Copyright: 602Photo © Software602 Inc. 2000
Citation: 602Photo © Software602 Inc. 2000                        Documentation © Ing. Jiøí Lapáèek


Image Opening

To open an image, click Open on the File menu. This command opens the 602Photo file selection dialogue, which is used for choosing the file type and specifying the file you want to open. You can also use this dialogue to create a new image from a digital camera or scanner (if one of these devices is attached to your computer).

You can use the Files of Type box to modify the list of files that is displayed in the Open dialogue.

Check New window, if you always want to open a new file in a new 602Photo window. For more information about arranging windows in 602Photo, see menu Window ..

You can use the four buttons in the top left section of the dialogue to choose the way files and folders are viewed in the Open dialogue:

•	Folders – standard file and folder view typical for Windows system dialogues. Images are displayed in form of small previews that can be zoomed by clicking the zoom symbol in the bottom right corner of the preview.

•	Albums – allows you to open an image from a photo album.

•	Web – allows you to load an image from a Web site. You can enter the URL address in the file name box up in the Open dialogue; the Web site will be displayed in the Open dialogue. If you check Read original, the site will always be loaded directly from the Web, not from cache of your computer.

•	Binders – allows you to open images from 602Desk Binders.


Image Save
Image Saving

To save an image, click Save or Save As on the File menu.

•	Click Save (shortcut key Ctrl+S) to save the active image with its current file name, location and format.

•	Click Save As on the File menu (shortcut key F12), to save the active image into a new file, change the file name or save the image in a different disk or folder. You can also use the Save As command to change the file format type by selecting a different type in the File type menu. With some file types you can choose between more versions of one format (for example: compressed or non compressed).

The four buttons in the top left section of the dialogue enable you to choose the way files and folders are viewed in the Save As dialogue:

•	Folders – standard file and folder view typical to the Windows system dialogues. Images are displayed in the form of small previews that can be zoomed by clicking the zoom symbol in the bottom right corner of the preview.

•	Albums – allows you to save an image in the 602Desk photo album.

•	Web – allows you to save an image to a Web site. Use the Save As dialogue to enter the URL address of the Web site and specify the user name, password and other properties for the access to the Web site.

•	Binders – allows you to save an image into the 602Desk Binders.


Scanning with a Scanner

Before you start scanning you have to select a scanner. To select a scanner, click Device Selection on the File menu. To scan a source, click Acquire on the File menu and follow the directions for the scanner (the process will be controlled by the operating program of the selected device).


Device Selection

Click Select Source on the File menu. The list of available devices will display in the Select Source dialogue. Click the device you want to use and then click Select.


Print

To print an image, click Print on the File menu and select the options you want.

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

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

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

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

Size

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

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

•	Fit to page – 602Photo resizes the image to fit the page.

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

If the Fax602 driver is installed on your computer and your computer is equipped with a faxmodem card, you can directly fax images through printing on this device.


Print Size

To choose a size and resolution for a printed image, click Print size on the File menu.

•	Width – image width (horizontal size)

•	Height – image height (vertical size)

•	Resolution in DPI.

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


Information

Shows detailed information about the active image.

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

•	Size –size of the image

•	Resolution –resolution in DPI

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

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

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

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

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

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


Options

To set options for working with 602Photo, click Options on the View menu:

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

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

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

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


Image Rotation

To rotate an image, click Rotate on the Image menu. There are four available positions by 90 degrees. The first position represents the current position of the image.


Changing Image Size

To change the size of an image, click Resize on the Image menu. It is possible to choose one of the preset formats in the Resize dialogue:

•	320 x 200 pixels

•	640 x 350 pixels

•	640 x 480 pixels

•	800 x 600 pixels

•	1024 x768 pixels

•	Original size - the original size in the moment of opening is displayed in brackets

The Other size section allows you to enter exact measurements for the width and height.

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

•	Keep Aspect Ratio – check this box to maintain the aspect ratio between the height and width. This helps you to avoid distortion when changing the size of an image, because the height and width settings will change in relation to one another.

•	Box :1 – you can change the respect ratio in this box. Click the box and enter the new aspect ratio.

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


Brightness and Contrast

You can use this dialogue to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image.

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

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


Reduce Number of Colors to 2

To reduce the number of colors in an image to 2, click Reduce Number of Colors on the Colors menu and choose 2 Colors. The following dialogue is used to select the type of reduction:

Method – use the previews to choose the type of reduction. The first three options offer different rasters; the last option transforms the image to a cartoon.

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


Reduce Number of Colors to 16

To reduce the number of colors in an image to 16, click Reduce Number of Colors on the Colors menu and choose 16 Colors. The following dialogue is used to select the type of reduction:

•	Optimized palette – this section allows you to choose between reduction based on most frequent colors and reduction based on average colors.

•	Windows palette – this section allows you to choose between reductions based on the Bayer method and error diffusion.


Reduce Number of Colors to 256

To reduce the number of colors in an image to 256, click Reduce Number of Colors on the Colors menu and choose 256 Colors. The following dialogue is used to select the type of reduction:

•	reduction based on most frequent colors

•	reduction based on average colors.


Color Hue

You can use the Color Hue command from the Colors menu to transform your image into a monochrome image (image composed of the hues of one selected color).

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

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

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

You can apply the Color hue effect to an entire image or only to part of an image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area you want to change first with the Select command.


Color Components
Color Channels

You can use this dialogue to adjust the ratios of red, green and blue in an entire image or in part of an image. To modify only part of an image, select the area first with the Select command.

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

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

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

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


Coloration

You can use the three sliders in this dialogue box to change the coloration in an entire image or part of an image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area you want to change first with the Select command.

•	Color - Drag the slider to change the Color.

•	Saturation - Drag the slider to change the Saturation.

•	Brightness - Drag the slider to change the Brightness.

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


Swap Color Components
Swap Color Channels

This dialogue allows you two replace one of the three basic color channels (red, green, blue) with another one. Choose the color you want to replace in the first column and then the color with which you want to replace it in the second column.


Edit Palette

You can find a palette of colors that were used in an image or part of an image in this dialogue. It is not possible to edit the palette in the 16.7 M mode.

To modify a color from the palette, double-click the color you want to change. This opens the standard Windows color palette, which can be used for modifying the selected color by changing the ratio of red, green and blue.


Mosaic Settings
Mosaic Setting

This dialogue enables you to specify the size of a mosaic block when transforming an image to a mosaic.

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

To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area where you want to apply the effect by selecting Select on the Edit menu and then apply the effect.


