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- QUICKSTART GUIDE: Getting Started with CompuPic(TM) (CPIC)
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- When you start CPIC, you will see a small window in the center
- of the screen with a short TIP. READ THEM! These tips really
- help you, and may point out many things that you may not know.
-
- On the left side of the CompuPic screen is the Path List. This
- list shows the directories on your machine similar to the way
- the File Manager does. Click on a directory where you have
- graphics files and the associated files appear in the File
- List on the right side of the screen.
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- HINT: If you use CompuServe or America Online, graphics
- files are probably stored in the DOWNLOAD directory under
- AOL or CSERVE, whichever is appropriate.
-
- Once files have appeared, the best thing to do is create
- thumbnail images so you can see a small version of each
- picture. Click on the CREATE button with the picture of the
- thumb on it (in the toolbar across the top.) CPIC immediately
- begins making the small thumbnail images, and should start
- displaying them as they are completed.
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- If you prefer larger thumbnails, or no thumbnails at all,
- click repeatedly on the FILE LIST button to see the different
- sizes available.
-
- HINT: Larger thumbnails take up more room on your hard-
- drive, so you might want to stick with the smaller ones if
- you are conserving your hard disk.
-
- It isn't necessary to wait for all the thumbnails to be
- created. CPIC does this quietly in the background, leaving you
- free to do other things -- like look at more pictures!
-
- Double-click on any file in the list, or highlight one and
- click on the VIEW button. CPIC will display it on the screen.
- Click the left mouse button or the ESC key on your keyboard to
- return to the main window.
-
- CPIC offers extensive controls for changing the way a picture
- looks. View another image. Move your mouse to the top edge of
- the screen while the image is displayed. A menu bar appears
- with many options for manipulating the image including Zooming,
- Cropping, Rotating and much more. Try some of them.
-
- Hint: If you make any changes to the image CPIC will keep
- you from accidentally exiting by clicking the left mouse
- button. Use the ESC key to exit and confirm that you want to
- exit without saving.
-
- Similarly, unless you save an image with the File menu, you
- will not actually be changing the image on the disk.
-
- Select a few image files and select Create Picture Index from
- the Utilities menu. CompuPic can easily create the best image
- catalogs in the industry.
-
- CPIC uses "MCI Drivers" to play multimedia files. If you get
- a message about MCI drivers, please read the text file called
- MCI.TXT (the "MCI Help Information" icon.)
-
- Check for updates to CompuPic in our Photodex areas on-line as
- Photodex updates CPIC frequently. You can download, install
- and run new versions very quickly. If you are registered, you
- do not have to re-enter your registration information.
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- That's all you need to know to start with CPIC! HAVE FUN! :-)
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