WinClip 3.5 Unregistered Version Help LICENSE INFORMATION WinClip is a shareware program. Shareware is designed to be distributed on a try before you buy basis and all OsoSoft shareware programs require registration by the user after a 30-day trial period. This is the unregistered version. If you use it beyond the 30-day trial period, you must register. See WINCLIP.WRI for more information. FILE MENU [Exit] This command exits WinClip. When you give this command, you'll be asked if you want to save the current configuration. If you answer Yes, WinClip will start up the next time you run it with all settings as they were when you quit. If you answer No, and there is an existing configuration file, you'll be asked if you want to delete that file and return WinClip to its default settings. OPTIONS MENU [Set Paint Program] WinClip lets you load the on-screen image into your favorite graphics program. The default program is Windows PaintBrush. If you want to use another editor, give this command, and enter the complete path and filename for the editor you want to use. [Set Time on Screen] Use this command to set the amount of time you want each image to remain on the screen when you use the AutoShow feature. HELP MENU [Help with WinClip] This command opens the Help window. On the left, you'll see a topic list, with help information on the right. To view help on a topic, simply click on that topic in the topic list. To return to your program, click the {Exit} button. [About] This command displays version information about WinClip, along with complete contact information for OsoSoft. [OsoSoft Program Information] OsoSoft publishes several other program which may interest you. For information on those products, or to register WinClip, give this command. To see information on a product, click the [Info] button next to that product's name. To order, fill out the order blank. To print the form, just click the {Print} button. To return to WinClip, click the {Cancel} button. VIEWING IMAGES Select the drive and directory where your images are stored, using normal Windows techniques. To view an individual file, click once on the filename. The image will appear in the viewing box to the right. Above the viewing box, you'll see the complete path and filename, its size, and the bit count of the image. Viewing Options Four option buttons let you choose whether to list BMP, PCX, GIF, or All formats in the file selection list. Color Translation If you're viewing an 8 or 24-bit image on a monitor which cannot display all the available colors, WinClip will do its best to display the colors or gray tones. Scrolling Images You can scroll to view different parts of large images by using the scroll bars. Selecting Images To select consecutive images in the file list box, hold down the left mouse button and drag the highlight over the files you want to select. To select filenames which are not consecutive, hold down the key while you click or drag on as many filenames as you like. ZOOMING IMAGES To view the current image in a larger or smaller size, click the [Zoom] button. In the dialog box, type in the percentage of zoom you want. You can view any magnification or reduction from 10% to 500%, depending on the original size of the image. The current Zoom percentage always appears on the [Zoom] button. The Zoom factor you select applies to printed images as well as to the screen. AUTOZOOM Add a check to this check box if you want to see all images complete, without scrolling. Images will appear in the proper proportion, but will fit neatly within the viewing box. Selecting this option will also cause the images to be printed all at the same size. If you change this setting, you'll have to click on a new image to make the change take effect. STEPPING THROUGH IMAGES To step through all the images in the current list, click the [AutoShow] button. Images will display in turn at two-second intervals, unless you set another interval in the Options menu. For best viewing, select the AutoZoom option before running the show. To stop stepping, click the [Cancel] button or press . PRINTING IMAGES WinClip lets you print your images in several ways. [Print Current] Prints the current image at the current magnification. [Print All] Prints all images in the file list. Each image will appear on the screen as it is sent to the printer. When you select this command, you'll be asked if you want all images to print at the same size, which is 1-inch wide. This makes for a neat printour. If you say No, images will print at their current magnification or all the same size as set by the AutoZoom option. [Print Selected] Prints all images selected in the file list. The format is the same as when you print all files. Prompts are the same as for the [Print All] command. EDITING IMAGES The default editor is Windows PaintBrush, but you can choose any editor you wish in the Options/Set Paint Program menu, as described above. If you save your configuration after setting a paint program, the program setting is saved. To load an image for editing, select a file in the file list, then click the [Edit Image] button. When you exit the graphics program, you'll return automatically to WinClip. Reselect the file to view the changes you've made. You can also edit an image by double-clicking on either the filename or the viewing window. MANAGING IMAGE FILES One of WinClip's most powerful features is its ability to manage image files. You can delete one or more files, copy files to another directory or disk, or move the files to another location. [Copy] To copy one file or all the files you've selected in the file list, click this button. A dialog box will appear. Type in the destination drive and directory, then click [OK]. [Move] This button works exactly like the [Copy] button, but once the files are copied to the destination directory, they are deleted from their current directory. A dialog box will ask you to confirm this operation. [Delete] Deletes the currently selected files. You'll be asked to confirm your action. Be very careful not to accidentally delete files you may not want to delete. WINCLIP TIPS AND HINTS Images Don't Print On some computers with video drivers which display more than 256 colors, WinClip may not print any images at all. If this occurs, switch to a video driver which displays 256 colors or less. Do this with the Windows Setup icon. GIF File Notes WinClip supports most GIF file formats. However, some GIF files generated on Macintosh computers are not supported. Try loading these files into a paint program, then save them. Invalid Image Formats If you encounter an "Invalid Image Format" error, you can safely assume that the image will cause problems in many other programs. Try loading the image into a graphics program, then save it in another format to avoid later problems. Printer Selection WinClip always uses the current default printer setup, but forces the printer into portrait mode before printing. Make sure you have the correct printer driver installed as the default BEFORE running WinClip. Print Format WinClip prints its sheets with a margin that allows you to use a three-hole punch on the pages and store them for quick reference. Color Printing On color printers, you should see color images in color. However, this depends on your printer driver settings and on the abilities of your printer. Image Quality WinClip makes every attempt to display images as well as it can. However, if you try to display a 24-bit color image on a 16-bit display, you'll get far less color definition. The printout will reflect the display's colors, not the colors in the image. For best results, use a display mode which matches the images you're cataloging. Move and Delete Be careful with the [Move] and [Delete] commands. Make sure the files you have selected are the ones you want to move or delete. DISCLAIMER Neither OsoSoft nor WinClip is responsible for errors caused by your video display or printer driver! If you experience problems when using WinClip, such as unexplained crashes or General Protection Faults, your first suspect should be your display or printer driver. WinClip does nothing out of the ordinary while displaying or printing images. The program has been thoroughly tested with correctly functioning video and printer drivers. COPYRIGHT NOTICE WinClip and its documentation are Copyright, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 by George Campbell and OsoSoft. All rights reserved. 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