Copyright: Copyright © Ulead Systems, Inc., November 1997


Welcome

	Welcome  What is Abum? Reading this Help	Welcome to Album Help. In addition to this introduction, this document contains the following sections to help you learn.   Using Album Offers instruction on completing single tasks.   Reference Describes menu commands, the workspace, and dialog boxes. It also has an advice section.   Contacting Ulead How to contact Ulead Systems when you need advice or have comments.


File Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	New  Digital Camera  Open  Page Setup  Close  Print Preview  Save  Print  Save As  Preferences  Recently opened files  Send  Scanner  Exit


Edit Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Undo  Select All  Cut  Select None  Copy  Select Invert  Paste  Make Album  Clear


View Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	All  Mode  Selected  Tabs by  Not Selected  Thumbnail Size  Annotated  Show/Hide Tabs  Scroll to  Normal Mode  Auto Scroll  Compact Mode  Scan Play  System Properties  Slide Show  Toolbars & Panels  Show Field Name


Album Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	Check  Backup  Move  Restore  Copy  Sharing  Delete  Refresh  Rename  Properties


Thumbnail Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Insert  Import  Search  Export  Search Entire Tab  Annotation  Add to Current View  Update  Move  Relink  Sort  Rotate Right  Save Sequence  Rotate Left


Source Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Open   Delete  Convert   Rename  Print   Associate  View   Create Folder  Move   Remove Folder  Copy   Properties


Window Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Cascade  Tile Horizontally  Tile Vertically  Arrange Icons  Batch Manager  Currently opened files


Help Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Ulead PhotoImpact Album Help Topics  About Ulead Products  About PhotoImpact Album


Switch Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Switch menu opens a menu listing other Ulead programs for easy access.


Window & Nested dialog boxes

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Window Menu dialog box  Batch Manager Nested dialog boxes  Browse   PNG Save Options  BMP Save Options   PSD Save Options  EPS Save Options   RAS Save Options  Font   Set Text/Bkg. Color  GIF Save Options   TGA Save Options  IFF Save Options   TIFF Save Options  JPEG Save Options  Acquire


 File Menu dialog boxes

 View Menu dialog boxes

 Album Menu dialog boxes

 Thumbnail Menu dialog boxes

 Source Menu dialog boxes

 Window Menu dialog box

 Nested dialog boxes


File Menu dialog boxes

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	New  Page Setup  Open  Print  Scanner/Select Source  Digital Camera/Select Source  Preferences


View Menu dialog boxes

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Scroll To  Auto Scroll  Scan Play  Slide Show  Mode/Layout  Toolbars & Panels


Album Menu dialog boxes

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Check  Backup   Move  Restore  Copy  Sharing  Rename  Properties


Thumbnail Menu dialog boxes

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Insert  Search  Move  Sort  Import  Annotation - Add/Change  Export  Relink


Source Menu dialog boxes

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	Print  Move  Copy   Rename  Associate  Create Folder  Remove Folder


 File Menu

 Edit Menu

 View Menu

 Album Menu

 Thumbnail Menu

 Source Menu

 Window Menu

 Help Menu

 Switch Menu


 Standard Toolbar

 Sort Toolbar

 Search Toolbar

 Tool Panel

 Mark Panel

 Album Panel

 Status Bar


Standard Toolbar

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Standard Toolbar contains frequently needed commands and tools to make working with Album faster and easier. Click above to find out more about each item.


Sort Toolbar

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Sort Toolbar contains frequently needed commands and tools to make working with Album faster and easier. Click above to find out more about each item.


Search Toolbar

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Search Toolbar contains frequently needed commands and tools to make working with Album faster and easier. Click above to find out more about each item.


Tool Panel

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Tool Panel provides a link between the files you are organizing and your most frequently used applications. Click on the Tool panel on the left for more information.


Mark Panel

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Mark Panel allows you to mark thumbnails to easily identify your files within an album. Click on the Mark panel above for more information.


Status Bar

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Status Bar contains commands to quickly change the current album's appearance on the screen and provides useful information about the currently selected album. Information varies depending on where the pointer rests. Click above to find out more about each item. Note: Double-clicking anywhere on the Status Bar opens the Preferences: Album dialog box for configuring Album. Right clicking displays the Toolbars & Panels dialog box.


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What is Album?

	Welcome What is Album? Reading this Help	Welcome to Album Help. In addition to this introduction, this document contains the following sections to help you learn. Album is a program that enables you to organize your files visually using thumbnails to represent the contents of a file. After creating thumbnails, you can append additional information placed in fields for a more detailed description of the file. You can then search and sort on these fields to help you locate thumbnails.


Search Type (Search toolbar)
Search Type

Allows you to select a criteria to search on.


Search Operator (Search toolbar)
Search Operator

Allows you to select the operator to use in a search. The available list varies depending on the selected search type.


Enter Data to Search on (Search toolbar)
Enter Data to Search on

Allows you to enter the data to match with thumbnails' data in a search.


Start with (Search toolbar)
Start with

Allows you to search for thumbnails with words that begin with the text you entered.


Edit Criteria (Search toolbar)
Edit Criteria

Opens the Edit search criteria dialog box to define/edit the search criteria.


Perform Search (Search toolbar)
Perform Search

Searches and displays all thumbnails matching the defined search criteria.


Sort by (Sort toolbar)
Sort by

Defines the order of thumbnails in an album.


Sort by Name (Sort toolbar)
Sort by Name

Sorts thumbnails alphabetically by the filename of their source files.


Sort by Extension (Sort toolbar)
Sort by Extension

Sorts thumbnails by the file extension of their source files.


Sort by Size

Sorts thumbnails by the file size of their source files.


Sort by Date (Sort toolbar)
Sort by Date

Sorts thumbnails by the date their source files were last modified


Tool Panel Menu

Opens the Tool Panel Menu which allows you to add/delete program groups and icons, display/modify the Tool panel properties, change the Tool panel location, and run other programs even if they are not included in the Tool panel.

  Adding programs

  Removing programs and program groups

  Displaying a program group

  Repositioning the Tool panel


Scroll buttons (Tool panel)
Scroll buttons

Allows you to see other program icons not visible on the screen.


Program icons (Tool panel)
Program icons

Clicking on a program icon in the Tool panel opens the program. Dragging and dropping thumbnails to a program icon that supports their file format runs the program, opening the selected thumbnail files in the workspace.

  Adding programs

  Removing programs and program groups

  Displaying a program group


Move (Mark panel)
Move

Allows you to position the Mark panel anywhere on the desktop.


Size (Mark panel)
Size

Allows you to resize the Mark panel.


Close (Mark panel)
Close

Allows you to hide the Mark panel.


Assign Selected (Mark panel)
Assign Selected

Allows you to assign selected marks to thumbnails.

  Assigning marks


Clear Selected (Mark panel)
Clear Selected

Removes selected marks from the selected thumbnails.


Clear All (Mark panel)
Clear All

Removes all selected marks from all thumbnails.


Edit (Mark panel)
Edit

Allows you to define a new mark or edit the existing ones.


Load (Mark panel)
Load

Allows you to retrieve previously saved mark file of the selected thumbnail(s). Album matches the mark names in the selected mark file to the ones in the current list before putting marks on thumbnail(s). When a mark letter conflict occurs, the program prompts you to select a new mark letter to assign to the incoming mark name or cancel the insertion process.

  Loading marks


Save (Mark panel)
Save

Allows you to save current marks of the selected thumbnail(s) to a mark file for future use.

  Loading marks


Convert to Keywords (Mark panel)
Convert to Keywords

Allows you to add the selected mark names to your keyword list. A dialog box opens for you to select the keyword field, define the marks to add, and decide whether to remove the marks from the thumbnails and/or the Mark panel.


View Marks (Mark panel)
View Marks

Displays thumbnails with or without marks in an album. Select one or multiple marks from the list. Select the operator (AND or OR) to display the thumbnails bearing the selected marks.


New (Tool panel)
New

Creates a new program group and/or adds program icons to a group in the Tool panel.

  Adding programs


Delete (Tool panel)
Delete

Removes a program group together with its program icons and/or removes a program icon from a program group.

  Removing programs and program groups


Properties (Tool panel)
Properties

Allows you to edit/change a program group name and program icon information of the selected program group.

  Changing properties of a program


Program Group list (Tool panel)
Program Group list

Displays all the existing program groups in the current album. To display a program group, click on the desired program group.

  Displaying a program group


Configure (Tool panel)
Configure

Allows you to change the location of the Tool panel.

  Repositioning the Tool panel


Run (Tool panel)
Run

Allows you to start an application even if it is not included in the Tool panel.

(Shortcut Key - Ctrl+R)


Information displayed in the Status bar

Information varies depending where the pointer rests. Listed below are examples of what you might expect.

Displays the number of albums in the workspace/on the shelf.

Displays the total number of thumbnails in an album.

Displays the number of thumbnails in a tab.

Displays the number of selected thumbnails in an album.


Compact Mode menu bar commands

Displays all the menu bar commands. To view a command, highlight a particular menu.

  Controlling Album's workscreen


Tile With

Allows you to display an album and another opened application on the screen. A dialog box offers options on where to place your album and the selected application.

  Controlling Album's workscreen

  Displaying another program with Album


Always on Top

Ensures that Album is never covered by any other open applications on your desktop. This command is useful when performing drag-and-drop operations.

  Displaying another program with Album


Horizontal Panel

In compact mode, Album is displayed horizontally at the lower part of the screen.

  Displaying another program with Album


Vertical Panel

In compact mode, Album is displayed vertically at the right most part of the screen.

  Displaying another program with Album


Switch To

Allows you to switch from one album tab to another.


Move Thumbnail To
Move Thumbnail

Allows you to move selected thumbnails from one tab to another within an album, or change the order of thumbnails.


Standard

Allows you to display the standard toolbar by highlighting it. (A check mark to its left means it's already displayed.)


Album Panel

Allows you to display the Album panel by highlighting it. (A check mark to its left means it's already displayed.)


Sort

Allows you to display the sort toolbar by highlighting it. (A check mark to its left means it's already displayed.)


Search

Allows you to display the search toolbar by highlighting it. (A check mark to its left means it's already displayed.)


Tool panel

Allows you to display the Tool panel by highlighting it. (A check mark to its left means it's already displayed.)


Mark panel

Allows you to display the Mark panel by highlighting it. (A check mark to its left means it's already displayed.)


Status bar

Allows you to display the status bar by highlighting it. (A check mark to its left means it's already displayed.)


Album panel

The Album panel displays all opened albums, and gives you some control over their organization.


Tool panel position

Allows you to select where to position the Tool panel. (A check mark indicates the current position.)

 Note: Selecting floating allows you to drag the Tool panel anywhere on the screen.


More

Allows you to view other opened albums in the workspace that exceeds the filename display limit of nine.


Minimize All

Minimizes all opened albums in the workspace.


Undo (Edit Pane Menu)
Undo

Reverses the last action made on the current field of the displayed thumbnail.


Cut (Edit Pane Menu)
Cut

Removes the selected text from the current field of the displayed thumbnail and transfers it to the clipboard.


Copy (Edit Pane Menu)
Copy

Copies the selected text from the current field of the displayed thumbnail onto the clipboard.


Paste (Edit Pane Menu)
Paste

Allows you to copy clipboard data to a selected field of the displayed thumbnail.


Clear (Edit Pane Menu)
Clear

Deletes the selected text from the current field of the displayed thumbnail.


Apply to All (Edit Pane Menu)
Apply to All

Copies the field data of the current field to the corresponding fields of all selected thumbnails.


Save (Edit Pane Menu)
Save

Saves the modified field data of the displayed thumbnail to the album.


Restore (Edit Pane Menu)
Restore

Restores all the field data of the displayed thumbnail from the album and deletes modified data entries.


Mark Panel Menu

Displays the Mark panel menu to resize and reposition the Mark panel. It also contains commands for working with marks.

  Assigning marks

  Editing and adding marks

  Loading and saving marks


Mark names window

Displays all the mark names in an album.

  Assigning marks

  Editing and adding marks


Assign marks

Allows you to assign selected mark(s) to thumbnails. To start/stop assigning marks to thumbnails, click [image].


File & Album

Allows you to input images from the installed TWAIN device and then sends the files to an album.


Fax in B&W

Allows you to input images from the installed TWAIN device and then sends them as a black and white fax.


Fax in Color

Allows you to input images from the installed TWAIN device and then sends them as a color fax.


Printer

Allows you to input images from the installed TWAIN device and then sends them to the default printer.


e-Mail

Allows you to input images from the installed TWAIN device and then sends them to your e-Mail delivery system.


Acquire To
Acquire from a scanner

Allows you to input images from an installed TWAIN device, like a scanner, and then sends them to different locations, such as an album, fax, or e-Mail.


Top

Displays the first thumbnail in the currently selected set of thumbnails when in the Data Entry mode.


Backward

Displays the previously viewed thumbnail in the currently selected set of thumbnails when in the Data Entry mode.


Forward

Displays the next thumbnail in the currently selected set of thumbnails when in the Data Entry mode.


Bottom

Displays the last thumbnail in the currently selected set of thumbnails when in the Data Entry mode.


Select Item

Allows you to select an item to search for from the drop down list. The items listed varies depending on the selected search type.


Date range

Allows you to specify the range of date to search on. Enter the month, day, and year, respectively.


File size range

Allows you to specify the file size to match in the search. Select the unit of measure to use and enter the size range of the files as well as the data to match.


Match whole word

Allows you to search for occurrences of a defined query (upper and lower cases of the letters not considered).  When this option is not selected, the search result displays all the words that contain all the letters in the defined query even if the query is only a part of the found match.


Match case

Allows you to search for an exact match of a defined query. (This process considers the upper and lower cases of the letters.)


More Groups

Displays other group names that are not visible on the screen.


New

Creates a new album. To define the characteristics of a template, click Properties.

[Ctrl+N]

  Creating a new album


Open

Allows you to open an existing album into the workspace.

[Ctrl+O]

  Opening an album


Close

Closes the active album without exiting the program.

[Ctrl+W]

  Closing an album


Batch Manager

Allows you to apply a command to multiple albums in a single operation. A dialog box displays the list of commands to select from and all the opened albums in the workspace.

  Using the Batch Manager


Scanner or Digital Camera

Allows you to input and send images to one of the following locations:

File & Album Saves the acquired image to file and inserts its thumbnail into an album.

Fax in B & W Sends the acquired image to a black and white fax.

Fax in Color Sends the acquired image to a color fax.

Printer Sends the acquired image to the default printer.

Mail Sends the acquired image to e-Mail.

Note: Whenever you acquire, a dialog box appears allowing you to specify where to save after input.

  Inserting files from a TWAIN device

  Selecting the TWAIN device


Scanner or Digital Camera

Displays a list of the devices currently installed in your computer that can be used to acquire an image. Select the source you want to act as the default device.

  Selecting the TWAIN device


Send

Displays a list of the devices currently installed in your computer that can be used to acquire an image. Select the source you want to act as the default device.

  Selecting the TWAIN device


Page Setup

Allows you to set the page margins, headers, and footers to use when printing an album. To change any print settings, click Printer.


Print

Prints the contents of an album. A dialog box appears allowing you to specify the range of thumbnails and number of copies to print. To change any printer information, click Properties.

[Ctrl+P]

  Printing an album


Print Preview

Displays an album as it would appear on the output page before you send it to the printer. This offers Print, Next Page, Prev Page, Two Page, Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Close commands. These buttons help you visualize your album's appearance on paper. To change any printer information, click Print.


Send

Allows you to send a file or files via the Internet, or to other computers connected to your PC.

  Sending files from within Album


Fax

Allows you to send a fax of a file or files to a fax machine.


Preferences

Opens a submenu for setting the basic behavior and appearance of the Album program.

PhotoImpact Album Defines the preferences specific to Album. This command opens a dialog box for the general characteristics of the album, display format, and font.

[F6]

General Defines the preferences specific to your system. This command opens a dialog box for Memory and Display characteristics.

  Managing Album


Exit

Ends the Album program.