Image Tuning

To set the brightness, contrast, sharpness and the basic color channels of an image, click Image Tuning on the Effects menu. The dialogue box that opens comprises nine previews that help you to tune the image. The preview in the center of the dialogue represents the current setting.

•	Top right corner – You can use this section to adjust the size and aspect ratio of the selection that is displayed in the nine previews. If you check Whole image, the entire image will be displayed in the previews. Select the parameter you want to adjust in the bottom right part of the dialogue box.

•	Brightness – you can adjust the brightness

•	Contrast – you can adjust the contrast

•	Sharpness– you can adjust the sharpness

•	Red – you can adjust the red color channel

•	Green – you can adjust the green color channel

•	Blue – you can adjust the blue color channel.

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


Retouch Area

This dialogue makes it possible to retouch part of an image with one of four available patterns. To retouch an area, you have to select the area you want to change, select the pattern and click OK.


602Photo

602Photo enables simple editing of images. It is not a graphic editor; it works with complete images providing a range of filters and effects.

602Photo can be registered as the default image viewer in Windows, which means if you double-click a graphic file, it will open in 602Photo. It is possible to change this default setting during the installation of 602Photo.

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User Settings

Options

To set options for working with 602Photo, click Options on the View menu:

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

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

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

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

Customize Toolbars

To modify a toolbar, right-click any toolbar. A shortcut menu opens.

Show or Hide Toolbars

Right-click any toolbar and then click the toolbar you want to show or hide on the shortcut menu.

•	Standard Tools – buttons for opening and saving files, working with the clipboard, help and the zoom box.

•	Effects – buttons for the following functions: applying special effects, automatic and manual image tuning, red-eye removal and area retouch.

•	Image Processing Tools – buttons for setting the colors, contrast, brightness, sharpness and blur.

Click Customize on the shortcut menu to open the Customize Toolbar dialogue.

Customize Toolbars

Use the Group combo box, which is in the top left part of the Customize Toolbar dialogue, to select the toolbar you want to modify.

There are two lists in the center of the Customize Toolbar dialogue. The list Available toolbar buttons:, which is on the left, displays the buttons you can add to the selected toolbar. The other list Current toolbar buttons displays the buttons in the order they appear on the selected toolbar. To add a button to the selected toolbar, click the button you want to add in the left list and then click Add. To remove a button from the selected toolbar, click the button you want to remove in the list Current toolbar buttons, and then click Remove. To move a button within the selected toolbar, click the button you want to move in the right list, and then click Move Up or Move Down.

The menu Icon Options:, which is in left bottom part of the Customize Toolbar dialogue, enables you to change the size of toolbar buttons. You can choose one of the three options in the menu: Small icons – Medium icons – Large icons.

You can specify in Text options: whether text descriptions of the toolbar buttons appear in the toolbars and where the text appears. To display the names of the buttons underneath each button, select Show text labels. To display the names on the right side, click Text on right. To show only icons on the toolbar, click No text labels.

Color Icons

Check the box Draw all toolbars in color to display all toolbars in color all the time. Otherwise icons will display in color only when you hold the pointer on them.

Screen Tips on Toolbars

Check the box Show ScreenTips on toolbars to display on-screen descriptions of toolbar buttons when you hold the pointer on them.

Check the box Show shorcut keys in ScreenTips to display keyboard shortcuts in tooltips (when a keyboard shortcut is available for a command).

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Opening and Saving an Image

Opening an Image

Use the Open command to open images that are already saved on your computer or on a mapped network drive. Click Open on the File menu or click the Open button to open the 602Photo Open dialogue.

Check the box New window down in the Open dialogue to always open a new image in a new 602Photo window. For more information about arranging windows in 602Photo, see Menu Window ).

The Open dialogue is used for choosing the file type and specifying the file(s) you want to open. You can also use it to create a new image from a digital camera or scanner (if one of these devices is attached to your computer).

The four buttons in the top left part of the dialogue enable you to choose the way files and folders are viewed in the Open dialogue:

•	Folders – standard file and folder view typical to the Windows system dialogues. Images are displayed in the form of small previews that can be zoomed by clicking the zoom symbol in the bottom right corner of the preview.

•	Albums – allows you to open an image from the 602Desk photo album.

•	Web – allows you to load an image from a Web site. You can enter the URL address of the Web site you want on the Open dialogue. The Web site will be displayed in the main box of the Open dialogue. If you check Read original, the Web site will always load directly from the Web, not from the cache on your computer.

•	Binders – allows you to open images from the 602Desk Binders.

To open an image in the In-place mode (when 602Photo is started as server to an image inserted into a document), click Import on the File menu (shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+O).

Only when 602Photo is Started as Server to an Image

To open an image in the in-place mode (when 602Photo is started as server to an image in a document), click Import on the Edit menu or press Ctrl+Shift+O.

Tip

You can see a list of files that were most recently saved in 602Photo at the end of the File menu. To open a file from the list of recent files, click the name of the file you want to open.

Inserting an Image from the Clipboard

To insert the content of the Windows clipboard into the active 602Photo window, click Paste on the Edit menu. Choose the command Image in the submenu to paste the clipboard contents as new image or choose Selection to paste the clipboard content into the active window as selection.

Saving an Image

To save the active image with its current file name, location and format, click Save (shortcut key Ctrl+S) If the image is saved for the first time the Save As dialogue opens.

Saving a Copy of an Image

Click Save As on the File menu (shortcut key F12) to save the active image into a new file, change the file name or save the image in a different disk or folder. You can also use the Save As command to change the file format type by selecting a different type in the File type menu.

With some file types you can choose between more versions of one format (for example: compressed or non compressed).

The four buttons in the top left part of the dialogue enable you to choose the way files and folders are viewed in the Save As dialogue:

•	Folders – standard file and folder view typical to the Windows system dialogues. Images are displayed in the form of small previews that can be zoomed by clicking the zoom symbol in the bottom right corner of the preview.

•	Albums – allows you to save image in the 602Desk photo albums.

•	Web – allows you to save your image to a Web site. Use the Save As dialogue to enter the URL address of the Web site and specify the user name, password and other properties for the access to the Web site.

•	Binders – allows you to save an image into the 602Desk Binders.

To save an image in the In-place mode (when 602Photo is started as server to an image inserted in a document), click Export on the File menu (shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+S).

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Scanning an Image

Device Selection

To select a scanner or digital camera, click Select Source on the File menu. The list of available devices will be displayed in the Select Source dialogue. Click the device you want to use and then click Select.

