Copyright: 602Photo Contex Help © Software602 a.s. 2001
Citation: 602Photo Contex Help © Software602 a.s. 2001


Opening an image

The Open dialog is used for choosing the file type and specifying the file(s) you want to open. Use the Look in: combo box to select the destination of the file to be opened. The Look in: combo box displays the list of available drives and folders inside the Windows file system.

The Open dialog contains a series of buttons in the top right section:

•	Up One Level – shifts you up one level to the parent folder.

•	Document View Mode – opens a menu in which you can choose the way files are viewed in the Open dialog: Preview, List, and Details.

•	Create New Folder – creates a new folder.

•	Copy – will copy the selected document to the clipboard.

•	Paste – pastes a document from the clipboard.

•	Delete – moves the selected document to the Recycle bin.

The top left section of the Open dialog contains the following buttons:

•	Desktop – shifts you to the Desktop folder and displays its contents. The Desktop folder contains: My Computer, My Documents, Network Neighborhood, Recycle Bin and other folders and shortcuts created in this folder.

•	Folders – switches the dialog to the Windows standard file and folder view mode. You can click the arrow next to the button and select the following options:

•	Last opened – shifts to the folder that was used before the last program exit.

•	Desktop – shifts to the Desktop folder.

•	My Documents – shifts to the My Documents folder.

•	My Computer – shifts to My Computer, which contains a list drives that are available on your computer and mapped local drives.

•	Network Neighborhood – if your computer is connected to a network, Network Neighborhood shows a list of computers in the network that are accessible for your computer.

•	Custom Folder – opens the Set Folder dialog that is used to define a custom folder that can appear in the Open dialog each time you click File – Open. In addition to this, you can use the dialog to create up to 20 shortcuts to 20 custom folders.

•	Albums – is used for direct access to 602Album. Clicking the button opens a list of available 602Album cabinets and binders.

•	eDock – enables you to open a document from a folder in the eDock document store. This feature is only available when the eDock Windows client is installed and properly configured on your computer. eDock is an add-on to PC SUITE that offers document sharing and full text index/search with access from the Internet and Intranet.

•	Search – enables you to search for a document in the eDock document store. This feature is only available when the eDock Windows client is installed and properly configured on your computer.


Saving an image

Use the Look in: combo box, inside the top part of the Save As dialog, to select the destination of the file to be saved. The Look in: combo box displays the list of available drives and folders inside the Windows file system.

0	The Save As dialog contains a series of buttons in the top right section:

•	Up One Level – shifts you up one level to the parent folder.

•	Document View Mode – opens a menu in which you can choose the way files are viewed in the Open dialog: Preview, List, and Details.

•	Create New Folder – creates a new folder.

•	Copy – will copy the selected document to the clipboard.

•	Paste – pastes a document from the clipboard.

•	Delete – moves the selected document to the Recycle bin.

The top left section of the Save As dialog contains the following buttons:

•	Desktop – shifts you to the Desktop folder and displays its contents.  The Desktop folder contains: My Computer, My Documents, Network Neighborhood, Recycle Bin and other folders and shortcuts created in this folder.

•	Folders – switches the dialog to the Windows standard file and folder view mode. You can click the arrow next to the button and select the following options:

•	Last opened – shifts to the folder that was used before the last program exit.

•	Desktop – shifts to the Desktop folder.

•	My Documents – shifts to the My Documents folder.

•	My Computer – shifts to My Computer, which contains a list drives that are available on your computer and mapped local drives.

•	Network Neighborhood – if your computer is connected to a network, Network Neighborhood shows a list of computers in the network that are accessible for your computer.

•	Custom Folder – opens the Set Folder dialog that is used to define a custom folder that can appear in the Save As dialog each time you click File – Save As. In addition to this, you can use the dialog to create up to 20 shortcuts to 20 custom folders.

•	Albums – is used for direct access to 602Album. Clicking the button opens a list of available 602Album cabinets and binders.

•	eDock – enables you to save a document to a folder in the eDock document store. This feature is only available when the eDock Windows client is installed and properly configured on your computer. eDock is an add-on to PC SUITE that offers document sharing and full text index/search with access from the Internet and Intranet.

•	Search – enables you to search for a document in the eDock document store. This feature is only available when the eDock Windows client is installed and properly configured on your computer.


Device Selection

The dialog is use to set the device that will be used for scanning or loading a picture from a digital camera.

List - The list is a list of available devices. Click the device you want to use and then click Select.


Acquire

This is a Windows system dialog that is used to select and configure a scanner or camera.


Print

The dialog is used to print an image and set print options.

Preview – shows how your image will be printed with the selected options.

Printer – shows detailed information on the currently selected printer. If you want to change Windows printer options for the selected printer, click Properties.

Print to file – check Print to file if you want to print your image to a file instead to a printer.

Margins – allows you to set non-printable margins to avoid collision with printer options. You can enter the distance from the top, bottom, right and left margins.

Size: Use image resolution – the image will be printed with its original resolution (not according to printer options).

Size: Maintain aspect ratio – the original aspect ratio between the height and width will be maintained. If you increase the size to fit the page, the height and width settings will change in relation with one another.

Size: Fit to page – 602Photo resizes the image to fit the page.

Position – images are typically aligned to the top left margin. Click Center horizontally and Center vertically to center the image on the page in horizontal and vertical direction.


Print Size

The dialog is used to set the size and resolution for the image you want to print.

Width – enter the width of the image (horizontal size).

Height – image the height of the image (vertical size).

Resolution – click or enter the resolution you want for the image.

To choose the unit of measurement for the width and height values, click Options on the View menu.