[Ctrl+Q]

  Exiting Album


Recently Opened Files

Displays a list of the files recently removed from the workspace. Clicking on a file in this list opens it in the workspace. (You can control the number of filenames to display with the Preferences: Album command in the File menu.


Undo

Reverses the effect of the last applied command.

[ Ctrl+Z]


Cut

Removes selected thumbnails from an album and transfers them onto the clipboard.

[Ctrl+X]

  Moving thumbnails from one location to another

  Moving thumbnails onto the clipboard


Copy

Duplicates data from selected thumbnails and places the data onto the clipboard. A submenu offers the following commands:

Thumbnail Copies the selected thumbnails onto the clipboard.

[Ctrl+C]

Field Data Copies the selected thumbnails' field data onto the clipboard.

Filename Copies the selected thumbnails' filenames onto the clipboard.

  Copying thumbnails


Paste

Allows you to place a thumbnail, field data, or filenames that was previously cut and placed onto the clipboard into an album. Copied thumbnail and field data can also be pasted into an album.

Note: You cannot paste copied filenames into an album.

[Ctrl+V]

  Moving thumbnails from one location to another

  Copying thumbnails


Clear

Deletes selected thumbnails from an album. (This does not delete the actual files from your system.)

[Del]

  Deleting thumbnails from an album


Select All

Selects all thumbnails in an album.

[Ctrl+A]

  Selecting thumbnails


Select None

Deselects all selected thumbnails in an album.


Select Invert

Selects all unselected thumbnails and deselects all previously selected thumbnails in an album.

  Selecting thumbnails


Make Album

Creates a new album containing copies of any selected thumbnails in the current album.

  An album from an album


All/Selected/Not Selected

Allows you to choose which thumbnails to display in the workspace.

All/View All Displays all the thumbnails in the workspace.

Selected Displays only the selected thumbnails in the workspace.

Not Selected Displays only the thumbnails in the album that are not currently selected.


Scroll To/Go To

Allows you to go to a specific thumbnail in an album.

[Ctrl+D]

  Locating a specific thumbnail


Scan Play

Sequentially plays the selected thumbnails of all multimedia files (sounds and video files) in an album. It also allows you to mark thumbnails while viewing. (When Album comes across any non-multimedia files, it stops and displays an error message.)

  Using Scan Play


Auto Scroll

Sequentially displays the all of the thumbnails of in an album screen by screen (or page by page). This does not function is all of the thumbnails in your album fit on one screen.


Slide Show

Displays selected files from an album in a slide show. A dialog box offers choices on how the slide show is presented, including transition effects, sound tracks, captions, and annotations.

  Creating a slide show


Mode

Determines how Album displays information in the workspace. A submenu offers the following view mode commands:

Thumbnail Displays the thumbnails of files in an album.

Attribute Displays the file attributes files in an album.

Filename Displays the filenames along with other information of files in an album.

Data Entry Displays the data fields of files in an album. (Use this mode to enter field data.)

Layout Opens a dialog box to specify which attributes to display in the different view modes.

Note: A bullet to the left of the mode indicates the current mode.

  Getting an idea on contents of files


Lower pane's display mode
Lower Pane's View Mode

Allows you to choose the view mode for the lower pane when in a two-pane display type.

Thumbnail Displays the thumbnails of files in an album.

Attribute Displays the file attributes of files in an album.

Filename Displays the filenames along with other information of files in an album.

Data Entry Displays the data fields of files in an album.

Note: A bullet to the left of the mode indicates the current mode.

  Displaying two panes in the workspace


Tabs By

Allows you to display thumbnails by any tabs defined in an album. A submenu opens with these commands:

Tabs Displays tabs corresponding to the values of the field names with List as field type.

Media Type Displays tabs corresponding to media type of each source file.

  Exploring your album's tabs


Thumbnail Size

Controls the size of thumbnails in an album. A submenu displays the size options. A bullet to the left of the size option indicates the current size.

Note: This only changes the size of thumbnails on the current view. If you close an album, thumbnails return to their default size. To change their default size, choose "Properties: General" from the Album menu.

  Resizing thumbnails


Size Options

Displays the thumbnail size options measured in pixels.

Note: This only changes the size of the thumbnails on the current view. If you close an album, the thumbnails return to their default size. To change their default size, choose "Properties: General" from the Album menu.

  Resizing thumbnails


Show/Hide Tabs

Shows or hides the tabs in an album.

  Exploring the album's tabs


Normal Mode

Displays an album in its standard workspace operation mode.

  Controlling Album's workscreen


Display Menu

Displays a menu showing all of the standard menus when Album is in compact mode. These menus are the same as those listed on the menu bar when Album is in normal mode.

  Controlling Album's workscreen

  Menus Commands


Compact Mode

Reduces the size of the Album program window and hides menus to enable tiling with other applications.

  Controlling Album's workscreen


System Properties

Displays information about your PC and the available system resources.

  System Properties


Toolbars & Panels

Allows you to choose the tools to show in the workspace for easy access to various commands and help you work more efficiently. Here you can turn ToolTips on or off, choose between small and large icons for the toolbars, and decide which toolbars and panels appear.

  Choosing helpful tools


Check

Verifies the links between an album's thumbnails and their source files. A dialog box shows a list of missing and modified files. You can reconnect broken links, remove thumbnails, or update the thumbnails of modified files.

  Checking links between thumbnails and source files

  Relinking thumbnails and source files


Move/Copy

Moves or copies an album's file to another folder without losing the links between the thumbnails and their source files.

  Moving the active album to another location

  Copying the active album


Delete

Deletes an album file from your hard disk.

  Deleting an album


Rename

Allows you to change the filename for an album without breaking any links between the thumbnails and their source files.

  Renaming an album


Backup

Saves an album and all its associated files to another location. A dialog box allows you to specify where to save the backup and whether or not to compress the backed-up files.

  Backing up an album


Restore

Retrieves a backed-up album and its associated files. A dialog box allows you to restore the backed-up albums to their original subfolder or to another subfolder.

  Restoring an album


Sharing

Allows you to control access to your albums when shared over a network.

  Sharing an album


Refresh

Allows you to update the contents of an album when multiple copies are open on a network.

[F5]

  Refreshing an album


Properties--Album
Properties

Allows you to edit the attributes and parameters of an album.

  Changing album properties


Insert

Allows you to add new thumbnails to an album. A dialog box offers choices whether to insert individual files or all the files in a selected folder.

[Ins]

  Insert files from a folder

  Collect files from a folder (and subfolders)


Search

Searches an album for thumbnails that match the specified criteria in the Search dialog box.

[Ctrl+F]

  Logical Operators

  Performing a search


Search Entire Tab

Allows you to search for the target thumbnails in the currently selected tab.

  Performing a search


Add to Current View

Allows you to add the results of a search to the current view. (This command is only available if "Search Entire Tab" is selected.)


Sort

Arranges the thumbnails in an album according to conditions specified in the Sort dialog box.

  Arranging the order of thumbnails


Save Sequence

Renumbers thumbnails so that their sequence matches the current arrangement. The index number changes to reflect their new position.

  Arranging thumbnails' order


Import

Allows you to input information from another database format directly into an album. This opens a dialog box to define the data for input:

File Allows you to specify the database file to import.

Fields Displays the fields of the selected database file and the active album.

Import Plugin Imports third party plugins into Album.

Note: Only identically formatted fields can be matched together. Album supports several database formats including dBASE IV files.

  Importing field data


Export

Allows you to save the selected database information from an album to an external file.

To File Generates thumbnails based on source file data.

Slide Show Generates an HTML java applet slide show.

Thumbnails Generates thumbnails based on source file data.

Export Plugin Exports any plugins to an external source.

Note: Album supports Formatted Text Files (*.prn), Tab Delimited Text Files (*.txt), Comma Delimited Text Files (*.csv), and dBASE IV Files (*.dbf).

  Slide Show

  Thumbnails

  Exporting field data


Update

Replaces selected thumbnail images with new ones. A submenu displays the following commands:

From Source File Generates thumbnails based on source file data.

From Clipboard Generates thumbnails based on an image from the clipboard.

  Changing a thumbnail


Relink

Locates and reestablishes links between the thumbnails and their source files.

  Relinking thumbnails and source files

  Checking links between thumbnails and source files


Move

Displays a dialog box allowing you to move thumbnails around within an album.


Rotate Right/Left

Displays a dialog box allowing you to move thumbnails around within an album.


Open--Source file
Open

Opens the file for the selected thumbnail in its associated application.

[Enter]

  Opening source files


Convert

Creates a copy of the current thumbnail's source file in a different file format.

  Converting file formats and data types


Print--Source file
Print

Prints the source files of selected thumbnails in an album.

  Printing source files


View

Runs Viewer and opens any image or graphic files of selected thumbnails.

  Viewing multimedia files


Move--Source file
Move

Moves the source files of any selected thumbnails to a new folder without breaking the links between them.

  Moving files


Copy--Source file
Copy

Copies the source files of any selected thumbnails to a new folder.

  Copying files


Delete--Source file
Delete

Permanently removes the source file of any selected thumbnail from its folder and removes the linked thumbnail.

  Deleting  files


Rename--Source file
Rename

Renames the source file of any selected thumbnail.

  Renaming files


Associate

Links the source file of any selected thumbnail to an application. (If the file extension of the linked source file is recognized by Album, file association is set automatically.)

  Changing file association


Create Folder

Creates a new folder on your hard disk.

  Creating a folder for the source files


Remove Folder

Removes the selected folder from your hard disk.

  Removing a folder of source files


Properties--Source file
Properties

Displays the source file attributes for the selected thumbnail.

[Alt+Enter]

  Changing file attributes


Cascade

Arranges all open album windows in the workspace, from upper left to lower right.

[Shift+F5]


Tile Horizontally/Vertically

Evenly distributes all opened albums in the workspace from left to right and top to bottom (Horizontally) or from top to bottom and left to right (Vertically).

[Shift+F4]


Arrange Icons

Arranges all minimized albums in the workspace into regularly spaced rows at the bottom of the workspace.


Currently Opened Files

Lists the names of all currently opened albums in the workspace. Clicking on a filename makes it the active album.


Ulead PhotoImpact Album Help

Starts the on-line help.

You can also access help topics by:

Clicking the help button and then clicking on the item of interest.

Placing the mouse over an item of interest and pressing F1.


About Ulead Products

Provides insight into the history, philosophy, and products of Ulead Systems.


About PhotoImpact Album

Provides copyright and other information about Album.


Switch

Opens a menu listing other Ulead programs for quick access.


Save

Resets the current thumbnail sequence and updates the index numbers to reflect the new thumbnail order.

[Ctrl+S]


Save As

Allows you to save an album with a new name and location.

[F12]


Help

Allows you to click on an item for help. To use [image], click on it and when the pointer changes to a question mark, click on the item you have a question about.


Annotated

Displays only the thumbnails with annotations.


Add

Annotates sound, MIDI, video, or animation files to a thumbnail.

  Adding annotations


Remove

Removes no longer needed annotation on a thumbnail.

  Removing annotations


Change

Allows you to change the currently annotated file of a thumbnail with a new one.

  Changing annotations


URL
URL Data

The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) relating to an image file is displayed here. Clicking on an address will run the appropriate software (ie - browser) to go to this location.


URL
More URLs

This displays more URLs (Uniform Resource Locator).


Replace Thumbnail

Replaces selected thumbnails with their annotations.


Annotation

Allows you to add an annotation file to a thumbnail. Once added, you can change or remove them. It can also replace thumbnails with their annotations.

  Working with annotations


Copy

Duplicates the current thumbnail, field data, or filename onto the clipboard. A submenu offers the following commands:

Thumbnail Copies the current thumbnail onto the clipboard.

[Ctrl+C]

Field Data Copies the current thumbnail's field data onto the clipboard.

Filename Copies the current thumbnail's filename onto the clipboard.


Paste

Allows you to place the current thumbnail, field data, or filename that were previously cut and placed onto the clipboard into an album. Copied thumbnail and field data can also be pasted into an album.

Note: You cannot paste a copied filename into an album.

[Ctrl+V]


Clear

Deletes the current thumbnail from an album. (This does not delete the actual files from your system.)

[Del]


Properties

Displays the source file attributes for the current thumbnail.

[Alt+Enter]


View

Runs Viewer and opens any image or graphic file of the current thumbnail.


Open

Opens the file of the current thumbnail in its associated application.


Move

Moves the source file of the current thumbnail to a new location without breaking the link between them.


Copy

Copies the source file of the current thumbnail to a new location.


Delete

Permanently removes the source file of the current thumbnail from its location and removes the linked thumbnail.


Rename

Renames the source file of the current thumbnail.


Copy
Field Data

Copies the current thumbnail's field data onto the clipboard.


On-line Registration

Opens Ulead Systems Registration Wizard which allows you to register your products through our web page or the     e-mail internet connection. Registering your software ensures periodic updates of all our products.


Rotate thumbnails
Rotate Thumbnail right/left

Rotates selected thumbnail(s) 90 degrees left or right.


Rename dialog box

Allows you to change the name of an album file without breaking any links.

Original album file name Displays the path and folder of an album.

New album file name Enter a new filename for the album.


Backup dialog box

Allows you to save an album and its associated files in a different location.

Backup album to folder Enter the location for the backed-up files or select one from the folders list. (All the original files in that folder are removed and replaced by the backed-up files.)

Folders list Displays all existing folders in the current drive.

Drives Select the drive for the backed-up album.

Backup selected files only Select to backup the files of only the selected thumbnails.

Compress files Select to compress files with a ZLIB compression scheme and create smaller backed-up files.

Information list Displays the total size of the file to backup and available disk space in the current drive.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.

Network Click to connect to a network.


Restore dialog box

Allows you to retrieve a backed-up album and its source files.

Restore album from folder Enter the source path and folder or select from the folders list, the album to restore.

Folders list Displays all existing folders in the current drive.

Drives Lists all available drives.

Information list Displays the number of selected files and disk space required to restore the all the files.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders

Properties Click to display more information about a selected album.

Network Click to connect to a network.

Restore to Select where to restore the selected album and enter the folder name. (If the specified folder does not exist, Album creates it.)


Sharing dialog box

Allows you to control the access to albums shared over a network.

Active album options Select the active album's access mode for the current user.

Sharing mode options Select the active album's access mode for other network users.

Note: "Read/Write" access mode plus  "Do not share" sharing mode allows you to change an album's properties.


Album Properties dialog box--General
Album Properties dialog box
  General	  Fields
  Advanced 	  More

Allows you to edit or set the attributes and parameters of an album.

Album title Enter a new album title or edit the current one. (An album title can hold up to 23 characters).

Size Select a size for the thumbnails.

Compression Select the thumbnail compression scheme.

Color Select the color palette to use for the thumbnails.

Description Edit or add information about the album to help you remember the purpose or contents of this album.

Restore Click to delete all edited information and restore to the last saved settings.


Effect of resolution on thumbnail size

Here are some examples of thumbnails sized at different resolutions:

640 x 480 (pixels) Full Screen at:

32 x 32 Displays 11 thumbnails across.

96 x 96 Displays 4 thumbnails across.

800 x 600 (pixels) Full Screen at:

32 x 32 Displays 14 thumbnails across.

96 x 96 Displays 5 thumbnails across.

1024 x 468 (pixels) Full Screen at:

32 x 32 Displays 18 thumbnails across.

96 x 96 Displays 7 thumbnails across.


Album Properties dialog box--Fields
Album Properties dialog box
  General	  Fields
  Advanced	  More

Field name Enter the field name to edit.

Field type Click on the appropriate Field type for the field name.

Add Click to add the new Field name and Field type to the Fields list.

Change Click to change the Field type of the selected Field name with the new one.

Remove Click to delete the selected field from the fields list.

Total fields Displays the total number of fields in the current album.

Fields list Displays all the existing fields and information.

Restore Click to delete all edited information and restore it back to the last saved settings.

Note: Changes in the Field types are only allowed in user-defined Field names.


