FotoTagger Help
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• Overview
• What's new in FotoTagger 2.2?
• Features
• System Requirements
• Running FotoTagger
• Tagging Images
• Using Callouts to Pinpoint Objects
• Working with Regions
• Working with Matte
• Viewing Annotated Images
• Zooming Images
• Customizing Colors
• Editing an image with an external imaging program
• Searching across Tags and Files
• Performing Simple Image Editing Operations
• Sharing Annotated Images
• Uploading a Current Image to Flickr
• Uploading Multiple Pictures to Flickr
• Downloading Multiple Pictures from Flickr
• Flickr Metadata Conversion Table
• Publishing Annotated Images to a Blog
• Exporting to HTML
• Sending Annotated Images by Email
• Merging Tags with an Image
• Customizing Publication and Export Templates
• Interaction with Other Applications
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Format Specifications

FotoTagger is a free, powerful, and easy-to-use image annotation software for PC. It enables you to place textual labels, called tags, directly on an image and describe individual objects visualized on the picture. Since FotoTagger allows storing tags along with information about their positioning in the special metadata section of an ordinary JPEG file, tags are stored separately from image information so the original view remains intact. Tags can be hidden in a click of a button at any time. Additionally, storing the tags in the same file lets you share the image with tags through various means, including blogs, Flickr, Web sites, and e-mail.

With FotoTagger you can:

• Tag images by adding textual notes directly on a picture to identify people and places, mark notable details, add explanation notes, and more.
• Position tags anywhere throughout the image.
• Enhance the space within which tags can be placed by using resizable and movable matte.
• Create callouts to pinpoint objects shown on images.
• Assign a single tag to multiple objects.
• Identify boundaries of an annotated object.
• Customize font and background color of an image caption and tags, as well as color of callouts.
• Hide tags to view an original image.
• View annotated pictures stored on a local disk.
• Export annotated image to HTML or send them by email.
• Create Web galleries of annotated images with an ability to view them in the automatic slide show mode.
• Publish annotated pictures to blogs at LiveJournal.com and Blogger.com directly from FotoTagger.
• Upload annotated pictures to Flickr while preserving FotoTagger annotation tags by converting them to Flickr notes.
• Download pictures from Flickr to your PC while preserving Flickr notes by converting them to FotoTagger annotation tags.
• Search across annotation notes to find a particular person, object, or comment among digital image collections.
• Perform simple image editing operations, such as image resize and rotation.
• Zooming an image.
• Launch an external imaging software for editing an image and preserve FotoTagger annotations.

Use FotoTagger to:

• Comment travel photos.
• Keep family history alive by annotating pictures of friends' reunion, family parties, wedding, classmates, meetings, and more.
• Comment art works by conveying wider cultural and historical context.
• Comment technical illustrations.
• Review design images.
• Build up visual address books.
• Provide technical support with commented screenshots.
• Prepare educational pictures.
• Create visual dictionaries.
• Make fun with funny pictures, for example create your own comics.
• Record archeological finds.
• Make an investigation of car accidents more effective by putting notes on car accident photos.
• Deliver interpretation of satellite images and aerial photos.

Find out how FotoTagger is used in real-world applications at FotoTagger Users' Websites.

FotoTagger 2.2 offers more features for sharing annotated images through the Web and provides improved graphic user interface that makes your experience with FotoTagger better than ever. The new features include:

• Exporting a folder to HTML. Now FotoTagger lets you export whole folders to HTML and create a Web gallery of annotated images. To make viewing more convenient, FotoTagger generates a thumbnail for each image and assemble them together on a single page so you can always see contents of the gallery. You can navigate through pages by clicking Next and Previous links or running the automatic slide show.



• Improved toolbar. FotoTagger 2.2 lets you accomplish the most important tasks more conveniently. The new toolbar contains only necessary tools and enables you to hide or show a caption, tags, regions, and matte at once by clicking a single button.



• Automatic new version notification. FotoTagger can notify you about new versions as soon as they become available so you will always have the latest features!

• Add tags to images.
• Place tags throughout an image.
• Use matte to enhance the space within which tags can be placed.
• Create callouts to pinpoint a specific object.
• Create annotation regions to assign a single tag to multiple objects and identify boundaries of an annotated object.
• Hide tags and caption to view an original image.
• Delete tags and caption.
• Choose a color for tags, caption, callouts, font, background, and matte.
• View annotated pictures stored on a local disk.
• Export annotated images to HTML or send them by email.
• Export whole folders to HTML and create Web galleries of annotated images with an ability to view them in the automatic slide show mode.
• Export/Import annotated photos to Flickr.
• Publish annotated pictures to blogs at LiveJournal.com and Blogger.com directly from FotoTagger.
• Customize publication and export templates.
• Merge tags with an image to enable people who do not have FotoTagger to view annotation anyway.
• Search across textual notes to find a particular person, object, or comment among digital image collections.
• Zoom in/out an image.
• Edit an image with an external image editing software while preserving FotoTagger annotations.
• Resize and rotate image while automatically adjusting tags positioning.
• View image in Fit Screen or Real Size mode.
• Navigate from picture to picture within a folder.
• Print an image with tags.
• Support for JPEG (jpeg, jpg, jpe) files.
• Store tags according to an XML-based open specification (see Format Specifications for details).
• Export tags to an XML file and import them back onto the picture.
• Maximum tag size is 32K, including all XML.

