NERO PHOTOSHOW EXPRESS User Manual

User's Manual

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WELCOME!

Welcome to your Nero PhotoShow Express! We are confident you will enjoy using this software to create lasting memories for generations to come.

This User’s Manual is designed to help you through each step as you Manage, Make and Share your photos, albums and slideshows. For more information, please refer to the help files within the software, or visit us online at http://www.nerophotoshow.com

Please note: In order to obtain the full featured version of Nero PhotoShow, you will need to upgrade your Nero PhotoShow Express version to Nero PhotoShow Elite so all the features will be unlocked.

Enjoy! Your Ahead Software Team

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Nero PhotoShow Express Contents

Contents

General Information: Nero PhotoShow Express 5

1.1 General System Requirements 5

2 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express 6

2.1 Installation Instructions 6

2.2 The Initial Scan 7

3 Getting Started 8

4 Manage 9

4.1 Importing Photos 9

4.2 Organizing Your Photos 10

4.3 Printing At Home 11

4.4 Emailing Your Photos 11

4.5 Making A New Album 12

4.6 Watching Albums 13

4.7 Album Info 14

4.8 Managing Your Shows 14

5 Editing Your Photos 16

5.1 General Editing 17

5.2 Adding Clip Art 18

6 Making Lasting Memories 20

6.1 Making Photo Gifts 21

6.2 Ordering Prints 22

6.3 Making a Musical Slideshow 23

6.4 Making a Screen Saver 24

6.5 Making a Calendar 24

6.6 Ordering a DVD 25

6.7 Making a Video CD 26

6.8 Personalize Your Desktop 26

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7 Making A Musical Slideshow 28

7.1 Making a Musical Slideshow 28

7.2 Arranging Your Show 29

7.3 Editing Your Show 30

7.4 Adding Animated Clip Art To Your Show 31

7.5 Modifying Photos In A Show 32

7.6 Show Options 34

7.7 Choosing a Soundtrack 36

7.8 Watching a Show and Using the Navigation Screen 37

7.9 Show Tips and Tricks 37

8 Sharing Your Photos 39

8.1 Sharing Your Photos 39

8.2 Email a Link To Your Show 39

8.3 Upload An Album To A Photo Community 40

8.4 Make A CD-ROM 40

8.5 Make a Video CD 41

9 Helpful Hints 42

9.1 Searching For Photos 42

9.2 Options 43

9.3 Tips and Tricks 44

9.4 Technical Support Contact 45

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Nero PhotoShow Express General Information: Nero PhotoShow Express

1 General Information: Nero PhotoShow

Express

Nero PhotoShow Express allows you to capture, edit and manage your photos,

create albums and slideshows, burn to CD or order a DVD, and share your special moments with friends and family.

1.1 General System Requirements

 Microsoft® Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

 Intel®Pentium III 450 MHz or faster

 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)

 Hard Drive: Minimum 80 MB free hard disk space

 CD-ROM drive to install Nero PhotoShow Elite

 CD-R/RW drive to burn Photo Albums and Shows on CD-ROM

 Screen resolution of at least 800 x 600 pixels

 16 bit color depth or higher

 Windows compatible soundcard

 33.6 Kbps modem or faster

 Internet Service Provider account required to Share online

 Web browser that supports Flash Player

 Macromedia Flash Player V.6 to view shared Shows

 Compatible with most digital cameras, media cards, printers, and storage

devices

 Imports file formats in JPG, TIF and BMP

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Nero PhotoShow Express Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express

2 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express

2.1 Installation Instructions

Prior to installing Nero PhotoShow Express we recommend that you exit all open applications.

1. Insert the Nero 6 Ultra Edition CD-ROM into your computer. The Nero 6 Ultra Edition Installation screen is displayed if CD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled.

If CD-ROM AutoPlay is turned off, click the Start button and choose Run. In the Run dialog, enter the CD-ROM drive’s letter and add :\setup.exe after it. Click on OK in the Run dialog to begin installation.

2. Click on the Nero PhotoShow Express button.

3. Follow the on-screen directions within the installer to install Nero PhotoShow Express.

4. At the final installer screen, click Finish to quit the installer and run Nero PhotoShow Express.

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Nero PhotoShow Express Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express

2.2 The Initial Scan

Before the installation process begins, you will be asked to find the folder where you keep your digital photos. This is called your Home Photos Folder. Nero PhotoShow Express will automatically scan all folders under your Home Photos Folder for digital photos and automatically import them into albums.

This quick process enables you to use Nero PhotoShow Express immediately and saves you the trouble of importing each photo from your collection at a later time.

Any new photos that you import to Nero PhotoShow Express from your digital camera will be placed in your Home Photos Folder, so you can easily locate them.

Your Home Photos Folder is also set as a Watch Folder. If you remove photos or folders from your Watch Folder, the corresponding photos or albums will be removed from Nero PhotoShow Express.

