Main

Current Image: xxx.ext shows name of image currently showing

Next Image/Previous Image: xxx.ext - Shows image after/before the current one in the image list

<< ( Back ) - Starts show if stopped and displays the previous image. Sets direction of play to back (if Allow Direction Change is enabled)

Start Show - Starts show and allows images to be displayed manually or automatically. Mode change, Browse folder, Custom Show -> Apply are disabled during show

Indicator - Indicates whether show is started or stopped

>> ( Forward ) - Starts show if stopped and displays the following image. Sets direction of play to forward (if Allow Direction Change is enabled)

Skip 1 Image - Go forward skipping 1 image (LH drop down box – Go back)

Skip 4 Images - Go forward skipping 4 images (LH drop down box – Go back)

Mark Image - Adds Current Image name to Custom Show list with current image options appended

Rotate - Starts show if stopped and redisplays current image rotated 90 deg CW (Clockwise) or 90 deg CCW (Counter Clockwise) or Back to Original or as specified by EXIF data orientation tag (Rotate by EXIF Orientation)

Full Screen View - Displays images in full screen window. Hides Main toolbar and controls. The mouse cursor remains visible unless Hide Cursor has been selected in Options

Go To - 1st Monitor and 2nd Monitor - These two buttons switch Slide Show window between the screens of two monitors (visible only when second monitor is attached)

Auto Change Image - Sets either automatic or manual image change

Turn - Plays images in the order they are found in the image list

Show the next image after xxx seconds/minutes/hours - Sets elapsed time between automatic image changes

Clear Previous Image - Determines whether previous image is cleared before new image is shown

Allow Direction Change - Allows direction of play to be changed during show. Current direction of play is indicated by a * next to the << or >> keys.

Resize Image to Full Screen - Resize's next image to Full Screen size instead of window size. Note! enabled only when second monitor connected

Style - Specifies the number of the first transition effect to be used. There are 172 transitional effects available. (See Slide Show – Transition List)

Turn - Style number increases by one at each image change

Custom – As manual but allows programmed changes during a Custom show

Step - Sets the percentage change between successive images of the transition

Delay - Sets the delay in milliseconds before showing the next image of the transition

Preserve Exact Timing - Cuts short the image transition if it takes longer than the expected (0.01 * Step (Number of steps) * Delay) milliseconds to complete. May be needed for large images or slow machines

Use Background as - Sets background for Slide Show. Background can be set to Centered, Stretched or Tiled modes

Browse - Browse folders and select an image file to use as background

Note: Do not select too large an image file since this may slow the transitions between images. Hint: Try "web graphics" as tiled to give attractive borders :)

Enable – Allow automatic rotation and switching of images

Rotate by EXIF Orientation – Rotate image before showing according to orientation tag in EXIF data

Auto monitor switch (visible only when second monitor connected) – window is switched between monitors according to image orientation.

1st Monitor – Landscape/portrait – set which orientation will be displayed on Monitor 1

2nd Monitor – Landscape/portrait – set which orientation will be displayed on Monitor 2

Enable - Enables/ disables display of information on images

Font Size / Color - Select size and color of text used in information display. Note: Color of text background is as set in Image Layout settings

Origin X: Origin Y: - Sets the position of the information display relative to the image (top left corner)

Insert - Allows items of data about the image file and its contents to be selected for inclusion in the displayed information. Spacing between items can also be formatted

Choose Programs - Opens the Multimedia Programs Chooser window

Current Folder – Shows a single folder of images available for this show. The image list will be in alphabetical order (Note: image order may differ in some file systems)

Enable Filters – Enables the image list to be filtered to display only recently created or modified files (see List Only …)

Include Subfolders - When checked images are also available from sub-folders of the current folder

Select Folder - Browse for a new image folder. Note: This option is disabled during show

Reload folder – Sets the current folder to display instead of a Custom show

Watch Folder changes – Stops the show if the contents of the folder change while the show is in progress

Auto Start Show after Folder Changes – Show will automatically restart from the first image after being stopped by Watch Folder changes

