Some Essential Tips

The IrfanView Web site is: http://www.irfanview.com/english.htm

IrfanView is a very fast FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) 32-Bit graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME, WinNT, Win2000 and Windows XP. The program is only one small i_view32.EXE file, no DLLs., small enough to fit on a diskette.

IrfanView supports opening and saving files in an amazing array of file formats, literally almost ANY format!

Features include: Thumbnails, Preview, Drag & Drop Support, Directory View, Print Support, Scan (TWAIN) Support, Slideshow, Batch Conversion, Change Color Depth, Audio CD Player, Capturing, Cut/Crop, Effects (Blur, Sharpen etc.) ...

If the program is already installed, click on Start | Programs | Graphics | IrfanView to launch the program. If the program is not installed:

You have a number of options:
• Install the program from the Foresty network using: Start | Run | Q:\win32\install\graphics\iview.exe
  OR
• Download and install the program from the IrfanView Web site.

• On the toolbar, the info icon, , returns all the stats on the current image, including resolution.
  • If the image is an original image from a digital camera, the information window will have a button at the bottom to click for "Additional info" which will display the EXIF information for the image. EXIF, Exchangeable Image File, is a standard digital image file format that includes additional information such as date and time photo was taken, camera make and model, f-stop and shutter speed, ISO (effective camera speed), horizontal and vertical dimensions in pixels, whether or not the flash fired, etc.
  
  
• The blue arrows on the toolbar are useful to page you through the different images in the same directory as the File you have Opened.
  
  
• The zoom icons, , are useful for images that may not fit within a fullscreen window.
  
  
• Click and drag within the image and then the crop function is in the Edit menu, Edit | Crop
  
  
• The Edit menu Cut function will also let you Cut out the selection or Cut away everything EXCEPT the selection.
  
  
• All other image editing functions you're likely to want, such as Resize, Rotate, and Enhance Colors, are in the Image menu.
  
  
• File | Batch Conversion/Rename will let you convert a number of files all at once (like from TIF to JPG). You can even use the Advanced Options and also apply any of the edits in the Image menu at the same time (the same edits to all images, like resizing to thumbnails).