HP Photo Imaging Software Quick Reference

HP Photo Imaging Software Quick Reference
HP Photo Imaging Software
The HP Photo Imaging Software provides a central point for acquiring, viewing,
printing, and sharing your images. On Microsoft® Windows® 98 and Windows
2000 systems this
software starts
automatically when
you plug your camera
into the computer. On
Windows Me systems
the Microsoft Scanner
and Camera Wizard
starts instead of this
software.
Unloading the
Camera
Sharing Images Via Email
Use the HP Email Portal to attach images to
an email so that you can send them to
friends and relatives.
1. On the Photo Imaging
Software window, click Email
Portal.
2. Drag images into the Email
Portal gallery or drop them
onto the drop target.
3. Choose the image size.
4. Click Create Email.
5. Send the email message.
Use the HP Camera
Unload Software to
quickly unload images
from your camera.
1. On the Photo
Imaging Software window, click
Unload Camera.
2. Select a folder for the images.
3. Click Start.
Sharing Images On the
Web
You can access the Web to
upload and share images
with friends and relatives.
1. On the Photo Imaging
Software window, click
Share Images.
2. Drag images into the
Share To Web Software
gallery.
3. Choose the site for
posting the images.
Viewing Images
Use ACDSee to view the
images on your
computer.
1. On the Photo
Imaging Software
window, click View
Images.
2. In the left pane, select the folder to view. Images
will appear as thumbnails in the right pane.
Printing Images
Use the HP Photo Printing Software to
adjust and print images.
1. On the Photo Imaging Software
window, click Print Images.
2. Collect the images to print in the Photo Printing Software gallery.
3. Adjust images as desired.
4. Create pages in the Print Preview area and then print the pages.
Note: These steps are described in more detail on the following pages.
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Using the Photo Printing Software
Bringing Images Into the Gallery
Click Open Files to search for and
open image files into the gallery.
Click Acquire Images to acquire images from
your camera, scanner, or other TWAIN device.
Use the Rotate Clockwise and
Rotate Counterclockwise buttons to
rotate the image in the gallery.
Right click the image to see a
pop-up menu that lets you
rotate, copy, paste, save
audio, and display the
properties for the image.
Drag files from Windows Explorer,
My Computer, or the desktop.
Drag images from any program
that supports drag and drop,
including the viewer that came
with your PhotoSmart software.
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Adjusting Images
Click the magnifying glass or
double click the image to open
the Image Adjustment window.
Use the crop handles to select
the part of the image to save.
Use the Auto Adjust button to
automatically adjust exposure
and color at the same time.
Using the Image Adjustment Tools
Open tools for adjusting exposure,
color, sharpness, scaling, and
rotation.
• Show only the tools you need,
and hide the rest.
• Tools remember where they
were when you last closed them.
Use the eyedropper to select a point on the
image that should be white.
Overall image color will be adjusted to
make the selected point white.
Use the Auto button to
automatically adjust
exposure or color.
Use Reset to undo all changes for a tool,
or use Undo in the Edit menu for more
precise control over what you undo.
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Creating Standard Size Prints
1. Select images to print from the gallery.
2. Click Prints to open the Prints dialog box.
3. Select the print size (or create a new custom size).
4. Click OK to preview the results.
Creating “5 Minute Albums”
1. Select images to print from the gallery.
2. Click Album to open the Album Pages dialog box.
3. Select a layout you like.
4. Click OK to preview the results.
5. Double click a caption box to add a caption.
6. Drag and drop to rearrange images if you like.
HP Photo Imaging Software Quick Reference