User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
Automatically shrinking or enlarging images
You can use the settings on the Display page of the Options dialog box to automatically enlarge or shrink images to fit the size of the
ACDSee 12 window. For information about how the combination of the choices affects the display of images, see the Zoom mode and
Resize results table below.
To automatically shrink or enlarge images:
1. In Manage mode or View mode, click Tools | Options.
2. In the Options dialog box, click View mode | Display.
3. In the Zoom options area, select one of the following options from the Default zoom mode drop-down list:
Actual Size: Keeps images at their original size.
Fit Width: Resizes images to fit the width of the View mode window.
Fit Height: Resizes images to fit the height of the View mode window.
Fit Image: Resizes images to fit the size of the View mode window.
4. Select one of the following options from the Resize drop-down list:
Reduce Only: Reduces large images to fit the size of the View mode window.
Enlarge Only: Enlarges smaller images to fit the size of the View mode window.
Reduce or Enlarge: Reduces large images, and enlarges smaller images to fit the size of the View mode window.
5. Click OK.
Zoom mode and Resize results
Fit Image Fit Width Fit Height
Reduce
Only
Reduces large images to fit the size
of the View mode window.
Images that are smaller than the
View mode window are displayed at
their original size.
Reduces large images to fit
between the left and right sides of
the View mode window.
Images that are smaller than the
View mode window are displayed at
their original size.
Reduces large images to fit between the
top and bottom of the View mode window.
Images that are smaller than the View
mode window are displayed at their
original size.
Enlarge
Only
Enlarges small images to fit the size
of the Viewer.
Images that are larger than the
View mode window are displayed at
their original size.
Enlarges small images to fit
between the left and right sides of
the View mode window.
Images that are larger than the
View mode window are displayed at
their original size.
Enlarges small images to fit between the
top and bottom of the View mode window.
Images that are larger than the View mode
window are displayed at their original size.
Reduce
and
Enlarge
Reduces large images and enlarges
small images to fit the size of the
View mode window.
Reduces large images and enlarges
small images to fit between the left
and right sides of the View mode
window.
Reduces large images and enlarges small
images to fit between the top and bottom
of the View mode window.
If you select Fit Image you can display the previous or next image by pressing the left- and right-arrow keys on your
keyboard.
Displaying a thumbnail of a magnified image
Use the Navigator pane to display a thumbnail overview of magnified images. A marquee indicates the area of the magnified image
that is visible in View mode.
To display and use the Navigator pane:
1. In View mode, click View | Navigator.
2. Drag the slider to increase or decrease the magnification of the image in View mode.
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