The main window consists of the normal Windows interface (title bar, menus, etc.) and three functional areas, as shown below:

Click on the picture above to find out about the various parts of the display.

Additional information:

The toolbar provides short cuts to several frequently used commands.

The folder list displays disks and folders from which you may select a folder to display. Unless disabled from the Tree menu, folders are color-coded to indicate the presence of previously "nailed" images:

When you select a folder from the folder list, file names (and thumbnails, if generated), display in the file list.

You may select one or more files from the file list, then take action on the selected image(s) from the toolbar or menus.

You may also drag selected files to a new folder, disk, or to another program.

Double-clicking a thumbnail brings up a view window for that image.

A scrollbar allows you to select the part of a list of items you want to display, when all of the items will not display in the area. For horizontal scroll bars, click on the left and right arrows to move a column at a time; for vertical scroll bars, click on the up and down arrows to move a line at a time.

You can drag the box to move proportionally within the scrolled data, and you can click on either side of the box to move a full window of information at a time.

Files in the ThumbsPlus file list are represented by Thumbnails. These small images must be made, using the Thumbnail menu selections Thumbnail | Make, Thumbnail | Update All, Thumbnail | Scan Drive or Thumbnail | Scan Tree. Additionally, ThumbsPlus automatically makes thumbnails when you save or batch convert files within the program.

In additional to the thumbnail itself, you can select the types of information about each file which you want to see, using either Options | Preferences | File List, or the Options | Show for files menu.

This is the default toolbar supplied with ThumbsPlus. You may customize the toolbar to your taste using Options | Customize Toolbar.

Click on any button below to see a description of its action.

You select files from the file list (the area of the screen with thumbnails) by using the mouse or keyboard.

Using the Mouse to Select Files

You can use a mouse to select a file or group of files. Before you can select files, they must be visible in the file list.

To select a file:

Click the filename or thumbnail.

To select multiple items in sequence:

1. Click the first file you want to select.
2. Press the SHIFT key while you click the last file to select.

To select two or more file out of sequence:

Press and hold CTRL while you click on each file.

To cancel the selection of a file:

Press and hold CTRL while you click the selected file.

Using the Keyboard to Select Files

You can use the keyboard to select a file or group of files. Before you can select files, they must be visible in the file list.

To select a file:

Use the following keys to select a file:

Up, Down	The previous or next file in the list.
End	The last file in the list.
Home	The first file in the list.
PageUp	The file at the top of the previous screen.
PageDown	The file at the bottom of the next screen.

To select two or more items in sequence:

1. Use the up or down arrows to move to the first file that you want to select.
2. Press and hold down SHIFT while you select the remaining files.

To select two or more items out of sequence:

1. Use the arrow keys to move to the first file that you want to select.
2. Press and release Shift+F8. The selection cursor begins to blink.
3. Move to the next file that you want to select.
4. Press the SPACEBAR to select each file.
5. Press Shift+F8 when you finish selecting files.

To cancel the selection of a file:

1. Press and release Shift+F8 so that the selection cursor begins to blink.
2. Move to the selection that you want to cancel and then press the SPACEBAR.
3. Press Shift+F8 when you finish canceling selections.

If the option to Indicate Thumbnails is on from the Tree menu, each directory folder is colored to indicate the presence of thumbnails on the path.

You may select the desired colors for folders using Options | Preferences | Colors.

The status line shows information about the currently selected drive, directory and files. It also shows the number of files in the directory.

When dragging to a directory, the text in the status line will turn red if there is insufficient space to copy the selected files.

When selecting from a menu or passing the mouse over toolbar buttons, a description of the action appears on the status line.

The status line may be turned on or off using the Window | Status Line menu selection.