Copyright: Corel Screen Saver


Introduction to the Corel Screen Saver

The Corel Screen Saver protects your monitor from damage caused by displaying a static image for an excessive amount of time. Leaving a monitor unattended for a long time can cause the static portions of a screen image to burn permanently into the monitor phosphors, which can often cause irreparable damage.

The Corel Screen Saver runs directly from your Windows Control Panel and automatically displays images on your screen whenever your computer is left unattended for a designated length of time. The screen saver cycles through a set of photographic images residing on your hard drive or on your CD-ROM drive. When you return to your system and press a key or move the mouse the screen saver stops displaying images and waits for your system to become idle again.

The Corel Screen Saver can be configured to display photos in BMP (Windows 3.0), PCX, GIF (version 87a), and PCD image formats. Each image must be smaller than 2 MB (or smaller than the available amount of memory on your system). In addition, the image must be at least 64 pixels wide or 64 pixels high.

The Corel Screen Saver runs automatically once youve set it up. For this reason, there is no application icon for the screen saver in your Program Group.

To set up the Corel Screen Saver:

1.	Open the Control Panel icon that's located in the Main group of the Program Manager.

2.	Double-click the Desktop icon of the Control Panel.

3.	Open the Name drop-down list box in the Screen Saver area.

4.	Select the Corel Screen Saver option.

5.	Exit the Control Panel. After your computer has been idle for a few minutes, the screen saver will start displaying images.

Changing the Configuration Options

You can change the default configuration of the screen saver. For example, you can specify the drive on which you want the screen saver to search for images if a CD-ROM disc isn't available or doesn't contain any valid images. This drive is referred to as the "default disk".

The screen saver creates a catalog for each volume of information: CD-ROM discs, hard drives, and so on. A catalog contains all the valid images on the volume.

To modify the default configuration

1.	Open the Control Panel icon that's located in the Main group of the Program Manager.

2.	Double-click the Desktop icon of the Control Panel.

3.	Open the Name drop-down list box in the Screen Saver area.

4.	Select the Corel Screen Saver option.

5.	Use the Delay list box to indicate how long your computer must be idle before the screen saver is activated.

6.	Choose the Setup button.

7.	Verify and, if necessary, modify the Picture Options:

To indicate that you want images shuffled and displayed in a different order each time the screen saver runs, mark the Random Order checkbox. By default, the screen saver displays images in the order they're located on the CD-ROM disc or default drive.

To show the file name of each image when it's displayed, mark the Show File Name checkbox. The screen saver shows the file name in the upper left corner of the screen.

To enable transitions between the images being displayed, select the Transitions check box.

To select broad categories of images to display from the collection of images included on the disc, select the WordPerfect Options button, then enable the categories that you wish to view.

To indicate the location from which you want images displayed if a CD-ROM disc isn't available, enter the drive and, optionally the directory, in the Default Disk text box. For example, you may want to specify that if the compact disc in the CD-ROM drive doesn't include any valid images, then the screen saver should display images your Windows directory on your hard disk.

To indicate the number of seconds that you want each image displayed, enter the time in the View Time box. The time starts from when the screen saver begins loading the images. For example, if you specify a six second View Time and an image requires five seconds to load, then the image is displayed for only one second.

To indicate the smallest image you want displayed, enter the size, in pixels, in the Minimum Size box. The screen saver won't display images smaller than this size.

8.	Verify and, if necessary, modify the Photo CD Options:

To indicate, by orientation, the images that you want the screen saver to display, mark the specific radio button in the Types of Images to View panel.

To indicate, by size, the images that you want the screen saver to display, mark the specific radio button in the Size of Images to View panel.

To display images using the largest and best possible fit on your screen, mark the Fit to Screen checkbox.

To display monochrome images, select the Black and White checkbox.

To display a description for the image, if one is available, mark the Show Description checkbox.

To use audio options when using a Corel Professional Photos CD as your default disc, and if your system supports sound, mark the Sound checkbox. If your system has a low memory configuration, you may experience long delays before an image is displayed or intermittent sound output.

9.	Verify and, if necessary, modify the options displayed in the Disk Title panel.

These options determine the directories from which the screen saver can display images.

The set of directories for a CD-ROM disc or default disk is referred to as a catalog.

To exclude a directory from the selected catalog, select the directory from the Include list box and then choose the Exclude button.

To include a previously excluded directory, select the directory from the Exclude list box and then choose the Include button.

10.	Verify and, if necessary, modify the Password Options.

To indicate that a password must be entered to deactivate the screen saver, mark the Password Protected checkbox.

To specify a password, choose the Set Password button, enter and verify a password, and then choose the OK button.

11.	Choose the OK button.

12.	Exit the Control Panel.

Corel has successfully tested the Corel Screen Saver with a large number of video cards and drivers. However, due to the wide variety of  available video products, problems may occur with certain configurations.