slideshow.  The maximum number of seconds allowed is 64.

 - Zoom increment:
Sets the percentage zoom increase or decrease applied during a Viewer zoom+ or zoom- selection.


Go Button

Starts the search or scan of the selected HTML page.  Clicking the Go button is not required for a Local Search which will automatically display the images found in the opened folder.

The "Go" function will also return Image links which will be shown in the Image List on the Images tab.  Non-image links are found and returned to the Link List on the Links tab.

After the page is scanned, the Image List items are downloaded from the Internet and displayed as Gallery thumbnails.

A single left mouse click on a Tree View branch will automatically start the Go process.

Use the Stop button to stop the search/scan before the results are returned.


More Button

The More toolbar button works differently depending on the web page scan option that is selected:

Image Search:

The More toolbar button will retrieve the next number of images based on the current search criteria.

Web Page Scan or Local Search :

The More toolbar button will scroll the Gallery to show the next row of thumbnail images if they exist.


Back Button

The Back toolbar button works differently depending on the type of web page scan option that is selected:

Image Search:

The Back toolbar button will retrieve the previous number of images based on the current search criteria.

Web Page Scan or Local Search :

The Back toolbar button will scroll the Gallery to show the previous row of thumbnail images.


Refresh Button

The Refresh toolbar button will re-download all the Image and Link List items and refresh (re-download) the Gallery thumbnails.

If doing a Local Search it will just reload the contents of the selected Local Tree View folder.

This is helpful if you have a problem with the Internet link the first time or one of the Gallery thumbnails did not download the first time and was not a bad link.


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Stop Button

Stops the current iFind Graphics program Internet image search.

This will NOT end your Internet Provider session.

The Stop button is not used for Local Search.


Clear Button

Stops the search/scan or slideshow if in progress and clears the Gallery thumbnails, image list and link list items.


Browser Button

Displays the currently selected tree item,  image list item, Gallery thumbnail or link list item in the default Internet Browser program.

Displaying the found image in the browser offers all of the additional browser program Internet and image features.

iFind Graphics has been tested with Microsoft IE version 3 or 4 and Netscape version 3 or 4 Internet Browsers.  Other browser programs should also work if they can be set up as the default startup browser.


Viewer Button

Displays the currently selected Image List item or Gallery thumbnail in the GIFG Viewer window.

More Viewer Information


Viewer

iFind Graphics includes an image Viewer window to display the Gallery thumbnails at their original size (if the original size is available).

Mouse move over the Viewer image to display the URL Address.

Click the right mouse button on the Viewer image to display the popup image menu.

Menu Items

File

Edit

Image

Help

Status Bar

The Viewer Status Bar is located at the bottom of the GIFG Viewer screen.  The Viewer status bar displays the full path and file name of the currently displayed image.

It also contains a second advertising banner.  To remove the banner, you can upgrade to the paid version called "Internet Graphics Finder".  More information is available at our web site www.skibbysoft.com.

For more robust viewer features use the SkibbySoft graphics utility program "Graphics Discovery".  Program information and download files are available on our web site at http://www.skibbysoft.com.


File Viewer
Menu: File - Viewer

Open

Brings up the Open File dialog box which is used to open an image file in the Viewer.  GIFG supports image formats for: Bitmap - *.bmp; *.gif; *.jpg; *.ico; *.cur.

(If you have the SkibbySoft graphics utility program "Graphics Discovery" installed, you can open all formats supported by that program in the viewer also.)

Save As...

Saves the Viewer image to a disk or hard drive so it can be used with other applications.  Animated GIF images can only be saved as GIF images.

Save As Dialog...

Print Setup...

Displays the Windows installed printer setup dialog window.

Print...

Prints the Viewer picture to the default printer.  A Printer Dialog is used to size and arrange the picture on the page.

Print Dialog Box - Single Image

Close

Closes the Viewer window (and not the application).


Save As
Save As Dialog

Save As is available from the Main menu, the Viewer menu, the Viewer image popup menu or the Image List or Gallery popup menu.

The Save As dialog  window allows you to save the currently selected image to a specified directory, file name and/or graphics format.

The Save As dialog window defaults to the current image's file format.

NOTE: If the SkibbySoft program Graphics Discovery is installed on the same computer as iFind Graphics, image formats supported by Graphics Discovery can also be viewed by iFind Graphics.

