Contents

The following Help Topics are available:

The Picture Viewer

AutoView during Download

View Picture

The File Menu

The Edit Menu

The View Menu

Copying Files

Printing Files

Examining Pictures in Detail

Viewing Multiple Pictures


The Picture Viewer

You can use the Picture Viewer to look at graphic files. Select the Tools menu option, and then Picture Viewer to pop up the viewer window. From there, you can select one or more GIF, BMP, or JPEG files to view, either one at a time, or multiple files.

You can also open the Picture Viewer from a command line. Select Start/Run from the Windows Taskbar. Type

C:\QMWIN\QMVIEWER

If you have installed QmodemPro for Windows 95 to a different drive or directory, type in the appropriate path instead of “C:”.


AutoView

The Picture Viewer can show several graphics files in succession. If you are downloading several graphics files, the Picture Viewer will automatically begin to preview the next image when the first file downloaded is complete. You can also choose to view multiple files from the Picture Viewer File/Open menu command. You can set the time between these viewings by choosing the View/Options menu in the Picture Viewer. Type in the number of seconds that you wish the viewer to delay between displaying files into the Delay box.


The File Menu

The QmodemPro for Windows 95  Picture Viewer file menu has options allowing you to open, save, and print files. Here is a list of options, and a brief description of their function in the File menu.

Open  Opens the Windows common dialog box, allowing you to choose the file you want to open from available drives and directories. The CTRL+O keys will also open this dialog box.

Open New  Opens a new picture file.

Print Preview Shows a representation of the entire picture as it will look when printed.

Print Setup  Opens the Windows Print Setup dialog box, allowing you to change the setup of your printer, including which printer to use, the printer properties, paper orientation, and paper source.

Send  Allows you to send the picture file directly to an E-mail message. Opens Microsoft Exchange or your specified electronic messaging system.


The Edit Menu

The QmodemPro for Windows 95  Picture Viewer edit menu has a copy feature that allows you to mark and copy portions of the currently active picture file to the Windows clipboard.

Copy  Allows you to copy the selected portion of the picture to the Windows clipboard. Note that when you copy data to the clipboard, it replaces any data currently stored there. You can also use the keyboard command CTRL+C to copy.

Select All   Selects all the loaded picture files.


The View Menu

The QmodemPro for Windows 95  Picture Viewer file menu has options allowing you to open, save, and print files. Here is a list of options, and a brief description of their function in the File menu.

Toolbar  Toggles the Toolbar Visible command on and off. When on, the toolbar is visible from the Picture Viewer window.

Statusbar  Toggles the Statusbar Visible command on and off. When on, the statusbar is visible from the Picture Viewer window.

Zoom  Expands a portion of the currently active picture for more detailed viewing. You can also use the Zoom icon for this feature. To turn Zoom off, toggle the feature from the View/Zoom menu commnad or click on the Zoom icon.

Full Screen  Expands the viewing window to include the entire monitor screen.

Next  When multiple pictures have been selected, this feature shows the next picture scheduled for viewing.

Previous  When multiple pictures have been selected, this feature allows you to re-view the picture previously viewed.

Stop  Stops the slide show

Options   The Slide Show feature allows you to set the time delay between pictures for viewing. It also gives you the option to repeat the slide show when the last requested picutre is viewed.


View Picture

If you have turned on the View Picture option in your Tools/Options/Protocols setup (from the QmodemPro for Windows 95 main menu), QmodemPro for Windows 95 will automatically open the Picture Viewer when you begin downloading a .GIF, .BMP or .JPG file. If the View Pictures option is turned on, a check will appear beside it. You can view the file as it is downloading. The Picture Viewer allows multiple pictures to be viewed consecutively as they are being downloaded. Use the Tools/Options menu choice and select the Protocols Sheet to check or change your settings.


Copying Pictures

Part or all of an image can be copied to the Windows clipboard for use in other applications. To grab a portion of an image, position the mouse pointer over the top left corner of the area to mark, and hold down the left mouse button as you drag it to the bottom right corner. Select Copy from the toolbar or edit menu (or use the keyboard shortcut, CTRL+C) to put the selected image on the Windows clipboard. Mark the entire image and select Copy to grab the image.


