P I C A V I E W


Introduction
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Congratulations on obtaining PicaView, the fastest, easiest-to-use 
File Manager add-on for viewing images.


Current features
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* easily attaches to Windows File Manager
* supports most BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, Photo-CD, PiNG, TGA and TIFF files
* rapid JPEG decompression
* view images as they are decompressed
* full-colour image previews
* easy, quick image panning, even during decompression
* supports 256, 32768, 65536 and 16 million colour screen modes
* always-on-top and full-screen viewing window options
* shrink image to fit window or screen


How To View Images
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To view an image from File Manager
        1) Highlight an image in the File Manager file list
        2) Select "PicaView | View Full Image" from the File Manager menu.

To preview an image from File Manager
        1) Highlight an image in the File Manager file list
        2) Select "PicaView | Preview" from the File Manager menu.

To automatically preview images as you select them
	Check the "PicaView | Auto-Preview" menu option.

To switch between preview and view modes
        Double-click on the preview window.


PicaView is ShareWare
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PicaView is "ShareWare".  This entitles you, the customer, to try out 
the software for up to 30 days without obligation to pay for it.

Shareware (non-registered) PicaView is a "full" version.  This means that the 
same capabilities available in the registered software are present in the 
non-registered software.  In fact, the non-registered software includes a 
bonus feature - the shareware nag box.

If you use PicaView beyond the 30 days, you should register it.  Registration
entitles you to free upgrades to the software, which is nice.  


How To Register
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Before you register, please take a look at the Licensing section of the help 
file.

You may register by credit card over the phone or FAX, via Compuserve, or 
by money order.  In any case, the cost of registration is a modest $US 15.  

If you are part of a business and wish to use several copies of PicaView 
within your company, greatly reduced site licensing rates are also available.  
Please call 1-800-414-ACDS for a quote.

See the on-line help for more details.


Distribution
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This shareware software may be freely distributed, provided that:

(1) Such distribution includes only the original archive supplied by 
    ACD Systems, Ltd.  
    You may not alter, delete or add any files in the distribution archive.
(2) The distrubution does not include a registration number.  
    In particular, you may not distrubute a registered version of PicaView.
(3) No money is charged to the person receiving the software, beyond 
    reasonable cost of packaging and other overhead.