• PC with 300MHz Pentium® processor
• 128MB RAM
• About 3MB of free hard disk space is required to install
• Because FotoTagger indexes images on a hard disk, it requires some additional hard disk space to store the index. Amount of the required space depends on a number of pictures you have on the hard disk. Typically, it takes less than 5-10MB.
• 800x600 pixels, 16 bit color monitor.
• Windows 2000/XP.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or above is recommended, but not required.

To launch FotoTagger:

1. Click the Windows Start button.
   
   
2. Select All Programs > FotoTagger > FotoTagger.

Alternatively, you can launch FotoTagger by clicking the right mouse button on a JPEG file in Windows Explorer and then selecting Edit with FotoTagger from the pop up menu.

• On the toolbar, click to Add Caption. A caption will appear. Double click the tag, type a text, and then move the tag to an appropriate position. Please note that there is only one caption for an image. You can use it as an image title or short description.
  
  
• On the toolbar, click to Add Tag. A new tag will appear. Any number of tags can be added to an image.
  
  
• Double click the tag, type a text, and then move the tag to an appropriate position. While tagging large images, it might be helpful to use the Fit Screen mode other than the Real Size mode. Click to switch between the modes.
  
  
• You can delete a tag or clear all tags on the picture anytime by choosing FotoTagger Tags > Clear All.
  
  
• When you finished, click Save to save the tags.
  
  

Adding tags does not substantially increase size of your picture file because tags are stored within the file in text format.

• Add a tag.
  
  
• Drag the small blue rectangular on the top left corner of the tag to an object to which the tag relates. A line connecting the tag and the object appears. This is a callout.
  
  
• Now you can drag the tag as well as the end of the callout wherever you want.
  
  
• The default color of a callout is black. On some black-and-white photos it can look unclear. To change the callout color, select Tags > Callout Color and then choose a color.
  
  
• You can remove the callout by clicking the right mouse button on a callout and selecting Delete Callout option from the pop up menu.
  
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FotoTagger enables you to assign a single tag to multiple objects by enclosing them into an annotation region. This ability also lets you clearly identify boundaries of an annotated object. Showing regions can be enabled or disabled by selecting or clearing the Show Regions command in the View menu. Please note that if an image does not contain any tags, this command is disabled. To set a region:

• Add a tag and callout.



• On the menu bar, select View > Show Regions. A rectangular frame that indicates region boundaries appears around the end of the callout.



• To resize the region frame, click a small blue rectangular on the region frame and drag it. To move the frame to another location, simply drag the frame.


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In some cases, you might want to place tags outside an image. However, if you use Save Merged, Export to HTML, or Blog Pictures feature, these tags will not be saved. To preserve those tags which are entirely or partially placed out of image borders, you can use matte which is a blank space around the image.

Matte lets you enhance the space within which tags are saved. Originally, borders of matte coincide with the image borders meaning no space around the image is displayed. You can easily change its size by dragging blue squares on the lilac borders as well as moving the whole matte by dragging the matte borders. Please note matte should always embrace the whole image so borders of matte cannot be inside image borders.

To restore the original borders of matte, on the menu bar, select Tags > Reset Matte.

You can also change matte color by selecting Tags > Colors and clicking Matte Color in the dialog box.

If a tag is entirely or partially placed out of matte borders, the confirmation message will appear. You should choose one of the following options:

1. Click Yes to auto-resize matte. It means matte borders will be automatically expanded to include the tag into matte.
   
   
2. Click No to leave the tag placed out of the matte borders.
   
   
3. Click Cancel to cancel saving the image.

You can also apply auto-resizing to automatically enhance matte size and embrace the tags placed outside the image by selecting Tags > Auto-resize Matte on the menu bar. Please note when zooming the view of the tags is not scaled so some tags can appear outside the image. However, zooming is applied to the view of the image only and does not change the actual size so these tags will look different after saving the image. If you apply auto-resize to the zoomed view to include these tags into matte, matte can appear empty. You can use the View > Real Size feature to see how the image will appear after saving.

Like captions and tags, matte can be hidden. To hide, select View > Hide Matte.