To Save An Image

When the Save As dialog window is displayed, select a directory where the image will be stored.  Then select a file name for the stored image and click on the "Save" button.

Different image save options are available depending on the image format chosen.  Single image files can be saved to all supported formats.  Multipage animated GIF images can only be saved to the GIF format.  For more animated GIF features, use the SkibbySoft Graphics Discovery program.

Subfile Types:
 - GIF offers subfile types Interlaced or non-interlaced.  Non-interlaced GIFs store image scan lines in exact sequence.  Interlaced are equally spaced nonadjacent sets of lines that are stored together.  Interlaced GIF images appear to "fade in" from fuzzy to sharp focus.
 - JPEG offers different subfile types compression types and Quality Factor (2 to 255, 2 being highest).  JPEG offers progressive (paint-while-load) loading of the image file.
 - Bitmap offer subfile types Uncompressed and RLE compression.
 - Icon produces Windows icon files limited size of 255x255.
 - Cursor produces Windows Cursor files limited size of 32x32.

Saving to a different bit size determines the size and number of colors that the image will be saved too.

More Image Information...


Edit Viewer
Menu: Edit - Viewer

Undo

Undo last image change made to the viewer image.

This can only be done before an image file changed is saved.

Copy

Copies the viewer image to the Windows clipboard where it can be pasted to GIFG or another Windows application.

Paste

Pastes the Windows clipboard image (if one exists) to the GIFG viewer display.


Image Viewer
Menu: Image - Viewer

Normal Image Size

Sets the Viewer to display the images at their original size.

Fit Image To Window

Sets the Viewer to display the entire image within the Viewer window size.

Zoom +

Increases the size of the Viewer image.  The zoom increment percent can be changed on the Settings screen.

The size is changed in display mode only and will not be saved.  Use Resize and Save to perminantly change the image size.

Zoom -

Decreases the size of the Viewer image.    The zoom increment percent can be changed on the Settings screen.

The size is changed in display mode only and will not be saved.  Use Resize and Save to perminantly change the image size.

NOTE: The following Viewer Image menu options are not available for animated GIF images.

Flip

Flips the bitmap from top to bottom.

Reverse

Reverses the Viewer image bitmap (left to right) to produce a mirror image.

Rotate

Resize

Resample


Rotate

The Rotate Dialog window is available from the Viewer Window under the Image - Rotate menu.

It is used to rotate the bitmap in the Viewer window.

Checking Resize on the Rotate Dialog will resize the image as it is rotated so it will fit entirely within the field of view.  Unchecking the box will rotate the image without resizing, moving part of the image outside the view frame.

Background color can also be set on the Rotate Dialog using the 'Background Color...' button.

To save the rotation changes, use the Viewer Window's File - Save As menu option.

This Viewer Image menu option is not available for animated GIF images.


Resize
Resize/Resample

Resize

The Resize Dialog window is available from the Viewer Window under the Image - Resize menu.

It is used to resize the bitmap in the Viewer window.

Width and Height are shown in Pixels.

Checking 'Keep Aspect' will synchronize changes the the width and height scroll bars which maintains the original width and height ratio.

Resize is faster and produces a smaller file size than Resample, but the resulting image may not be as clear.

To save the resize changes, use the Viewer Window's File - Save As menu option.

This Viewer Image menu option is not available for animated GIF images.

Resample

The Resample Dialog window is available from the Viewer Window under the Image -Resample menu.

It is used to Resample the bitmap in the Viewer window.

Width and Height are shown in Pixels.

Checking 'Keep Aspect' will synchronize changes the the width and height scroll bars which maintains the original width and height ratio.

Resample is slower and produces a larger file size than Resize, but the resulting image may be clearer especially if text is involved.

To save the Resample changes, use the Viewer Window's File - Save As menu option.

This Viewer Image menu option is not available for animated GIF images.


Help Viewer
Menu: Help - Viewer

Contents

Goes to Help Contents for iFind Graphics.

Search For Help On...

Goes to Help Search for iFind Graphics.

Short Cut Keys

Short Cut Keys Help

Viewer Help

Viewer Help


Short Cut Keys

Use the Alt key along with the underlined character on a button or label to select the option from the keyboard.

