Digital photographs are now as much a part of our computers as documents. The wide availability of large hard drives, compared with the low cost of digital cameras and compact flash cards, gives users the ability to keep literally thousands of photos on their computers. But when it comes time to open those photographs, it is important to know use both native programs and third party programs to open them.
Instructions
1. Log onto your computer and locate your digital photographs. Click on the "Start" button, choose "Search" from the menu then select "For Files and Folders."
2. Click on "Pictures, Video and Music" then select "Pictures" to find all pictures on your computer.
3. Right-click on one of the photographs and choose "Open With" from the menu. You will see a list of all of the photo editing and photo viewing software packages installed on your computer. Microsoft Paint and Picture and Fax Viewer come standard with the Windows operating system. There are also other programs available from third party vendors.
4. Choose the program you want to use to open your pictures by highlighting that program. Make sure the "Always use the selected program to open files of this type" box is checked then click "OK." This will ensure that picture files will always be opened with that particular program.
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