Perfect Screens Configuration Assistant Copyright © 1997 Petr Pitrinec

Select here what you want to configure and then follow instructions:

•	Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)

•	Application Tool Bar (Window)

•	Screen Menu

•	Screen switching related settings

•	Start menu

•	Desktop related settings

Use the main help to find more information about each of the Perfect Screens option.


Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)

•	Window properties

•	Button


Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Window properties

•	Change window position

•	Change window size

•	Put it to Windows TaskBar

•	Switch always on top on/off

•	Change buttons (icons) size

•	Change buttons shape


Change Window position - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change window position

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown select “Move” item.

3)  Move Perfect Screens window to a position you want.

4)  When the window is in desired position then click again.


Change Window size - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change window size

If the Perfect Screens window doesn’t have resizing frame then do this:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown check “Resizing frame” item.

Resize Perfect Screens window as any other resizable window.


Put toolbar to Windows TaskBar - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Put it to Windows TaskBar

You can put the Perfect Screens bar to the Windows TaskBar so it doesn’t occupy any space on your screen.

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Position” (press “Position” tab).

4)  In “Window position” combo box, select “In TaskBar” item and press OK.


Always on top - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Switch always on top on/off

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, check/uncheck the option “Keep window always on top”.


Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change buttons (icons) size

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Buttons and Icons” (press “Buttons and Icons” tab).

4)  Select either small or large icons.


Change buttons shape - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change buttons shape

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Buttons and Icons” (press “Buttons and Icons” tab).

4)  Select either tab-like or rectangular buttons shape.


Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Button

•	Add (add a screen)

•	Delete (delete a screen)

•	Properties (screen properties)

•	Enable/disable displaying number of windows on screen buttons

•	Change buttons order


Add button (screen) - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Button
-- Add (add a screen)

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Add Screen”.

3)  In the dialog appeared set screen settings and press OK button. (More information about screen settings you find in main help available on help button.)


Delete button (screen) - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Button
-- Delete (delete a screen)

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, right click on a screen button (looking like this [image]).

2)  In the menu shown, select “Delete screen” item.


Button (screen) properties - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Button
-- Properties (screen properties)

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, right click on a screen button (looking like this [image]).

2)  In the menu shown, select “Screen settings” item. (More information about screen settings you find in main help available on help button.)


Enable/disable displaying number of windows opened
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Button
-- Enable/disable displaying number of windows on screen buttons

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Advanced” (press “Advanced” tab).

4)  Check/uncheck option “Show number of windows opened on each screen”.


Change buttons order - Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
Main Perfect Screens Bar (Window)
-- Button
-- Change buttons order

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, right click on a screen button (looking like this [image]).

2)  In the menu shown, select “Screen settings” item.

3)  Use “Move screen button left <<” or “Move screen button right >>” buttons to move the button left or right.


Application toolbar (Window)

•	Window properties

•	Button


Application toolbar (Window)
-- Window properties

•	Change window position

•	Change window size

•	Hide/show toolbar

•	Switch always on top on/off

•	Change buttons (icons) size

•	Change buttons shape


Change window position - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change window position

1)  In the applications toolbar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown select “Move” item.

3)  Move toolbar window to a position you want.

4) When the window is in desired position then click again.


Change window size - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change window size

If the applications toolbar window doesn’t have resizing frame then do this:

1)  In the applications toolbar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown check “Resizing frame” item.

Resize toolbar window as any other resizable window.


Show/hide toolbar
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Hide/show toolbar

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, right click on a screen button (looking like this [image]).

2)  In the menu shown, select “Screen settings” item.

3)  In the “Screen settings” dialog, uncheck/check “Show screen menu as a ToolBar” option.


Always on top - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Switch always on top on/off

1)  In the applications toolbar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “ToolBar settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, check/uncheck the option “Keep window always on top”.


Change buttons (icons) size - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change buttons (icons) size

If you want to change buttons size on the toolbar of the currently active screen only then follow these steps.  Your changes will not affect toolbars of other screens.

1)  In the applications toolbar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Buttons and Icons” (press “Buttons and Icons” tab).

4)  Select either small or large icons.