Gallery

Ctrl-C	Copy URL to clipboard
Ctrl-E	Input Web Page Scan
Ctrl-Q  Image Search
Ctrl-P	Print (registered only)
Ctrl-S	Save As
Ctrl-W	Pre-Set Web Page Scan

F1	Help

Mouse Over - on thumbnail will show full URL address.

Single Left Mouse Click - on Tree View item or Gallery thumbnail to select.

Single Right Mouse Click - on Tree View item or Gallery thumbnail brings up the popup menu.

Double Left Mouse Click - on Gallery thumbnail to display image in Viewer.

Image or Link List

Single Left Mouse Click - on a List item select it.

Single Right Mouse Click - on a list item brings up the popup menu.

Double Left Mouse Click - on a list item to display image in Viewer (Image List) or display in browser (Link List).

Move Mouse - over Gallery Thumbnail to show URL Address.

Viewer

Ctrl-C	Copy
Ctrl-I	Zoom In
Ctrl-O	Open Image File
Ctrl-L  Normal Image Size
Ctrl-P	Print (registered only)
Ctrl-S	Save As
Ctrl-T	Zoom Out
Ctrl-V	Paste
Ctrl-W  Fit Image To Window
Ctrl-Z	Undo

F1	Help

Right Mouse Click - over image brings up the popup menu.

Move Mouse - over Viewer image to show URL Address or local path name.


Online Registration
Online Upgrade Registration

Upgrade Information:

To use "iFind Graphics" without advertising and more image links and viewer features you need to upgrade to the paid version called "Internet Graphics Finder".

$5 off the registration price of Internet Graphics Finder!  That's 25% off the shareware registration price!

This is a limited time special offer for iFind Graphics users who want to upgrade to the ad free, full featured version of the software.  Visit http://www.skibbysoft.com/fiveoff.htm for more information.

Secure Internet Registration:

SkibbySoft Internet orders are processed by Beyond.Com at http://www.beyond.com and RegSoft.Com at http://www.regsoft.com.  Search for the program name or "SkibbySoft" to purchase our software.

Both sites utilizes secure Internet transmissions to insure safe customer transactions. All customer information is kept strictly confidential and is not given out or sold to other companies for any reason.

Both sites use state-of-the-art systems to insure safe transactions for customers. To place an order you must be using a browser that supports Secure Socket Layers (SSL). This Internet protocol encrypts data transmissions between your browser and our server, so that no one can intercept your credit card information. Popular browsers that support SSL include Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, both of which can be downloaded for free from http://www.Download.Com.

Beyond.Com provides immediate delivery of your purchased software. Each SkibbySoft software product that you buy will be instantly available to be downloaded to your computer once your transaction has been processed.

Use RegSoft.Com to register SkibbySoft software that you have already downloaded and installed. RegSoft will process your order (by phone,fax,online or mail) and send you registration instructions via E-mail.

Order by Phone, Fax or Mail:

RegSoft.com also offers a TOLL FREE Voice Registration Service, and a Fax Registration Service, for SkibbySoft software.

Mail in registrations also accepted by SkibbySoft.


Registration
Registration Form

iFind Graphics

Online Registration Option...

Registration Form:

This form can be used to purchase and register iFind Graphics with SkibbySoft.  We will need your address and e-mail information to notify you of future releases.

Registration Address:
   Name:____________________________________________________________
   Company:_________________________________________________________
   Address1:________________________________________________________
   Address2:________________________________________________________
   City:___________________________  State:______  Zip:_____________
   Country:____________________________________
   Phone  Bus:______________ Home:_______________ Fax: _____________
   Online Service/EMail ID: ________________________________________

Purchase Information:
   32-bit Windows '95, '98 & NT programs:
     Purchase: Internet Graphics Finder              $19.95  __  (#copies)
        (Registered upgrade from iFind Graphics)
Other SkibbySoft Programs:
   32-bit Windows '95, '98 & NT programs:
     Purchase: Graphics Discovery                      $21.95  __  (#copies)
   16-bit Windows 3.x programs:
     Purchase: Graphics VP Deluxe w/ Graphics Gallery  $21.95  __  (#copies)
     Purchase: Graphics View/Print w/ Graphics Gallery $15     __  (#copies)
     Purchase: Graphics View/Print Only                $10     __  (#copies)
     Purchase: Graphics Gallery Only                   $10     __  (#copies)