Field data restrictions

Number Accepts numeric data from 0 to 4,294,967,294. Negative numbers are not valid.

Date Uses the format defined in the Date of the Regional Settings dialog box from the Windows Control Panel.

Text Holds up to 255 characters.

Filename Accepts up to 259 characters.

Keyword Each Keyword field accepts up to 32 keywords and each Keyword item can hold up to 255 characters.

List Each List field accepts up to 32 values and each List value can hold up to 255 characters.

Memo Accepts up to 65,635 characters.


Album Properties dialog box--Advanced
Album Properties dialog box
  General	  Fields
  Advanced	  More

Allows you to monitor file activities of a folder.

Folder Enter the folder for Album to monitor for any changes.

Browse Click to search for other folders.

File types Enter the file extension (*.ext) or select from the file formats drop-down list the types of files to monitor. (You can select several file formats.)

File formats list Click on the file format(s) to include in monitoring.

Enable folder monitoring Select to monitor the defined folder.

Password Set a password for access security.

Verify Enter the password again to make sure you typed it correctly.


This allows you to immediately update your album for any file deletions or additions. You then don't have to insert thumbnails to an album or remember to insert a thumbnail whenever you create a file in another program. Select multiple types of files to monitor from the File types list (Allows you to include up to 26 File types).


Album Properties dialog box--More
Album Properties dialog box
  General 	  Fields
  Advanced	  More

Displays the following album information:

Name Displays the path and filename of the active album.

Size Displays the memory size of the active album.

Creation date Displays the date when the active album was created.

Date last saved Displays the date when the last edited version was saved.

No. of records Displays the total number of thumbnails in the active album.

Mark file Displays the location of the Mark file associated with the album.


Insert dialog box--Files
Insert Files dialog box

Look in: Show the current drive or folder.

Folder/Files list Lists all folders and files in the current folder. Click with the Shift key to select a range of files or click with the Ctrl key to select individual ones.

File name Initially shows the file extensions of all the files contained in the open folder. Enter the path and name of the files to insert or select from the Files list.

Files of type Select the types of files to display in the Files list.

Media type Displays information about the type of files that will be collected. note: This is only displayed if a Files of type is selected (e.g. *.bmp).

Insert Files Select from All files, Modified files, or New files.

Keep field data intact Select to preserve an album's data fields whenever the source file has conflicting data fields with the album.

Do not create thumbnails Select to display only the filename. Clear to display a thumbnail representation and the filename.

Write error and journals to file Select to collect any errors that may have occurred when collecting thumbnails and save them into the Journal.txt file in your local Windows folder. This prevents the insertion process from stopping when problems occur.

Insert  Click to add the selected files into the active album.

Close Click when done inserting.

Cancel Click if you decide not to insert anything.

Options Define the format specific save options for the selected format. (Not all file formats have options.)

Properties Click to display the selected file's statistics.


Insert dialog box--Folder
Collect Files dialog box

Folders list Displays all existing folders in the current drive.

Collect files Displays wildcards, file extentions, or other information pertaining to the type of files to be collected. e.g. *.bmp would collect all bitmap files.

Files of type Select the type of files to collect.

Media type Displays information about the type of files that will be collected. note: This is only displayed if a Files of type is selected (e.g. *.bmp).

Insert files Select from All files, Modified files if you only want to select files which have been changed, or New files if you want to select only files which have been newly added to the folder.

Collect files in all subfolders Select to include the files in the subfolder contained in a selected folder.

Keep field data intact Click to preserve album data fields if the source file has conflicting data fields with the album.

Do not create thumbnails Select to display only the filename. Clear to create thumbnails for the inserted files.

Write errors and journals to file Select to log any errors that occur while inserting thumbnails and save them into the Journal.txt file in your local Windows folder. When this option is active, the insertion process runs uninterrupted and does not stop when errors occur.

Collect Click to insert files from the selected folder into the active album.

Close Click when done inserting.

Cancel Click if you decide not to insert anything.

Options Define the format specific save options for the selected format. (Not all file formats have options.)

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.


Search dialog box

Allows you to define a search criteria to match with thumbnails in an active album.

Search Type Select a Field to search on from the drop-down list to match with thumbnails.

Search Operator Select an Operator to use in determining the relationship between more than one search criteria.

Search criteria When "Contains" is selected as a Search Operator, enter the data for searching.

Operators and match options Select the boxes for specific file features to use in searching.

Edit criteria Click to define more detailed conditions in the search.

Add Click to include the defined search condition to the Search criteria list.

Change Click to replace a selected search condition in the Search criteria list, with the newly defined one.

Remove Click to delete a selected search condition from the Search criteria list.

Search criteria list Displays all defined search conditions and their operators.

Search options Select the location for searching.

Save Query Click to save a defined search criteria for future use.

Load Query Click to retrieve previously saved search criteria.

Action to take Select whether to display only the matching results or to select all matching thumbnails after searching.

  Logical Operators


Operators are characters or phrases that help define a range in a search. Other operators are self-explanatory, but there are two that require clarification for certain Search Types. To search for thumbnails with data in their searched Field, select Contains. To search for thumbnails with no data in their searched Field, select Empty.


Depending on the Search Type selected, the conditions you can set for the search, varies. In some search types, you can define additional search conditions for more detailed processing.


This button is not available for all Search Types.


Edit Search Criteria dialog box

Allows you to define or edit search conditions. Depending on the selected Search Type, each has its own list of search operators and set of conditions you can define to do a more detailed search.

Search criteria Enter the data for searching.

Match case Select to display only the exact data match, i.e., the upper and lower cases in a query are considered.

Match whole word Select to search for only the occurrences of the letters defined in a query. Clear to search for all occurrences of the letters defined in a query even if it is only part of a word. Unlike in the Match case, this search does not consider the upper and lower cases, but only the occurrences of the letters.

Operators Select an Operator to use in determining the relationship between more than one search criteria.

Delimiter Select a delimiter to use when a search query is more than one word and must be treated as one.


Edit Search Criteria dialog box--Keyword
Edit Search Criteria dialog box

Allows you to define or edit search conditions for a selected search type.

Search criteria Enter the data for searching.

Start with Select to search for thumbnails with words that begin with the entered text.

Keyword/Value locator Enter the first few letters of the keyword/category to go down nearer to the desired data in the Keyword/Values list.

Keywords/Values list Displays all keywords/values in an album.

Operators Select an Operator to use in determining the relationship between more than one search criteria.

Delimiter used in this criteria Select a delimiter to use when a search query is more than one word and must be treated as one.


Edit Search Criteria dialog box--Filename
Edit Search Criteria dialog box

Allows you to define or edit search conditions for a selected search type.

Search criteria Enter the data for searching.

Operators Select an Operator to use in defining the relationship between more than one search criteria.

Delimiter used in this criteria Select a delimiter to use when a search query is more than one word and must be treated as one.


Search by Marks dialog box

Allows you to define or edit search conditions for a Mark search type.

Search criteria Enter the data for searching.

Marks list Select the marks to use for searching.

Operators Select an Operator to use in determining the relationship between more than one search criteria.


Save Query dialog box

Allows you to include a defined search criteria in the existing queries list for future use.

Query name Enter the filename for saving.

Existing queries list Displays other queries previously saved.


Load Query dialog box

Allows you to display, load, or delete previously saved queries.

Existing queries Select a previously saved query to display, load, or delete.

Remove Click to delete a selected query from the list.

Query content Displays a selected query's search criteria.

Load Click to retrieve a selected query.

Close Click to close the Load Query dialog box.


Sort dialog box--Basic
Sort dialog box
  Basic	  Advanced

Allows you to define the order of thumbnails in an album.

Sort by Select a mode to use for sorting.

Sort order Select whether to start sorting from first to last (ascending), or last to first (descending).


Sort dialog box--Advanced
Sort dialog box
  Basic	  Advanced

Allows you to define the order of thumbnails according to the media type of their associated files.

Media types Select a media type for sorting.

Sort by list Lists all the parameters of a selected media type. Select a parameter for sorting.

Sort order Select whether to start sorting from first to last (ascending), or last to first (descending).


Import/Export dialog box
  File	  Import Fields
  Export Fields

Allows you specify a database file to import/export.

File name Enter the path and name of a file to import/export or select from the files list.

Files list Lists files in a current folder.

List files of type Select a file format to display in the Files list.

Folders list Displays all existing folders in the current drive.

Drives Select a drive where the folder for importing/exporting is located.


Import Fields dialog box
Import/Export dialog box
  File 	  Import Fields
  Export Fields

Displays the input file's fields and the existing fields in the current album.

Fields in input file list Displays all fields in the input file.

Fields in album Displays all fields in the album. Select the fields to match with the selected input file.

Match field values in __ with album's field Select to compare values in the input list fields to that of the album.

Treat first record in file as field names Select to display the field title in the input file list.

Character set Select a text format to use when importing.


Export Fields dialog box
Import/Export dialog box
  File	  Import Fields
  Export Fields

Allows you to select fields to export.

Export fields list Displays all fields in the current album. Select the fields to export.

Character set Select a text format to use for exporting.

Store field names as first record in file Select to save exported field names in the first row of the file instead of in a column.


Convert dialog box

Allows you to specify a file format and data type for converting the source file of a thumbnail.

Convert file format to Select a file format to use for converting.

Convert data type to Select a data type to use for converting.

Option Define the format specific save options for the selected format.

Converted files options Select the option(s) to specify the destination of the converted files.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.

Delete original files and remove from album Select to delete the original files from the disk and album.


Print dialog box--Source file
Print dialog box

Printer Displays the current default printer.

Copies Enter the number of copies to print.

Scale to Fit the Page Select to scale the images to print as large as possible on the output page. Clear to print the image at the size determined by its resolution.

Center Image Horizontally Select to print an image centered from left to right.

Center Image Vertically Select to print an image centered from top to bottom.

Printer Click to modify the printer settings.


Move/Copy Files dialog box

Moves or copies source files to a new location.

Move/Copy files to folder Displays the current folder. Specify a folder for moving of copying files to.

Folders list Displays all existing folders in the current drive.

Drives Select a drive for the moved/copied files.

Insert copied files to Album Select to insert the thumbnails of the copied source files into another album.

Album  Select an album to insert the thumbnails of the copied files to.

Information Displays the drive and file information. (No. of selected files, total size, and available disk space on the current drive.)

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.

Network Click to connect to a network.


Rename dialog box

Allows you to change the name of a source file without breaking the link to its thumbnail.

From Displays the source filename of a selected thumbnail.

To Enter a new name for the source file.


Associate dialog box

Allows you to associate thumbnails with a given extension with an application.

Files with extensions Enter the file extension of the thumbnails to associate to the application.

Associate with program Specify the application to view or open thumbnails with the specified file extension.

Program application list Displays all available program applications.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.


Create/Remove Folder dialog box

Allows you to create a new folder or remove an existing one.

Folder name Displays the current folder. Enter a folder name to create or remove.

Folders list Displays all existing folders in the current drive.

Drives Select a drive for the folder.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.

Network Click to connect to a network.


New Group dialog box

Allows you to create a group of programs to add to the Tool panel.

Program group Select to enter a new group of programs.

Group name Enter a name for the new group of programs.

Program icon Select to enter a program name, description, and location of programs to add to the defined program group.

Description Enter a program description for quick identification of the application. (Optional.)

Command line Enter the path and extension of the program to insert.

Working folder Enter the folder where the program file is located.

New Click to add a new program icon to the Tool panel.

Close Click when done adding.

Browse Click to search for other program files.


Delete dialog box--Tool panel
Delete dialog box

Allows you to remove the selected program group and/or icons from the Tool panel.

Delete current program group Select to delete the currently selected program group from the Tool panel.

Group Displays the current program group.

Delete program icon from current group Select to delete the currently selected program icon.

Icon Enter or select a program icon to delete from the drop-down list.


Tool panel Properties dialog box

Displays the current program group name and program icons for any modification.

Program group Select to edit the current program group name.

Group name Displays the current program group name.

Program icon Select from the drop-down list a program icon to edit/display.

Description Displays the selected program icon's description for editing.

Command line Displays the selected program icon's path and extension for editing.

Working folder Displays the selected program icon's folder for editing.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.


Configure dialog box

Allows you to change the location of the Tool panel.

Left Select to place the Tool panel hugging the left side of an album workspace.

Right Select to place the Tool panel hugging the right side of an album workspace.

Floating Select to place the Tool panel anywhere on the monitor screen. Click on the Tool panel title bar and drag it to the desired location.


Run dialog box

Allows you to run other programs that are not included in the Tool panel.

Command line Enter the path and extension of a program to run.

Run minimized Select to immediately minimize the Album program after opening the other program.

Browse Click to search for files or folders.


Edit Marks dialog box

Allows you to add or edit mark names in an album.

Mark name Enter a mark name to add or edit.

Marks list Displays existing marks in an album.

Adopt marks from album Select marks from other open albums in the workspace.

Clear All Click to delete all mark names from the list.


Load Marks dialog box

Allows you to retrieve previously saved marks.

Look in Select a folder where previously saved mark files are located.

View the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

Create a new folder.

Lists the names.

Lists the names with statistics.

File name Enter the filename to load.

Files of type Select the mark file extension (*.mrk) to display only mark files.

Merge with original marks Select to add incoming mark names to your current list.

Replace original marks Select to delete the current mark names and replace them with incoming ones.


Save Marks dialog box
Load/Save dialog box

Allows you to load/save files.

Look in/Save in Define a folder for loading/saving.

View the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

Create a new folder.

Lists the names.

Lists the names with statistics.

File name Enter a filename for loading/saving.

Save as type Select a file format extension.

Load/Save Click to load/save file.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.


Convert to Keywords dialog box

Adds the selected marks to a Keyword field. This also allows you to choose whether to keep the converted marks on thumbnails, clear them, or delete the mark names from the Mark panel after conversion.

Keyword fields list Displays all existing field names with Keyword as Field type. Select which field name to add the selected marks to.

Clear marks from selected thumbnails Select to remove the selected marks from the specified thumbnails after conversion.

Clear mark names from panel Select to delete the converted mark names from the Mark panel.


Acquire dialog box

Allows you to acquire an image by specifying the following information:

Save in Enter a folder to save the acquired image to.

View the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

Create a new folder.

Lists the names.

Lists the names with statistics.

File name Enter a filename for saving.

Save as type Select a format for the new file.

Increase file number by two Select to save acquirred images to filenames numbered in increments of two. (This is useful when scanning multiple pages with information on both sides to keep the file order identical to the page order.)

Delete acquired image files Select to prevent images from being saved to your hard disk after faxing, e-mailing or printing them (not availible if acquiring to file).

Automatically numbered Select to automatically number each successive image input.

Acquire sound annotation Check to acquire images along with their annotation files. (Only available when using Canon PowerShot Cameras.)

Image data type supported Displays the data type supported by a selected file format.

Save Click to save an acquired image.

Option Click to select the save options for certain file formats.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.


Filenames can be entered with or without a file extension and automatically numbered in consecutive numbers. If no extension is entered, the extension selected in the Save as type is automatically added in.


Select Source dialog box

Allows you to define a source device to use for acquiring.

Select a data source Select an installed TWAIN device to use when acquiring images.


Scroll To dialog box

Allows you to view a thumbnail right away.

Scroll to Enter the index number of a thumbnail to go to.

Thumbnails list Lists all thumbnails in the current tab. Click on a thumbnail from the list to go directly to.


Auto Scroll dialog box

Automatically scrolls through all the thumbnails in an album screen by screen.

Delay time (in seconds) Enter a delay time for displaying a screen of thumbnails before scrolling to another.

Note: Press the space bar to pause/resume scrolling, Esc key to stop.


Layout dialog box--Thumbnail
Layout dialog box
  Thumbnail	  Attribute
  Filename	  Data Entry

Allows you to change the information displayed when in Thumbnail display mode.

Show fields window Select the boxes of the desired fields to show and enter the number of lines for each selected field.

Total number of lines Displays the sum of all the lines for the selected fields.

Text area width Select a width for the text.

Thumbnail format Select a display format for a thumbnail.

