User Guide

ACDSee Pro 2.5 - User Guide
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Creating a desktop screen saver
You can create a desktop screen saver using your own images. You can set the screen saver
options to adjust how long each image is displayed, set the background color, apply transition
effects, and add header or footer text.
To create a screen saver:
1. In the File List pane, select a group of images, and then click Tools | Configure Screen
Saver.
2. In the ACDSee Screen Saver dialog box, click Add to browse for more images to add to
your screen saver, or select images you do not want to include and click Remove.
3. Click Configure.
4. In the ACDSee Screen Saver dialog box, specify the options as described below, and then
click OK.
5. To automatically use the screen saver on your desktop, select the Set as default screen
saver check box.
6. When you are satisfied with your choices, click OK.
To activate the screen saver on your computer:
Select the Screen Saver tab in your Windows Display Properties dialog box, and then select
ACDSee Screen Saver from the drop-down list.
Screen saver options
Basic tab Select
transition
effects
Select or clear the check box next to each transition effect.
The screen saver will randomly select transitions from your
choices.
Background
color
Specifies the background color. Click the color picker arrow to
select or change the color.
Image delay
(in seconds)
Specifies how long you want the screen saver to display each
image.
Advanced
tab
Transition
quality
Drag the slider to the left to improve screen saver speed, or
drag to the right to improve the quality of the transition
effects.
General
settings
Select or clear any of the following options:
x Play embedded audio: plays any audio clips embedded
in the images.
x Repeat: repeats the images after displaying the last
image.
x Stretch images to fit screen: enlarges small images to
fill the entire screen.