   Washington State Residence Add Sales Tax:           _________
   Foreign orders add $2.00 for shipping and handling: _________
   Total Dollars Enclosed:                             _________
   This is a business order, please send an Invoice   |__|

Order Information:
   ___(x) Send Registration Instructions Only (Program already installed).
   ___(x) Mail Program On 3.5 inch Disk(s)

   Program Version Number:______  (found with menu option:HELP-ABOUT)
   Where you acquired iFind Graphics_____________________
   ________________________________________________________________

Comments:__________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________
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To Upgrade iFind Graphics:

Click Here for the Online Registration Option -OR-

  Send a check or money order along with a printed copy of this registration form to:

   SkibbySoft
   3499 223rd Street SW
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For more information, we can be contacted online through:

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These programs are mailed on 3.5" high density 1.44 MB disks.

Thank You!!


Help
Menu: Help - Main

Contents

Goes to Help Contents for iFind Graphics.

Search For Help On...

Goes to Help Search for iFind Graphics.

Using Help

Goes to Help on using Windows Help.

iFind Graphics Web Site...

Goes to the iFind Graphics web site at http://www.ifindgraphics.com.  Also visit our company site for more information at SkibbySoft Web Site at http://www.skibbysoft.com.

Other Graphics Web Sites...

Displays a Help page listing other Graphics Web Sites.  These sites may be added to iFind Graphics in the future.  Sometimes the layout of the site does not make it easy to show all the images at one time.  These sites contain lots of images and can be explored manually:

About iFind Graphics

Goes to the iFind Graphics About dialog Window.  This dialog shows program version and date information, upgrade registration information and contact information.


Slideshow Button

Starts and Stops the gallery slideshow.

The Slideshow button text will show "Slideshow" when the turned off and "SS Off" when turned on.

The Viewer also has a menu option that will display "Slideshow Off" during a slideshow that can be used to stop the slideshow.  The keyboard shortcut to this menu is Alt-D.


Main Toolbar

Click on the Tool Bar button you want to see help on.


Tree View

Tree View is displayed on the left hand side of the main window.  There are two tree view options available:  Internet or Local.

Single click on a "+" box to open a branch and show it's contents.

Single click on a "-" box to close a branch and hide it's contents.

Double click on the branch text to display levels underneath when closed or hide it's contents when open.

Tabs

Internet Tree View is used to determine the web page scan option and the web page that will be scanned.

Local Tree View is used to find and display supported image files from the host computer or network to the GIFG Gallery.

Tree View acts differently depending on which tab and web page scan option is selected:

Image Search

Pre-set Web Page Scan

Input Web Page Scan

Local Image Scan

Right Click Pop Up Menu

Internet Tab Pop Up Menu

Local Tab Pop Up Menu


Local Scan
Local Image Scan

Local Image Scan displays a tree view of the local computers hard drive and network if available.

Local Scan

To initiate a local scan, single left mouse click on the drive or folder to be scanned.

To open a parent folder with sub-folders, double left mouse click on the parent folder or single left mouse click on the preceding "+" box.

GIFG scans the selected folder for image files of the supported file format and returns the image path and file name to the Image List and a thumbnail of the image to the Gallery.

Local Search

Before doing a Local Scan, search criteria can be entered into the Search string text box.

When selecting a folder, only files names containing the search criteria will be returned.

For example:

If "gif" is entered as the search criteria, only file names with "gif" in the name or extension will be displayed in the Gallery.


Internet Tab Right Click Menu
Right Click Menu - Internet Tab

Right click on a folder or tree view item to show the pop up menu.

Expand Tree Node

Expands the contents of the selected tree node.

Collapse Tree Node

Collapses the contents of the selected tree node.

GO

The Internet image search is started using the selected tree node.  Same as clicking the GO button on the main toolbar.

Copy Tree Node To Clipboard

Copies the selected tree node name to the Windows clipboard.  From the Windows clipboard it can be pasted into another application program.

View Tree Node In Browser

The selected tree node URL name is sent to the default Windows browser.  The image may not show in the Internet Browser if another graphics program as been associated to open with the selected image format type.


Local Tab Right Click Menu
Right Click Menu - Local Tab

Right click on a folder or tree view item to show the pop up menu.

The menu is similar to Windows Explorer right click menu.  Menu items will change depending on what is installed on the host computer.

Base menu items include:  open, find, cut, copy, paste, properties.


