Common Image Control Actions

Right-Clicking in the Image Window

Right-clicking in the Image window, but not on the image (see Right Clicking On an Image), shown in Figure 1, allows you to perform the following tasks:

• Note—Adds notes to an image file.
• All Channels—When checked, the All Channels button displays all captured data channels.
• Export View—Exports the current view as a jpeg image.
• Copy View—Copies the current view to the clipboard.

Figure 1: Depiction of right-clicking on an image window

Right Clicking On an Image

Right-clicking on an image will open a menu shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Depiction of Dialog when Image is right-clicked

The following tasks are available by right clicking on an image:

• Rotating Line— Left click, hold, and drag out a line. Release the mouse button to end the line.
• Box (for some analyses)— Left click, hold, and drag out a box and release the mouse button.

• Copy Clipboard—copies the image to the Microsoft clipboard.
• Tooltip Level :

• Basic
• Medium
• Advanced
• None

• Export - Exports the image as a bitmap
• Channel—Selects which channel is displayed.

Image Buttons

Clicking the Image buttons above a captured image perform the following functions:

• Measure—Left click, hold, and drag out a line. The length of the line appears in a box near the line anytime the cursor is on the line.
• Pan—From a zoomed image, pan around to other areas of the original image.
• Data Zoom—Left click, hold, and drag out a box. Release the mouse button and the image will automatically zoom in to the area of the box. The zoomed region will be centered about the point originally selected.
• Resize Up—Resizes the image up to the precious zoom level.
• Resize Down—Resized the image down to the previous zoom level.

Figure 3: Image Buttons

Color Tables

The Color Scale page shows how to change the image appearance.

Using the Mouse Within a Captured Image

The following functions are available by using your mouse within a captured image:

• Left click anywhere in an image window, drag line out and release—Creates a line of X length, at θ° angle in the image window.
• Place cursor on line—Displays the length and angle values of line in the image window.
• Place cursor on line, click and hold left button, and drag—Allows you to drag the line anywhere in the image window.
• Click and hold either end of line and drag—Changes length and/or angle of the line.
• Right click—Clicking the right mouse button when the cursor is on the line accesses the Image Cursor menu.

Figure 4: Image Cursor Menu

The Image Cursor menu enables the following functions:

• Delete — deletes the line.
• Flip Direction—switches the line end to end.
• Show Direction—Adds a small arrowhead to the line to indicate direction.
• Set Color—Allows you to change the color of the line.
• Clear All—Deletes all lines.

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