Printing Pictures

If you have a printer connected, you can print the image directly from the viewer by either selecting File/Print, typing CTRL+P, or by pressing the Print button. The File dialog box also offers Print Preview.


Examining Pictures in Detail

If you want to examine a part of the picture in more detail, you can zoom in by clicking the Zoom button on the toolbar. Move your mouse pointer to the area you wish to enlarge, then click the left mouse button. Clicking the left mouse button enlarges the part of the image under the mouse pointer, while clicking the right mouse button shrinks the image. Clicking on the Zoom button again returns the file to its original image.


Opening More Picture Files

To open another file or group of files from the Picture Viewer, select the File/Open menu, or you can click on the file you want to view in Windows 95 Explorer. You can also drag one or more file icons from the Explorer into the Viewer window.


Toggles the toolbar on and off. When this option is on, a checkmark appears beside the menu option and the toolbar is visible.


Toggles the statusbar on and off. When this option is on, a checkmark appears beside the menu option and the status is visible.


Activates the zoom mode. The zoom icon appears in the picture. Clicking on this icon zooms in to the section of the picture currently on the screen. Choosing this menu selection again returns the screen to normal view. (See also the Zoom toolbar button.


Causes the picture to be viewed in full screen mode. Clicking anywhere on the picture again restores it to normal view.


When more than one picture file is selected, loads the next picture in the file list to be viewed.


When more than one picture is selected, reloads the previously viewed file for re-viewing.


Stops a slide show (the automatic viewing of more than one graphic file).


Lets you set delay (in seconds) between viewing slides, and allows the sequence to be repeated when all files have been viewed.


Copies a selected area of the graphics file being viewed to the clipboard. This is the same as the keyboard shortcut CRTL+C.


Opens a dialog box allowing you to select a file to be loaded into the Picture Viewer and then viewed. This can also be done by using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+O.


Opens a dialog box prompting for a directory and drive of a new picture file to open. The file is then loaded into the picture viewer.


Opens a dialog box allowing you to set options for your printer, then prints the current file. The keyboard shortcut CTRL+P can also be used to send the current file to the active printer.


Shows a preview in full page view of how the current picture looks as it is sent to the printer.


Opens a Windows Common Dialog Box allowing you to select a printer and determine the setup used for printing the file.


Opens the Microsoft Exchange and places the current screen into to an electronic mail message.


Closes the QmodemPro for Windows 95 Picture Viewer.


Opens the Help Topics menu or the About the QMViewer information box.


Opens the QmodemPro for Windows 95 Help Engine.


Provides important information about registration number, contact numbers and version.


Drops down a list of options available for opening, printing and sending data from the Picture Viewer.


Drops down a list of options available in the Picture Viewer Edit Menu.


Drops down a list of options available for the Picture Viewer View Menu.


Opens the Print dialog box.


Opens the Print Previewer. This shows you what the file you have selected will look like when printed.


Prints the previewed picture file.


Shows the Preview view of the next page when multiple pictures have been selected.


Shows the Preview View of the Previous page when multiple pictures have been selected.


When multiple pictures have been selected, shows the Preview View of two pages simultaneously.


Zooms in on the currently selected picture preview.


Zooms out on the currently selected picture preview.


Closes the preview window without sending the selected data to the printer.


Type the number of seconds to delay before loading the next picture file in the viewer into the text window.


This feature allows you to view the selected files again once the last on has been viewed. If this feature is turned on, a checkmark will appear beside it.


Resizes the window to the size of the picture being viewed.


Closes the Options dialog box and saves changes.


Closes the Options dialog box without saving changes.


Applies the selections without closing the options dialog box.


Opens the QmodemPro for Windows 95 Help system.


Displays the last files viewed. Double click on the filename to reopen the file.


Displays the way the picture file will look when it is printed.


Selects the entire picture.