Status Bar

The Status Bar is located at the very bottom of the main GIFG window.  It contains status information depending on what function is being executed.

Status Bar Components

Left Box - Displays the search or page scan information.

Middle Box - Displays the number of images returned.

Right Box - Displays action status and flashes <<Searching For Images>> when GIFG is retrieving and scanning the selected web page.


Gallery

iFind Graphics uses a Gallery to display thumbnails of the pictures it finds on the Internet.  Each Gallery thumbnail is performing an asyncronous download of the image file.  The more thumbnails that are shown, the longer it will take to fill the Gallery.

Click on a Gallery thumbnail once to select it.

Double click on a Gallery thumbnail to display it in the GIFG Viewer.

Right click on a Gallery thumbnail to display the popup menu.

By resizing the main GIFG window or the splitter bar located between the Tree View and the Gallery, you can adjust how many Gallery rows and columns are displayed.  (A refresh or new search has to be done to adjust to the new Gallery size).

The thumbnail Internet address is stored in the Image List located in the Images tab.  Sometimes there will be invalid links to an Internet picture file.  This happens at the source or if GIFG does not create the link correctly from the scanned HTML.   Invalid links will show as blank Gallery thumbnails.  To find out why there is an invalid link, right click on the Gallery thumbnail and select "View Image In Internet Browser" from the popup menu.  The browser should tell you if the link or the URL address  is bad.

Above the Gallery is the main advertising banner.  To remove the banner, you can upgrade to the paid version called "Internet Graphics Finder".  More information is available at our web site www.skibbysoft.com.

Right Click Popup Menu

Click the right mouse button to display the Gallery thumbnail popup menu.

View Image In Viewer

Displays the selected thumbnail picture full size in the GIFG viewer.

View Image In Default Viewer

Displays the selected thumbnail picture in the default viewer associated with its image format.

View Image Source Page In Internet Browser

Displays the selected thumbnail picture's Source Page in the default Internet Browser.  This is done because Yahoo and AltaVista only return thumbnails based on the original source.

View Image Source URL

Displays the selected thumbnail picture's Source URL address.

Copy URL To Clipboard

Copies the selected thumbnail URL address to the Windows clipboard.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.

Copy Image Source URL To Clipboard

Copies the selected thumbnail Source URL address to the Windows clipboard.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.  This is done because Yahooand  AltaVista only return thumbnails based on the original source.

Save Picture As...

Saves the selected thumbnail picture to a disk or hard drive so it can be used with other applications.

Save As Dialog...

Print Image...

Prints the selected thumbnail URL address and picture to the default printer.  A Printer Dialog is used to size and arrange the picture on the page.

Print Dialog Box - Gallery Thumbnails


Return List
Image List

The Image List is located on the Images tab to the right of the main window.  It contains the URL address of all the image links found on the scanned HTML page.  When the scan is complete, Gallery thumbnails will be created for each item in the Image List.

Mouse cursor over the Image List item to view the entire URL address.  This option can be turned on/off using the GIFG Settings screen.

Single left mouse click on an Image List item to select it.

Double left mouse click on an Image List item to display it in the GIFG Viewer.

Single right mouse click on an Image List item to display the popup menu.

Use the main toolbar Clear button to clear the Image List.

Sometimes there will be invalid links to an Internet picture file.  This happens at the source or if GIFG does not create the link correctly from the scanned HTML.   Invalid links will show as blank Gallery thumbnails.  To find out why there is an invalid link, click on the Image List item to select it, right click on the Image List item and select "View Image In Internet Browser" from the popup menu.  The browser should tell you if the link or the URL address  is bad.

Right Click Popup Menu

Single click the right mouse button to display the Image List popup menu.

View Image In Viewer

Displays the selected Image List picture full size in the GIFG Viewer.

View In Windows Default Viewer

Displays the selected Image List picture in the associated Windows viewer for that image format.

View Image Source Page In Browser

Displays the selected Image List picture's Source Page in the default Internet Browser.  This is done because AltaVista and Yahoo only return thumbnails based on the original source.

View Image Source URL

Displays the selected Image source address.

Copy URL To Clipboard

Copies the selected Image List URL address to the Windows clipboard.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.

Copy Image Source URL To Clipboard

Copies the selected Image List Source URL address to the Windows clipboard.  From there you can paste it to a document or browser.  This is done because AltaVista and Yahoo only return thumbnails based on the original source.