Scanning

To scan a source with a scanner or digital camera, click Acquire on the File menu and follow the directions for the device (the process will be controlled by the operating program of the selected device).

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Information

To view detailed information about the active image, click Information on the View menu or press (Alt+Enter). You will find the following properties in the Information dialogue.

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

•	Size –size of the image

•	Resolution –resolution in DPI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Arranging Windows on Screen

Opening a New Image

Click New on the File menu to open a new image.

You can use the New image dialogue box to specify the properties of the new image:

•	Enter the height and width (in Pixels) you want for the new image and the resolution (in DPI) of the image in the Dimensions section.

•	Choose the color you want for the background of the image and specify the number of colors in the image (2 – 16 – 256 – 16.7M) in the Image Characteristics section.

To always open a new image in a new 602Photo window, check the box Open new image in new window in Options under the View menu.

Displaying More Images at a Time

Tile All

To display more than one image at a time, click Tile All on the Window menu. This command has a submenu with two commands:

Click Tile Horizontally under Tile All to display two or more images one above another.

Click Tile Vertically under Tile All to display two or more images side by side.

Cascade All

To display two or more images in overlapping windows, click Cascade All on the Window menu.

Minimize All

To minimize all 602Photo windows on the screen, click Minimize All on the Window menu.

Closing an Image

To close the image in the active 602Photo window, click Close on the File menu.

To close all images and exit 602Photo, click Close All on the Window menu. If you have made any changes to any of the images and you have not saved these changes yet, you will be asked to save the changes before exiting 602Photo.

Switching Between Windows

List of Images

You can see a list of images that are currently opened in 602Photo at the end of the Window menu. The active 602Photo window is marked with a tick in this list.

Next

If you have more then one image opened at a time, click Next on the Window menu to move into the next 602Photo window.

Previous

If you have more then one image opened at a time, click Previous on the Window menu to move into the next 602Photo window.

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View Menu
View

View Menu

You can zoom your image or part of an image in the View menu. The settings from this menu have no effect on the actual size of the image.

Full Screen Mode

To display as much of your image as possible on the screen, click Full Screen on the View menu. You will switch to full screen mode. To redisplay the title bar and menu bar, press Esc or open the shortcut menu with your right mouse button and choose Full-Screen once again.

Fit to Window

To resize your image to fit the window, click Fit to Window on the View menu.

Fit Selection

Click Fit Selection on the View menu to change the magnification of the selected area so that it fits the Window.

Zoom 100%

To change the zoom of the active image to 100%, click Zoom 100% on the View menu.

Zoom

You can change the zoom of the active image by selecting 25%, 50%, 100%, 200% and 400% from the submenu of the Zoom command under the View menu. The selector on the Standard Tools toolbar allows you to select a wide range (from 10% to 1000%). You can also use the box to enter the value you want.

Move to Page

When moving within an image that has more than one page, click:

•	Previous Page to move to the previous page in the image.

•	Next Page to move to the next page in the image.

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Printing an Image

Setting Print Size

To set the size and resolution for the image you want to print, click Print Size on the File menu.

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

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

•	Resolution - enter the resolution of the image.

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

Print

To print the image in the active window, click Print on the File menu and select the options you want.

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

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

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

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

Size

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

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

•	Fit to page – 602Photo resizes the image to fit the page.

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

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Undo the Last Action

To undo the last action, click Undo on the Edit menu (press Alt+Backspace or click the Undo button on the Standard Tool toolbar). To redo „an undone“ action, click Undo once again. If an irrevocable action was carried out, the command is inaccessible (the item is grayish). The command must be applied immediately after the faulty action otherwise it is invalid. It is possible to undo only the most recent action, I. e. if you click the Sharpen command three times, you can undo the last click only.

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Setting Brightness and Contrast

To set the brightness and contrast, click Brightness & Contrast on the Image menu or press (Ctrl+K).

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

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

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Sharpen and Blur

To sharpen an image, click Sharpen on the Image menu or press (Ctrl+T). The Sharpen command increases the difference between adjacent gray values in the image.

You can use this command to blur an image. The Blur command blends adjacent colors in the image. (Ctrl+Shift +T)

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Rotating and Flipping

Rotating an image

To rotate the image, click Rotate on the Image menu or press Ctrl+R. There are four available positions by 90 degrees: 0 – 90 – 180 – 270. The first position represents the current position of the image.

To rotate part of an image, you have to select the area with the Select Area command from the Edit menu.

Flipping an Image

Click Flip on the Image menu and choose the direction from the submenu of this command:

•	Horizontal

•	Vertical

•	Diagonal.

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Changing Size of an Image
Changing the Size of an Image

Click Resize on the Image menu or press (Ctrl+M). You can choose one of the preset dimensions for the image:

•	320 x 200 pixels

•	640 x 350 pixels

•	640 x 480 pixels

•	800 x 600 pixels

•	1024 x768 pixels

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

The Other size section allows you to enter exact measurements for the width and height.

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

Keep Aspect Ratio – check this box to maintain the aspect ratio between the height and width. This helps you to avoid distortion when changing the size of an image, because the height and width settings will change in relation to one another.

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

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Selection
Selecting Part of an Image

To Select Part of an Image

Click Select Area on the Edit menu and choose the shape of the selection in the submenu:

•	Rectangle - press the left mouse button and drag the pointer over the area you want to select.

•	Square - press the left mouse button and drag the pointer over the area you want to select.

•	Ellipse - press the left mouse button and drag the pointer over the area you want to select.

•	Circle - press the left mouse button and drag the pointer over the area you want to select.

•	Freehand – press the left mouse button and drag the pointer over the area you want to select.

•	Polyline – click the image repeatedly to specify the shape you want.

Crop Selection

Select the area in the image you want to crop and click Crop Selection on the Image menu or press (Shift+R).

Copy Part of an Image

Select the area you want to copy and then click Copy on the Edit menu or press (Ctrl+C).

Paste as Selection

To paste the clipboard content as selection, click Paste on the Edit menu and choose Selection in the submenu or press (Ctrl+E). You can move the selection by dragging the mouse.

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Changing Number of Colors

Reduce Number of Colors

2 colors

Click Reduce Number of Colors on the Colors menu and choose 2 Colors. Select the type of reduction in the following dialogue:

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

16 Colors

Click Reduce Number of Colors on the Colors menu and choose 16 Colors. Select the method of reduction in the following dialogue:

•	Optimized palette – allows you to choose between reduction based on most frequent colors and reduction based on average colors.

