Quick links to procedures on this page:

 
 
 
 
 


Viewing images

Images can be viewed in a number of different ways. You can hide windows, the toolbox and the toolbars, leaving only the menu bar and the image windows visible. You can view a large representation of an image in a full-screen preview. The image is editable when the windows are hidden, but you cannot change the image while using the full-screen preview. You can also maximize or restore the work area.

You can view image areas that fall outside the image window. For example, when you are working at a high magnification level or with large images, you can pan or jump to a different image area without having to adjust the magnification level.

Photo Paint view nav Viewing images

You can select the image area to be displayed in the image window using the Navigator pop-up.


To hide windows, the toolbox, and toolbars

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Click Window Photo Paint onestep Viewing images Hide windows.
If you want to return to normal view, right-click in the workspace, and click Show windows.

To maximize or restore the work area

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Click Window Photo Paint onestep Viewing images Maximize work area.

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To restore the work area, click Window Photo Paint onestep Viewing images Maximize work area again.

To view a full-screen preview of an image

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Click View Photo Paint onestep Viewing images Full-screen preview.
If you want to return to normal view, press any key or click the screen.

To view an image area that falls outside the image window

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To
Do the following
Pan to another area of the image
In the toolbox, click the Pan tool Photo Paint pgx pan tool Viewing images. Drag the image until the area you want to view displays in the image window.
Jump to another area of the image
Click the Navigator pop-up Photo Paint pgx navigator popup Viewing images at the lower-right corner of the image window. Drag the rectangle to the area of the image you want to view.

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You can pan around an image by clicking the Pan tool and pressing the Arrow keys.
 
You can also pan around an image using the scroll bars in the image window.
 
If you have a mouse wheel or compliant device, you can scroll vertically by pressing Alt while you move the wheel, or you can scroll horizontally by pressing Ctrl while you move the wheel.

Photo Paint view pan Viewing images

Image areas that fall outside the image window can be dragged into view using the Pan tool. This photo has been dragged from its original position in the first image toward the right in the second image. The inset below shows the entire image.


To establish the default setting for the mouse wheel

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Click Tools Photo Paint onestep Viewing images Options.
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In the list of categories, click Workspace, and click Display.
3.
 
To specify the default action of the mouse wheel, choose Zoom or Scroll from the Default action for mouse wheel menu.
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Click OK.

Viewing images