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Creating a desktop screen saver

You can create a desktop screen saver using your own images. You can set the screen saver options to adjust how long each image is displayed, set the background color, apply transition effects, and add header or footer text.

To create a screen saver:

  1. In the File List pane, select a group of images, and then click Tools | Configure Screen Saver.

  2. In the ACDSee Screen Saver dialog box, click Add to browse for more images to add to your screen saver, or select images you do not want to include and click Remove.

  3. Click Configure.

  4. In the ACDSee Screen Saver dialog box, specify the options as described below, and then click OK.

  5. To automatically use the screen saver on your desktop, select the Set as default screen saver check box.

  6. When you are satisfied with your choices, click OK.

To activate the screen saver on your computer, select the Screen Saver tab in your Windows Display Properties dialog box, and select ACDSee Screen Saver from the drop-down list.

Screen saver options

Basic tab

Select transition effects

Select or clear the check box next to each transition effect. The screen saver will randomly select transitions from your choices.

Background color

Specifies the background color. Click the color picker arrow to select or change the color.

Image delay (in seconds)

Specifies how long you want the screen saver to display each image.

Advanced tab

Transition quality

Drag the slider to the left to improve screen saver speed, or drag to the right to improve the quality of the transition effects.

General settings

Select or clear any of the following options:

  • Play embedded audio: plays any audio clips embedded in the images.

  • Repeat: repeats the images after displaying the last image.

  • Stretch images to fit screen: enlarges small images to fill the entire screen.

Slide order

Select one of the following options to specify the order to display your images:

  • Forward

  • Backward

  • Random

Text tab

Display header text

Displays a text caption at the top of each image. Set the options to specify the text you want to display.

Display footer text

Displays a text caption at the bottom of each image. Set the options to specify the text you want to display.

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