User manual DIGITAL ARTS & SCIENCES IMAGEAXS 4 FOR WINDOWS

[. . . ] ImageAXS 4. 0 ImageAXS Version 4. 0 for Windows User's Guide 1301 Marina Village Parkway Alameda, California 94501 USA (800) 449-6220 Sales · (510) 814-7200 Support (510) 814-6100 Fax http://www. dascorp. com ImageAXSTM 4. 0 Windows Copyright © 1991-1999 by Digital Arts & Sciences and its licensor(s). No part of the contents of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of Digital Arts & Sciences. Some imaging technology provided under license from AccuSoft Corporation. Sample images distributed with ImageAXS and pictured in this manual are made available for non-commercial, personal use only. [. . . ] Click the left mouse button to zoom in at the point where the magnifying glass is positioned. To zoom out, either click with the left mouse button while holding down the CTRL key or click with the right mouse button (the cursor becomes a "-"magnifying glass. ) Note To change the default setting of the magnifying glass choose Zoom Out from the View menu. The "-" appears first, and the "+" appears when you press the CTRL key. You can zoom up to eight times larger or eight times smaller than the actual size of the source image. Zoomed source file at 8:1 5-12 ImageAXS 4. 0 Views 5 Zoomed source file at 1:8 Scaling When you display image source files in Source File View, ImageAXS automatically scales them to the largest size at which they will fit into the application window while still retaining their original proportions. You can use one of three commands in the View menu to scale either the window or image for better viewing: · Image to View Scales the image to the maximum size that will fit in the window. View to Image Use this command to resize the window to the size of the displayed image. Best Fit This command automatically scales the Source File View window and the source file it contains so that the image appears exactly within the window at its current size. · · ImageAXS 4. 0 5-13 Windows Playing audio source files When in Source File View, audio files can be played using the audio slider controls that appear when the view is opened. Sound control Play/Pause button Slider Audio slider controls Back one frame Forward one frame Playing movie source files Use the controls in the movie player window to play movies in the Source Image View. Slider bar Play/Pause button Back one frame Forward one frame Movie player window 5-14 ImageAXS 4. 0 Views 5 Slide Show The slide show is not a view. Rather, it is a way to display a series of records in your collection in a dedicated window. If you have chosen in your preferences to have slide shows run in a continuous loop, a slide show will run until you stop it by pressing the SPACEBAR or ESC key or clicking the Exit Slider Control button. During the slide show, you can also use controls in the Slider Control box to manually cycle through the records and to pause and exit the slide show. To begin a Slide Show, make a selection of records from the Thumbnails View or Text List View and choose Slide Show from the View menu. Slide Show Slider Control box ImageAXS 4. 0 5-15 Windows Source File View toolbar options In the Source File View, you can use the commands in the Zoom and Image toolbars to adjust the display of your image source files. Note Changes made to Source File View displays do not affect the actual source file. To make permanent changes to a source file, use an image editor such as Adobe Photoshop, then update the ImageAXS record to reflect your changes (see "Updating records" on page 6-11). Zoom toolbar The Zoom toolbar commands also appear in the View menu when an image is open in Source File View. Scroll Image Allows you to change the position of an image by clicking and dragging it in the Source File View. (This command is only available when the image is larger than the window. ) Best Fit This button executes the Best Fit command. Crop Image The Crop Image command allows you to select part of an image in Source File View and copy it to the Clipboard. With your mouse, select the area of the image you want to copy and choose Copy from the Edit menu (CTRL+C). 5-16 ImageAXS 4. 0 Views 5 Image Rotation The Image Rotation commands rotate an image for better viewing. · · · · 0 degrees 90 degrees 180 degrees 270 degrees Changes you make using Image Rotation commands are not saved when you close the Source File View. . ImageAXS 4. 0 5-17 Chapter 6 Managing Records and Source Files ImageAXS 4. 0 6 6 Managing Records and Source Files Selecting records 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-10 Chapter Topics Creating blank records Copying source files Moving source files Deleting source files Copying and pasting records Deleting records from a collection Updating records 6-11 6-14 6-15 Orienting thumbnails and image source files Renaming a source file Source file information Editing a source file 6-17 6-18 6-19 6-20 Navigating to a specific record Copying images to the clipboard Counting words in a record or selection of records ImageAXS 4. 0 6-1 Windows Selecting records There are three ways to select groups of records: 1. To select consecutive records, click the first record you want and press the SHIFT key as you click the last record. To select non-consecutive records, press the CTRL key as you click each record. To select several non-consecutive groups of records, combine the two methods described above. Consecutive records Other selection options: · · To deselect an individual record, press the CTRL key while clicking it. To deselect all records, choose Clear Selection from the Selection menu (ESC). To select all records, choose Select All from the Selection menu (CTRL + A). To reduce the contents of the active window to records in your selection, choose Show Selection from the Selection menu. [. . . ] To add a field from this list to your report, select it and click the Add button. The field is removed from the Fields list and added to the Report list. 10-10 ImageAXS 4. 0 Printing and Reports 10 Report list This list contains the names of the fields in your collection from which information will be included in your Text List Report. The field names appear in the report's column heads and their information from each record appears in successive rows in the report. The fields included in your report appear (left to right) in the order they are listed in the Report list. [. . . ]