= CHAPTER 1 Windows 7 More Skills 14 View Pictures from Digital Cameras You can use folder windows to preview your digital photos and to view details about each file. You can use Windows Photo Viewer to view, print, rotate, copy, and email photos. To complete this project, you will need the following folder: 01_student_data_files You will save your files as: Lastname_Firstname_w7_Photos 1. Click Start, click the Computer icon to open a folder window, and then display the file list of your storage device. If necessary, Maximize the window. 2. Click the New folder button, and while in edit mode, type More Skills 14 Press J. 3. Navigate to the student data files that came with this book, and then display the contents of the 01_student_data_files folder. Right-click the Trip Pics folder, and then from the shortcut menu, click Copy. 4. Display your More Skills 14 file list. Right-click a blank area in the file list, and then click Paste to copy the Trip Pics folder and all its files. 5. On your storage device, open the Trip Pics folder. Click the Views button arrow, and then click List to display the view shown in Figure 1. Seven photos from a digital camera display in the folder. Each file name begins with the letter P followed by three digits that indicate the month and day. Here, the first photo was taken on June 18 and the second photo was taken on June 21. Trip Pics folder copied to More Skills 14 folder Pictures from digital camera Month and date in file name Views button arrow Figure 1 More Skills: SKILL 14 Page 1 of 5
6. Select the first photo named P6180005. Point to the top of the Details pane, and then with the pointer, drag up so that four rows display in the Details pane. Compare your screen with Figure 2. In the Details pane, a preview of the picture displays. Here, the photo displays sideways because the camera was held sideways when the picture was taken. Files created by digital cameras typically contain several properties explaining how and when the photo was taken the number and type of properties vary depending on the camera model. Here, the camera brand and model display as well as the date, F-stop, and exposure time. Height of details pane increased Figure 2 Preview of photo in portrait view Date photo was taken Camera maker and model F-stop and exposure time 7. Right-click the first photo, and then from the shortcut menu, point to Open with, and then click Windows Photo Viewer. If necessary, Maximize the window. More Skills: SKILL 14 Page 2 of 5
8. At the bottom of the Windows Photo Viewer window, click the Rotate clockwise button, and then compare your screen with Figure 3. The picture taken in portrait orientation has been rotated so that it displays correctly. Windows Photo Viewer Figure 3 Rotate buttons 9. Click the Next button, and notice that a Saving message briefly displays. Windows Photo Viewer saves your rotated views so that you will not need to rotate the images again. More Skills: SKILL 14 Page 3 of 5
10. Click the Next button again to move to the photo of the bridge. Click the Actual size button. Point to the photo, and then with the pointer, drag to the right to display all of the silver car crossing the bridge as shown in Figure 4. Digital photos contain many more pixels the smallest dots of color in a picture, screen, or printout than can fit on a typical monitor. Windows Photo Viewer shrinks the image to fit the window so that you do not need to scroll. Actual size of photo Figure 4 11. Click the Fit to window button 12. Click the Next button three times to display the picture of the gated bridge. Click the Delete button, read the displayed message, and then click Yes to delete the file. 13. In the middle of the toolbar, click the Play slide show button. Notice that each picture in the folder displays for a few seconds before moving to the next picture. 14. Right-click the screen, and from the shortcut menu, notice the Slide show options, and then click Exit. 15. Click the Close button to display the entire picture. to exit Windows Photo Viewer. More Skills: SKILL 14 Page 4 of 5
16. In the Trip Pics folder window, click the Views button arrow, and then in the list, click Extra Large Icons. Compare your screen with Figure 5. If the first picture does not display in portrait view, right-click a blank area of the file list, and then click Refresh. Extra Large Icons is a convenient view for folders that contain digital photos. Here, the first picture now displays in portrait view. Photo in portrait view Figure 5 17. Create a full-screen snip, and then click Save Snip. In the Save As dialog box, display the contents of your More Skills 14 folder. In the File name box, type Lastname_ Firstname_w7_Photos Click Save, and then Close the Snipping Tool window. 18. On your storage device, delete the Trip Pics folder. 19. If you are printing your work, start WordPad, type your name, and drag the snip file created in this project into the WordPad window. Print the WordPad document, and close it without saving changes. Otherwise, submit your snip as directed by your instructor. 䊏 You have completed More Skills 14 More Skills: SKILL 14 Page 5 of 5