Thumbnail View

When Working with Rooms, Thumbnail view will show all room designs in the current album in the Display Area and all the available room templates in the Resource Area.  The available rooms are those that you have set up in Setup Rooms (Resources Menu).  You can select Album Rooms or Library Rooms from the drop-down menu in the Resource area.

How to Access Thumbnail View

 

There are a variety of different ways to create room designs.  Rooms are created by adding images or products to room templates.

  1. Select either Library Rooms or Album Rooms from the Resource Area Bar.
  2. Select a template from the Room Resource Area and drag it up to the Display Area.  A new room based on that template will be added to the album.  You can then drag images or products into the room design's thumbnail.
  3. Double-clicking on a room template in the Room Resource Area will take you directly to Show view.  From there, you can drag and add images or products into the selected room.
  4. You can drag and drop one or multiple images/products from the Image List into a template in the Room Resource Area.  The first item will be placed at the room’s default image location.  This location is set up when you add the room in Setup Rooms.  Subsequent items will be placed at your drop point - you can then adjust the positions in Show Room view.

  • To remove a product from the room, select the product, and press the DeleteBackspace key.
Quick Tip - Undo Delete

If you make a mistake, go to the top menu, Edit > Undo.  Or use the shortcut Cmd + zCtrl + z

The initial size of an image when dragged into a room is determined by your "Starting Product" settings.  This applies only to images, as products are pre-sized before placement in a room.  To customize this, go to the top menu, ProSelectEdit > Settings > Importing Images > Adding Images.

You can export a .jpg image file of your room as shown in ProSelect to send to your client or upload to the web.  Go to the top menu, File > Export > Selected Rooms Images. 

This can include an optional size legend with individual item sizes (including any Mats and Frames) as well as the overall wall space used.

  • Exported Image Size: Choose either the Imported Size, or Size to Fit.
  • Add Sizes Legend: Check this box to include a legend of all the items in the room, and the sizes of each one.
  • Files & Filenames:
    • Prepend Sequence No: Use this option if you are creating numerous images and want to save the filenames in a sequential order.  
    • If you've already exported images of the room, this action will overwrite them.
  • Stamps & Watermarks: You can choose to add a stamp or watermark to the room image.
  • Output Resolution: Choose your required resolution.

There are 5 sets available when Working with Products, Rooms, Books, and Slideshows.  Sets are located on the top left-hand side just above the thumbnails.  Sets can be used to group your items together.  This may be useful, for example, if you have created a large number of products and want to organize them. 

These Sets work in a very similar way to Image Sets.  Click on the drop-down arrow next to "Set 1" to reveal all sets.

  • From here you can choose to view the items from a particular set, show all the sets, or edit the set names.
  • By default, you will always be working within "Set 1."
  • A checkmark appears next to the currently open set.
  • The item count is shown next to each set name.
Show All Sets

Selecting "Show all Sets" will reveal all 5 sets.  Each set is represented by a folder.

  • The currently selected set will be highlighted.
  • A checkmark on the folder indicates there are items in that set.
  • Clicking on a set will open the folder and show all items in the Display Area below.
Moving Items to a Set
  1. Select "Show All Sets" from the drop-down menu.
  2. Select one or more items and drag and drop them into one of the five sets. 
  3. A magenta box will appear around the set you are currently dragging items into.



Shortcuts

While in Thumbnail view or Show view, you can quickly move any selected items to another set using the keyboard keys “1” to “5” which correspond to Sets 1 to 5.  For example, pressing the “2” key will move the selected item into the second set.

If you hold the OptionAlt key down when dropping an item into a set, then the item will be automatically duplicated, and the duplicate will be placed into the designated set.

 
Editing Set Names

Select "Edit Set Names" from the drop-down menu.  Alternatively, go to the top menu, File > Change Set Names.  The Edit Set Name dialog will appear.

  • You can either type in individual names for the sets or select the names from the Set Names Library.  
  • Remember that "Set 1" will always be the default set in which images are loaded into.
Set Names Library

You can save frequently used Set names into the Set Name Library using the Save Arrow button (the lower one).  Clicking on the arrow will make a copy of the set names you have created.  You will be prompted to enter a name for the group.  This group will then be saved and available to use in other working with modes.