Show file name with full pathname Select to display the full path name of the thumbnails. Clear to display just the filename.

Check password next time Select to enable enable password security.

Preview Click to view a defined layout before applying.

Same As Click to apply a layout of another open album in the workspace.


Layout dialog box--Attribute
Layout dialog box
  Thumbnail	  Attribute
  Filename	  Data Entry

Allows you to change the information to display when in Attribute display mode.

Show fields window Select the boxes of the desired fields to show and enter the number of lines for each selected field.

Total number of lines Displays the sum of all the lines of selected fields.

Show thumbnail Select to display thumbnails when in an Attribute display mode.

Thumbnail format Select a display format for the thumbnails.

Show file name with full pathname Select to display the full pathname of the thumbnails. Clear to display just the filenames.

Check password next time Select to enable enable password security.

Preview Click to view a defined layout before applying.

Same As Click to apply a layout of another open album in the workspace.


Layout dialog box--Filename
Layout dialog box
  Thumbnail 	  Attribute
  Filename	  Data Entry

Allows you to change the information displayed when in Filename display mode.

Show fields window Select the boxes of the desired fields to show and enter the number of characters for each selected field.

Total number of fields Displays the sum of all the selected fields.

Show file name with full pathname Select to display the full pathname of thumbnails. Clear to display just the filenames.

Check password next time Select to enable enable password security.

Preview Click to view a defined layout before applying.

Same As Allows you to apply a layout of another open album in the workspace.


Layout dialog box--Data Entry
Layout dialog box
  Thumbnail	  Attribute
  Filename	  Data Entry

Allows you to change how the layout will look in Data entry mode.

Show fields window Select the boxes of the desired fields to show and enter the number of lines for each selected field.

Total number of lines Displays the sum of all the selected lines.

Show file name with full pathname Select to display the full pathname of thumbnails. Clear to display just the filenames.

Check password next time Select to enable enable password security.

Preview Click to view a defined layout before applying.

Same As Allows you to apply a layout of another open album in the workspace.


Same As dialog box

Allows you to use another open album's layout.

Apply layout Select the layout(s) to apply when in one of the different modes.

From album Select from the list of open albums in the workspace which album's layout you wish to apply.


Tile With dialog box
Tile Album Window With dialog box

Allows you to display Album alongside another application.

Choose a window to tile with Album Displays a list of open applications. Select an application to tile with Album.

Tile method options Decide how to arrange the desktop.


Category dialog box

Allows you to add or select items to or from the values list.

Current values availible Lists all items defined in a selected category with List as Field type. Click on an item to set the field value.

New value Enter a value to define a new category to add to the current items list.


Keyword dialog box

Allows you to add values or items to a selected field.

Current keywords in field Displays all the items in a selected field.

Current keywords available Displays all the keywords in an album. Click on an item to place on a selected thumbnail and to be added to the Current keywords in field list.

New keyword Enter a new item to add to the two lists.

Add Click to add a new keyword to the two lists.

Remove Click to delete an item from the Current keywords in field list.

Remove All Click to delete all items from the Current keywords in field list.


Add/Change Annotation dialog box

Allows you to annotate sound, MIDI, video, or animation files to a thumbnail.

Look in Define the folder of the files to annotate.

View the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

Create a new folder.

Lists the names.

Lists the names with statistics.

File name Enter the filename for the file to annotate.

Files of type Select a file format extension to display.

Open Click to annotate a selected file.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.


Switch To dialog box

Allows you to switch from one album tab to another and display a different set of thumbnails.

Tab value Displays all the different tabs contained in an album. Select a tab value to display the desired set of thumbnails.


Move Thumbnail dialog box

Allows you to move thumbnails from one tab to another.

Tab value Displays all the different tabs contained in an album. Select a tab value to display the desired set of thumbnails.


Logical Operators

Allows you to quickly search through a vast number of files. This is commonly known as the Boolean operators:

Not Does not include thumbnails that have this search item.

And Includes thumbnails that have both search items.

Or Includes thumbnails that meet at least one of the search items.

( ) Combines criteria together.


If it is easier to find what you are looking for by excluding other thumbnails, select Not as an operator.


If you wish to find thumbnails meeting all of the specified criteria, select And.


If you wish to search for thumbnails that meet at least one of the specified criteria, select Or.


If you have several criteria, some of which must be paired together, use ( ).


Set Text/Background Color dialog box

Select colors for the slide show text and background.

Basic Colors Choose a color to use from the standard Windows color palette.

Custom Colors Choose a color you created and saved from the Custom Colors panel.

Define Custom Colors Create a color from a palette showing all available options for your computer.


Font dialog box

Allows you to set a typeface to use in a slide show presentation.

Font Select a desired typeface from the list for the text in a slide show.

Font style Select a style for the selected font.

Size Set a size for the selected font.

Effects Select the effects to apply on the selected font.

Sample display Provides a preview of the defined typeface.


Groups dialog box

Displays all the program groups that you have created for the toolbox. Click the one that you want to display in the toolbox.


Export Slide Show
Export Slide Show dialog box

Slide show mode Select Manual for a show that responds to user mouse clicks or automatic for a timed show.

Window size Specify window size.

Delay between slides Set the time interval between slides in seconds.

Output filename Specify a file directory and name. Your images will be placed in a directory immediately below where you put your HTML file.

Autofit in Window Select this option to automatically resize the images to fit in the window.

Show source file name This will display the image's name with the image in the show.

Background color Click this box to set the background color.


Export Thumbnails - page layout
Export Thumbnails dialog box
  Page Layout	  Thumbnail
  Fields	  Format

These dialogue boxes set up all or part of an album to be exported to an HTML file for use on an Internet home page. A copy of your thumbnails will be made in the directory you specify.

Title Select a title for your web page.

Background image file Specify a background for your web page.

Header or the title for the top of the page (optional).

Footer.Set any footer information (optional).

Output file name Specify a name and directory for your HTML file.

Thumbnail layout either Horizontal or Verticle.


Export Thumbnails - thumbnail
Export Thumbnails dialog box
  Page Layout	  Thumbnail
  Fields	  Format

Thumbnail size either original or specify a custom size.

Index Number Toggles display of thumbnail numbers ( Align left, right or centered).

Thumbnail filename prefix the name of the file (.thm).

Number of thumbnails per column vertical (up and down).

Number of thumbnails per row horzontal (left and right).


Export Thumbnails - fields
Export Thumbnails dialog box
  Page Layout	  Thumbnail
  Fields	  Format

Fields in album: These are the fields availible to export.

Fields to export: Click the Add button to set up the text fields you want displayed in your exported file based on the thumbnail data base. Text can include alll or none of your data.

Field name alias choose an easy to remember alias for the data fields.

Fields width per line Set the width of your output fields.


Export Thumbnails - format
Export Thumbnails dialog box
  Page Layout	  Thumbnail
  Fields	  Format

This will automatically set up the formatting of the text displayed in your HTML file. You can change how the data from each field is displayed, specify text style, font size, alignment, color and a margin width. You may of course modify this information by directly editing the HTML file.


Using the Batch Manager

1.	Click Window: Batch Manger or double-click on an empty area in the workspace.

2.	Select the albums from the Albums list to apply an operation to. (Select multiple albums by pressing the mouse with the Shift key to select a range of files or the Ctrl key for several individual ones. Click Deselect for any incorrect selection made.)

3.	Select a command to perform on the selected albums from the Operation drop-down list.

4.	Click OK to perform the operation on the selected albums.

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Creating a new album

1.	Click File: New

2.	Select a template from the Album templates list.

3.	Enter a name for the new album.

4.	Click OK to immediately start inserting thumbnails after creating the album or click Customize to define or edit the properties of the selected album template.

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An album from an album

1.	Open the album with the thumbnails you want to insert to a new album.

2.	Select the thumbnails to place into the new album.

3.	Click Edit: Make Album

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Opening an album

1. Click File: Open

2. Select a folder where the album to open is and double-click to display the file names contained in it.

3. Click on or type the name of the album to open. Press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting files. The Shift key allows you to select a range of files; the Ctrl key, several individual ones.(Click Properties to display information about a selected album.)

4. Click OK.

Note: You may also drag album files from the Windows Explorer or File Manager into an empty area in the Album workspace to open them.

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Finding files on disk

1.	In a dialog box which involves opening or accessing files, click Browse to search for other files or folders.

2.	Select the drive and folder to look into for file(s).

3.	Enter the filename to search for. You may use wildcards (*.*) to search for a group of files with the same name or file extension.

4.	Click Scan to search the selected folder and all its subfolders. Matching files are displayed in the Files found list sorted in the order specified in the Sort files option.

5.	Click on the filename(s) with the Shift or Ctrl key to select files. The Shift key allows you to select a range of files; the Ctrl key, several individual ones.

6.	Click OK to include the selected files for opening or accessing.

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Printing an album

1.	Click File: Print

2.	In the Thumbnail range option, specify which thumbnails to print.

3.	Specify the number of copies to print. (If you are printing multiple copies, check the Collate box to print documents set by set and also maintain the page order.)

4.	If Thumbnail Image is selected, select Create thumbnails from original files to create higher quality thumbnails. However, selecting this option may result in slower printing.

5.	Click Page Setup to modify output page settings.

6.	Click OK to start printing.

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Deleting an album

From the workspace:

1.	Select the album to delete by clicking on its title bar , or if minimized, click on its icon to make it the active one.

2.	Click Album: Delete. (Album prompts with a confirmation message).

3.	Click Yes to continue deletion or No to cancel.

Note: The album files are deleted, but the source files remain on your hard disk.

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Obtaining information

Album Properties

There are several ways to obtain an album's information:

Click File: Open. Click on the album's filename and then the Properties button.

Select an album and from the Album menu, choose Properties.

For backed-up album information, Select Restore from the Album menu and click Properties.

System Properties

1.	Click View: System Properties.

2.	Click on any of the three tabs for more information.

3.	Click OK to close the dialog box and resume working on the album.

Source file properties

There are several ways to view the source file information of thumbnails in an album:

Select a thumbnail and select Properties from the Source menu.

Right click on a thumbnail to display a pop-up menu and then choose Properties to display the source file information. (In a Data Entry display mode, right click within the thumbnail, but outside the Edit pane's data entry area to display a pop-up menu with the Properties command.)

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Exiting Album

There are several ways to end an Album session:

Click File: Exit.

Double-click on the Album's icon located at the upper left hand corner.

Click on the Album's icon and select Close.

Click [image] located at the upper right hand corner.

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  Files

  Folders

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  Inserting from a TWAIN device

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Insert files from a folder

1.	Click Thumbnail: Insert.

2.	Select Insert files from a folder to insert thumbnails file by file.

3.	Select the drive and folder of the files to insert. Click Browse to search for other files or folders.

4.	Select the media type and file format of the files to display in the list of files to insert.

5.	From the list of files, select the files to insert. (Press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting files. The Shift key allows you to select a range of files; the Ctrl key, several individual ones.)

6.	Select Write errors and journals to file to generate a report on any problems that occurred while inserting and avoid cessation in the insertion process.

7.	Click Insert to add the selected files into the active album.

8.	Click Close when done inserting.

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Collect files from a folder
Collect files from a folder (and sub folders)

1.	Click Thumbnail: Insert.

2.	Select collect files from a folder to insert thumbnails by collecting files from a selected folder having the specified file formats.

3.	Select the drive of the folder to insert. Click Browse to search for other folders.

4.	Select the media type and file format of the files to include in the collection of files to insert.

5.	Select Collect files in all subfolders to also include files in folders lower in the directory.

6.	Check Write errors and journals to file to generate a report on any problems that occurred while inserting and avoid halting the insertion process.

7.	Select the folder and click Insert to start collecting files.

8.	Click Close when done inserting.

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Inserting from other Ulead programs

1.	Run the selected Ulead program where the file to insert is located.

2.	From the selected Ulead program's File menu, choose Save As.

3.	In the Save As dialog box, click Album.

4.	Select an album to insert the thumbnail representation of the file to or create a new album and then click OK.

5.	After the Album dialog box closes, click Save to insert the thumbnail into the selected album .

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Copying a thumbnail to another album

1.	Select the thumbnail you want to copy.

2.	Click Edit: Copy to copy the selected thumbnail onto the clipboard.

3.	Open an album for the copied thumbnail.

4.	Click Edit: Paste to insert the copied thumbnail into the newly selected album.

You can also open both albums in the workspace and simply drag and drop the thumbnails from one album to the other.

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Viewing albums in different modes

Using the Standard Toolbar:

1.	Select an album to view.

2.	Locate the Standard Toolbar.

3.	From the four viewing modes ( [image] Thumbnail, [image] Attribute, [image] Filename, [image] Data Entry), click on the desired mode to change the display on the screen.

Using the View menu:

1.	Select an album to view.

2.	Click View: Mode.

3.	Highlight and click on the desired view mode to change the display on the screen.

Using right click:

1.	Open an album in the workspace.

2.	Right click on an empty area in the workspace to open a pop-up menu.

3.	Click Mode from the pop-up menu and select a mode from the appearing submenu to change the display on the screen.

Note: Click View: Mode: layout to change the layout of the different viewing modes. This allows you to select which information to display in each of the different modes.

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Selecting thumbnails

To select one, click on a thumbnail. (Any other selected thumbnails in the album are deselected.)

To select a range, click on the first thumbnail in the range, then press the Shift key and click on the last thumbnail in the range.

To select or deselect individual thumbnails without affecting previous selections, press the Ctrl key as you click on a thumbnail.

To select all the thumbnails in an album, click Edit: Select all.

To select all the thumbnails that are not included in the current selection and deselect all thumbnails in the current selection, Click Edit: Select Invert.

To select the thumbnails matching a defined search criteria, Click Select Matched Thumbnails in the Action to Take in the Search dialog box.

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Moving thumbnails from one album to another

1.	Select the thumbnails to move to another location. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of thumbnails or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	Click Edit: Cut to remove the selected thumbnails from the active album and move them onto the clipboard.

3.	Select an album you want to paste the thumbnails into.

4.	Click Edit: Paste to insert the selected thumbnail from the clipboard into the selected album.

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Cutting thumbnails from an album

1.	Select the thumbnails to move onto the clipboard. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of thumbnails or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	Click Edit: Cut to remove the selected thumbnails from the active album and onto the clipboard.

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Deleting thumbnails from an album

1.	Select the thumbnails to delete from the album. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of thumbnails or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	Click Edit: Clear. Selected thumbnails are deleted from the album; the source files, however, are unaffected.

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Arranging the order of the thumbnails
Arranging the order of thumbnails

1.	Click Thumbnail: Sort.

2.	Click on the Basic tab to perform sorting by fields or certain file information. Click on the Advanced tab to perform sorting by the different types of media files.

3.	For basic sorting, select a sort mode to apply.

4.	For Advanced sorting, select a type of media file. Album displays a list of media parameters. Select the parameter to apply.

Note: If you wish to retain this arrangement of thumbnails for future use, Click Thumbnail: Save Sequence. Each thumbnail's index number is reassigned reflecting its new position.

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Relinking thumbnails and source files

1.	Select the thumbnails that need relinking.

2.	Click Thumbnail: Relink.

3.	Select a drive and/or folder where the source files are located. (Before moving an album and its source file to another drive, select Album drive for the program to automatically search for the source file in the new location.)

4.	Click OK to start relinking selected thumbnails to their source files.

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Checking links between thumbnails and source files

Automatically

1.	Check the Check links to source files option in the Preferences: Album dialog box.

2.	Resize the album window, scroll, or sort through the album to initialize automatic checking.

Note: Checking this option slows down processing time as you wait for Album to finish checking. Clear until automatic updating is necessary.

Using the Check command

1.	Click Album: Check. Album displays the lists of missing and modified files

2.	Click on the tab for the type of files to act on.

Note: The access mode for the active album has to be set to Read/Write before you can use the Check command. You can set this mode by choosing Sharing in the Album menu.

