### The Preview Window

Slider Controls (A)

Slider controls and radio buttons appear along the left side of the filter window. These controls perform most functions in our filters. Refer to the filter chapters for detailed slider descriptions.

Thumbnail Navigation (B)

Click and drag the movable red box to move the preview to any spot in the selected layer.

Move, Zoom and Show Original (C)

The Move (hand), Zoom (magnifying glass) and Show Original buttons are found above the preview window.

Click the hand to enable the Move tool, then click and drag to move around the preview image.

Click the magnifying glass to enable the Zoom tool. Click in the preview window to zoom into your image; Command + click to zoom out (Alt + click for Windows users). Double-clicking the Zoom tool at any time resets the preview window to 100% magnification.

The Show Original button toggles the preview between filtered and unfiltered versions of your image. Click and hold the button to view the unaffected image. Release the button to preview the effect.

UpToDate Message Indicator (D)

When you see this visual cue, you have a new message from Alien Skin Software. See the UpToDate Messages section for more details.

Preview Background Options (E)

You can choose a standard Photoshop-style grid to fill transparent backgrounds, custom colored grids, or even solid colors.

OK and Cancel Buttons (F)

Clicking the OK button applies the filter with the current settings. Clicking Cancel closes the filter window without applying the effect.

Preview Window Area (G)

Preview the effect on your image here. The preview area can be resized by clicking and dragging any corner or edge of the filter window.

Mouseover Help String Area (H)

Elements in each filter have mouseover help text. Whenever you move your cursor over a user interface element, a short description appears in the bottom left corner of the window.

Progress Bar (I)

The rectangle to the left of the magnification indicator displays the percentage of rendering completed.

Magnification Indicator (J)

The current level of magnification is shown to the right of the render status bar at the lower right corner of the filter window.

## Using Settings

The Settings tab in each filter window allows you to create, manage, download, share and back up your favorite filter recipes.

To use a setting, simply click the Settings tab and highlight the desired setting in the list.

### Saving Settings

To save a setting:

1. Adjust sliders to taste.

2. Click the Settings Tab.

3. Click the Save button.

4. Type a name for your new setting into the Save Setting window.

5. Click OK.

### Renaming Settings

To rename a setting:

1. Click the Settings Tab.

2. Click Manage.

3. Highlight the setting that you want to rename.

4. Click Rename.

5. Type in the new name.

6. Exit the Manage Settings dialog.

### Deleting Settings

To delete a setting:

1. Click Manage.

2. Highlight the setting you wish to delete.

3. Click Delete.

4. Confirm that you want to delete the setting by clicking Yes.

### Exporting Settings

When you export a setting, the plug-in packages the recipe in a tiny file, which you can share with friends. You can also use the export feature to back up settings that you can’t live without. To export a setting:

1. Click Manage.

2. Highlight the setting you want to export.

3. Click Export.

4. Navigate to the location where you want to store the settings file.

5. Click OK.

### Importing Settings

There are two ways to extract and route settings to any installed Eye Candy 5 filter set. The first method, is the simplest way to import shared or archived settings:

1. Find the setting that you want to add.

2. Double-click it.

3. Click OK.

4. You’re done.

5. If you prefer doing things the hard way, use the following method:

6. From within the user interface, click the Settings tab.

7. Click Manage.

8. Click Import.

9. Navigate to the location where you’ve stored the setting.

10. Click Open.

11. Exit the Manage Settings dialog.

### E-mailing Settings

To email a setting:

1. Click Manage.

2. Highlight the setting you wish to e-mail.

3. Click E-Mail.

4. If your e-mail client is compatible with our settings manager, a message will pop up like magic, with the setting attached. Yay!

5. Eudora, Outlook, Microsoft Entourage (Mac), Apple Mail and Outlook Express work great. Netscape Mail is not compatible with our e-mail feature.

### Resetting Settings to Factory Default

Every filter has a Factory Default setting. Clicking this setting resets the current filter parameters. You can also press the F5 (Windows) or Command + R (Macintosh) key to reset the filter.

That’s it for the opening section. We’ve designed this software to be both fun and easy to use. We hope you enjoy using the filters.