If you want to change buttons shape globally for all toolbars of all screens then follow these steps:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Global settings …”.

3)  In the dialog “Global screen settings”, select either small or large icons.


Change buttons shape - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Window properties
-- Change buttons shape

If you want to change buttons shape on the toolbar of the currently active screen only then follow these steps.  Your changes will not affect toolbars of other screens.

1)  In the applications toolbar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “ToolBar settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Buttons and Icons” (press “Buttons and Icons” tab).

4)  Select either tab-like or rectangular buttons shape.

If you want to change buttons shape globally for all toolbars of all screens then follow these steps:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Global settings …”.

3)  In the dialog “Global screen settings”, select either tab-like or rectangular buttons shape.


Application toolbar (Window)
-- Button

•	Insert

•	Delete

•	Properties (application properties)


Insert button - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Button
-- Insert

1)  In the applications toolbar, right click on a button you want to insert the new button to.

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Insert New Item”.

3)  In the “Item properties” dialog appeared, set all settings (do not forget to check “Visible in the ToolBar” option otherwise new item will be added only to associated Screen menu) and press OK button. (More information about item settings you can find in main help available on help button.)

Notice:  You can drag a file in the Explorer and drop it in the “Item properties” dialog.


Delete button - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Button
-- Delete

If you want to delete a button such that it will be no more available either in the toolbar nor in Screen menu follow these steps:

1)  In the applications toolbar, right click on a button you want to delete.

2)  In the menu shown, click “Delete” item.

If you want to delete a button that it will not be presented in the toolbar but still be available in the Screen menu then follow these steps:

1)  In the applications toolbar, right click on a button you want to delete.

2)  In the menu shown, click “Properties …” item.

3)  In the “Item properties” dialog, uncheck the option “Visible in the ToolBar”.


Button (application) properties - Application toolbar (Window)
Application toolbar (Window)
-- Button
-- Properties (application properties)

1)  In the applications toolbar, right click on a button.

2)  In the menu shown, click “Properties …” item.  (More information about item settings you find in main help available on help button.)


Screen Menu

•	Item

•	Invoking (popping up)


Screen Menu
-- Item

•	Insert

•	Delete

•	Properties


Insert item to Screen menu
Screen Menu
-- Item
-- Insert

1)  Pop up Screen menu (for example by right mouse click together with “Alt” key pressed.

2)  Right click on an item (or click “Add New Item” item).

3)  In the menu shown, click item “Insert New Item”.

4)  In the “Item properties” dialog appeared, set all settings and press OK button. (More information about item settings you can find in main help available on help button.)

Notice:  You can drag a file in the Explorer and drop it in the “Item properties” dialog.


Delete item to Screen menu
Screen Menu
-- Item
-- Delete

1)  Pop up Screen menu (for example by right mouse click together with “Alt” key pressed.

2)  Right click on the item you want to delete.

3) In the menu shown, click item “Delete”.  This will delete the item from the Screen menu and also from the associated toolbar (if the item is visible in the toolbar).


Screen menu item properties
Screen Menu
-- Item
-- Properties

1)  Pop up Screen menu (for example by right mouse click together with “Alt” key pressed.

2)  Right click on the item you want to delete.

3)  In the menu shown, click item “Properties …”.  (More information about item settings you can find in main help available on help button.)


Screen menu invoking (poping up)
Screen Menu
-- Invoking

•	Right click together with “Alt” key pressed

•	Shortcut key

•	Mouse click only


Screen Menu
-- Invoking
-- Right click together with “Alt” key pressed

Right click together with “Alt” key pressed will pop up Screen menu regardless of mouse cursor position on the screen.  If this function is unwanted you can switch it off so that it will work only if mouse cursor is on the desktop (doesn’t point into a window).  To do it follow these steps:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, right click on button (looking like this [image]) of the screen on which you want to disable this functionality.

2)  In the menu shown, select “Screen settings” item.

3)  In the “Screen settings” dialog, check the option “Alt+right click takes effect on the desktop only”.


Screen Menu
-- Invoking
-- Shortcut key

To set up a shortcut key for invoking (popping up) Screen menu follow these steps:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Shortcut keys” (press “Shortcut keys” tab).