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Changing a thumbnail

From the source file:

1.	Select the thumbnail with representation to change.

2.	Click Thumbnail: Update: Source File to change the thumbnail representation with the source file's program icon.

Note: Album displays a "No Icon" thumbnail if an inserted file's file extension is not associated with an application or the application's icon is unavailable or unreadable.

From the Clipboard:

1.	Double-click on the thumbnail to open the associated application and the source file.

2.	Click on the maximize button for the application to fill the screen.

3.	Hold down the Alt key and press the Print Screen key to capture the screen to the Windows clipboard.

4.	Close the application and return to Album.

5.	Select the thumbnail of the source file.

6.	Click Thumbnail: Update - From Clipboard to change the thumbnail with the captured image from the Windows clipboard.

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Opening source files

1.	Select the thumbnails to view in their associated application.

2.	Click Source: Open to open the files in their associated application.

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Viewing multimedia files

1.	Select the thumbnails with multimedia source files to view.

2.	Click Source: View to run the following accordingly:

Image and Graphic files Display in Album's Viewer.

Audio files Play in Microsoft's Media Player.

Video and Animation files Play in Microsoft's Media Player.

Application-linked files Display in the application that they are associated with.

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Converting file formats and data types

1.	Select the thumbnail(s) with file formats to convert.

2.	Click Source: Convert.

3.	Select the new file format and/or data type for converting.

4.	Check the options for the converted file(s).

5.	Click OK to start converting.

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Printing source files

1.	Select the thumbnail(s) with source files to print.

2.	Click Source menu: Print.

3.	Specify the number of copies to print.

4.	Select Scale: Fit the Page to print as large as possible on the output page. Clear to print the image at a size determined by its resolution.

5.	Select the desired centering option.

6.	Click OK to start printing.

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Moving source files

1.	Select the thumbnails representing the source files to move.

2.	Select Source: Move.

3.	Select the drive and folder for the new location.

4.	Click OK to start moving the source files.

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Copying source files

1.	Select the thumbnails representing the source files to copy.

2.	Click Source: Copy.

3.	Select the drive and folder for the files to copy.

4.	Select Insert Copied Files to insert source files to an opened album. (When selected, choose the opened album to insert the files to.)

5.	Click OK to start copying files.

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Deleting source files

1.	Select the thumbnails representing the source files to delete from the hard disk.

2.	Click Source: Delete.

3.	Album prompts you to confirm your decision. Click Yes to continue or No to cancel.

Note: Remember that the action is performed not only on the thumbnail but also on the actual file.

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Renaming source files

1.	Select the thumbnail representing the source file to rename.

2.	Click Source: Rename.

3.	Enter the new name in the To entry box.

4.	Click OK to finish.

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Changing file attributes

1.	Select the thumbnails with file attributes to change.

2.	Click Source: Properties.

3.	Check or clear the boxes of the attributes to change. Click Apply to perform changes.

4.	Click Prev or Next to go to the other selected thumbnails to change.

5.	Click OK when done changing all the selected thumbnails.

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Changing file association

1.	Select a thumbnail representing the file extension to associate with a program.

2.	Click Source: Associate.

3.	Based on the selected thumbnails' file extension, select the program to associate from the Associate With Program list.

4.	Click OK to associate all the thumbnails with the specified file extension to the selected application program.

Note: To remove an association of a file, choose (None) from the Associate with program list.

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Creating a slide show

1.	Select the thumbnails of image, graphic, video, or animation files to display. If no selection has been made, all qualified files associated with thumbnails are displayed. (Slide shows do not play application-linked files.)

2.	Click View: Slide Show. Click Load to retrieve existing slide show files or define your own.

3.	Select the transition effect to apply. (If Synchronize with audio files is selected, the program uses the time specified in the Delay option as a pause between each audio file.)

4.	Check the boxes of the other display options to use during the presentation. (For more information about the remaining options, see the Slide Show dialog box Help.)

5.	Click the Text & Color tab to append information to the files in the slide show and control the background color of the presentation.

6.	Specify the location and alignment where you want the appended information to appear in the slide show.

7.	Click on the Text color box to select the text color to use for the appended information.

8.	Click on the Background color box to select the background color to use.

9.	Click Font to select the text font to use for the appended information.

10.	Click on the Music tab to add background music to the presentation using MIDI and/or sound files (e.g. WAV). (When playing background music of a short length, check Repeat continuously so that the file doesn't stop while the presentation continues.)

11.	Click Play to start the presentation.

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  Using the scroll bar

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Using the scroll bar

Locate the scroll bar on the right side of the album.

Click the scroll direction button to move the view up or down a single line.

Click in the scroll bar to move the view by a page.

Drag the slider up or down to quickly move to a new location.

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Locating a specific thumbnail

1.	Click View: Scroll to.

2.	Select the specific thumbnail from the thumbnails list or enter the thumbnail's index number to locate.

3.	Click OK to go to the specified thumbnail.

Note: Double-clicking on the filename from the list also locates the thumbnail.

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Adding programs--Tool Panel
Adding programs

1.	Click  [image]  the Tool Panel.

2.	Click New.

3.	Select the Program Group option and enter the program group name.

4.	Select the Program Icon option and enter the description, location of the program, and working folder. Click Browse to search for other programs.

5.	Click New to add to the Tool Panel.

6.	Click Close when done adding.

Note: You can also add programs by dragging executable files from Windows Explorer or File Manager to the Tool Panel.

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Changing properties of a program--Tool Panel
Changing properties of a program

1.	Click  [image]  the Tool Panel.

2.	Click Properties.

3.	Select Program group to edit program group name and enter the new name.

4.	Select Program Icon to edit existing programs in the current program group.

5.	From the Icon drop-down list, select the program to edit.

6.	Click OK when done changing.

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Removing programs and program groups--Tool Panel
Removing programs and program groups

1.	Click  [image]  the Tool Panel.

2.	Click Delete.

3.	Select Delete current program group to remove the currently selected program group and its program icons from the Tool Panel.

4.	Select Delete program icon from current group and enter the program icon name or select from the Icon drop-down list for deletion.

5.	Click OK to remove the selected program group or program icon.

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Repositioning the Tool Panel

1.	Click [image]  the Tool Panel or right click anywhere on the Tool Panel.

2.	Click Configure or from the pop-up menu select the location for the Tool Panel.

3.	When Configure menu is chosen, select the location and click OK to move the Tool Panel.

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Displaying a program group--Tool Panel
Displaying a program group

1.	Click  [image]  the Tool Panel.

2.	Select the program group from the Program group list.

3.	Click on the selected program group to display the programs belonging to the group.

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Defining album fields

1.	Click Album: Properties.

2.	In the Properties dialog box, click the Fields tab to display existing album fields.

3.	Enter the Field name to add, change, or remove.

4.	Select the Field type for the specified Field name and click Add/Change/Remove.

5.	Click OK apply the changes.

Note: The default fields' type cannot be modified.

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Performing a search

1.	Open the album(s) to perform the search on.

2.	For a simple search, use the Search Toolbar. For a complex and more detailed search, Click Thumbnail: Search.

3.	Select the query you wish to search on from the Search Type drop-down list.

4.	Select the Search Operator to determine the relationship of the entered data for query and the defined criteria.

5.	Enter the data for query in the Search criteria entry box. If the data entry consists of more than one word, enclose it with the defined delimiter.

6.	Check the operators and match options to serve as the criteria for the search. For a more specific criteria definition, click Edit criteria.

7.	Select the search options and action to take after searching is completed. Select Search all albums in the workspace except minimized to match with all the thumbnails in all the opened albums (except minimized) in the workspace. Select Add search result to current view to combine the current found set of thumbnails to the found set of thumbnails of the next search operation.

8.	Click Add to include any newly defined search criteria in the Search criteria list.

9.	For additional criteria, repeat steps 3-8.

10.To change any existing search criteria, click on the item in the Search criteria list and follow steps 3-8. Click Change to replace the selected criteria to change in the list.

11.To delete a search criteria from the list, select the criteria delete from the Search criteria list and click Remove.

12.Click OK to start the search.

Note: Checking Search entire tab matches the search criteria with the thumbnails in the currently selected tab.

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Assigning marks

The Mark Panel can be made visible by clicking View: Toolbars & Panels and selecting Mark Panel.

1.	From the Marks list, select the mark(s) to assign. (Use the Shift with the mouse to select a range or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	Click [image] and select Assign selected or click [image] to initialize assigning marks.

3.	Click on the thumbnails to assign the selected marks. Clicking on a thumbnail already having the selected mark erases the similar mark.

4.	Click [image] again to stop assigning marks.

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Editing and defining marks

The Mark Panel can be made visible by clicking View: Toolbars & Panels and selecting Mark Panel.

1.	Click [image] and select Edit or double-click on the mark names from the Marks list to open the Edit marks dialog box.

2.	From the Marks list, select an existing mark to edit or select an empty mark to add a new mark.

3.	To use existing marks from other opened albums, select the album from the Adopt marks from album drop-down list.

4.	Click OK when done editing and defining marks.

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Loading and saving marks

The Mark Panel can be made visible by clicking View: Toolbars & Panels and selecting Mark Panel.

1.	Select the thumbnail(s) with marks to load or save.

2.	Click [image] on the Mark Panel and select Load or Save.

3.	Select the folder for loading or saving.

4.	Select the file format with a *.mrk file extension.

5.	Select/enter the filename for the mark file to load/save.

6.	Select whether to merge with or replace original marks for loading.

7.	Click Open/Save when done loading or saving marks.

Note:  When loading, Album matches the incoming mark names of the selected thumbnail with the current marks list. If a mark letter is already assigned to another mark name, the program prompts you to select a new letter or cancel the process.

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Adding programs to the Tool Panel

1.	With Windows Explorer or File Manager open and displayed side-by-side with Album, select the execution files (*.exe) to add to the Tool Panel. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of files or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	From Windows Explorer or File Manager, drag the selected files and drop them onto the Tool Panel.

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Adding files to an album in the Album Panel

This is a quick and easy way to add new files to an album.

1.	With Windows Explorer or File Manager opened and displayed side-by-side with Album, select the files to add. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of files or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	Drag the selected files from Explorer and drop them onto one of the albums visible in the Album Panel, or into an open album in the workspace.

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Opening album files into the workspace

1.	With Windows Explorer or File Manager open and displayed side-by-side with Album, select the album files (*.ab3 or *.abm) to open in the workspace. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of files or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	Drag and drop the selected files onto an empty part of the Album workspace.

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Inserting thumbnails into an album

1.	With Windows Explorer or File Manager open and displayed side-by-side with Album, select the files of the thumbnails to insert into the album. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of files or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	Drag and drop the selected files in the open album.

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Copying/Moving files between albums

1.	With the albums to work on displayed side-by-side, select the thumbnails to move or copy to another album. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of thumbnails or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

2.	To move the selected thumbnails, drag the thumbnails and drop them into the target album.

3.	To copy, hold the Ctrl key down while dragging and dropping the selected thumbnails into the target album.

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Embedding or linking files in other applications

1.	Select the thumbnail to embed or link in a container application.

2.	Drag-and-drop it with the Ctrl and Shift keys to link or the Ctrl key to embed the thumbnail in another application.

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Embedding or linking thumbnails from an album

1.	Open the album containing the thumbnail(s) to link or embed and select the thumbnail(s).

2.	Click Edit: Copy - Thumbnail.

3.	Switch to the container program to link or embed.

4.	From the container program, select Paste, Paste Special, or Paste Link to embed or link the selected thumbnail(s).

Note: Depending on the container program, select Ulead Album Thumbnail Object from the As list box and click Paste Link.

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Inserting files from a TWAIN device - File & Album
Inserting files from a TWAIN device
  File & Album	  Fax B&W or Color
  Printer	  Mail

Follow this procedure to automatically save acquired images to an album:

1.	Click File: Scanner - Select Source or File: Digital Camera - Select Source or click [image] on the Standard Toolbar.

2.	From the submenu select File & Album.

4.	Select the drive and folder to save the new file.

5.	Enter the filename for the image(s) to acquire. For multiple images, make the last character of the filename a number to automatically add one (or two when selected) to the filename with each input.

6.	Select Increase file number by two when scanning both sides and use an auto feed scanner to keep the file order identical to your page order.

7.	Click Save.

Note: Be sure to select the TWAIN device to input before using this command.

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Inserting files from a TWAIN device - Fax
Inserting files from a TWAIN device
  File & Album	  Fax B&W or Color
  Printer	  Mail

Follow this procedure to automatically acquire images which are ready to fax and then fax them:

1.	Click File: Scanner - Select Source or File: Digital Camera - Select Source or click [image] on the Standard Toolbar.

2.	Select Fax B&W or Fax Color

3.	Select the drive and folder to save the new file.

4.	Enter the filename for the image(s) to acquire. For multiple images, make the last character of the filename a number to automatically add one (or two when selected) to the filename with each input.

5.	Select Increase file number by two when scanning both sides and use an auto feed scanner to keep the file order identical to your page order.

6.	Click Save.

Note: Be sure to select the TWAIN device to input before using this command.

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Inserting files from a TWAIN device
  File & Album	  Fax B&W or Color
  Printer	  Mail

Follow this procedure to automatically save acquired images in a format suitable to print and then print them:

1.	Click File: Scanner - Select Source or File: Digital Camera - Select Source or click [image] on the Standard Toolbar.

2.	Select Printer from the submenu.

3.	Select Increase file number by two when scanning both sides and use an auto feed scanner to keep the file order identical to your page order.

5.	Specify the number of copies to print.

6.	Select Scale to fit the page to print the file as large as possible while maintaining the ratio.

7.	Select the desired position on the page for the image(s) to acquire and click OK.

Note: Be sure to select the TWAIN device to input before using this command.

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Inserting files from a TWAIN device - mail
Inserting files from a TWAIN device
  File & Album	  Fax B&W or Color
  Printer	  Mail

Follow this procedure to automatically acquire images in a format suitable for e-mail and then send them:

1.	Click File: Scanner - Select Source or File: Digital Camera - Select Source or click [image] on the Standard Toolbar.

2.	Select Mail from the submenu.

4.	Select the drive and folder to save the new file.

5.	Enter the filename for the image(s) to acquire. For multiple images, make the last character of the filename a number to automatically add one (or two when selected) to the filename with each input.

6.	Select Increase file number by two when scanning both sides and use an auto feed scanner to keep the file order identical to your page order.

7.	Click Save.

Note: Be sure to select the TWAIN device to input before using this command.

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Selecting the TWAIN device

1.	Click File: Scanner - Select Source

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Click File: Digital Camera - Select Source

2.	Choose a device from the Select Source dialog box.

3.	Click OK to set the selected device as default.

Note: The data source list displays the different types of TWAIN devices. If your device is not listed, please install the driver of the scanner or digital camera.

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Managing the Album program

Preferences specific to Album:

1.	Click File: Preferences - PhotoImpact Album. Double clicking on the status bar opens the same dialog box.

2.	Click the General tab to select the appearance and behavior for the selected album in the workspace.

3.	Deselect Checking links to source files until updating is necessary.

4.	Click OLE Representation to define the behavior of files as OLE object in the container (another application) document.

5.	Click Font to define the typeface to use for the selected album.

6.	Click OK when done defining Album's characteristics.

Preferences specific to your system:

1.	Click File: Preferences - General.

2.	Click the Memory tab to define memory management.

3.	Click the Display tab to define how to display your graphics.

4.	Click OK when done defining preferences of your system.

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Resizing thumbnails

1.	Click View: Thumbnail Size. From the drop down list, select the desired size.

2.	Click on the desired size to change the size of the thumbnail.

Note: To retain the newly selected thumbnail size every time you open this album, change the size using the View Menu: Thumbnail size or the Album Menu: Properties command.

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Controlling the Album workspace

To make other running applications visible on the screen, click View: Compact Mode or click [image] on the left most part of the Status bar .

To display all the menu commands and the different ways to position the Album Panel, click [image] on the left most part of the Status bar.

To display other running application along side with the active album (when in Compact Mode), click [image] and select Tile With. Select the application to tile with Album. (This is most useful when performing drag-and-drop operations.)