•	Windows palette – allows you to choose between reductions based on the Bayer method and error diffusion.

256 Colors

Click Reduce Number of Colors on the Colors menu and choose 256 Colors. Select the method of reduction in the following dialogue:

•	reduction based on most frequent colors

•	reduction based on average colors.

Increase Number of Colors

To increase the number of colors in an image, click Increase Number of Colors on the Color menu and choose the number you want in the submenu. The options available in the submenu depend on the original number of colors in the image.

•	16 Colors – increases the number of colors to 16

•	256 Colors – increases the number of colors to 256

•	16.7M Colors – increases the number of colors to 16.7M.

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Adjusting Colors
Adjusting Colors in an Image

Color Channels

To adjust the ratios of red, green and blue in an entire image or in part of an image, click Color Channels on the Colors menu or press Ctrl+B. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area first with the Select command.

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

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

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

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

Swap Color Channels

To replace one of the three basic color channels (red, green, blue) with another one, click Swap Color Channels on the Colors menu or press Ctrl+H. Choose the color you want to replace in the first column and then the color with which you want to replace it in the second column.

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Editing Color Palette

To edit the palette of colors that were used in an image or part of an image, click Edit Palette on the Colors menu. To modify a color from the palette, double-click the color you want to change to open the standard Windows color palette, which can be used for modifying the selected color by changing the ratio of red, green and blue. It is not possible to edit the palette in the 16.7 M color mode.

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Monochrome, Black and White and Negative
Monochrome, Black and White and Negative Image

Monochrome Image

To transform an image into a monochrome image that will compose of the hues of one selected color, click Color Hue on the Colors menu.

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

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

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

You can apply the Color hue effect to an entire image or only to part of an image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area you want to change first with the Select command.

Black and White Image

To transform an image into a black and white image, click Black and White Image on the Colors menu or press Ctrl+G. All colors in the image will change into shades of gray.

Negative

To invert an image into a negative, click Invert on the Colors menu or press Ctrl+I. You can apply this affect to black and white as well as for color images.

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Transparent Colors

To select the color in an image that will be “transparent”, click Select Transparent Color on the Colors menu or press Shift+T. The mouse pointer turns into the symbol of an eye. The color in the image you click with the mouse pointer turns “transparent“. The transparent color can be disabled/enabled with the command Enable Trasparency.

When transparency is enabled in an image, it is not possible to select part of the image and modify it.

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Special Effects

Drawing

To transform an image or part of an image with the drawing effect, click Drawing on the Effects menu or toolbar.

Emboss

To change an image or part of an image with the emboss effect, click Emboss on the Effects menu or toolbar.

Mosaic

To change an image or part of an image into a mosaic, click Mosaic on the Effects menu or toolbar. You can change of a block in the mosaic in the Block size section.

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

Diffuse

To change an image or part of an image with the diffusion effect, click Diffuse on the Effects menu or toolbar.

Fish Eye Lens

To modify an image or part of an image with the fish eye effect, click Fish Eye Effect on the Effects menu or toolbar. The image will look as if it is taken with a camera of an extremely small focusing distance (fish eye lens), thus creating an illusion of a spherical perspective.

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Red-eye Reduction

To remove red-eye from a photograph, click Remove Red Eyes on the Effects menu. The mouse pointer changes into the symbol of an eye. Click the place where you want to remove red. Press Esc at the end.

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Image Tuning

Auto Tuning

To automatically adjust the brightness, contrast and color channels in an image or part of an image, click Auto Tuning on the effects menu or press (Shift+A).

Image Tuning

To set the brightness, contrast, sharpness and the basic color channels of an image, click Image Tuning on the Effects menu or press (Shift+L). The dialogue box that opens comprises nine previews that help you to tune the image.

You can use the top right part of the dialogue to adjust the size and aspect ratio of the selection that is displayed in the nine previews. If you check Whole image, the entire image will be displayed in the previews. Select the parameter you want to adjust in the bottom right part of the dialogue box.

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

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Retouch Area

To retouch part of an image with one of four available patterns,

•	Click Retouch Area on the Effects menu or press (Shift+E).

•	Drag over the area of your image you want to retouch.

•	After releasing the mouse button, a dialogue with patterns for the retouch effect opens.

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

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List of Commands

  Menu File

  Menu Edit

  Menu View

  Menu Image

  Menu Colors

  Menu Effects

  Menu Window

  Menu Help

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File Menu

  New

  Open

  Close

  Save

  Save As

  Acquire

  Select Source

  Print

  Print Size

  Recent Files

  Exit

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New

Opens a new image in a new 602Photo window. You can use the New image dialogue box to specify the properties of the new image:

•	Enter the height and width (in Pixels) you want for the new image and the resolution (in DPI) of the image in the Dimensions section.

•	Choose the color you want for the background of the image and specify the number of colors in the image (2 – 16 – 256 – 16.7M) in the Image Characteristics section.

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Open
Open – Import (In the In-Place Mode)

Use this command to open images that are already saved on your computer or on a mapped network drive. Click Open on the File menu or click the Open button to open the 602Photo Open dialogue.

If you check the box New window down in the Open dialogue the image will open in a new 602Photo window. For more information about arranging windows in 602Photo, see Menu Window ).

The Open dialogue is used for choosing the file type and specifying the file(s) you want to open. You can also use it to create a new image from a digital camera or scanner (if one of these devices is attached to your computer).

The four buttons in the top left section of the dialogue enable you to choose the way files and folders are viewed in the Open dialogue:

•	Folders – standard file and folder view typical to the Windows system dialogues. Images are displayed in the form of small previews that can be zoomed by clicking the zoom symbol in the bottom right corner of the preview.

•	Albums – allows you to open an image from the 602Desk photo album.

•	Web – allows you to load an image from a Web site. You can enter the URL address of the Web site you want on the Open dialogue. The Web site will be displayed in the main box of the Open dialogue. If you check Read original, the Web site will always load directly from the Web, not from the cache on your computer.

•	Binders – allows you to open images from the 602Desk Binders.

To open an image in the In-place mode (when 602Photo is started as server to an image inserted into a document), click Import on the Edit menu or press Ctrl+Shift+O.

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Close

To close the image in the active 602Photo window, click Close on the File menu. To close the active 602Photo window, click Exit on the File menu.

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Save

Click Save (shortcut key Ctrl+S) to save the active image with its current file name, location and format. If the image is saved for the first time the Save As dialogue opens.

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Save As
Save As – Export (in the In-place mode)

Click Save As (press Shift+Ctrl+S) to save the active image in the file, disk and folder you want and with the chosen file format.

