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Each user has a

 

separate My

 

Pictures folder that

 

can be opened only

 

by that person. You

 

can share pictures

 

by storing them in

 

the Shared Pictures

 

folder.

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When you

 

download pictures

Organizing Your Pictures

For Media Center to find and display your pictures, they can be stored in several places:

■The My Pictures folder on your computer.

■The Shared Pictures folder on your computer.

■On other removable media such as a memory card, a DVD-ROM, or a CD-ROM.

When you save pictures from your digital camera or scanner to your computer, Windows automatically stores them in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer.

Before opening Media Center and viewing your pictures, you may want to spend some time organizing your pictures.

from the Internet,

you can use the

browser in

Windows Explorer

to place your

pictures in the My

Pictures folder.

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If you want to share your pictures with others, place your pictures in the Shared Pictures folder. Your pictures can now be displayed in Media Center.

To organize your pictures in My Pictures folder on your computer

1 Click Start on the taskbar, and then click My Pictures to open the My Pictures folder.

2 When the HP Image Zone window appears, click Go to My Pictures folder at the top of the window.

3 Select the File menu, select New, and then click Folder. Type a name for your personal picture folder.

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