Information

This dialog displays detailed information about the active image.

Name – name of the file from where the image was read.

Size – size of the image in pixels.

Resolution – resolution in DPI

Colors – number of colors in the image (2 – 16 – 256 – 16.7M).

Transparent color – color that was set as transparent in the image.

Type – format of the file where the image is saved (bitmap, tiff, gif, jpeg etc.).

Compression – type of compression (only when compression was used during the last file save).

Image size –size of the image in kB (depends on size, resolution and number of colors).

File size – size of the image when saved in a file (you can use compression to reduce the size of an image).

Compression ratio – ratio between the expected size, which depends on the image resolution, size, and number of colors, and real size after saving the image in a file.

If 602Photo is started as server to an image inserted into a document, only the following properties will be displayed in the Information dialog: name, size and colors.


Options

The dialog is used to set options for working with 602Photo.

Open new image in a new window – a new image will always be opened in a new 602Photo window.

Automatic image zoom – 602Photo will resize the image to fit the window during opening.

Print settings units – choose the unit of measurement you want for the image size (centimeters or inches).

Background color – you can set the color for the image background. Click the color you want to use in the box.


Image Rotation

The dialog is used to rotate your image. There are four available positions by 90 degrees: 0 – 90 – 180 – 270. The first position represents the current position of the image.


Resize

The dialog is used to change the size of your image.

Choose one of the preset dimensions for the image:

320 x 200 pixels

640 x 350 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

800 x 600 pixels

1024 x 768 pixels

Original size - size of the image in the moment of opening is displayed in brackets.

Other size - use the two boxes that are separated with the „X“ mark to enter the width and height measurements. Enter the number you want in one of the two boxes and then click in the other box. The other measurement will fill in automatically according to the aspect ratio.

Keep Aspect Ratio – will maintain the aspect ratio between the height and width.

Note – do not confound the zoom of an image (settings from the View menu) with the actual size of an image (settings from this dialog)!


Brightness and Contrast

The dialog is used to set the brightness and contrast for your image.

Brightness – drag the slider to increase or decrease the brightness. You can use the box on the right to enter a number in range –100% to +100% as well as increase or decrease the brightness in steps of 5%.

Contrast – drag the slider to increase or decrease the contrast. You can use the box on the right to enter a number in range –100% to +100% as well as increase or decrease the contrast in steps of 5%.


Reduce Colors

The dialog is used to reduce the number of colors in your image to 2.

Method – use the previews to choose the type of reduction.

Level of black – the slider is only active with the last type of reduction (cartoon). You can use it to allocate black to parts of the image with different brightness. Move the slider to the left (to zero) to turn the image white, move it to the right to turn the image black.


Reduce Colors

The dialog is used to reduce the number of colors in your image to 16.

Optimized palette – choose between reduction based on most frequent colors and reduction based on average colors.

Windows palette – choose between reduction based on the Bayer method and error diffusion.


Reduce Colors

The dialog is used to reduce the number of colors in your image to 256.

Select the method of reduction:

Reduction based on most frequent colors

Reduction based on average colors.


Color Hue

The dialog is used to transform your image or part of your image into a monochrome image that will compose of the hues of one selected color.

Color – choose the color, into which your image will be transformed, in the palette at the bottom of the dialog. To modify a color from the palette, click the color you want to change and then click Define.

Brightness – drag the slider to adjust the brightness. You can enter a number in the box on the right as well as increase or decrease the brightness in steps of 5 percent.

Define – click the color you want to modify and then click Define. The standard Windows color palette opens. You can use this palette to modify the selected color.


Color Channels

The dialog is used to adjust the ratios of red, green and blue in your image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area first with the Select command.

Red - drag the slider to increase or decrease the amount of red.

Green - drag the slider to increase or decrease the amount of green.

Blue - drag the slider to increase or decrease the amount of blue.

You can enter a number in the box on the right as well as increase or decrease the ratio of a channel in steps of 5 percent. The original setting is 0%.


Coloration

This dialogue is used to change the coloration in your image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area first with the Select command.

Color - drag the slider to change the Color.

Saturation - drag the slider to change the Saturation.

Brightness - drag the slider to change the Brightness.

You can enter a value in the box on the right as well as increase or decrease Color, Saturation and Brightness in steps of 5%. The original setting is 0%.


Swap Color Channels

The dialog is used to replace one of the three basic color channels (red, green, blue) with another one.

Choose the color you want to replace in the first column and then the color with which you want to replace it in the second column.


Edit Palette

The dialog enables you to edit the palette of colors that were used in an image or part of an image.

Double-click the color you want to change to open the standard Windows color palette, which can be used for modifying the selected color by changing the ratio of red, green and blue. It is not possible to edit the palette in the 16.7 M color mode.


Mosaic Setting

The dialog is used to change your image into a mosaic.

Block size – drag the slider to change the size of a block size or enter a number in range 1 – 10 in the box on the right


Image Tuning

The dialog box that opens comprises nine previews that help you to tune the image.

You can use the top right part of the dialog to adjust the size and aspect ratio of the selection that is displayed in the nine previews.

Whole image – will display the entire image in the previews.

Select the parameter you want to adjust in the bottom right part of the dialog box.

The preview in the center of the dialog represents the current setting of the selected parameter; the other eight previews show how change in the selected parameter affects the image. Click the preview you like the best. This preview will move to the center of the dialog box and the entire palette will refresh. You can repeat this process several times for each parameter.


Retouch Area

The dialog is used to retouch part of your image with one of four available patterns.

Click the pattern you want to use and confirm your choice by clicking OK.