To go back to the previous screen display, click [image] and select Switch to Normal Mode.

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Choosing helpful tools

Using the mouse:

1.	Right click on any of the toolbars, the Tool Panel, or the status bar.

2.	Highlight the one to display.

3.	A check mark to the left of the list item means it's already selected and displayed in the workspace. Highlighting or selecting a marked item hides/deselects it.

Using the View menu:

1.	Click View: Toolbars & Panels.

2.	Select the options to display and click OK to display the selected toolbars and panels.

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Moving an album to another location

1.	Select the album to move.

2.	Click Album: Move.

3.	Specify the drive and folder for the new location.

4.	Click OK to move the selected album to the specified location.

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Copying an album

1.	Select the album to copy.

2.	Click Album: Copy.

3.	Specify the drive and folder for the copied album.

4.	Click OK to copy the selected album to the specified location.

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Renaming an album

1.	Select the album to rename.

2.	Click Album: Rename.

3.	Enter the new name for the album.

4.	Click OK to change the name of the selected album.

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Backing up an album

1.	Select the album you want to backup.

2.	Click Album: Backup.

3.	Select the drive and folder for the album's backup. (All files and subfolders will be deleted from the selected path, so you should only back up to a new or empty folder).

4.	Select Backup selected files only if you want to backup only the selected thumbnails.

5.	Select Compress files to minimize file size requirement.

6.	Click OK to create the backup.

Note: For maximum compression, convert all image files in an album to a ZLIB format. This is a lossy compression scheme producing a quality that may not be as good as the original.

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Restoring an album

1.	Click Album: Restore.

2.	Locate the folder and drive containing the album and associated files to restore.

3.	Select Original subfolder to overwrite all existing files with the same filename as the files to be restored or select Another subfolder and enter a directory name to avoid replacing existing files with the same filename as the files to be restored.

4.	Click OK to restore the album and associated files to their specified subfolders, and the album to appear in the Album workspace.

Note: To restore an album with the same filename as an existing one, restore it to a different folder and then rename, remove, or delete the other to open the restored file in Album.

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Sharing an album

This is for sharing and protecting albums on a network.

1.	Click Album: Sharing.

2.	Select the option for local access in the Active album. Read-only mode does not allow the current user to make any changes on the current album.

3.	Select the access mode option for other users in the Sharing mode. When set to Do not share mode, you can change the properties of thumbnails and other users have no access to the album. (If you want others to only view and not be able to make any changes on the album, select Share as read-only.)

4.	Click OK when done setting.

Note: If others are already using the album, you cannot change the settings.

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Refreshing an album

To update an album opened at the same time by more than one user on a network, Click File: Refresh.

Note: The Refresh command is only available when you select Share as read/write in the Sharing command on the Album menu.

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Sending an album
Sending files from within Album

1.	Select the file or files you wish to send.

2.	Click File: Send.

3.	Select Send files in separate mails when many files or large files over the network.

4.	You can include an e-mail message with you file(s).

5.	Enter the subject and message.

6.	Click OK to start sending the message.

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Changing an album's properties

1.	Click Album: Properties.

2.	If the album is password protected, enter the password when prompted.

3.	Click on the General tab to change the album's title and description, size and data type of thumbnails, and compression.

4.	Click on the Fields tab to add, remove, or change the names and/or field types.

5.	Click on the Advanced tab to assign a password or set folder monitoring for any changes in the source files.

6.	Click on the More tab to display more detailed information about the album.

7.	Click OK to apply the newly defined characteristics, click Restore to return to the last saved version of the defined characteristics and continue editing, or click Cancel to stop changing album properties.

Note:  To modify the properties of an album, the album must be in Read/Write mode and cannot be shared.  Read/Write access and sharing are controlled by the Sharing command in the Album menu.

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Closing an album

1.	Select the album to close.

2.	Click File: Close or click [image] in the title bar.

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Using Scan Play

1.	Select the thumbnails representing audio, video, and/or animation files to scan or play.

2.	Click View: Scan Play.

3.	Specify the scan/play period for the selected files. To scan/play the files completely, select Play All. Otherwise, select Play only first  XX seconds and specify the number of seconds to play.

4.	To pause or continue playing the files, click  [image].

5	To skip the current file, click Skip.

6.	When an error occurs during the scan/play, click OK to start the next file or Cancel to stop the scan playing of selected thumbnails. (To skip the confirmation message, deselect Always confirm to automatically go to the next multimedia file.)

Note: To put a mark for identification on a thumbnail in view, select the mark to use and click Mark.

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Displaying two panes in the workspace

1.	Click on the pane splitter located in the scroll bar and drag it to the desired location.

2.	Click View: Mode or right click in the one of the panes and select Mode: .

3.	The submenu displays two lists of display modes. The first set is for the upper pane and the second set the lower.

Note: Selecting the Data Entry mode allows you to enter/edit field data of the displayed thumbnail.

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Using tabs

1.	Click View: Show Tabs or double-click on the folder splitter located in the top most part of the scroll bar.

2.	Click on the folder icon to select the folder of thumbnails to display.

3.	From the View menu, select Hide Tabs when done working with the folders.

Note: To define/edit the folder tab width, click File: Preferences/PhotoImpact Album.

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Creating a folder for the source files
Creating a folder

1.	Click Source: Create Folder.

2.	Specify the filename and location for the new folder.

3.	Click OK to create the defined folder.

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Removing a folder

1.	Click Source: Remove Folder.

2.	Specify the folder to delete or click Browse to locate the folder you want to remove.

3.	Click OK and then Yes in the confirmation message to delete the selected folder from the hard disk.

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Moving thumbnails between tabs

1.	Select the thumbnails to move to another tab.

2.	Drag the thumbnails to the desired tab. This automatically changes the list value of the thumbnails.

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Displaying another program with Album

1.	Click File: Compact mode or click [image].

2.	Click [image] to display the options on where to position the Album Panel.

3.	Select Tile With.

4.	Select the program application to display with Album on the workscreen.

Note: This feature is very useful when performing drag-and-drop operations.

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Entering field data

1.	Select View: Mode:Data Entry or click [image].

2.	Select the field to enter data and type.

3.	Click on the scroll buttons to move through all the thumbnails or the selected thumbnails in the album.

4.	Right click on an edit work area to display the commands for entering field data.

5.	Double click on a keyword or list field type entry section to select, delete, or add values from/to the current list.

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Importing field data

1.	Click Thumbnail: Import - From File.

2.	Locate and select the database file to import.

3.	Select Match field values with album's field and Field names as first record.

4.	Check the fields in the Fields in Album list that correspond to those in the in put file.

5.	Reposition the fields in the Fields in album list in the same order as the Fields in input file by dragging the fields up or down.

6.	Click OK when done matching to start importing.

Note: If there are more records in the input file than the thumbnails in the album, the extra records are discarded. If fewer, the fields are left empty in the extra thumbnails.

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Exporting Thumbnails - To File
  To File	  Slide Show	  Thumbnails

This is a simple proceedure for creating a text file containing a list of the names and locations of your thumbnail files.

1.	Select the thumbnails with fields to export or select none/all to export data of all the thumbnails.

2.	Click Thumbnail and select Export: To File.

3.	Specify the file name and format for exporting.

4.	Click on the Fields tab to select the fields to export. Drag-and-drop the selections to change the order that they appear in the file.

5.	Select Store field names as first record in file to save the exported fields' names in the first row of the file.

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Adding annotations

1.	Select the thumbnail(s) to add an annotation file to.

2.	Click Thumbnail: Annotation - Add.

3.	Select the file type to attach.

4.	Enter or select the sound or multimedia file to attach to the selected thumbnail(s).

5.	Click Open to annotate the selected file to the thumbnail(s).

Note: Thumbnails marked with a red music note on its upper right corner have sound or multimedia files attached to them. To play only the annotation file, double click on the red music note.

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Changing annotations

1.	Select the thumbnail(s) with annotation to change.

2.	Click Thumbnail: Annotation - Change.

3.	Select the file type to attach.

4.	Enter or select the sound or multimedia file to replace the current annotation file.

5.	Click Open to attach the new annotation file to the thumbnail(s).

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Removing annotations

1.	Select the thumbnail(s) with annotations to remove.

2.	Click Thumbnail: Annotation: Remove.

3.	Click Yes to continue deleting the annotation from the thumbnail, No to cancel.

Note: Removing annotations from the thumbnails does not delete the annotation file from the disk. To delete the actual annotation file, select Source: Delete.

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Playing annotations

To play only the annotation file, double click on the red music note of a thumbnail located at its upper right corner.

To play an annotation file right after opening a thumbnail's source file, click File menu/Preferences:Album dialog box - Play annotation file after viewing thumbnails.

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Opening source files from the Tool Panel

1.	Select the thumbnails with source files to open.

2.	Drag the selected thumbnails to the Tool Panel and drop them on top of the desired program icon to open the source file in the selected program.

Note: Thumbnails dragged and dropped on the Tool Panel must be compatible with the selected program icon.

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Storing objects from an application into an album

Select the object in the container program and then drag and drop it into an album. The program creates a new tab for storing linked or embedded objects.

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Why calibrate my display?

Calibrating your display ensures the most accurate image reproduction. Each monitor is a little different, and temperature and environment can also play a role in determining how color appears. The Ulead calibration process takes a dithered black-and-white image and compares it with the color it is trying to approximate. Since black and white represent the extremes for your monitor, and the compared color is a set value, you can adjust your monitor to produce the best results.

Note: Calibrating your monitor works great for Ulead programs, but will not affect how images appear in other programs.


Calibrating the display

1.	Click File: Preferences - General.

2.	Click the Display tab.

3.	Check Monitor Gamma.

4.	Raise or lower the Gamma Value until the gray box looks something like this:

Note: Increase your distance from the monitor to about six feet, (2 m), to make the pattern in the upper rectangle less apparent.

5.	 Click OK.

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Preparing CD-ROMs for distribution

To link source files to the drive where the album file resides, make album search the right source location, and be able to distribute albums on a CD-ROM, do the following:

1.	Make sure all the files you want to distribute are in their appropriate folders.

2.	Click Thumbnail: Relink.

3.	Select the Album drive option and click OK to check if any files are not currently on the same drive as the album file. (If an error message appears asking if you want to link the file, click Yes to continue distributing the file, NO if not.)

Note: For CD-ROM distribution, copy all your files to distribute, both source and album, to the CD-ROM. Be sure to keep the same folder structure as you copy the files to enable your album to find the source files.

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Using the Auto Scroll command

1.	Click View: Auto Scroll.

2.	Enter the delay time to wait before each scroll.

3.	Click OK to start.

4.	Press the space bar to pause/continue scrolling.

5.	Press Esc to quit scrolling.

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Viewing marks

1.	Select View: Toolbars & Panels. Select Mark panel and Close.

2.	From the alphabetical list of marks, select the marks you wish to view.

3.	Click the View Marks button. You can select a logical operator (AND/OR) at this point to modify the view.

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Removing marks

1.	Select View: Toolbars & Panels. Select Mark panel and Close.

2.	Select the mark or marks you wish to remove from the Mark panel.

3.	Select the thumbnails you wish to remove the marks from.

3.	Click the Mark Panel menu button and select Clear all to remove the marks from all of the thumbnails or Clear selected to remove the marks from only those thumbnails which are currently selected.

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Performing a batch mark assignment

1.	Select View: Toolbars & Panels. Select Mark panel and Close.

2.	Select the thumbnails you wish to assign marks to. Pressing Shift while clicking selects a range of thumbnails and pressing Ctrl and clicking allows you to select multiple thumbnails in any order.

3.	Click the Mark Panel button and select Assing selected.

Note: You can easily assign marks individually by clicking the Assign marks button and clicking on a thumbnail.

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New dialog box

Allows you to create a new album.

Album template Lists existing album templates.

Title Enter a name for the new album.

Album description Displays the selected template's purpose.

Total fields Displays how many fields exist in the selected template.

Fields list Displays the fields of the selected template.

Customize Click to view, modify, or define the characteristics of the selected template.


New dialog box--General
New dialog box
  General	  Fields
  Advanced

Determines the name, location, and size characteristics for a new album.

Title Enter a name for the new album.

Create album file in folder Initially displays the current folder. Enter the desired folder or click Browse.

Browse Click to search for other folders.

Thumbnails This is an attributes list. Enter the size, compression, and color for the thumbnails in the new album.

Description Displays the selected project's purpose. Enter new information, add new fields, or use the default.

Same As Click to select which album to use as the template basis and select the attributes to apply to the new album.


New dialog box--Fields
New dialog box
  General	  Fields
  Advanced

Assigns fields to the thumbnails in an album.

Field name Enter the field name to add or modify.

Field type Select the data type for each field name. Add, modify, or delete from the user-defined list.

Add Click to add a new field name to the current Fields list.

Change Click to change the selected field's field type.

Remove Click to remove the selected field from the fields list.

Total fields Displays the total number of fields in the album.

Fields list Displays the field names and their corresponding field types.

Same As Click to select which album to use as the template basis and select the attributes to apply to the new album.


New dialog box--Advanced
New dialog box
  General 	  Fields
  Advanced

Allows you to monitor the file activities in a folder.

Folder Enter a folder for Album to monitor for any changes.

Browse Click to search for other folders.

File types Enter the file extension ("*.ext") or select from the file formats drop-down list, the file type(s) to monitor contained in the folder. (You can select several file formats.)

File formats list Select the file format to monitor.

Enable folder monitoring Select to monitor the defined folder.

Password Set a password for access security. (Passwords can be up to 22 characters.)

Verify Enter the password again to make sure you typed it correctly.


Edit List/Keyword dialog box

Allows you to add, change, or remove items in the items list.

Total items Displays the total number of items defined in the List/Keyword field types.

New item Enter the new item to add to the current list.

Items list Displays the items defined in the selected field type. Click on an item to change or remove it.

Add Click to add the new item to the items list.

Change Click to change the selected item in the list with the newly defined item.

Remove Click to delete the selected item from the items list.

Remove all Click to delete all the items from the items list.

Load Click to load previously saved items from other files.

Save Click to save the current items list for future use.


Same As dialog box

Allows you to apply an existing album's attributes to the new album.

Source album Lists all opened albums in the workspace. Select the album to use as the template basis for the new album.

Apply attributes Select the source album's attributes to apply to the new album.


Open dialog boxes
Open dialog box

Allows you to find and open existing albums.

Look in Locate the folder containing the album to open.

Click to view the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

Click to create a new folder

Lists only the filenames.

Lists filenames with details and statistics.

Folder list Lists all the folders in the current drive.

File name Enter the filename to open.

Files of type Select the file format to display.

Open as read only Select box to prevent any unwanted editing on the album.

Information Displays the version of the selected album, the number of thumbnails, thumbnail attributes and other file statistics.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.

Properties Click to display more detailed information about the selected album.


Album Properties dialog box--Open
Album Properties dialog box

Displays information about the selected album.

General Displays the album title, no. of records contained, password option, folder monitoring, file format version, description, and the associated mark file (pathway).

Fields Displays the names, types, and total no. of fields defined in the selected album.

Advanced Allows you to monitor the file activities in a folder.

More Displays the filename, creation date, save date, file size, number of records and accessibility.


Batch Manager dialog box

Allows you to apply the same command to multiple albums.

Operation Select the command to apply to your albums.

Albums Select the albums to apply the selected command to. (Use the Shift key with the mouse to select a range of albums or the Ctrl key with the mouse to select individual ones.)

Select All Click to perform the selected operation on all albums open in the workspace.

Deselect Click to deselect any selected albums.


Page Setup dialog box

Determines the settings to use for printing albums.

 Margins Define the left, right, top, and bottom margins for the page.

 Header/footer Enter the text to appear on the output pages, if any.

 Append Click to include page numbers, print date, or other information as headers or footers.

 Printer Click to change the printer settings.


Print dialog box

Allows you to define or modify print settings.

Printer Displays printer information. Click Properties to change the print settings.

