Casio Photohands User manual

Instruction manual
K862PSM8DMX
Retouching/Printing Software
for Windows
Photohands
Version 1.0
E

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• Other company and product names are trademarks or registered
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• The contents of this document are subject to change without notice.
• The document has been prepared with our utmost effort. However,
please contact us if there are any queries or errors.
Photohands is published by CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., and CASIO
COMPUTER CO., LTD. retains all copyrights and other related rights
except for those described above.
This document may not be copied in part or in entirety without permission.
We assume no responsibility for any damage or loss or claims from third
parties resulting from the use of Photohands.

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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................. 4
■For first time users of Photohands ............................................... 4
■What Photohands does................................................................ 4
■About This Manual ....................................................................... 5
About Screen Images.................................................................................6
Starting Photohands............................................................... 7
■Starting Photohands from the Start menu.................................... 7
■Starting Photohands from the Task tray ....................................... 8
■Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader menu screen .......... 9
■Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader Library screen ...... 10
■Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader image
view screen ................................................................................ 11
Using Photohands ................................................................ 12
■Displaying Images ...................................................................... 12
■Editing Images ........................................................................... 14
Adjusting the Hue.....................................................................................14
Changing the Size of an Image................................................................17
Rotating/Inverting an Image .....................................................................19
■Saving Images............................................................................ 21
■Printing Images .......................................................................... 22
Getting Help........................................................................... 25
Quitting Photohands............................................................. 25

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Introduction
This manual is the user’s instruction manual for the Photohands retouching/
printing software. Photohands runs under Windows, and this manual does
not include descriptions of Windows operations.
This manual has been written for users who are familiar with the following
basic operations:
• Mouse operations such as clicking, double-clicking, dragging, and
dragging & dropping
• Menu operation using the mouse
• Keyboard entry
• Windows operations
For details of these basic operations, see the PC manual or the Windows
User’s Manual.
All operations in this book are described assuming the use of Windows 98.
■For first time users of Photohands
Read the “Read me” file in the CD-ROM provided.This describes how to
check the system requirements for Photohands and how to install it on your
PC. Check your operating environment and Windows version to be used
before installing Photohands.
■What Photohands does
• Corrects (adjusts contrast or brightness), rotates an image, or changes
the size.
• Prints an image.
IMPORTANT
• Image file formats that can be handled with Photohands are: JPEG, BMP, PNG,
and TIFF*.
* It is not possible to save in TIFF format.

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■AboutThis Manual
All operations in this manual are described for Windows 98 using a mouse.
1[Open] icon
“Displaying Images” on page 12
2[Save] icon
“Saving Images” on page 21
3[Help] icon
“Getting Help” on page 25
4[Quit] icon
“Quitting Photohands” on page 25
5[Retouch] icon
“Adjusting the Hue” on page 14
6[Resize] icon
“Changing the Size of an Image”
on page 17
7[Rotate] icon
“Rotating/Inverting an Image” on
page 19
8[Print] icon
“Printing Images” on page 22
9[Zoom In Preview] button
Click to magnify image view in
the preview window.
0[Zoom Out Preview] button
Click to reduce image view in the
preview window.
q[Up Scroll] button
Click to slide up image view in the
film dialog box.
w[Down Scroll] button
Click to slide down image view in
the film dialog box.
eComment Window
Displays information or advice
explaining the task being per-
formed.
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Preview windowFilm dialog

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About Screen Images
• Screen images illustrated in this document are for Windows 98.Views
may differ if using other Windows versions.
• Note that screen images in this document may differ slightly from the
actual screens, but the contents are identical.

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Starting Photohands
Photohands can be started using any of the following methods.
• From the Start menu
• From the Task tray
• From the Photo Loader menu screen
• From the Photo Loader library index
• From the Photo Loader image viewing screen
IMPORTANT
• Photohands must be installed on your PC before starting it.
■Starting Photohands from the Start menu
1.Switch on your PC to start Windows.
2.From the Start menu, select [Programs] → [Casio] →
[Photohands] → [Photohands 1.0E].
Photohands starts up and the starting window appears.

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■Starting Photohands from theTask tray
1.Right-click the icon in theTask tray.
2.Select and click [Starting Photohands].
Photohands starts up and the starting window appears.
An image will be displayed in the window on opening
the file.See “Displaying Images” on page 12.

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■Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader
menu screen
1.Click the [Print] button in the Photo Loader function buttons.
Photohands starts up and the starting window appears.

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■Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader
Library screen
1.Click the [PRINT] button in the Library screen.
Photohands starts up and the starting window appears.
The first image in the Photo Loader library is displayed.
The second image in the Photo Loader library is displayed.