Working with documents

You can choose from a number of possibilities when you want to open, save, or close documents. As a rule, these documents will be images. You can find a list of all supported document types here.

Saving documents

You should always save important documents immediately following their acquisition. You can recognize documents that have not been saved by the star icon after the document's name.

There are a number of ways in which you can save documents.

1.To save a single document, activate it in the document group. Then use the File > Save As... command or the [Ctrl + S] keyboard shortcut.

2.Use the Documents tool window.

Select the desired document and use the Save command in the context menu. For the selection of documents, the standard MS-Windows conventions for multiple selection are valid.

3.Use the Gallery tool window.

Select the desired document and use the Save command in the context menu. For the selection of documents, the standard MS-Windows conventions for multiple selection are valid.

Saving automatically

1.When you exit your software, all data that has not yet been saved will be listed in the Unsaved Documents dialog box. This gives you the chance to decide which document you still want to save.

2.You can also configure your software in such a way that all images are saved automatically after image acquisition. To do so, use the Acquisition Settings > Saving dialog box.

When you save images, please pay attention to the points listed here.

Closing documents

There are a number of ways in which you can close documents.

1.Use the Documents tool window.

Select the desired document and use the Close command in the context menu. For the selection of documents, the standard MS-Windows conventions for multiple selection are valid.

2.To close a single document, activate the document in the document group and use the File > Close command. Alternatively, you can click the button with the cross [ x ]. You can find this button at the top right of the document tab located next to the document name.

3.Use the Gallery tool window.

Select the desired document and use the Close command in the context menu. For the selection of documents, the standard MS-Windows conventions for multiple selection are valid.

Closing all documents

To close all loaded documents use the Close All command or the [Ctrl + Alt + W] keyboard shortcut. You will find this command in the File menu, and in both the Documents and the Gallery tool window's context menu.

Closing a document immediately

To close a document immediately without a query, close it with the [Shift] key depressed. Data you have not saved will be lost.

Opening documents

There are a number of ways in which you can open or load documents.

1.Use the File > Open... command.

2.Use the File Explorer tool window.

To load a single image, double click on the image file in the File Explorer tool window.

To load several images simultaneously, select the images and with the left mouse button depressed, drag them into the document group. For the selection of images the standard MS-Windows conventions for multiple selection are valid.

3.Drag the document you want, directly out of the MS-Windows Explorer, onto your software's document group.

Generating a test image

If you want to get used to your software, then sometimes any image suffices to try out a function.

Press [Ctrl + Shift + Alt + T] to generate a color test image.

With the [Ctrl + Alt + T] shortcut, you can generate a test image that is made up of 256 gray values.

Activating documents in the document group

There are several ways to activate one of the documents that has been loaded into the document group and thus display it on your monitor.

1.Use the Documents tool window. Click the desired document there.

2.Use the Gallery tool window. Click the desired document there.

Note: You can choose whether you want to activate the documents in the Documents tool window and in the Gallery with a single or a double mouse click.

Use the Tools > Options... command. Select the Environment > General entry in the tree view.

Select the Activate documents with single click check box. Then it's sufficient to click once with the left mouse button to have the document you have chosen displayed in the document group.

Clear the check box. Now activate the document with a double click.

3.Click the title of the desired document in the document group.

4.To open a list with all currently loaded documents, use the [Ctrl + Tab] shortcut. Left click the document that you want to have displayed on your monitor.

5.In the Window menu, you will find a list of all of the documents that have been loaded. Select the document you want from this list.

Attaching a document to an e-mail

1.Load the documents you want to attach to your e-mail.

2.Use the File > Send E-mail... command.

3.Check whether all documents you want to attach are selected.

4.Click the Send button to generate an e-mail with the selected documents included as attachments.

5.You will receive a warning message if the sum of file sizes of all documents exceeds the maximum permitted size.

6.A new e-mail form will be opened by your e-mail program. Your e-mail program does not have to be already running for this to happen. The e-mail contains all of the selected image and document files as attachments.

5.Enter the recipient’s address and your message and then send off your e-mail.

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