Thumbnail range Specify the thumbnails to print.  Select All to print all the thumbnails in the album. Select to print only the selected thumbnails in the album. Select Range to print a specified range.

Copies Specify the number of copies to print. You may choose to collate your printout by Selecting the Collate option.

Options Select to print thumbnails generated from their original files.

Page Setup Click to change page settings.


Send dialog box (MSN Exchange)

Allows you to send a message along with an album via e-Mail. (This command is only available if you have Microsoft Network Exchange installed in your computer.).

Send Files Define the files to send. Select the options on what files to send and how to handle them.

Message Text Enter a subject and message to send with the files in the boxes provided and click OK. The Choose Profile dialog box appears for defining more information.


Album Preferences dialog box--General
Album Preferences dialog box
  General	  Font
  OLE Representation

Determines how the Album program behaves in the workspace.

Check links to source files Select to automatically update files which have been modified. (Selecting this option slows down processing time as you wait for Album to finish checking. Clear until automatic updating is necessary.)

Minimize on use Select to minimize the Album program everytime another application is opened from the Tool panel or Switch menu. Clear to keep album displayed in the background when you switch to another application.

Free up memory when minimized Select to release any system memory used by an album by swapping it out to disk whenever it is minimized.

Confirm on thumbnail deletion Select to prompt for a confirmation message to appear whenever you delete thumbnails from an album.

Create best quality thumbnail images Select to generate thumbnails with a high degree of clarity and quality. Clear to speed up thumbnail insertion.

Display fixed-length tabs Select to display all the tabs at a fixed size. Clear to display tabs with lengths depending on the characters each tab title contains. (Control the number of characters with the Maximum tab width option.)

Print field data with source files Select to include all the thumbnail's data when printing the source file from Album.

Play annotation file after viewing thumbnails Select to automatically play the annotation file of a thumbnail right after opening the source file.

Backup album file automatically Select to automatically save a copy of your albums.

Maximum tab width (in characters) Specify the maximum number of characters for the names that appear in tabs. (A low number offers more space to show more tabs on the screen.)

Number of recently opened files Set the number of recently removed files to display at the bottom of the File menu.

Delimiter used in Search toolbar Select the delimiter to use when performing a search using the Search toolbar.


 When you swap out to disk, the memory contents of the album are saved to a file in your TEMP folder. Restoring the album reads that file back into memory. This may slow down processing depending on the size of this file and the current state of your system's resources.


Album Preferences dialog box--Font
Album Preferences dialog box
  General	  Font
  OLE Representation

Allows you to set the typeface to use in the album.

Font Select the desired typeface from the list to use in the album.

Font style Select the style for the selected font.

Size Set the size for the selected font.

Sample display Provides a preview for the typeface of the selected font style and size.


If you are in high resolution display mode, such as 1024x768, increase your font size to better see the names of the thumbnails. Likewise, in 640x480 resolution, reduce the font size.


Album Preferences dialog box--OLE Representation
Album Preferences dialog box
  General	  Font
  OLE Representation

Determines how Album objects are represented in the container (another application) document.

Object broker for thumbnail Select to use the album thumbnail as a representation of the actual object. This allows you to drag and drop album thumbnails into documents and have the resulting link refer to the object directly, and not back to the album thumbnail. Album merely serves as a go between, or broker, for the object and the container application.

  Source object Select when contents and dimensions of the object are essential.

Thumbnail only Select to place a thumbnail with the current display information set.

 	Low resolution place holder Select to place a low resolution version of the object file in the container document to speed up proofing. To print the original file, update the thumbnail in the container document with Source object selected.

Album’s program icon Select to use the Album's program icon to represent the object file and minimize the container's file size increase. (This does not provide a visual clue as to the contents of the file.)

Convert images as display mode Select to convert the image's data type to the current display mode when placed onto the clipboard. This saves system resources if you are using a low resolution display. (This is only enabled when running in a 256-color display mode.)


Displays the entire file in the container application. This allows you to clearly see the contents and dimensions of the object file without increasing the container's file size and slowing down its operation. But, if the source file is missing or is not an image/graphics file, it displays the thumbnail object.


Selecting this produces a grainy effect on the thumbnail's file when placed in the container application.


Preferences dialog box--Memory
Preferences dialog box

  Memory	  Display

Optimizes how Windows manages system memory while running Ulead programs.

Define additional folders for virtual memory Select the folders for storing temporary files while running Ulead programs. (Windows automatically determines the first folder.)

Hard disk Displays the available hard disk memory space.

Limit hard disk usage to Select and specify a value for the maximum disk space to have Ulead programs manage disk usage while running. This is useful for preserving disk space for saving other files.

Limit RAM usage to Select and specify a value for maximum RAM usage to have Ulead programs manage the system memory while running. This is useful if you run several different programs at once.


Make sure each of your temporary folders are on different drives or partitions to avoid temporary folders file conflicts.


Preferences dialog box--Display
Preferences dialog box
  Memory	  Display

Controls how the Ulead programs display graphics.

Hi-color dithering Select this if your display mode is HiColor and you want the True Color images to look their best on screen.

View images with a common palette Select this if you are working in a 256-color mode and want to open grayscale and color images at the same time or when comparing 256-color images with each other.

Ignore background quality Select to devote most system resources to viewing the active image. When selected, inactive images may appear discolored.

Monitor gamma Select to correct your display for manufacturers’ differences and the environment. When Selected, set the gamma value so that the calibration square appears to be a single color.


This does not affect the actual data, it only affects the appearance when not active.


Photo CD images can be displayed at the following resolution(pixels):

64 x 96 (Base/64)

128 x 192 (Base/16)

256 x 384 (Base/4)

512 x 768 (Base)

1024 x 1536 (Base x 4)

2048 x 3072 (Base x 16)

4096 x 6144 (Base x 64)


Photo CD images can be displayed using the following data types:

RGB True-Color (24-bit)

Indexed 256-Color (8-bit)

Grayscale (8-bit)


Scan Play dialog box

Allows you to quickly browse through a large number of multimedia files.

Play all Select to play the entire clip of all the selected thumbnails.

Play only first __ seconds Select to scan play only a portion of each selected thumbnails' clip. Define the scan/play period (in seconds) for each clip.


Slide Show dialog box--General
Slide Show dialog box
  General	  Text & Color
  Music

Allows you to control the time for each slide, define how the slide show plays a presentation, and add a sound track. You can also choose to control the slide shows manually.

Effect Select the transition effect that controls how one slide is replaced by the next.

Speed Set the speed for the transition from one ‘slide’ to the next.

Delay (in seconds) Set how much time elapses before the next slide starts to display. (If Synchronize with audio files option is selected, the time specified in the Delay option is used as a pause between each audio file.)

Synchronize with audio files Select to play selected sound files with image and graphic files.

Control manually with keyboard or mouse Select to control the transition yourself by using the mouse or the keyboard.

Show control panel Toggles a control panel which allows you to control the slide show manually.

Repeat continuously Select to display the slide show in a continuous loop. (Select this option to use the slide show as a screen saver or run it continuously in the background.)

Resize large images to fit screen size Select to resize large images and graphics accordingly and display their entirety. (Images and graphics which are smaller than the screen size will not be resized.)

Use a common palette to show images Select to use the system palette to show images and protect them from being distorted. (Only enabled in 256-Color display mode.)

Display true color images at best quality Select to ensure the best possible display of True Color images (Only enabled in 256-Color display mode.)

Hide pointer Select to prevent  the pointer from appearing during the slide show. Clear for the pointer to be visible during the presentation. (When the pointer is hidden, press the Esc key to stop the slide show.)

Play audio annotation Select to play sound or MIDI files annotated to a thumbnail.

Play Click when ready to start the slide show.

Load Click to use a previously saved slide show.

Save Click to save the current slide show for future use.


The transition effect controls the way the slides are replaced. You can choose from the 18 types: Blind (Horizontal), Blind (Vertical), Chess(Large), Chess (Small), Dissolve, Interlace, Louver, Random, Spiral (Inwards), Spiral (Outwards), Strip (Left-Downwards), Strip (Left-Upwards), Strip (Right-Downwards), Wipe (Downwards), Wipe (to the Left), Wipe (to the Right), Wipe (Upwards).


Time specified does not include the time it takes to read or display images. This means that for large images, the time between slides may considerably be longer than the specified amount.


Slide Show dialog box--Text & Color
Slide Show dialog box
  General 	  Text & Color
  Music

Select the background color, text color, and the typeface for the text information displayed in the presentation.

Location Select where to display the text in the slide show.

Alignment Select where to align the text, to the left, right, or center.

Attributes to show Select the boxes for text information to display in the slide show.

Lines Specify how many lines to use for the text information.

Text color Click to choose a color for the text.

Background color Click to choose the background color for the slide show.

Font Click to display the different available fonts.

Play Click when ready to start the slide show.

Load Click to use a previously saved slide show.

Save Click to save the current slide show for future use.


Slide Show dialog box--Music
Slide Show dialog box
  General	  Text & Color
  Music

Allows you to select the audio files to play during the slide show.

List files (to be played) Displays the audio files to play during the slide show.

Remove Click to delete the selected audio file from the list.

Remove All Click to delete all audio files from the list.

Add Click to search for other audio files and add them to the current list.

Info Click to display more a detailed information about the selected audio file.

Play Click when ready to start the slide show.

Load Click to use a previously saved slide show.

Save Click to save the current slide show for future use.

Repeat continuously Select to play the selected background music continuously. (If you are playing only one MIDI or sound (WAV) file, select this option so that the sound doesn't stop during the whole presentation.)


Toolbars & Panels dialog box

Allows you to show or hide the toolbars, Tool panel, status bar, or Mark panel in the workspace. It offers the options for color and large buttons.

Standard toolbar Select to display the standard toolbar. Clear to hide it.

Sort toolbar Select to display the sort toolbar. Clear to hide it.

Search toolbar Select to display the search toolbar. Clear to hide it.

Album panel Select to display the Album panel. Clear to hide it.

Tool panel Select to display the Tool panel. Clear to hide it.

Mark panel Select to display the Mark panel. Clear to hide it.

Status bar Select to display the status bar. Clear to hide it.

Color buttons Select to display the toolbars, Tool panel, Mark panel, and status bar icons in color. Clear to show grayscale icons.

Large buttons Select to display the toolbars, Tool panel, Mark panel, and status bar in large icons. Clear to show small icons.

Show ToolTips Select to display hint messages whenever you rest your mouse over a screen element.


Check dialog box--Missing Files
Check dialog box
  Missing Files	  Modified Files

Checks thumbnails whose links are no longer intact for further action.

Files Lists all the missing source files that were linked to the album.

Relink Click to locate and reestablish the link between the thumbnails and their source files.

Delete Click to delete the selected filename(s) from the list of missing files and also the corresponding thumbnail(s) from the album.

Update Only available in the Modified files section.

Properties Only available in the Modified files section.


Check dialog box--Modified Files
Check dialog box
  Missing Files 	  Modified Files

Allows you to check the thumbnails whose source files have changed for further action.

Files List all the modified files that are linked to the album.

Relink Click to locate and re-establish the link between thumbnails and their source files. Specify the location of the source files.

Delete Click to delete the selected filename(s) from the list of modified files and also the corresponding thumbnail(s) from the album.

Update Click to update the thumbnails with the latest version of their source files.

Properties Click to display more information about the selected source file.


Relink dialog box

Allows you to define the location for relinking selected thumbnails to their source files.

Drive Select to relink the thumbnail to the specified drive where the source file is located.

Folder Select to relink the thumbnail to the folder where the source file is located.

Album drive Select to relink the thumbnail to the current album's drive where the source file is located. (To make sure that the Album program searches in the right drive when source files are moved to a different drive, select this option.)

Apply to all thumbnails in album Select to relink all the thumbnails in the album and their source file in the specified source file location.


When selected and initialized, any files that are not currently on the same drive as the album file prompts an error message. Click YES to if you still want to relink the file or NO if not.


Move/Copy dialog box

Allows you to move or copy an album to another folder.

Move/Copy album file to folder Enter the drive and folder to move or copy the album to.

Folders list Displays the list of existing folders. Select the folder for the album.

Drives Lists all the available drives. Select the drive for the album.

Information Displays information on the number of selected thumbnails, required disk space, and the available disk space on the selected drive.

Browse Click to search for other files or folders.

Network Click to connect to a network.


Map Network Drive dialog box

Allows you to connect to a network by specifying the following information.

Drive Specify the network drive.

Reconnect at logon Select to automatically connect to a network everytime you logon.


Templates are predefined examples of what you can use an album for and each one has a list of fields associated with it. These are provided to help you get started right away in creating an album. To save time required in setting up an entire album by yourself, choose the appropriate template to base your new album on and later modify it. (If you only want to create a multipurpose album, choose the default General Project.)


Certain field types can be modified (provided that the field name is a user-defined field) by clicking on the Edit button.


When the criteria defined in a search consists of more than one word, you must encase it with a delimiter.


Send dialog box

Allows you to send a message along with an album through e-mail.

Send Files Define files to send. Select the options on what files to send and how to handle them.

Message Text Enter a subject and message in the boxes to send with the files and click OK. A dialog box appears for defining your e-mail information.


General

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album  Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel  Dragging-and-Dropping	Managing the Album program   Calibrating the display   Creating a new album   Using the Batch Manager   Opening an album   Obtaining information   Finding files on disk   Closing an album   Printing an album   Exiting Album   Deleting an album   Controlling the Album workspace


Working with thumbnails

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel Dragging-and-Dropping	Inserting thumbnails   Working with field data   Changing the order of thumbnails   Working with annotations    Selecting thumbnails   Resizing thumbnails   Relinking thumbnails and source files   Changing a thumbnail   Preparing CD-ROMs for distribution   Moving thumbnails between tabs   Copying a thumbnail to another album   Checking links between thumbnails and source files   Embedding or linking thumbnails from an album


  Moving thumbnails from one album to another

  Cutting thumbnails from an album

  Deleting thumbnails from an album

  Arranging the order of thumbnails


Managing source files

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel Dragging-and-Dropping	Opening source files   Converting file formats and data types   Moving source files   Copying source files   Deleting source files   Renaming source files   Changing file attributes   Changing file association   Checking links between thumbnails and source files   Printing source files   Creating a folder for the source files   Removing a folder of source files


Viewing

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel Dragging-and- Dropping	Scrolling an album   Creating a slide show   Creating a slide show for the Internet    Using Scan Play   Viewing multimedia files   Managing the Album program   Displaying two panes in the workspace   Using tabs   Viewing albums in different modes   Controlling the Album workspace   Displaying another program with Album


Locating thumbnails

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel Dragging-and- Dropping	Using the Mark panel   Defining album fields   Performing a search   Arranging the order of thumbnails


  Assigning marks

  Editing and defining marks

  Loading and saving marks

  Viewing marks

  Removing marks

  Performing a batch mark assignment


Customizing the Tool panel

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel Dragging-and- Dropping	Adding programs   Removing programs and program groups   Displaying a program group   Repositioning the Tool panel   Changing properties of a program


Dragging-and-Dropping

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel Dragging-and-Dropping	Adding programs to the Tool panel   Adding files to an Album in the Album panel   Inserting thumbnails into an album   Opening album files into the workspace   Copying/Moving files between albums   Embedding or linking files in other applications   Moving thumbnails between tabs   Opening source files from the Tool panel   Storing objects from an application into an album


Managing the active album

	General Working with thumbnails Managing source files Managing the active album Viewing Locating thumbnails Customizing the Tool panel Dragging-and- Dropping	Choosing helpful tools   Moving an album to another location   Copying an album   Renaming an album   Backing up an album   Restoring an album   Sharing an album   Refreshing an album   Sending an album   Changing an album's properties   Closing an album


Status bar and toolbars (Pop-up)
Status bar and toolbars Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you right click on the Status bar or any of the toolbars. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Standard   Sort   Search    Tool panel   Mark panel   Album panel   Status bar   Toolbars & Panels


Tool panel Menu (Pop-up)
Tool panel Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you right click on the Tool panel. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Standard   Status bar   Sort   Attach Left   Search   Attach Right   Tool panel   Floating   Mark panel   Toolbars & Panels   Album panel


  Tabs by Menu

  Compact Mode Menu

  Change layout Menu

  Mark panel Menu

  View Mark Menu


  Status bar and toolbars Menu

  Tool panel Menu

  Album  Menu

  Workspace Menu

  Thumbnail Menu

  Edit Pane Menu


Album Menu (Pop-up)
Album Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you right click anywhere on an opened album (except minimized) in the workspace. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Slide Show    Delete   Print   Rename   Close   Check   Copy   Mode   Move   Properties


Workspace Menu (Pop-up)
Workspace Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you right click on the workspace. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Windows opened files list    More   Minimize All


Thumbnail Menu (Pop-up)
Thumbnail Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you right click on a thumbnail. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   View   Source submenu:   Open   Move   Copy   Copy   Clear   Delete   Properties   Rename


Edit Pane Menu (Pop-up)
Edit Pane Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you right click on an area where you edit the album fields. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Undo   Cut   Copy   Paste   Clear   Apply to All   Save   Restore


Tabs by Menu (Pop-up)
Tabs by Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you click [image], at the upper right corner of the currently displayed album. This icon is visible when tabs are on display. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Tabs by Category   Tabs by Media   Move Thumbnail    Switch to    Hide Tabs


Compact Mode Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you click [image] while in compact mode display. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Compact mode menu bar commands   Switch to Normal Mode   Tile With   Always on Top   Horizontal Panel   Vertical Panel


System Command Menu
Mark panel Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you click [image] in the Mark panel or by double clicking on the Mark panel's title bar. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Move   Convert to Keywords   Size   Clear All   Close   Edit    Assign Selected   Load   Clear Selected   Save


View Mark Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you click [image] in the Mark panel. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   And   Or   View All


Change layout Menu

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	This pop-up menu appears when you click [image] in the Status bar. It contains these commands. Click on the command you have a question about for more information.   Thumbnail   Attribute   Filename   Data Entry   Layout


File dialog boxes

This class of dialog box allows you to decide the names, locations, and characteristics for files when opening or saving them. They may contain some or all of the following choices:

Look In/Save In Find the desired folder.