To save the active image in the In-place mode (when 602Photo is started as server to an image inserted in a document), click Export on the File menu (shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+S)

With some file types you can choose between more versions of one format (for example: compressed or non compressed).

You can use the four buttons in the top left section of the dialogue to choose the way files and folders are viewed in the Save As dialogue:

•	Folders – standard file and folder view typical to the Windows system dialogues. Images are displayed in the form of small previews that can be zoomed by clicking the zoom symbol in the bottom right corner of the preview.

•	Albums – allows you to save an image in the 602Desk photo album.

•	Web – allows you to save an image to a Web site. Use the Save As dialogue to enter the URL address of the Web site and specify the user name, password and other properties for the access to the Web site.

•	Binders – allows you to save an image into the 602Desk Binders.

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Acquire

To scan a source with a scanner or digital camera, click Acquire on the File menu and follow the directions for the scanner (the process will be controlled by the operating program of the selected device). To select the scanner, click Device Selection on the Edit menu.

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Device Selection

Use this command to select the device you want to use for scanning. You can see a list of available devices in the Select Source dialogue. Click the device you want to use and then click Select.

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Print

To print an image, click Print on the File menu and select the options you want.

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

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

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

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

Size

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

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

•	Fit to page – 602Photo resizes the image to fit the page.

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

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Print Size

Use this dialogue to choose the size and resolution for a printed image.

•	Width – image width (horizontal size)

•	Height – image height (vertical size)

•	Resolution in DPI.

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

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Recent Files

You can see a list of files that were most recently saved in 602Photo at the end of the File menu. To open a file from the list of recent files, click the name of the file you want to open.

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Exit

Click Exit on the file menu to close the active 602Photo window. If there is a file in the window and you have made changes to this image, you will be asked to save the image before you close the window.

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Edit Menu

  Undo

  Copy

  Paste

  Image

  Selection

  Select Area

  Rectangle

  Square

  Ellipse

  Square

  Freehand

  Polyline

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Undo

Use this command to undo the last action. To redo „an undone“ action, click Undo once again. If an irrevocable action was carried out, the Undo command is inaccessible (the item is grayish). The command must be applied immediately after the faulty action, otherwise it is invalid.

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Copy

Saves a copy of the active image in the clipboard. Use the command to copy all of the image or part of the image into a document. To copy part of the image, select the area you want to copy and then click Copy.

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Paste

Pastes the content of the clipboard into the active 602Photo window as new image or selection.

When selecting Paste on the Edit menu, a submenu of two commands opens:

•	Image

•	Selection.

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Image

Copies the content of the clipboard into the active or new 602Photo window as new image. To always copy the content of the clipboard into a new 602Photo window, check Open new image in new window in Options If you have made any changes to the image in the active window and you have not saved these changes yet, you will be asked to save the changes.

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Selection

Copies the content of the clipboard into the active or new 602 Photo window as selection.

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Select Area

Enables you to select part of an image that can be copied into the clipboard and used for further processing.

To choose the shape of the selection, click Select Area on the Edit menu:

•	Rectangle

•	Square

•	Ellipse

•	Circle

•	Freehand – press the left mouse button and drag the pointer over the area you want to select.

•	Polyline – click the image repeatedly to specify the shape you want.

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Rectangle

Enables you to select part of an image that can be copied into the clipboard and used for further processing.

To move the selection within the  image, drag the selection to a new location. To change the size of the selection, move the pointer over one of the handles on the outline of the selection and drag the handle. To change the height and width of the selection simultaneously, drag a corner handle.

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Square

Enables you to select part of an image that can be copied into the clipboard and used for further processing.

To move the selection within the image, drag the selection to a new location. To change the size of the selection, move the pointer over one of the handles on the outline of the selection and drag the handle. To change the height and width of the selection simultaneously, drag a corner handle.

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Ellipse

Enables you to select part of an image that can be copied into the clipboard and used for further processing.

To move the selection within the image, drag the selection to a new location. To change the size of the selection, move the pointer over one of the handles on the outline of the selection and drag the handle. To change the height and width of the selection simultaneously, drag a corner handle.

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Circle

Enables you to select part of an image that can be copied into the clipboard and used for further processing.

To move the selection within the  image, drag the selection to a new location. To change the size of the selection, move the pointer over one of the handles on the outline of the selection and drag the handle. To change the height and width of the selection simultaneously, drag a corner handle.

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Freehand

Enables you to select part of an image that can be copied into the clipboard and used for further processing.

To select an area, press the left mouse button and drag the pointer over the area you want to select. To move the selection within the  image, drag the selection to a new location.

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Polyline

Enables you to select part of an image that can be copied into the clipboard and used for further processing.

Click the image repeatedly to specify the shape you want. To move the selection within the  image, drag the selection to a new location.

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Menu View
View Menu

  Full Screen

  Fit to Window

  Fit Selection

  Zoom to 100%

  Zoom

  Previous Page

  Next Page

  Informations

  Options

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Fit to Window
Full-Screen

Displays an image in full screen mode. To redisplay the title bar and menu bar, press Esc or open the floating menu with your right mouse button and choose Full-Screen once again.

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Window Size
Fit to Window

Resizes an image to fit the window.

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Entire Area
Fit Selection

Changes the magnification of the area selected in an image so that the selection fits the Window. To revert to standard view or to change the view, choose one command from the View menu.

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Zoom 100%

Changes the zoom of the active image to 100%.

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Zoom

Enables you to modify the zoom of the active image by selecting 25%, 50%, 100%, 200% and 400% from the submenu. There is a selector on the toolbar that allows you to select a wide range (from 10% to 1000%). You can also use the box to enter the value you want.

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Previous Page

Moves to the previous page in an image (only for images that have more than one page).

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Next Page

Moves to the previous page in an image (only for images that have more than one page).

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Information

Shows detailed information about the active image (file name, dimensions, resolution, type of compression).

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Options

Opens a dialog that can be used to select options for working with 602Photo:

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

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

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

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

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Image Menu

  Rotate

  Flip

  Horizontally

  Vertically

  Diagonal

  Resize

  Crop of Selection

  Brightness & Contrast

  Sharpen

  Blur

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Rotate

You can use this command to rotate an image or part of an image. There are four available positions by 90 degrees. The first position represents the current angle of the image.

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Flip

You can use this command to flip an image or part of an in one of the following directions:

•	Horizontal

•	Vertical

•	Diagonal.

