IMAGExplorer

IMAGExplorer is the main form of the Photo-Db offline application. It looks like the Windows Explorer (and behaves very much like it).

However, IMAGExplorer has an extra section not found on the Windows Explorer. Beneath the computers’ directories there is a folder called My Photo Library

The main purpose of IMAGExplorer is adding records. Use it to Drag and drop files in any one of 50 image file formats into My Photo Library

The other big difference from Windows Explorer is that IMAGExplorer only shows image files.

Note: Because you cannot see other file types you cannot drag/drop directories (this behaviour is by design).

The thing to remember when using IMAGExplorer is right-click with the mouse. There are several hidden Menus that appear when you right click the Image Explorer form. The menus are context sensitive to where you click.

Open the image in IMAGEditor
Save to JPEG saves the current file to a JPEG file (with 120 pixel thumbnail preview built in).
Save As any one of 40 formats
Refresh List whenever you want to be sure that you have the current one
Go To Record opens the Filing Cabinet at the record with the current image
Delete Record will delete the record (but not the source image)
Clone means create a new record with all the same field values as the selected one. This is useful and saves retyping when creating groups of records that have mostly the same information. It is also useful because you can then drag the cloned record to another category (when images suit more than one category).

Refresh
Add Directory

Save All
create a Contact Sheet of the current directory
Properties is used to open the current photographer or category for editing.
Search opens the search record dialog
Slide show loads the current file list into IMAGEditor for a slide show
Cart command opens the current cart for editing
Report opens the four column report with the current file list

Rotate
Mirror
Flip
Brightness
Contrast
Info

Open in IMAGEditor

Note: You cannot save these changes. Open the image in Image Editor instead.

Pressing SHIFT and clicking the mouse or pressing SHIFT and one of the arrow keys (UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW, LEFT ARROW, and RIGHT ARROW) extends the selection from the previously selected List Item to the current List Item. Pressing CTRL and clicking the mouse selects or deselects a List Item in the list.

It is possible to copy files across network drives by dragging and dropping them but the drives must be mapped prior to opening the IMAGExplorer.

This is a temporary place to drop files. Ideal for making collection of images for a report, contact sheet, or saving to thumbnails (for sending to clients). If you have the billing module installed you can make orders easily, even in high stress environments like telephone sales. Just open the Orders form and click Fill from Cart.

If you cannot see a library category, select the top item and select reset on the right click menu.