Save Picture As...

Saves the selected Image List picture to a disk or hard drive so it can be used with other applications.

Save As Dialog...

Print Image...

Prints the selected Image List URL address and picture to the default printer.  A Printer Dialog is used to size and arrange the picture on the page.

Print Dialog Box - Single Image


Open
Open Dialog

Open is available from the Viewer menu or the Viewer Image right click popup menu.

The Open dialog  window allows you to Open an image file from a specified directory.

The Open dialog window defaults to display the supported image file formats.

NOTE: If the SkibbySoft program Graphics Discovery is installed on the same computer as iFind Graphics, image formats supported by Graphics Discovery can also be opened by iFind Graphics.

To Open An Image

When the Open dialog window is displayed, select a directory where the image will be read from.  Then select the image file name and click on the "Open" button.

Enable Preview

When the Enable Preview option on the Open Dialog is checked a thumbnail preview of the supported image files will be shown when a file is selected from the file list.

File Info Button

Click on the File Info button on the Open Dialog to display more information about the file selected from the file list.

Image Information...


Printing

iFind Graphics offers different printing options depending on whether you are printing a single image or the thumbnails in the gallery window.

Single Image

Print Dialog Box - Single Image

Gallery Thumbnails

Print Dialog Box - Gallery Thumbnails

Printer Setup

Menu option 'Printer Setup' under the File menu displays the Windows Print Setup dialog box where you can change the printer, settings, layout, size and quality options.


Slideshow

A slideshow displays the contents of the gallery one image at a time. The order of display matches the order of the images in the gallery.

Use the slideshow to quickly display gallery images full size (if available) in the Viewer.

If an image does not display in the gallery, just the image path will be displayed in the Viewer Statusbar.

Starting and Stopping a Slideshow

Click on the Main form Slideshow toolbar button to start and stop the gallery slideshow.  The Slideshow button text will show "Slideshow" when the turned off and "SS Off" when turned on.

The Viewer also has a menu option that will display "Slideshow Off" during a slideshow that can be used to stop the slideshow.  The keyboard shortcut to this menu is Alt-D.

Slideshow Settings

The number of seconds of delay between showing each picture can be set.  The seconds can be changed from the program Settings form.

Use the Main screen Options - Settings menu to display the Settings form.  The slideshow increments setting is under the Settings Tab of the Settings form.


Screen Capture

The iFind Graphics Viewer can display and print Windows screen captures.  The following explains how to capture a window and bring it into the Viewer window.

Using the Windows PrtScn Key

•	To capture a single window - make the window active and press the Alt-Print Screen keys at the same time.  The Print Screen key on the keyboard is probably labeled "PrtScn".

This places the window image on the clipboard.  Then, using the GIFG Viewer select the Paste menu option under the Edit menu.  This copies the image on the clipboard to the Viewer window.

Save the image to a file format you choose or use the File - Print mneu option to print the screen capture image.

•	To Capture the entire Windows desktop - press the Print Screen key.

Follow the procedures in #1 to import the clipboard image to Graphics Discovery.


Other Graphics Web Sites

There are lots of other Graphics Web Sites available that may be added to iFind Graphics in the future.  Sometimes the layout of the site does not make it easy to show all the images at one time.

The following is a list of sites with lots of graphics that can be explored manually using your Internet Browser.

•	www.lycos.com/picturethis

•	www.microsoft.com/gallery

•	www.cognitives.com/pixelfind

•	www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/9132

•	crab.rutgers.edu/icons_new/icons.html

•	www.ender-design.com/rg/?

•	www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6603

•	www.webgrafx-fx.com

•	disney.ctr.columbia.edu/Webseek/

•	www.chhs.niu.edu/graphics/

•	dreamartists.xoom.com

•	www.clipart.com

•	www.aaaclipart.com


Preset Web Site Disclaimers

Rules for image use are subject to change and are different per site.  GIFG is intended to link to search and pre-set graphics sites that offer public domain images for private use but this can change without notice.

You should check the web sites image usage rules before using images.

Search Web Sites Used By GIFG:

•	www.lycos.com

Searching with Lycos Pro Search is a fast and easy way to find the most relevant information in their extensive library of webpages and multimedia files. The search results return links the the actual image instead of a thumbnail like Altavista and Yahoo.