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Horizontal

You can use this command to flip an image or part of an image from left to right.

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Vertical

You can use this command to flip an image or part of an image from top to bottom.

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Diagonal

You can use this command to flip an image or part of an in diagonal direction.

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Resize

You can use this command to change the size of an image. It is possible to choose one of the preset dimensions in the Resize dialogue:

•	320 x 200 pixels

•	640 x 350 pixels

•	640 x 480 pixels

•	800 x 600 pixels

•	1024 x768 pixels

Original size - the original size in the moment of opening is displayed in brackets

The Other size section allows you to enter exact measurements for the width and height.

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

•	Keep Aspect Ratio – check this box to maintain the aspect ratio between the height and width. This helps you to avoid distortion when changing the size of an image, because the height and width settings will change in relation to one another.

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Crop of Selection

You can use this command to crop part of an image. Select the area in the image you want to crop and choose this command on the Image menu.

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Brightness & Contrast

You can use this command to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image.

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

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

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Sharpen

You can use this command to sharpen an image. The Sharpen command increases the difference between adjacent gray values in the image.

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Blur

You can use this command to blur an image. The Blur command blends adjacent colors in the image.

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Colors Menu

  Reduce Number of Colors

  2 Colors

  16 Colors

  256 Colors

  Increase Number of Colors

  16 Colors

  256 Colors

  16.7M Colors

  Invert

  Black and White Image

  Color Hue

  Color Channels

  Coloration

  Swap Color Channels

  Select Transparent Color

  Enable Transparency

  Edit Palette

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Reduce Number of Colors

You can use this command to reduce the number of colors in an image:

•	2 Colors

•	16 Colors

•	256 Colors

The options available in the following submenu depend on the actual number of colors in the image.

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2 Colors

Reduces the number of colors in an image to 2. You can choose the type of reduction in the following dialogue Reduce number of colors.

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

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16 Colors

Reduces the number of colors in an image to 16. You can choose the type of reduction in the following dialog Reduce number of colors.

•	Optimized palette – this section allows you to choose between reduction based on most frequent colors and reduction based on average colors.

•	Windows palette – this section allows you to choose between reductions based on the Bayer method and error diffusion.

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256 Colors

Reduces the number of colors in an image to 16. You can choose the type of reduction in the following dialog Reduce number of colors:

•	reduction based on most frequent colors

•	reduction based on average colors.

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Increase Number of Colors

Increases the number of colors in an image:

•	16 Colors

•	256 Colors

•	16.7M Colors .

The options available in the following submenu depend on the actual number of colors in the image.

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16 Colors

Increases the number of colors in an image to 16.

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256 Colors

Increases the number of colors in an image to 256.

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16.7M Colors

Increases the number of colors in an image to 16.7 M.

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Invert

Inverts an image into a negative. You can use for black and white as well as for color images.

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Black and White Image

Changes an image into a black and white image. All colors in the image will change into shades of gray.

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Color Hue

Transforms an image into a monochrome image that will compose of the hues of one selected color.

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

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

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

You can apply the Color hue effect to an entire image or only to part of an image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area you want to change first with the Select command.

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Color Channels

You can use this command to adjust the ratios of red, green and blue in an entire image or in part of an image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area first with the Select command.

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

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

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

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

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Coloratio
Coloration

You can use this command to change the coloration in an entire image or in part of an image. To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area you want to change first with the Select command.

•	Color - Drag the slider to change the Color.

•	Saturation - Drag the slider to change the Saturation.

•	Brightness - Drag the slider to change the Brightness.

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

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Swap Color Channels

This dialogue allows you two replace one of the three basic color channels (red, green, blue) with another one. Choose the color you want to replace in the first column and then the color with which you want to replace it in the second column.

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Select Transparent Color

This command enables you to select the color in an image that will be “transparent”. After choosing this command, the mouse pointer turns into the symbol of an eye. The color in the image you click with the mouse pointer becomes “transparent“. The transparent color can be disabled/enabled with the command Select Transparent Color.

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Enable Transparency

This command enables (or disables when used once again) the “transparency “ of colors that were selected with the command Enable Transparency .

It is not possible to select an area in the image when transparency is enabled.

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Edit Palette

You can find a palette of colors that were used in an image or part of an image in this dialogue. It is not possible to edit the palette in the 16.7 M mode. To modify a color from the palette, double-click the color you want to change. This opens the standard Windows color palette, which can be used for modifying the selected color by changing the ratio of red, green and blue.

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Effects Menu

You can use this command to apply special effects to an image.

  Drawing

  Mosaic

  Emboss

  Diffusion

  Fish Eye Lens

  Auto Tuning

  Image Tuning

  Red Eyes Reduction

  Retouch Area

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Drawing

Transforms an image or part of an image with the drawing effect.

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Mosaic

Changes an image or part of an image into a mosaic. You can change of a block in the mosaic in the Block size section.

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

To apply the effect to part of an image, select the area where you want to apply the effect by selecting Select on the Edit menu and then apply the effect.

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Emboss

Changes an image or part of an image with the emboss effect.

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Diffusion

Changes an image or part of an image with the diffusion effect.

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Fish Eye Lens

Modifies an image or part of an image with the Fish Eye effect. The image will look as if it is taken with a camera of an extremely small focusing distance (fish eye lens), thus creating an illusion of a spherical perspective.

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Auto Tuning

Adjusts the brightness, contrast and color channels in an image or part of an image automatically.

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Image Tuning

You can use this command to set the brightness, contrast, sharpness and the basic color channels of an image or part of an image. The dialogue box that opens comprises nine previews that help you to tune the image. The preview in the center of the dialogue represents the current setting,

•	Top right corner – You can use this section to adjust the size and aspect ratio of the selection that is displayed in the nine previews. If you check Whole image, the entire image will be displayed in the previews. Select the parameter you want to adjust in the bottom right part of the dialogue box.

•	Brightness – you can adjust the brightness

•	Contrast – you can adjust the contrast

•	Sharpness– you can adjust the sharpness

•	Red – you can adjust the red color channel

•	Green – you can adjust the green color channel

•	Blue – you can adjust the blue color channel.

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

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Red Eyes Reduction
Red Eye Reduction

When processing color photographs, you can use this command to remove the red-eye effect. After selecting this command, the mouse pointer changes into the symbol of an eye. Click the place where you want to remove red. Press Esc at the end.

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Retouch Area

You can use this command to retouch part of an image with one of four available patterns.

•	Click Retouch Area on the Effects menu.

•	Drag over the area of your image you want to retouch.

