Feature Quick Reference


The following table provides a quick reference to all of the program's features and options.

 

Features Menu and Toolbar Options

Search

Ctrl+F

Advanced searching of the complete resources (more...).

Information

Ctrl+I

Display information dialog for selected asset (more...).

Notes

Ctrl+T

Add your own Notes (more...).

Compare Species

Ctrl+K

Toggles second navigator and browser on/off to compare species (more...).

Toggle FullScreen

Ctrl+O

Toggles the browser to/from full screen mode (more...).

Toggle Navigators

Ctrl+N

Toggles navigators on/off to make more room for browser (more...).

New Navigator

 

Creates a new navigator (more...)

Preferences

Displays the Preferences dialog (more...).

       

Browser Menu and Toolbar Options

Back

Back to previous browser page (more...).

Forward

Forward to next browser page (more...).

Clear

Clear browser contents (more...).

Toggle Captions

Toggles display of the asset caption bar on/off (more...).

Thumbnail View

Browser displays all assets as thumbnails (more...).

Single View

Browser displays only a single asset (more...).

Species View

Browser displays four assets representative of the species - illustration, video, map and text (more...).

Quad View

Browser displays four assets - two illustrations and two videos (more...).

Language

Select the species title language for the browser (more...).

 

File Menu Options

Open Snapshot

Opens a previously saved snapshot (more...).

Save Snapshot As

Saves a snapshot of the current browser display contents (more...).

Exit

Exits the application - saves settings dependant on preferences (more...).

       

Help Menu Options

Local Help

Displays these help pages (more...).

Online Help

Goes to the online help and support pages (more...).

Website

Goes to the BirdGuides website (more...).

Check for Updates

Checks if there are any available updates for the program.

Online Registration

Register your product online (more...).

About

Display information about this version of the DVD-ROM (more...).

       

Navigator Toolbar Options

Navigator Menu

Open the Navigator Menu (more...).

Order Alphabetical

Change navigator list sort order to alphabetical and taxonomic (more...).

Order Taxonomic

Change navigator list sort order to taxonomic (more...).

Choose Language

Select navigator language (more...).

Find in List

Find species in navigator list (more...).

Toggle Link to Browser

Toggles navigator link to browser off (more...).

Toggle Link to Browser

Toggles navigator link to browser on (more...)

       

Asset Menu Options

Information

Ctrl+I

Display information dialog for asset (more...).

Copy

Ctrl+C

Copies the asset or selected text to the clipboard (more...).

Remove

Removes the asset from the browser display (more...).

Show/Hide Annotations

Toggle illustration asset annotations on/off (more...).

Copy Annotations

Copy illustration asset annotations to the clipboard (more...).

Larger Text

Increase annotation/text size (more...).

Smaller Text

Decrease annotation/text size (more...).

Print

Print text asset (more...).

Find in Text

Find words in text asset (more...).

 

Media Control Options

Play

Starts the media clip playing (more...).

Stop

Stops the media clip playing (more...).

Rewind

Rewinds the media clip to the start (more...).

Forward Frame

Advances the media clip forward by frame (more...).

Back Frame

Reverses the media clip back by frame (more...).

 

Asset Types

Illustrations

Hand-painted plates (more...).

Photographs

Images of birds, their nests and eggs from the BirdGuides Library (more...).

Videos

Short video clips of species from the BirdGuides Library (more...).

Songs and Calls

Short sound clips of species from the BirdGuides Library (more...).

Maps

British and European distribution maps (more...).

Texts

Detailed descriptions of the species (more...).

Notes

Your own notes (more...).