Paper Selector

Paper Selector makes it easy to change your Windows Wallpaper. Simply choose a BMP file, and choose to view it first, or implement it in either a centered or tiled Windows Wallpaper.

Paper Selector may also be used as a simple BMP file viewer.

The following subjects are explained in this help file:

The Paper Selector Menu Bar

Finding BMP files

Viewing a BMP file

Copying a BMP file to the Clipboard

Editing a BMP file

Selecting a BMP to use as Wallpaper

Exiting Paper Selector

About the author

Registering Paper Selector


Finding BMP files

When Paper Selector is started, the current directory is positioned to where your current wallpaper (if any) is located.

Click on the drive list box to change to another drive.

Click on the directory list box to change to another directory.

A list of BMP files in the current directory will be listed in the right column.


Viewing BMP files

Once one or more BMP files are listed in the file list you can either click on a file name to open a thumbnail viewer window, or double-click on the filename to invoke the full-size BMP viewer. There is also a menu item under the File menu for invoking the full-size viewer.

To return to the file selection window either click once in the BMP viewer window to hide the BMP viewer, or simply click on the file selection window. If the menu is visible, you may immediately choose an option from the menu.

As you can see, Paper Selector can be used simply as a BMP viewer.


Selecting a BMP file to use as Wallpaper

To select the currently highlighted BMP file for use as a wallpaper you may do one of the following:

To have the selected BMP file centered on your desktop, choose Center from the menu.

To have the selected BMP file tiled (that is, repeated as many times as needed to cover your desktop), choose Tile from the menu.


Exiting Paper Selector

To exit the Paper Selector, click on the Exit menu item.


About the Author

Robert Reinstein wrote Paper Selector in 1994 using Visual Basic v3.0 Professional Edition.

His other programs include the AVI movie viewer and capture program MultiView (available as MULTIV.ZIP) and the freeware offerings RunApp (a Windows command line processor - RUNAPP.ZIP) and Stupid Little Clock (the smallest Windows clock yet - SLCLOK.ZIP).

He is a Microsoft Certified Professional, and is always keeping an eye out for a position in the Long Island/New York City area as a Microsoft Windows support person and/or a Visual Basic programmer.

A resume is available on request.

He can be reached at either CIS ID 75250,3171 or by mail at:

Robert Reinstein

20 Singingwood Drive

Holbrook, New York 11741


Registering Paper Selector

Paper Selector is offered for a evaluation period of no longer than 30 days.

The cost of registration is only $20. The registration fee will entitle you to a registered version of Paper Selector, plus all version 1.x upgrades of Paper Selector at no additional expense.

 You also get the peace of mind of knowing that you have supported the shareware concept, thus allowing independant software authors to create useful programs at a minmal cost to the user.

To register Paper Selector, mail $20 to:

Robert Reinstein

20 Singingwood Drive

Holbrook, New York 11741

Thank you for evaluating Paper Selector!!


Editing A BMP File

The option to start an edit session for a BMP file is located in the Edit menu. Click on Edit, then select Edit. This will load the currently highlighted BMP file into the program that is specified in the WIN.INI file as being associated with the BMP extension.


Copying A BMP File To The Clipboard

Select Edit from the menu, then click on Copy. This will take the currently highlighted BMP file and place it on the Windows' clipboard.


The Paper Selector Menu Bar

Paper Selector gives you these options from the menu:

File - View, Exit

Edit - Copy, Edit

Center

Tile

Help - Help, About


MCP
 Having passed a series of examinations, a designation of Microsoft Certified Professional for Microsoft Windows v3.1 Administration.