•	After releasing the mouse button, a dialogue with patterns for the retouch effect opens.

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

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Window Menu

The Window menu contains a set of commands that help you to arrange your 602Photo windows on the screen:

  Tile All

  Tile Horizontally

  Tile Vertically

  Cascade All

  Minimize All

  Close All

  Next

  Previous

  List of Images

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Tile All

You can use this command to display more than one image at a time.

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Tile Horizontally

Arranges images on the screen. Click Tile horizontally under Tile All on the Window menu to display two or more images one above another.

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Tile Vertically

Arranges images on the screen. Click Tile Vertically under Tile All on the Window menu to display two or more images side by side.

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Cascade All

Arranges images on the screen. Click Cascade All on the Window menu to display two or more images in overlapping windows.

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Minimize All

Arranges images on the screen. Click Minimize All on the Window menu to minimize all 602Photo windows.

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Close All

Closes all images and exits 602Photo. If you have made any changes to any of the images and you have not saved these changes yet, you will be asked to save the changes.

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Next

If you have more then one image opened at a time, you can use this command to move into the next 602Photo window.

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Previous

If you have more then one image opened at a time, you can use this command to move into the previous 602Photo window.

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List of Images

You can see a list of files that are currently opened in 602Photo at the end of the Window menu.

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Help Menu

There are two commands in the Help menu of 602Photo:

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Topics

Opens the 602Photo help system.

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602Photo

Dispalys information about your version of 602Photo.

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Shortcut Keys

FileMenu

New	Ctrl+N
Open	Ctrl+O
Close	Ctrl+F4
Save	Ctrl+S
Save As	Shift+Ctrl+S
Print	Ctrl+P
Exit	Alt+F4
Edit

Undo	Alt+Backspace
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste As New Image	Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste As New Selection	Ctrl+V
View

Previous Page	PageUp
Next Page	PageDn
Information	Alt+Enter
Options	Alt+F12
Image

Rotate	Ctrl+R
Resize	Ctrl+M
Crop Area	Shift+R
Brightness&Contrast	Ctrl+K
Sharpen	Ctrl+T
Blur	Ctrl+Shift+T
Colors

Invert	Ctrl+I
Black and White Image	Ctrl+G
Color Hue	Ctrl+D
Color Channels	Ctrl+B
Coloration	Ctrl+Shift+B
Swap Components	Ctrl+H
Select Transparent Color	Shift+T
Edit Palette	Ctrl+L
Effects

Auto Tuning	Shift+A
Image Tuning	Shift+L
Remove Red Eyes	Shift+O
Retouch area	Shift+E
Window

Next	F6
Previous	Shift+F6
Shortcut Menu Over an Image

Rotate	Ctrl+R
Resize	Ctrl+M
Information	Alt+Enter
Reduce Number of Colors to xxx...
Brightness&Contrast	Ctrl+K
Color Channels	Ctrl+B
Edit Palette	Ctrl+L


Click OK to save the changes you have made and close the dialogue box.


Click Cancel to close the dialogue box without saving any changes you have made.


Resize

Use this dialogue to change the size of the image. You can choose a predefined size or enter exact measurements in the two boxes below. You can keep the original aspect ratio or define a new one.

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Changes the size of the image to 320 x 200.


Changes the size of the image to 640 x 350.


Changes the size of the image to 640 x 480.


Changes the size of the image to 800 x 600.


Changes the size of the image to 1024 x 768.


Reverts to the original size of the image.


Check this box to enter measurements for the new size of the image.


Enter the width of the image in this box.


Enter the height of the image in this box.


Check this box to keep the aspect ratio of the image.


Enter the new aspect ratio for the image in this box.


Brightness & Contrast

Use this dialogue to set the brightness and contrast.

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Drag the slider to increase or decrease the brightness.


Enter a number in range -100 to 100 to set the brightness.


Click the button to increase or decrease the brightness.


Drag the slider to increase or decrease the contrast.


Enter a number in range -100 to 100 to set the contrast.


Click the to increase or decrease the contrast.


Reduce Number of Colors to 2

You can use this dialogue to reduce the number of colors to 2. Choose one of the four available reduction methods in the Method section and click OK.

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Click here to select the Bayer Distribution method of color reduction.


Click here to select the Error Distribution method of color reduction.


Click here to select the Half-toning method of color reduction.


Click here to select the Treshold method of color reduction. You can drag the slider to adjust the level of black.


Reduce Number of Colors to 16

You can use this dialogue to reduce the number of colors to 16. Choose the reduction method and click OK.

Reduction methods:

Optimized palette – most frequent colors and average colors.

Windows palette – Bayer method, Error diffusion.

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Reduce Number of Colors to 256

You can use this dialogue to reduce the number of colors to 256. Choose the reduction method and click OK.

Reduction methods:

– most frequent colors

– average colors.

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Check this box to select color reduction based on the optimized palette of most frequent colors.


Check this box to select color reduction based on the optimized palette of average colors.


Drag the slider to set the size of the block in the mosaic.


Click the up or down button to set the size of the block in the mosaic.


Enter a number to set the size of the block in the mosaic.


Color Channels

You can use this dialogue to adjust the basic color channels: red, green and blue. Drag the slider or enter a number in percent to set the intensity of a color.

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You can enter a number to set the intensity of red in this box.


Click the up or down button to increase or decrease the intensity of red.


Drag the slider to set the intensity of red.


You can enter a number to set the intensity of red in this box.


Click the up or down button to increase or decrease the intensity of green.


Drag the slider to set the intensity of green.


You can enter a number to set the intensity of blue in this box.


Click the up or down button to increase or decrease the intensity of blue.


Drag the slider to set the intensity of blue.


Image Rotation

You can use this dialogue to rotate the image. Use the previews to select the direction.

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Rotates the image 90 degrees to the left.


Reverts to the original position of the image.


Rotates the image 180 degrees to the left.


Rotates the image 90 degrees to the right.


Color Hue

You can use this dialogue to set the color hue of the image. You can select a color from the palette, adjust the brightness as well as modify the selected color with the standard Windows color palette.

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Displays the standard Windows color palette, which can be used for modifying the selected color.


Drag the slider to set the brightness of the selected color.


You can enter a number to set the brightness of the selected color.


You can enter a number to set the brightness of the selected color.


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Use this palette to select the color for the color hue effect. It is possible to edit the palette by selecting a color from the palette and changing its brightness with the slider in the Brightness section as well by selecting a color from the palette and modifying it with the standard Windows color palette (click Define).