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Nero PhotoShow Express Getting Started

3 Getting Started

Welcome to Nero PhotoShow Express, your easy and complete photo experience.

This is the main menu of Nero PhotoShow Express which you will use to navigate through the application.

Click Manage to organize, edit, and print your photos.

Click Make to create things from your photos like musical slideshows, DVDs, photo gifts, screen savers, wall paper, and more.

Click Share to share your photos online with friends and family, or burn your photos to a CD-ROM or Video CD.

If you are experiencing any difficulties, click the help button (?) to guide you with the screen you are working on.

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Nero PhotoShow Express Manage

4 Manage

4.1 Importing Photos

On the Manage screen, click Import Photos to add new photos to Nero PhotoShow Express. On the left you will see a list of folders and devices (like

digital cameras) that are connected to your computer. The photos that you select to import will be copied to your Nero PhotoShow Express Home Photos Folder.

When you connect your digital camera to your computer, Nero PhotoShow Express will run and offer to copy your photos to your Home Photos Folder and display them as an album in Nero PhotoShow Express.

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4.2 Organizing Your Photos

The Albums tab located on the Manage screen allows you to organize your photos into albums. On the left hand side of the Manage screen is a list of your Albums.

1. You can sort your albums by selecting an option from the Sort menu, make a new album by clicking New Album, import photos into Nero PhotoShow Express by clicking Import Photos, or search for albums by clicking Search.

2. Once you’ve opened your album, you can change its name by clicking Info, or watch a full-screen slide show of the photos by clicking Watch.

3. To print or email the photos, select Print or Email beneath the displayed photo. The size of the album icons and photo thumbnails can be changed by clicking on the Size menu and selecting either large or small.

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Nero PhotoShow Express Manage

4.3 Printing At Home

With Nero PhotoShow Express, you can easily print 4x6 photos printer.

1. Select the photos you will like to print from the Manage/Albums screen.

2. Click Print at bottom of Manage screen. Then select “Print at Home” from the drop down menu, or order professional quality prints online and have them shipped directly to you.

3. Enter quanitity of copies you want to print of your selected photo. Click Printer to set the printer you would like to use and adjust its settings.

4. Once you are happy with your settings and the print preview, click Print to start printing.

with your home

4.4 Emailing Your Photos

Nero PhotoShow Express allows you to easily email photos and albums to your

friends and family.

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Nero PhotoShow Express Manage

1. Select the photos you want to send and then press the Envelope Icon, which will take you to the Email screen.

2. The Email Photos tab lets you send photos as attachments through Nero PhotoShow Express’s mail server or Email with Outlook which lets you create a new message in Microsoft Outlook with your photos automatically attached.

3. The Sending Options lets you change the attached photo's dimensions with the Photo Size menu. You can also control how big the attached photo is and how it will look with the Quality menu. Higher quality settings will produce a larger file size. If you're sending photos to people with slow internet connections, then you should use smaller photo sizes and a lower quality setting.

4.5 Making A New Album

You can easily make a new album by clicking New Album.

1. You can choose to add any photo from an existing album in Nero PhotoShow Express, or add new photos. If the photos you want to use aren’t already in an album, click Import Photos.

2. If you can’t find the photos you want to use, click Search to search through your photos in Nero PhotoShow Express.

3. After you select your photos, click Make Album to create a new album containing these photos.

For example, if you would like to make a new album containing only pictures of your Mom, you would click New Album on the Manage screen, then select the photos of your Mom, and finally click Make Album to create the new album.

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4.6 Watching Albums

Clicking Watch displays the photos in your album as a full-screen slideshow. You can always advance to the next photo by clicking the Right Arrow, or view the previous photo by clicking the Left Arrow.

1. To rotate your photo, click the Rotate Arrows. Click the red "X” to remove your photo from its album and place it into Nero PhotoShow Express’s trash.

2. The Edit button enables you to edit the photo you are currently viewing.

3. If at any time you would like to stop the slideshow, click Stop. When the slideshow has stopped, you can start it again by clicking Start.

4. You can change the time duration that the photo is displayed by selecting duration from the Speed menu.

5. You can always return to the previous screen by clicking the Back button.

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Nero PhotoShow Express Manage

4.7 Album Info

The Album Info screen is where you can change the Album Name or Album Date.

4.8 Managing Your Shows

The Manage screen’s Shows tab is where you can edit and view musical slideshows. Nero PhotoShow Express’s musical slideshows offer a unique and entertaining way for you to enjoy and share your favorite photos.

On the left hand side of the Manage screen is a list of your musical slideshows.

1. You can make a new show by clicking New Show.

2. The size of the show icons can be changed by clicking on the Size menu and selecting either large or small.

3. Place your mouse over a show icon and click Watch to watch your show, Edit to edit your show, Share to share your show, or the red 'X' to delete your

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