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<html> <head> <title>APicViewer 1.2 Help</title> </head> <body background="backgr.jpg"> <div align="center"><center> <pre><big><big><font face="Arial" color="#800000"><a name="Help of APicViewer version 1.2"><u><strong>Help of APicViewer version 1.2</strong></u></a></font></big></big></pre> </center></div> <p align="center"> </p> <ul> <pre><big><font face="Arial" color="#800000"><a href="mailto:apicviewer@yahoo.com"><u><strong>For any information, feel free to contact us by clicking here.</strong></u></a></font></big></pre> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#1. Install the program">Install the program</a></font></pre> </div></li> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#2. Adjust Settings">Adjust Settings</a></font></pre> </div></li> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#3. Update the Newsgroup File">Update the Newsgroup File </a></font></pre> </div></li> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#4. Select the Newsgroups you want to scan">Select the Newsgroups you want to scan</a></font></pre> </div></li> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#5. Start Scaning">Start Scaning</a></font></pre> </div></li> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#6. Saving, converting and displaying">Saving, converting and displaying</a></font></pre> </div></li> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#7. View "My Picture Gallery"">View "My Picture Gallery"</a></font></pre> </div></li> <li><div align="left"><pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#8. Visit our sponsors">Visit our sponsors</a></font></pre> </div></li> </ul> <p> </p> <hr> <p align="left"> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><u><big><a name="1. Install the program"><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><strong>1. Install the program</strong></font></a></big></u></pre> </center></div> <p align="center"> </p> <pre><font face="Arial">APicViewer needs: 1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher 2. Microsoft Windows 95 or higher 3. An Internet connection 4. A minimum resolution of 800*600 & 256 colors 5. Visual Basic 5 RunTime Files (SP3) Visual Basic RunTime Files are stored in Windows\System, first check if you don't already have them: - Msvbvm50.DLL (7/19/97 or higher) - Asycfilt.DLL (8/19/97 or higher) - Comcat.DLL (1/18/97 or higher) - Oleaut32.DLL (9/18/97 or higher) - Olepro32.DLL (6/11/97 or higher) - Comdlg32.OCX (7/19/97 or higher) - Stdole2.TLB (9/18/97 or higher) Visual Basic 5 RunTime Files can be obtained here: <a href="ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/dll/vb5rtsp3.zip">vb5rtsp3.zip</a> </font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">To install the program, unzip the files to a folder of your choice. Then run Setup.exe.</font></pre> <pre><a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2"><font face="Arial">Back to Help content</font></a></pre> <hr> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><u><big><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><a name="2. Adjust Settings"><strong>2. Adjust Settings</strong></a></font></big></u></pre> </center></div><div align="left"> <pre><font face="Arial"> Before you use the program, you need to first provide your news server name. </font></pre> </div> <pre><font face="Arial">Choose Help->Options menu and enter your news server address. The address will usually look similar to: news.myisp.com.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">Username and Password: most of the news server does not require a name and a password. So you can leave these fields blank. </font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">If your news server requires a name and a password select "My news server requires me to log on" and enter your name and your password. </font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">Other configuration. Choose Help->Options to set Minimum image size retrieving. By default the minimum image size retrieving is 25 Kbytes.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">APicViewer makes requests in HTTP protocol. So if you use a proxy or a firewall, please fill these fields otherwise leave them blank.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2">Back to Help content</a></font></pre> <hr> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><u><big><a name="3. Update the Newsgroup File"><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><strong>3. Update the Newsgroup File </strong></font></a></big></u></pre> </center></div><div align="left"> <pre><font face="Arial"> To get the list of available newsgroup you need to update the Newsgroup File. </font></pre> </div><div align="left"> <pre><font face="Arial">Choose Tools->Get the list of available Newsgroups. Select "Proceed". If you are not already connected to the net, apicviewer launch your Dial up connection. Click on connect. When the proceed is finished click "Close" <a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2">Back to Help content</a></font></pre> </div> <hr> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><u><big><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><a name="4. Select the Newsgroups you want to scan"><strong>4. Select the Newsgroups you want to scan</strong></a></font></big></u></pre> </center></div> <pre><font face="Arial"> Choose Tools->Select my favorites Newsgroups. Under the "List of available newsgroups" select a newsgroup, press "<<ADD" button, and press "CLOSE" button.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">You can search a newsgroup by typing a word in the box "search by word" and click on "Request" button. </font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">Remark: To delete a Newsgroup you have selected. Choose Tools->Select my favorites Newsgroups. Under the "Newsgroups selected" select a newsgroup, press "<<REMOVE" button, and press "CLOSE" button. </font></pre> <pre><a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2"><font face="Arial">Back to Help content</font></a></pre> <hr> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><u><big><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><a name="5. Start Scaning"><strong>5. Start Scaning</strong></a></font></big></u></pre> </center></div> <p> </p> <pre><font face="Arial"> Choose Tools->Scan selected Newsgroups </font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2">Back to Help content</a></font></pre> <hr> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><font face="Arial"><u><big><font color="#008000"><strong><a name="6. Saving, converting and displaying">6. Saving, converting and displaying</a></strong></font></big></u> </font></pre> </center></div> <pre><font face="Arial"> When the scan is finished, click on "Download next". APicViewer will save and convert the first picture of the list, then it will display it on your screen. This operation make take few seconds.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">You can download a specific picture by double-clicking on a row of the list. APicViewer will first show the properties of this picture.</font></pre> <p><font face="Arial"><a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2">Back to Help content</a></font></p> <hr> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><font face="Arial"><u><big><font color="#008000"><strong><a name="7. View "My Picture Gallery"">7. View "My Picture Gallery"</a></strong></font></big></u> </font></pre> </center></div> <pre><font face="Arial"> Choose View my picture Gallery APicViewer will display the list of pictures in your Database. Select one to view it.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">To delete a picture from "My Picture Gallery", double-click on the picture name in the list.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">"My Picture gallery" can be used as a stand-alone viewer.</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial">You don't have to be connected to view "My Picture Gallery".</font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial"> <a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2">Back to Help content</a></font></pre> <hr> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <pre><font face="Arial"><u><big><font color="#008000"><strong><a name="8. Visit our sponsors">8. Visit our sponsors</a></strong></font></big></u> </font></pre> </center></div> <p> </p> <pre><font face="Arial">While you are downloading pictures from newsgroups you can visit our sponsors. You can click on banner-ads located on the top of the pictures you are viewing. </font></pre> <pre><font face="Arial"><a href="#Help of APicViewer version 1.2">Back to Help content</a></font></pre> <hr> <hr> </body> </html>