Loading Set Names

By default, the top row of names in the Set Name Library is used when a new Album is started.  To change this, drag the row of set names that you wish to use to the top row.  To apply set names from the Library to your current Album, select the row of names that you want, click the Load Arrow button (the top one), and click OK.

Deleting Set Names

To delete a set of Set Names from the Library, select the row and click the Trash button.  You cannot delete the last set.

Set Notes

You have the option of adding notes to each set.  Click on the Notes tag  to open the Set Notes dialog.

 

You can adjust the size of all thumbnail images to small, medium, or large.  Go to the top menu, View > Thumbnail Size.  This will affect the thumbnail size across all working with modes. 

Large



Medium

 

Small

If you have a large number of products or rooms, they may not all be able to fit inside the Display Area.  A scroll bar will appear on the right-hand side.  If you want to view more of the product/room thumbnails, you may want to increase the Display Area size.  Use the up and down arrows on the top-right of the Template Resource Area (next to the smart filter) to show more or less rows of available resources.   The arrows will remain hidden until you mouse over them.  This will increase the Display Area.

The same concept is used when Working with Rooms.  You can view more or less of the library room images below by using the up and down arrows .

 

Tools Available in Thumbnail View

With this tool, you can easily switch the Room background while keeping the products the same.  When you click on the Select Room Background tool, a menu of room images will appear.  Select one from the list.  Recent rooms will be listed at the top.

You can duplicate an image, product, or room using the Duplicate tool.

  • When duplicating images, each copy retains the original filename but has its own thumbnail.
  • This feature is particularly useful when you want to view or order the same image/product with different effects.
  • Simply duplicate the item and apply distinct effects to each copy.  You can then select and display both copies, allowing for easy comparison of the different effects applied.

You have the option to add notes to images, products, books, or rooms.  Notes are used as a reminder of any special changes that need to be applied to the images in a product, general product notes, or order requests.  Click on Notes to learn more about where notes appear throughout ProSelect.

  1. Select an image, product, or room and click on the Notes tool. 
  2. The Notes dialog will open. 
  3. You can manually add your own notes or add a note from your Notes Library.  

  • Use the Previous and Next buttons to scroll through and add notes to other images/items within the set.
  • If duplicate images appear, check this box to apply the note to duplicates as well.
  • Use the Clear Note button to remove any notes.
  • Click the Apply Changes button when you have finished adding or editing the note.
Quick Tips
  • You can add the same note to more than one image at a time by selecting all the relevant images before clicking on the Note tool. 
  • Notes added in Working with Images are applied to the individual image.
  • Notes added in Working with Products or Working with Rooms are applied to the whole product or whole room.  Not the individual image.
 
Right-Click

The Notes tool also has a right-click option.  When you right-click, a drop-down menu of the Library Notes appears.  You can select a commonly used note and add it.  In this case, the note will be added without opening the Notes dialog.

 

Notes Tag

All items with notes attached will have a small Notes tag at the bottom-right corner of the thumbnail image.

The Order Product tool (shopping cart) allows you to add the selected product(s) to an order.  Ordering can be done from any View mode.  You can order products one at a time, or multiple products at a time.  Once you click on the Order Product tool, a menu will appear that includes the product(s) you wish to order and other options associated with that product. 

Click on the product you wish to order from the list.  The product will be added to the Client's order.

Click on Ordering for more information.

Use the Next and Previous tools to navigate through your images, products, rooms, or slideshow slides.

 

Quick Tip
  • Use the Left and Right Arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate through your images, products, and slides.
  • Use Shift + Left and Right Arrow keys to navigate through your rooms.

 

Jump in Groups

If you hold the OptionAlt key while clicking on the Next or Previous tool, the next group of items will be displayed.  This group can be between 2 and 30 items.  You can select the group size by right-clicking on the Next or Previous tools.  This feature is only available in Show view and Cropping view.

Use the Next and Previous tools to navigate through your images, products, rooms, or slideshow slides.

 

Quick Tip
  • Use the Left and Right Arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate through your images, products, and slides.
  • Use Shift + Left and Right Arrow keys to navigate through your rooms.

 

Jump in Groups

If you hold the OptionAlt key while clicking on the Next or Previous tool, the next group of items will be displayed.  This group can be between 2 and 30 items.  You can select the group size by right-clicking on the Next or Previous tools.  This feature is only available in Show view and Cropping view.