Sets properties of the Color hue effect.


Check this box to center the image horizontally on the page.


Check this box to center the image vertically on the page.


Check this box to lock the aspect ratio between the height and the width.


Check Fit to page to resize the image to fill the entire page. Check Maintain aspect ratio if you want to enlarge the image while still maintaining the aspect ratio between the height and the width.


Shows how the image will be printed with the selected options.


Enter the distance you want from the left margin.


Enter the distance you want from the top margin.


Enter the distance you want from the bottom margin.


Enter the distance you want from the right margin.


Shows how the image will be printed.


Shows preview of the selected image.


Drag the slider to set the amount of black (with the Treshold method only).


Enter the amount of black.


Click the up or down button to increase or decrease the amount of black.


Click here to select the color reduction method based on the optimized palette of most frequent colors.


Click here to select the method of color reduction based on the standard Windows color palette.


Click here to select the method of color reduction based on the optimized palette of most frequent colors.


Click here to select the method of color reduction based on the optimized palette of average colors.


Click here to select the method of color reduction based on Bayer Distribution.


Click here to select the method of color reduction based on Error Diffusion.


Sets the page orientation to Portrait.


Sets the page orientation to Landscape.


Check the box Print to file if you want to print the image to a file instead of to a printer.


Imports the file as an OLE object.


Check the box to preview the image.


Shows information about the image size and number of colors in the image.


Check the box to display the image that comes up to the selected file in the box File name.


Opens an image from 602Desk.


Opens an image from the selected device (scanner, digital camera etc..).


The color channel that will be replaced.


The color channel that will replace the source color channel.


Swap Color Channels

This dialogue allows you two replace one of the three basic color channels (red, blue, green) with another one. Choose the color you want to replace in the first column and the color with which you want to replace it in the second column.

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Edit Palette

Shows a palette of all colors that were used in the image. Click a color to see the number it has in the color palette as well as the value it has in the RGB system. Double-click a color to open the standard Windows color palette, which can be used for modifying the color by changing the ratio of red, green and blue.

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This color was used in the image. You can see the number it has in the palette as well as the value it has in the RGB system at the top of the dialogue. Double-click the selected color to open the standard Windows color palette, which can be used for modifying the color by changing the ratio of red, green and blue.


Displays the number of the color in the color palette.


Displays the value the color has in the RGB system.


Click the Printer box to select the printer you want to use.


Click Properties to change Windows printer options for the selected printer.


Displays the current state of the selected printer. Shows whether the selected printer is set as the default printer.


Identifies the selected printer.


Describes the location of the selected printer.


Shows additional information about the selected printer.


Check this box if you want to print the image with its original resolution (not according to the settings on the screen).


Click here to select the method based on the optimized palette of colors.


Mosaic

Transforms the image to a mosaic. Drag the slider to specify the size of the mosaic block.

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Image Tuning

You can use this dialogue to set the brightness, contrast, sharpness as well as the basic color channels. It comprises nine previews, the preview in the center of the dialogue represents the current settings, and the other eight previews show how change in the selected parameter affects the image.

Tuning process:

Select the parameter you want to set in the bottom right part of the dialogue. Click the preview you like the best. This preview will move to the center of the dialogue, and the entire palette will refresh. You can repeat this process several times for each parameter.


This preview shows the original setting of the parameter selected in the bottom right section. Click the preview you like the best - this preview will move to the center of the dialogue, and the entire palette will refresh.


The eight previews show how different levels of the selected parameter affect the image. Click the preview you like the best - this preview will move to the center of the dialogue, and the entire palette will refresh.


You can use this section to adjust the size and aspect ratio of the selection that is displayed in the nine previews.


Check this box to view the entire image in the previews instead of the selection.


A preview of the original image. Check the box Selection to view only part of the image in the previews instead of the entire image. Drag over the area you want to select.


Adjusts the brightness of the image.


Adjusts the contrast of the image.


Adjusts the sharpness of the image.


Adjusts the red channel in the image.


Adjusts the green channel in the image.


Adjusts the blue channel in the image.


Print Size

You can use this dialogue to set the resolution and size of the printout. You can enter an exact measurement in the Width or in the Height box, the other measurement as well as the corresponding resolution will set automatically using the original aspect ratio of the image.

Note: it is necessary to check the box Use image resolution in the Print dialogue to set the print size.


Enter a number to set the width of the image.


Enter a number to set the height of the image.


Enter a number to set the resolution of the printout. If this resolution differs from the printer resolution, the dots will be calculated in the course of printing (you have to check the box Use image resolution in the Print dialogue).


New Image

You can use this dialogue to set the characteristics of the newly created image. Enter desired size in pixels in Width and Height box and resolution of the printout in Resolution box. You can set number of colors that may be used in the new image using Number of colors box.


Enter a number to set the width of the new image.


Enter a number to set the height of the new image.


Enter a number to set the resolution of the new image.

Note: it is necessary to check the box Use image resolution in the Print dialogue to use this value.


Select one of predefined background colors.


Select a number of colors that may be used in the new image (also called color depth).


Options

You can use this dialogue to set common options for the program. See the context help for each option.


Check this box to open new images in new window. This setting will be used for opened, newly created, scanned, pasted and dropped images. The same function has the New window box in the Open File dialogue.


Check this box to automatically set zoom of the opened, newly created, scanned, pasted or dropped image to best fit the window.


Select units will be used for specifacation of the size.


Select one of predefined background colors. It will be used for newly created images and for fill blank space in some operations (for example Fish Eye Effect or selection delete). This box has the same function as Background color box in New Image dialogue.


Coloration

You can use this dialogue to adjust an coloration of the image. Drag the slider or enter a number in percent to set the desired parameter.


Enter a number in range -100 to 100 to set the color hue of image.


Click the up or down button to increase or decrease the color hue.


Drag the slider to set the color hue.


Enter a number in range -100 to 100 to set the saturation of image colors.


Click the up or down button to increase or decrease the saturation of image colors.


Drag the slider to set the saturation of image colors.


Enter a number in range -100 to 100 to set the brightness.


Click the up or down button to increase or decrease the brightness.


Drag the slider to increase or decrease the brightness.


Retouch Area

You can use this dialogue to retouch selected area. Pixels in area will be computed using edges of selection. Try different options to find best result.


Clicking this button, pixels in area will be computed using all four edges of selection.


Clicking this button, pixels in area will be computed using left and right edges of selection.


Clicking this button, pixels in area will be computed using top and bottom edges of selection.


Clicking this button, pixels in area remain unchanged.