To View an Image in Gray Scale or Color

To determine whether images appear in gray scale or color:

Choose Options from the File menu.

Select either Gray Scale or Color for the View Image In setting.

If you chose to display images in color, set the Color option to the number of colors you want used.
The Color setting depends on the type of display monitor you have. For example, if only one option, such as 256, appears, that is the only option available on your monitor.

Click OK to activate the settings and close the dialog box. Click Apply to activate the setting and leave the dialog box displayed.

To Move the Image within the View Window

Select Palette from the Edit menu if the palette is not displayed.

Click the Pan tool in the palette.
See "Using the Palette Tools" for information on the palette.

Move the pointer into the View window, over the image or page.
The pointer changes to a hand shape.

Drag the pointer in the direction you want to move the image or page.

Click the Pan tool to deselect it.

To Change an Image Orientation in the View Window

To rotate the displayed image in 90-degree increments (mimics landscape or portrait orientation):

Choose Page Viewing Controls from the View menu.

Select a percentage by which you want the image rotated (90 degrees, 180 degrees, or 270 degrees).

Select whether you want the image rotated Right or Left.

Click OK to rotate the image and close the dialog box, or Apply to rotate the image and leave the dialog box displayed.

To Display Information about an Image

Choose Image Info from the View menu.

The Image Information dialog box appears.

Figure 16-2 Image Information dialog box

The dialog box displays the following information about the image:

Height of the page in inches, centimeters, and pixels
Width of the page in inches, centimeters, and pixels
Number of colors used in the file
Size of the file in Kbytes
Format of the file

Editing Images

You can use Image Viewer to manipulate images in many ways:

Select a region to save
Rotate, flip, or scale the image

Using the Palette Tools

The Palette dialog box provides tools that enable you to manipulate images.

Figure 16-3 Palette dialog box

Pan tool - Use to move the contents of the View window

Selector tool - Use to select a region to be saved as a new image

Rotate tools - Use to rotate the contents of the View window to the right or left

Flip tool - Use to flip the image horizontally or vertically

Scale tool - Use to size the image

To Display the Palette Automatically

You normally display the Image Viewer Palette by choosing Palette from the Edit menu. However, you can also automatically display the palette whenever you open a document:

Choose Options from the File menu.

Select Display Palette On Opening Document.

Click OK or Apply.


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	To View an Image in Gray Scale or Color To determine whether images appear in gray scale or color: Choose Options from the File menu. Select either Gray Scale or Color for the View Image In setting. If you chose to display images in color, set the Color option to the number of colors you want used. The Color setting depends on the type of display monitor you have. For example, if only one option, such as 256, appears, that is the only option available on your monitor. Click OK to activate the settings and close the dialog box. Click Apply to activate the setting and leave the dialog box displayed. To Move the Image within the View Window Select Palette from the Edit menu if the palette is not displayed. Click the Pan tool in the palette. See "Using the Palette Tools" for information on the palette. Move the pointer into the View window, over the image or page. The pointer changes to a hand shape. Drag the pointer in the direction you want to move the image or page. Click the Pan tool to deselect it. To Change an Image Orientation in the View Window To rotate the displayed image in 90-degree increments (mimics landscape or portrait orientation): Choose Page Viewing Controls from the View menu. Select a percentage by which you want the image rotated (90 degrees, 180 degrees, or 270 degrees). Select whether you want the image rotated Right or Left. Click OK to rotate the image and close the dialog box, or Apply to rotate the image and leave the dialog box displayed. To Display Information about an Image Choose Image Info from the View menu. The Image Information dialog box appears. Figure 16-2 Image Information dialog box The dialog box displays the following information about the image: Height of the page in inches, centimeters, and pixels Width of the page in inches, centimeters, and pixels Number of colors used in the file Size of the file in Kbytes Format of the file Editing Images You can use Image Viewer to manipulate images in many ways: Select a region to save Rotate, flip, or scale the image Using the Palette Tools The Palette dialog box provides tools that enable you to manipulate images. Figure 16-3 Palette dialog box Pan tool - Use to move the contents of the View window Selector tool - Use to select a region to be saved as a new image Rotate tools - Use to rotate the contents of the View window to the right or left Flip tool - Use to flip the image horizontally or vertically Scale tool - Use to size the image To Display the Palette Automatically You normally display the Image Viewer Palette by choosing Palette from the Edit menu. However, you can also automatically display the palette whenever you open a document: Choose Options from the File menu. Select Display Palette On Opening Document. Click OK or Apply.