About the Graphics Locator
About Graphics Locator

  Graphics Locator is the fastest way to view, locate and copy image files for your WinHelp or HTML Help projects. You can browse through multiple files while viewing a thumbnail of each image, then use Graphics Locator to copy files to a defined folder. You can search for a single graphics file or for a type of graphics file.

•	Graphics Locator supports: BMP, SHG, PCX, GIF, JPG, MRB, and WMF files.

•	Graphics Locator quickly searches your system or network drives.

•	You can preview a file before you copy it.

•	You can view file information, including width, height, and number of colors.

•	You can specify a drive, folder, or subfolder – anything to make a search as detailed as you like.

•	With the click of a button you can copy a graphics file to a specified folder.

•	You can also complete a search while working in another application.


System requirements

Graphics Locator is a 32-bit program that runs on Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and 2000.

Graphics Locator searches and displays BMP, SHG, PCX, GIF, JPG, MRB, and WMF files.


Starting the Graphics Locator
Starting Graphics Locator

You can start Graphics Locator directly from within RoboHELP Classic or RoboHELP HTML or you can start it standalone from within RoboHELP Office.

Starting Graphics Locator from RoboHELP Classic or RoboHELP HTML:

•	From the RoboHELP Explorer Tools tab, double-click Graphics Locator [image]. The Graphics Locator window displays.

Starting Graphics Locator from RoboHELP Office on a Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, or 2000 system:

1	From the Start menu, select Programs, RoboHELP Office, RoboHELP Office. The RoboHELP Office Starter appears.

2	Double-click Graphics Locator [image]. The Graphics Locator  window displays.

Starting Graphics Locator from RoboHELP Office on a Windows 3.1 System:

1	Open the RoboHELP Office program group.

2	Double-click Graphics Locator [image]. The Graphics Locator window displays.


Searching for a specific graphics file

1	Start Graphics Locator.

2	Under File, enter the name of the graphics file for which you want to search – or use the down arrow to select a type from the list provided.

3	Under Path, enter the path which you want to search – or click Browse.

4	Click Search. Graphics Locator searches for the desired file. When the search is complete, the file is listed in the listbox on the left side of the window.

5	Highlight the filename. The selected graphic is previewed in the Graphics Preview window.

6	If desired, click Copy File to copy the file to a specified folder.

7	When you are finished, click Exit to close the Graphics Locator.


Searching for a type of graphics file

1	Start Graphics Locator.

2	Under File, enter the type of graphics file for which you want to search – or use the down arrow to select from the list provided.

3	Under Path, enter the path which you want to search – or click Browse.

4	Click Search. Graphics Locator searches for the desired file. When the search is complete, the file is listed in the listbox on the left side of the dialog.

5	Highlight the filename. The selected graphic is previewed in the Graphics Preview window.

6	If desired, click Copy File to copy the file to a specified folder.

7	When you are finished, click Exit to close Graphics Locator.


Copying a graphics file to a specified folder

1	Start Graphics Locator.

2	Under File, enter the type of graphics file for which you want to search – or use the down arrow to select from the list provided.

3	Under Path, enter the path which you want to search – or click Browse.

4	Click Search. Graphics Locator searches for the desired file. When the search is complete, the file is listed in the listbox on the left side of the dialog.

5	Highlight the filename. The selected graphic is previewed in the Graphics Preview  window.

6	Click Destination to select the folder to which you want to copy the file.

7	Click Copy File to copy the file to a specified folder.

8	When you are finished, click Exit to close Graphics Locator.


Operating the Graphics Locator in the background
Operating Graphics Locator in the background

To take advantage of the multi-tasking ability of Windows, the Graphics Locator has been designed to search for files in the background – while you are working in another application.

•	Just start a search and then activate the application in which you wish to work (using Alt + Tab). Graphics Locator notifies you when the search is complete by becoming the active window (appearing in front of all other windows).