Viewing Images
- 3.1. Opening an Image
- 3.2. Viewing the Images in a Folder
- 3.3. Scrolling an Image
- 3.4. Zooming
- 3.5. Viewing an Image Fullscreen/Slideshow
3.1. Opening an Image
To open an image, perform the following steps:
- Choose Ctrl+O. , or press
- In the Open Image dialog, select the file you want to open.
- Click Image Viewer displays the name of the image file in the titlebar of the window. .
To open another image, choose Image Viewer opens each image in a new window.
again.3.2. Viewing the Images in a Folder
To view all images in a folder, perform the following steps:
- Open one of the images in the folder (see Section 3.1 ― Opening an Image).
- Open the image gallery by choosing F9. or pressing
The gallery shows thumbnails of all supported images in the folder. You can browse the images by clicking on an image in the gallery, by choosing the appropriate option in the Alt+Left or Alt+Right.
menu or by pressingTo view all of the images in the directory fullscreen, choose F11. To view them as a slide show, choose or press F5. To return to the gallery view, press the Esc key. For more information about how to customize the slide show, see Section 8.2 ― Slideshow.
or press3.3. Scrolling an Image
To scroll around an image that is larger than the image window or full screen view, you can use the following methods:
- Use the arrow keys on the keyboard.
- Drag the image to move it in the window. (This means you drag the image in the opposite direction you want to scroll in: to scroll down the image, drag it upwards in the window.)
- Use the scrollbars on the window.
3.4. Zooming
You can zoom in or out of the image in the following ways:
- Use the on your mouse. Scrolling down zooms out; scrolling up zooms in.
- Choose or . To restore the image to its original size, choose . To make the image fit in the window, choose .
- Use the zoom buttons in the toolbar. Normal will restore the picture to its original unscaled size. Fit will resize the image so it will fit in the window if it is too large.
- Use the keyboard. To zoom in, Ctrl++ or +. To zoom out, Ctrl+- or -. To go back to the normal size, Ctrl+0 or 1. To scale the image to fit the window, press F.
When an image is zoomed to fit the window, resizing the window will also change the zoom level, so the image still fits the window.
3.5. Viewing an Image Fullscreen/Slideshow
To show the image using the entire screen, choose
.No panels, window frames, or menubars are visible when an image is shown like this. To return to the normal view, press Esc, or F11.
You can zoom or scroll around the image in the same way as when it is shown in a window, using the mouse or the keyboard.
If you have multiple images in your gallery you can press Space or use the right/down cursor keys to advance to the next image. The previous image can be reached by pressing Backspace or using the left/up cursor keys.
In this case you can also use the slideshow mode, where Image Viewer automatically switches to the next image in your gallery. You can start a slideshow by choosing or by pressing F5. The slideshow can be paused/continued by pressing P. To stop the slideshow, press the Esc or F5 key. For more information about how to customize the slide show, see Section 8.2 ― Slideshow.