2If the picture you want to open is in a different album, click the down arrow at the top of the screen and choose a different album.

3Double-click the thumbnail to open the image you want.

Opening an Image with the Open Button

If you want to open an image that’s not in an album (a picture on a diskette or CD, for example), you can use the Open button. Follow these steps:

1Click the Open button. The Open dialog box appears.

2Choose the image file you want to open. PhotoPlus lets you open the following types of image files:

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BMP (bitmap)

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TGA (Targa)

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TIF (TIFF)

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JPG (JPEG)

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PCX

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PCD (PhotoCD)

❙GIF

Viewing Images and Image Information

To get a close-up look at part of your image, you can use the Zoom tool or select the Zoom In command on the View menu. You can also use the View menu to display information about your image and to hide the Tools Bar and Status Bar on your PhotoPlus screen.

NOTE

You’re not actually changing the image size when you zoom in. 3 If you want to change the size, use the Resize tool or the Image

Size command on the Edit menu. See page 3-9 for instructions.

Zooming In and Out

Follow these steps to get a close-up look at your image and then return to your original view:

1Click the Zoom tool.

2Click the left mouse button on the part of your image that you want to see in detail.

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