4)  Define your shortcut in the field “Pop up the screen menu”.


Screen Menu
-- Invoking
-- Mouse click only

You can set up the Perfect Screens menu button [image] so that the right click on it will pop up Screen menu of the currently active screen.  Follow these steps:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Advanced” (press “Advanced” tab).

4)  Check the option “Right click on the menu button pops up Screen menu”.


Screen switching related settings

•	Shortcut keys for switching to next/previous screen

•	Screen shortcut key

•	Sound

•	Enable/disable screen switching by moving mouse cursor to the edge of screen


Shortcut keys for screen switching
Screen switching related settings
-- Shortcut keys for switching to next/previous screen

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Shortcut keys” (press “Shortcut keys” tab).

4)  Define your shortcuts in “Next screen” and “Previous screen” fields.


Screen shortcut key
Screen switching related settings
-- Screen shortcut key

Each screen can have its own shortcut key so that the press of the shortcut key will cause switching to this screen.

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, right click on a screen button (looking like this [image]).

2)  In the menu shown, select “Screen settings …” item.

3)  Specify your shortcut in “Shortcut key” field.


Screen switching sound
Screen switching related settings
-- Sound

Each screen can have its own sound to be played when you are switching to this screen.

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, right click on a screen button (looking like this [image]).

2)  In the menu shown, select “Screen settings …” item.

3)  Press “Change Sound …” button.

4)  Specify your .wav file you would like to be played when you are switching to this screen (no file means no sound will be played).

If you want to change sound on the all screens globally (the same will be played if you are switching) then follow these steps:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Global settings …”.

3)  In the dialog “Global screen settings”, press “Change sound” button.

4)  Specify your .wav file you would like to be played when switching screens (no file means no sound will be played).


Screen switching related settings
-- Enable/disable screen switching by moving mouse cursor to the edge of screen

You can switch screens by moving mouse to the left or right edge of the screen.  To enable this functionality follow these steps:

1)  In the Perfect Screens bar, click on the menu button [image].

2)  In the menu shown, select item “Configuration/Application settings …”

3)  In the “Settings” dialog, go to the section “Advanced” (press “Advanced” tab).

4)  Check/uncheck option “Go to next/previous screen if cursor is on right/left margin of the screen”.


Drag & drop - Start menu
Start Menu

Perfect Screens program provides screen-dependent menu similar to Windows Start menu.  It is called Screen menu.  You can use Screen menu for faster launching of applications associated with the given screen.

To put application shortcuts from Start menu to Screen menus (and associated toolbar) you can use drag & drop functionality.  Follow these steps:

1)  Right click on “Start” button in Windows TaskBar.

2)  In the menu shown, click “Explore” item.

3)  In the Explorer opened, drag a shortcut you want to place to a Screen menu/toolbar.

4)  Drop it to the screen button (button of the main Perfect Screens bar).

5)  In the menu shown, select “Insert to Screen Menu”.

6)  In the Screen menu shown click an item.

7)  In the “Item properties” dialog, check “Visible in the ToolBar” option if you want the shortcut is to be available also in the toolbar.

8)  Press OK button.


Drag & drop - Desktop
Desktop related settings

Perfect Screens program provides screen-dependent application toolbars.  You can use the toolbar (instead of application shortcuts placed on desktop) for better launching of applications associated with the given screen.

To put shortcuts from desktop to an application toolbar you can use drag & drop functionality.  Follow these steps:

1)  Drag a shortcut you want to place to a toolbar.

2)  Drop it to the screen button (button of the main Perfect Screens bar).

3)  In the menu shown, select “Insert to Screen Menu”.

4)  In the Screen menu shown click an item.

5)  In the “Item properties” dialog, check “Visible in the ToolBar” option.

6)  Press OK button.

To place a shortcut to the current toolbar:

1)  Drag a shortcut you want to place to a toolbar.

2)  Drop it on the menu button ( [image]) of the current application toolbar.

3)  In the Screen menu shown click an item.

4)  In the “Item properties” dialog, check “Visible in the ToolBar” option.

5)  Press OK button.

You can set several options for each screen.  Go to Screen properties dialog and use main help available on “Help” button to read about all screen options.