How to create your own personal collections

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Click on the Leaf icon in your system tray. From the pop-up menu select the "Image Manager" option. Click this thumbnail image for larger image


2
Click on the "Collections" button on the Image Manager Menu, select "Create Collection..." from the drop-down menu options. Click this thumbnail image for larger image


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Using the drive/folder navigation from the "Look in:" drop down box, select the directory you want to create the collection from.

Tip: All of the files in the selected directory will be included in the collection. The Create Collection feature only supports BMP, JPG or SNX image types. The selected directory must contain either BMP, JPG or SNX mages. Image collections created with more than one image type will not display properly.
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Select the appropriate Image type from the "Files of type:" drop down box. When you are sure that you have selected the proper directory and image file type click on the "Select" button from the lower right region of the "Select the directory containing your images" message box. Click this thumbnail image for larger image


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You will be presented with a "Rename Album" message box. Enter the Name for your new collection in the "Enter the new Album Name:" text area in the "Rename Album" message box. Then click the "OK" button. Click this thumbnail image for larger image


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Provided the creation of your new collection was successful, you should now see the "Image Manager" message box with your new collection thumbnails and your collection title displayed under "My Photos".

The image captions will be defaulted to the image filenames, you can change the default captions for BMP or JPG images if you wish, however it is not required to use the collection. If you wish to edit captions, continue on with 7. Otherwise, skip ahead to 9.
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To edit the image caption, right-click on an image thumbnail and select "Rename Image..." from the pop-up menu Click this thumbnail image for larger image


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You will be presented with a "Image Name" message box. Enter the desired new name for your image in the "Enter the new Image Name:" text area in the "Image Name" message box. Then click the "OK" button.

Tip: Be sure to include the appropriate image type extension, (eg.. BMP, JPG or SNX) when you rename the image.
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This is the easiest and most enjoyable part. You are done! Now you can sit back and enjoy your new masterpiece!

*Please note that this new collection made with your images is for your own use and not for commercial distribution.
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