List Only (Created Today) – Can only be selected if Enable Filters is set. Allows only recently created files to be displayed. Files must have been created within the past 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, as selected in the fly out menu

List Only (Modified Today) – As above but allowing only recently modified files to be displayed

Custom Show - Displays a list of images available to be shown. These images may be located on any drives or folders accessible to the computer

Apply - Sets the Custom Show for display instead of the Current Folder

More - Displays options for changing the custom show, as below:

Load Custom Show - Loads a new Custom Show list from VFL file

Save Custom Show - Saves the current Custom Show list to a VFL file

Custom Show List Editor - Opens the Custom Show List Editor window

Save Custom Show To Default - Saves current Custom Show list to a default file that will be loaded automatically when Slide Show program is launched

Clear Custom Show - Clears Custom Show list and deletes the default file

Enable - Enables use of the Desktop Mode. Desktop mode allows images from the slide show to be used as a desktop wallpaper background

Centered - Sets Wallpapers to Centered position, full size

Smart - Determines the best display for the current image using these rules:

- Enlarge the image if it is less than 90% of Screen Size

- Center the image if it is almost screen size (ex. 1024x768 and Screen Size is 1280x1024)

- Tile the image if the size is less than 400 x 400 pixels

Custom Position - Sets Wallpapers to a defined position (specified X,Y coordinates)

Auto Start Show - Starts Show automatically on program launch

Start From Last Image – Starts show from position of last slide displayed in the previous show

Suppress No Images Found – Does not show an error message when there are no images selected for display. Useful to use in conjunction with List Only filters in Browse.

Stop Slide Show If Inactive - Stops Slide Show if window becomes inactive, for example when some other application is active

Launch To Full Screen View - Launches Slide Show program in a Full Screen window

Launch as Maximized - Launches Slide Show program in a standard maximized window

Hide Cursor in Full Screen View – Cursor is not shown while in Full Screen view

Auto Run when Windows Starts - Runs Slide Show program whenever Windows starts

Show Tray Icon - Initiates display of a Slide Show Icon in the System Tray area of the Task Bar

Hide From Task Bar - Hides Slide Show program on the Task Bar

To show the control menu right click in the display area in either Normal or Full Screen views. The menu can also be shown by clicking on the System tray icon if present.

To close the menu click anywhere outside it. Selecting one of the menu items below except Current image, Next Image, Previous Image, Start Show or Stop Show will also close the menu after the action is performed

Current Image: xxx.ext - Shows name of image currently showing. Redisplays current image

Next Image / Previous Image: xxx.ext – Displays the name of the image that has been pre-loaded to be shown next. This image is the one after/before the current image in the Folder or Custom show list. Clicking on Next or Previous will display that image and refresh the menu

Skip - Skips next or previous image, Skips 4 next or previous images

Set Wallpaper - Set wallpaper as Tiled, Centered or Stretched

Mark Image - Adds Current Image name and options to Custom Show list

Rotate - Starts show if stopped and redisplays current image rotated 90 deg CW (Clockwise or 90 deg CCW (Counter Clockwise) or Back to Original or as specified by EXIF data orientation tag (Rotate by EXIF Orientation)

Editor – Stops show and opens current image in the Editor program

Search – Starts the Search program with the current folder as the search location

Profile Switcher - Closes Slide Show program and starts the Profile Switcher

Send To – Stops show and displays Send To pop-up-menu. Current image can be sent to any program link in the Windows SendTo folder

Back to Start – Stops show and sets first image of show as next to be displayed

Start Show - Starts show and allows images to be displayed manually or automatically. Mode change, Browse folder, Custom Show -> Apply are disabled during show.

Full Screen View - Displays images in full screen window. Hides all toolbars and controls. The mouse cursor remains visible unless the Hide option has been selected

Normal View - Restores all that was hidden in Full Screen View

Go To - 1st Monitor and 2nd Monitor - These two buttons switch Slide Show window between the screens of two monitors (visible only when second monitor is attached)

Control Box – Displays a control panel in a small re-locatable window providing an alternative means of starting and stopping the show and advancing the images either manually or automatically

- About - Opens window showing information about the program