# The Photo Show

You can use the photo show as a stand-alone wizard, or launch it in the object viewer and the product editor (this is important for editing images after inserting them) to open images. Some photo viewer commands differ depending on how you launch the photo show.

### Launching the Photo Show from the Object Browser or as a Wizard

Opening an image:

1. Double click the thumbnail

2. Select the "Photo Show" command in the thumbnail drop-down menu (right mouse button).

To navigate your image directory use the buttons "First Image", "Previous Image", "Next Image", and "Last Image". There is no need to quit the photo viewer to select more images. You can even change the image directory by pressing the button "Load another directory" (bottom right).

Caution: The "Save" button overwrites your original file on disc with the image you may have edited and modified.

Note that the "Save as" button gives you the option of saving a copy of the edited and modified image under a different filename, and of using this file with your photo product.

Clicking the icon with the shopping cart adds the image currently shown to the product editor. The original file is overwritten with the modified version.

### Launching the Photo Show in the Product Editor

Opening an image:

1. Double click the image in the object editor (you may need to triple click).

2. Select the "Edit image" command in the thumbnail drop-down menu (right mouse button).

3. Use the "Edit image" tool in the object toolbar.

You cannot open another image in the photo viewer without quitting the viewer. The "First image", "Previous image", "Next image", "Last image", the shopping cart icon and "Load another directory" buttons are disabled (dimmed).

The "Save" button opens a dialog box where you can decide whether to overwrite the original image file, or to use the changes for the current order only.

The "Save as" button gives you the option of saving a copy of the edited and modified image under a different filename.

### General Photo Show Commands

You can use the zoom slider to change the image view size for easier viewing of detail.

You can use the button behind the zoom slider to enable the full screen display of the photo; this fills the screen with the image and hides the controls and buttons.
Pressing the right mouse button in full screen mode opens a drop-down menu with the most important commands. You can press the "Esc" button to quit full screen mode at any time.

Various image editing functions are available in the right-hand margin of the photo viewer.
The following commands are available:

##### Info | You can use the stars to grade photos. The more you like the photo, the more stars (max. 5) you should give. The filename, size or resolution and creation date are shown. You can enter brief description of the photo and add or remove keywords for the photo. The grade, brief description and keywords are available in the operating system explorer after saving the original file, if this features has been enabled.
##### Effects | Applies predefined image editing effects to the photo. You can convert the photo to grayscales, make it look older by applying a sepia effect, manipulate the photo so that it looks like a drawing, and many other things. On top of this you can mirror the photo horizontally and/or vertically.
##### Crop | Use the mouse to drag a selection frame around the image section you want to keep. The options 3:2 and 4:3 lets you set a fixed aspect for the selection frame. The selection frame aspect remains the same as you use the side handles to scale the frame. The corner handles let you modify the selection frame without a fixed aspect. To crop the image press the "Crop" button. All parts of the image outside the selection frame are removed. The button "Restore original" undoes the crop action. This only works if you have not used another command in the meantime.
##### Brightness | The sliders let you change the brightness, contrast and saturation of the photo. Excessive settings can cause loss of image detail.
##### Hue | The two sliders let you color your photo or modify the hue. The "Hue" slider lets you set the required color, and the "Tint" slider the hue magnitude.
##### Redeye | The "Automatic correction" function attempts to identify and correct redeye in the photo. For "Manual correction" first draw a selection frame around the redeye and then click "Manual correction". Unfortunately, this function does not always work as it is linked to a face detection function. It will not work for parts of faces where only one eye is visible, or with photos of animals.

The "Return to main program" button quits the photo viewer. If you have modified an image, the same dialog box as for "Save appears (see above).