Viewing Photos

To view your pictures as thumbnails or as a filmstrip

Double-click the folder that contains the files you want to view.
On the View menu, click Filmstrip, Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List or Details.

Within “thumbnails” or “filmstrip” you can rotate a photo by right-clicking the photo and choosing either Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Counterclockwise from the list that appears - you might have to rotate it several times to get it into the position you wish.

To view your pictures as a slide show

Open the folder that contains your photos
Under Picture Tasks, click View as a slide show. If you don't see Picture Tasks, first try clicking the Folders button in the toolbar. If you still don't see Picture Tasks you will have to change the folder to a "picture" folder: Right-click the folder, click Properties, on the Customize tab, under Use this folder type as a template, select Pictures, click Apply, click OK.

Use the slide show toolbar buttons to play, pause, move to the previous or next slide, or end the slide show. If the toolbar is not displayed, move the pointer across the screen, and it will appear in the upper-right corner of the screen. You can also use the following keyboard shortcut keys while viewing your pictures as a slide show:

Press these keys	To do this
Left Arrow, PAGE UP, or Up Arrow	Go to the previous image in this folder.
Right Arrow, PAGE DOWN, or Down Arrow	Go to the next image in this folder.
CTRL+K	Rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise.
CTRL+L	Rotate the image by 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
SPACEBAR	Switch between playing and pausing the slide show.
ENTER	Go to the next image.
ESC	Exit the slide show.
TAB	Turn the slide show toolbar on or off.

If none of the pictures or only one picture is selected, all of the pictures will be shown in the slide show. If two or more pictures are selected, only those pictures will be shown in the slide show.
You can view your pictures as a slide show in any My Pictures subfolder or any folder customized as a pictures folder.

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Last updated June 23, 2011 ~ Mrs. K. Bradley
kbradley@otsegoknights.org