Getting Started

PicScan's main commands are in the File and Edit menus and in the floating PicScan window.

View an Image Folder as Thumbnails

Choose New Thumbnails in PicScan's File menu. Choose a folder on your computer that contains images. A new window will be created and thumbnails of the images in the chosen folder will be loaded. Click a thumbnail to view the image in a full size window. Use Command + or Command – to make the thumbnails larger or smaller.

For more information, see Thumbnail Features.

View an Image Folder as a Slideshow

Choose New Slideshow in PicScan's File menu. Choose a folder on your computer that contains images and a slideshow will start using the full screen. To stop the slideshow, use Command-Period (.). To change the parameters of a slide show, press ? while a slide show is running or choose Slideshow Setup.

Keyboard shortcuts are displayed in the menus, the floating Picscan Tool window, and by pressing ? when a slide show is running. The slideshow parameters are displayed in the upper left. Press the first letter of a parameter name to select a parameter and - = _ and + to change the value of the parameter. For some parameters simply press the first letter to change its state.

For more information, see Slideshow Key Commands.