•	www.altavista.com

AltaVista has licensed and deployed Virage's Image Search products on the Internet's largest image database system, AV Photo Finder. The revolutionary image search feature allows users to easily query, search and retrieve over 10 million distinct images found on the Web. Search results are displayed as thumbnail versions of target images. Users can also search for images based on visual content, not simply keywords, significantly broadening the results.

•	www.yahoo.com

The Yahoo Image Surfer uses the Excalibur Internet Spider to automatically extract and catalog images from the Internet.  Image Surfer is an image directory of the Web. Search results are displayed as thumbnail versions of target images.  Its purpose is to lead you to other people's sites by images of interest, not to serve as an image archive.

•	www.arribavista.com

Whether it's images of Ben Franklin or bananas, the Arriba Vista® search engine retrieves Web-based images in seconds.  It's a 'pure' image search engine for finding millions of images and photographs on the Web. The  site lets users easily search for images with pornography screened out. The result is an efficient tool for Web and media professionals and a 'kid-safe' tool.

Pre-set Web Sites Used By GIFG:

•	www.specialweb.com

•	www.thedesignshoppe.com

•	icons.simplenet.com

•	www.ravenstone.com

•	www.gifs.net

•	www.nzwwa.com/mirror/clipart

•	www.free-graphics.com

•	www.skibbysoft.com/gallery

•	www.andyart.com

•	www.aplusart.com

•	www.wanderers2.com

Input Web Sites Used By GIFG:

These are input by the user.  They must be valid Internet addresses.


Ad Supported Software

"iFind Graphics" is ad supported software which makes it free for you to use without compensation to SkibbySoft.

The first time you run iFind Graphics you may be asked to fill out some demographic survey forms which helps Adsoft target ads that will be most beneficial to you.  You do not have the answer all the questions if you do not want to.

Please support ad supported free software by visiting our advertisers by clicking on the ads that interest you.

To remove the ad banners you can upgrade to the paid version of "iFind Graphics" called "Internet Graphics Finder".  More information is available at our web site www.skibbysoft.com.

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Copyright

iFind Graphics Copyright © 1999 by SkibbySoft.  All Rights Reserved.

Portions Copyright  ©  1998 by LeadTools.

The Tiff and/or GIF LZW compression/decompression capability included in this software is licensed under U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302 and foreign counterparts.


Exit Button

Ends the iFind Graphics program.

This will NOT end your Internet Provider session!


Other Effects

NOTE: This Viewer image menu option is available for animated GIF images but the animation will be stopped and the change will only effect the one displayed animation frame.

Flip

Flip is available from the Viewer Window under the Image - Flip menu.

Flips the viewer image from top to bottom.

Reverse

Reverse is available from the Viewer Window under the Image - Reverse menu.

Reverses the viewer image (left to right) to produce a mirror image.

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Rotate...

Resize...


GIFG

GIFG is the program abbreviation for "iFind Graphics".


Graphics Discovery

Graphics Discovery is a graphics utility program by SkibbySoft.  Go to the SkibbySoft web site at http://www.skibbysoft.com/grdc.htm for more program information and it has a link to the 30-day free trial program download file.


HTML

HTML stands for "Hyper Text Markup Language".  This is the language used to create web pages.


Internet Graphics Finder

Internet Graphics Finder is the paid commercial version of iFind Graphics.  It is basically the same program but without the ads and with more image links and features.  Visit the SkibbySoft web site at http://www.skibbysoft.com/grif.htm for more program information and it has a link to the 30-day free trial program download file.


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Return List

The Return List is located in the lower left hand corner of the main window.  It displays the full URL address of the images in the Gallery which were extracted from the scanned web page.


splitter bar

Located between the Tree View and the Gallery.  Used to adjust the size of the Tree View and the Gallery thumbnails.  The cursor will change into a right/left arrow when the mouse is over the splitter bar.  Hold down the left mouse button and drag to adjust the size.


URL

Uniform Resource Locator.  A unique Internet address.


web page scan option

Web page scan options are defined by the highest tree levels.  There is "Image Search", "Pre-set Web Page Scan" and "Input Web Page Scan".


web page scan options

Web page scan options are defined by the highest tree levels.  There is "Image Search", "Pre-set Web Page Scan", "Multi-Level Web Page Scan" and "Input Web Page Scan".