View the contents of the next higher folder in your system.

Create a new folder.

List names.

List names with statistics.

File name Identify the file(s) selected for saving, opening, or loading.

Files of type Select a particular file format for opening or saving to.

Opens as read only Protects an album from changes.

File information See the data-type, size, resolution, and other file statistics.

Preview View a thumbnail picture of the selected image. (Images with preview information automatically appear.)

Options Define format specific save options for the selected format. (Not all file formats have options.)

Browse Search for files or folders.

Network Allows you to access shared folders on other connected computers running Windows.

Save to Album Save a thumbnail image of the file to the listed album.

Album button Select or create an album for the thumbnail images.


Some file formats do not offer any save options. In this case, the Options button is disabled.


Browse dialog box

File name Defines the search criteria for finding files. You may use the * and ? wildcards to find files with similar names.

Files found Shows all files found matching the search criteria in the File Name text box.

Folders Select the folder to start the search from.

Drives Select the drive where the folder you want to search is located.

Sort files Select the sorting order and whether to start from first to last (ascending), or last to first, (descending).

Scan Expand the search to include any folders inside the selected folder.

Delete Permanently remove selected files in the Found list from the hard disk.

Rename Change the name of selected files in the Found list from the hard disk.

Network Access shared folders on other connected computers running Windows.


Album panel

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes Shortcuts	The Album panel surrounds the Album workspace in Normal viewing mode. It contains organizational and preview tools, and serves as an index or table of contents for your albums. Albums visible in the panel use a small amount of memory, but give you instant access to your images. Options button - allows you to customize you viewing settings. Play/Stop button - plays a thumbnail preview sequence of all of the images in the selected album. Scroll Up/Down button - navigates through your various albums.


Remove

Removes an album from the Album panel.


SmartSaver

Opens Ulead SmartSaver. Use SmartSaver to minimize the file size of images to be used on the Web.


Album files
Individual Albums

These are the various albums you have created to store your images.


Tab menu

Click to display a menu of options for controlling the tabs from within an album.


Show Field Name

Shows or hides the names of your data fields.

  Exploring the album's tabs


Quick Album

The Quick Album icon sits in your task bar and gives you instant access to all of your Albums. Left click on the icon to run the program. A number of options are availible if you right click on the icon, including Exit. You can remove Album Fast Start from your windows StartUp folder if you don't use this feature.


Options dialog box - Album Panel
Options dialog box

Thumbnail size  - select a size for the Album's cover thumbnail.

Show title - select to display the title.

Show frame - select to enable a small frame around the thumbnail.

Show tips  - select to enable or disable tips to help you remember the buttons.

This option dialogue box only applies to the Album panel.


Splitting the Album workspace

You can divide Album's workspace into two sections for easy data entry:

Along the right side of the Album workspace is a small tab [image] on the scroll bar.

1.	Select the small tab [image] located on the right scroll bar and drag it to divide the Album's workspace into two horizontal areas.

2.	Right click on a blank area within the panel.

3.	Select the Mode for each area. Try setting the top area's to Mode: Thumbnail and the bottom area's to Mode: Data Entry. The top area will continue to contain the thumbnails of the images within the album while the lower area will contain the details from your database concerning the selected thumbnail in the upper area, and allow you to easily modify that data.


Exporting Thumbnails - Slide Show
  To File	  Slide Show	  Thumbnails

Album lets you export your slide show to the Internet automatically, using a clever Java applet (program). Java is a new and powerful Internet programming laguage, but you won't have to do any coding at all. By following these steps, Album will create a custom HTML home page, the Java applet, and export the files to a destination of your choice.

1.	Select the files you wish to use in your slide show (Ctrl + click to select individual slides).

2.	Click Thumbnail: Export 1 Slide Show.

3.	Select Slide show mode: Automatic makes the images proceed without viewer input or Manual which give the viewer control of the presentation.

4.	Set the window size. 600X400 is the default and is recommended for most applications.

5.	Set the delay between slides for an automatic show. If you Selected Manual in step 4, then this option will be greyed out.

6.	Set the directory where you want to store your show in the Output filename. This can be on a local drive for now and you can later move the entire show to the Internet. The file links are all relative, so moving it will not be a problem. Album will automatically create a sub directory called Images and place copies of your images there.

7.	Select the Auto fit in Window option for easiest placement of the Java window.

8.	Click OK.

Album will now create a skeletal HTML file and directory structure for your show. You should view this file with your browser to test it and then transfere it to your internet site, making all the necessary links. You can of course modify and personalize this file. When you upload it to your site, make sure you do not modify the directory structure, ie - slide.class (the applet) is in the same directory as the HTML file and the images directory (with the image files) is one level below it.

  Export Thumbnails dialog box

  Export Slide Show dialog box>d

  Viewing Procedures Contents

  Welcome to PhotoImpact Album


Play

Plays a small repeating preview of the contents of an album on the album thumbnail.


Options

Displays the options for the albums displayed in the Album panel.


Scroll Up or Down
Scroll Up/Down

Moves up or down the Album panel workspace.


Stop preview

Stops the thumbnails on the album from advancing through the preview.


Move Thumbnails dialog box

Allows you to change the order of thumbnails in a tab.

Move selected thumbnail to: Displays the current order of thumbnails. Click here to move the selected thumbnail to a new position.

Index Displays the index number of a thumbnail (not the same as the order).

Name Displays the name of the image.

Location Displays the address of the image.


Troubleshooting

This menu item accesses troubleshooting help for scanners and digital cameras.


Exporting Thumbnails - Thumbnails
  To File	  Slide Show	  Thumbnails

You can quickly and easily publish an album of thumbnails on the Internet.

1.	Open an album and select some or all of the thumbnails you wish to put on your web site.

2.	Click Thumbnail: Export : 2 Thumbnails

3.	In the dialog box set up your skeleton web page. Enter a title, a background image (optional), a header and a footer.

4.	Select an output directory and filename. This can be on a local disk for now and you can upload it to your site later.

5.	On the Thumbnail tab, select the output size of your thumbnails, whether or not they are numbered (indexed), a prefix name for your thumbnail files, (the default is thm). PhotoImpact will make new GIF images of your thumbnails in the specified directory named thm1.gif, thm2.gif, thm3.gif, etc.

6.	Click the Fields tab and select which data fields you want to include as comments. You can add aliases which make the fields easier to remember.

7.	Click the Format tab to set up the formatting of the text fields.

8.	Click Preview to check your results and then click OK to output the HTML file and image files.

note: A copy of the image files will be included in the same directory as the HTML file. You must maintain this structure when you upload this to your site. The HTML file can, of course, be modified with your favorite editor.

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Digital Camera
Acquire from a digital camera

Allows you to input images from an installed TWAIN device, like a digital camera, and then send them to different locations, such as an album, fax, or e-Mail.


Scan to Album

Allows you to input images from an installed TWAIN device, like a scanner, and then import them into an album file.


Shortcuts - File Menu
Shortcuts

	Workspace Menu commands Right click Pop-up Menus Standard click Pop-up Menus Dialog boxes  Shortcuts	PhotoImpact  Album contains many shortcut keys to help you work more efficiently.   View a list of Shortcuts


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File Menu

Ctrl + N	Creates a new album file (*.ab3).

Ctrl + O	Opens a previously saved album file.

Ctrl + W	Closes the current album file to the Album panel (if it is visible).

Ctrl + S	Saves the current album.

F12	Opens the Save As dialog box.

Ctrl + P	Prints the current album.

F6	Displays the Album Preferences dialog box

Ctrl + Q	Quits PhotoImpact Album.

Edit Menu

Ctrl + Z	Undoes the last command.

Ctrl + X	Cuts the current selection.

Ctrl + C	Copies the current thumbnail to the clipboard.

Ctrl + V	Pastes clipboard data into an album, creating a new thumbnail.

Del	Deletes the current thumbnail (but not the source file).

Ctrl + A	Selects all of the thumbnails in an album.

View Menu

Ctrl + D	Opens the Scroll to diallog box.

Album Menu

F5	Refreshes or updates an album that is opened by more than one user on a network.

Thumbnail Menu

Ins	Opens the Insert files dialog box.

Ctrl + F	Opens the Search dialog box.

Source Menu

Enter	Opens the source file in its associated application.

Alt + Enter	Opens the souce file's Properties dialog box.

Window Menu

Shift + F5	Cascades or arranges all open windows diagonally in the workspace from left to right and top to bottom.

Shift + F4	Tiles all open albums vertically, one next to the other.

Help Menu

F1	Starts the Ulead PhotoImpact Album online help.

Miscellaneous

Ctrl + R	Opens the Run dialog box, allowing you to run other programs from a command line.


Image source

This is your source ( Twain device) for acquiring images, for example, a scanner or digital camera.


This help file contains topics about selected dialog boxes in your PhotoImpact package. You can access these topics through those dialog boxes or by navigating through a main help file associated with one of the PhotoImpact programs.


GIF Save Options dialog box

Color table Displays the color palette of an image. Click on the color you wish to make transparent when the image is placed as an object.

Transparent color Displays the color that appears transparent when placed as an object into another image.

Save in Interlaced format Check to open the image progressively when viewed on-line. This may increase file size.


TIF Save Options dialog box

Format Choose to save the file for use on an IBM PC- compatible or Apple Macintosh system.

Compression Choose the compression method to apply to the file.

Strip size Try the default setting of 8 first. If you need a smaller file, increasing the strip size may help.

Tile size If varying the strip size still does not produce adequate compression, try varying the tile size.

Use horizontal differentiation If your image contains large solid-colored areas (not dithered), horizontal differentiation can improve the compression. If the image is mostly random or widely dispersed colors the advantage is minimal.

Include preview information Saving a preview makes the file a little bigger but allows some programs to display the image without actually opening it.


IFF, PSD, & TGA Save Options dialog box

Choose Run Length Encoding (RLE) for a smaller file size. If you have problems save it again without compression.


UFO Save Options dialog box

Compression Choose JPEG for a smaller file size. If you have problems save it again with RLE or no compression.

Advanced Select to save the vector (or path) information of the image.


RAS Save Options dialog box

Compression Choose Run Length Encoding (RLE) for a smaller file size. If you have problems save it again without compression.

Byte order Try Most Significant Byte (MSB) first.

Color order Try BGR first.


JPEG Save Options dialog box

Quality Lower quality results in smaller files at the cost of image quality. The default setting offers good compression without significantly affecting the image appearance.

Progressive compression Check to enable the file to open progressively. This also places preview information in the file which enables some programs to view the file without actually opening it.


PIC Open Options dialog box

Pen Select the pen you want to assign a color to.

Color Select a color for the currently selected pen.

Width Set the desired width in pixels for the image.

Height Set the desired height in pixels for the image.

Default Click to restore the Width and Height settings to 400 and 300 pixels respectively.


Photo CD Open Options dialog box

Resolution Choose the image resolution for opening PCD files.

Data Type Choose the data type for opening or viewing PCD files.


Photo CD images can be displayed at the following resolutions (pixels):

64 x 96

128 x 192

256 x 384

512 x 768

1024 x 1536

2048 x 3072

4096 x 6144


Photo CD images can be displayed using the following data types:

RGB True-Color

Indexed 256-Color

Grayscale


EPS Save Options dialog box

Format The ASCII format is more widely accepted but results in a larger file size. Binary EPS files are about half the size of the same ASCII files.

Clipping path Set low to trace object shapes more accurately in the EPS file. This may be useful if you wish to add text on a path in another program.

Save Preview Saving a preview makes the file a little bigger but allows some programs to display the image without actually opening it.


BMP Save Options dialog box

Choose whether to save the file as an MS-Windows or OS/2 bitmap.


PNG Save Options dialog box

Interlace Check to allow images to open progressively when viewed on-line. This may increase file size.

Description Assign a brief description, key words, or other text message to store with the image.

Compression method Choose Compress more for the smallest possible file. Choose Compress faster to enable faster opening when viewed on-line.

Background color Click the color square to choose a color that appears as a background to the image.

Note: This dialog box is not available in PhotoImpact Album.


A compression setting of 0 results in very little space savings and most accurate reproduction. A 100 setting produces the smallest possible file, but result in a less detailed reproduction.

Note: This setting is inversely related to the Quality setting for some other JPEG image editing programs.


The benefit of choosing this option depends on the image.


This is most useful for images you are preparing for the WWW or other on-line services. It enables viewers to see a representation of the image faster, thus allowing them to decide faster whether to wait to download the entire image for viewing. It is also useful if you wish to automatically see a preview thumbnail in the Open Image dialog boxes in Ulead and other programs that support preview information.


When using compression, larger strip sizes offer higher compression ratios. However, some programs may not be able to read TIF files with large strip sizes.


FPX Save Options dialog box

Create multiple dimensions If this option is selected when you save the file, you will have the choice of opening the image with different dimensions in the future. Selecting this option will increase the file size.

Calibration flag in header Adds a flag in the header of the file that indicates the images pixel data is from a calibrated device.

Compression Select to compress the file using the JPG compression method. Use the slider to adjust the level of compression.

Quality Lower quality results in smaller files at the cost of image quality. The default setting offers good compression without significantly affecting the image appearance.


FPX Open Options dialog box

Single file Select new dimensions for the image to resample the selected image. You will still need to save the file again to permanently apply the dimensions. This option is only available if Create multiple dimensions was selected when saving.

Multiple files and default Opens images with the smallest, medium, largest, or fit to screen dimension size when select multiple files or no file be selected.

Apply existing transformations Applies viewing transformations (such as filter, rotation, blur) saved in the file. If not transformations were saved, the file is read as normal.


DCS Save Options dialog box

Format The ASCII format is more widely accepted but results in a larger file size. Binary EPS files are about half the size of the same ASCII files.

Composite PostScript Adds a small or normal size PostScript image in the main file that is used as a preview image.

Clipping path Set low to trace object shapes more accurately in the DCS file. This may be useful if you wish to add text on a path in another program.


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