To view an image annotated with FotoTagger:

• On the toolbar, click Open . Use Previous and Next to browse across the files within the current folder, if necessary.
  
  
• The image will appear. You may hide or show a caption, tags, regions, and matte at once by clicking a single button or selecting specific types of objects that should be hidden or shown. To hide or show all the objects, on the toolbar, click the Show/Hide objects button. If you want to hide or show specific type of objects, such as tags or regions, click the arrow placed on the right from the Show/Hide objects button and select an appropriate object from the drop-down list.
  
  
• You can zoom in or zoom out an image by clicking the Zoom In or Zoom Out icons on the toolbar. Alternatively, you may select View > Real Size to see the 100% image size or View > Fit Screen to resize the image so it will fit the screen. You can also click on the toolbar.

  This ability can be useful when you need to tag images that are larger than the size of the screen. Please note that zooming is applied to the image view only and does not change the actual size of the image. To resize the image, select Tools > Resize Image instead.
  
  

• An annotation region appears each time you point the mouse over a tag.
  
  
• You can easily identify whether an image is tagged when browsing the files with Windows Explorer. Please note the special symbol FT on a tagged picture icon. It indicates that this file contains FotoTagger annotation.
  
  

With FotoTagger, you can easily zoom in and zoom out an image. Zooming is applied to the image view only so it does not affect the actual size of the saved or exported image. Please note that in the current version the view of the tags is not scaled when zooming. However, since zooming is applied to the image view only and does not change the actual size of the saved, exported image, or merged image, the actual look can be different. To see how the image will appear after saving, on the menu bar, select View > Real Size.

• To zoom in the image, click the Zoom In on the toolbar.
  
  
• To zoom out the image, click the Zoom Out on the toolbar.

You can always see the current zoom ratio in percentage on the FotoTagger status bar.

To change color of callouts, font and background used in tags and caption, and matte background color, on the mmenu bar, select Tags > Colors.

The Colors dialog box enables you to choose color for font and background used in tags and caption, callout color, and matte background color.

Saving an annotated image in an image editing program that does not support FotoML, the format used by FotoTagger for storing annotations, can cause removing annotations from the JPEG file. To let you preserve your work, FotoTagger provides a special mechanism.

You can launch an external imaging application, such as IrfanView or Adobe Photoshop, directly from FotoTagger. The annotations are temporarily saved in an external file. When you finished editing the file in the editor program, the annotations are put back on the image.

To launch an external editor:

1. Click the Edit icon on the toolbar. A program associated with JPEG files will start.
   
   
2. When you finished editing the image, save it in the editing program.
   
   
3. Switch back to FotoTagger and click Yes in the confirmation window, if you want to put your annotations back to the image. Clicking No will cause losing FotoTagger annotations.

With FotoTagger, you can reach a desired image by searching across textual notes. This capability lets you perform a meaningful search and rely on what is presented on a picture rather than on formal parameters, like a file name or an image creation date.

• To find a file that contains a text that you have ever entered into a tag, click Search on the toolbar.
  
  
• In the Find Tags and File dialog box, enter a search text or a file name. FotoTagger enables you to search across tags, captions, and file names. Please note that the search is case insensitive.
  
  

• Search results instantly appear as a thumbnails list. Double clicking a thumbnail opens a full-size image in the FotoTagger window. To view file information, such as file name, caption, and tags, click Show File Info.
  
  

You can use a few tips to make your search more effective:

• FotoTagger uses its own database, called the search index, to bring search results almost instantly.



• For best search results, it is recommended to update the search index prior to using the Search feature.



• If you have never opened the files you are looking for with FotoTagger, or you just received them from someone else, consider updating the search index in order to include them into the database.



• If you have a particular folder on a hard disk where the image files are located, but FotoTagger still does not find them, try to add this folder to the search index manually. Click Add Folder to Index and select the folder you want to add. The selected folder is indexed with all its files and subfolders.



• You can launch Tools > Update Index to scan a hard disk and add all JPEG files to the search index in a background mode. You can use FotoTagger and other applications during this operation. FotoTagger will notify you when building the search index is complete so you can start using the Search feature.



• Each time you open a picture in FotoTagger, the image information is automatically added to the search index.



• If you delete a file from a hard disk or move it to another folder, the search index is not updated automatically. You will have to add specific folder to the search index or rebuild the index.

• To rotate an image, on the menu bar, select Tools > Rotate Left or Tools > Rotate Right.
  
  
• To resize a picture, select Tools > Resize Image.
  
  
• When FotoTagger resizes the picture, it preserves original positions of tags. It is especially helpful when you need to reduce image size for publishing the photo on the Web or sending it by email.
  
  
• When resizing, you can define the size either in percents or pixels. Leave the Preserve Aspect Ratio check box selected to constrain the original image proportions.

With FotoTagger, you can share your pictures in your usual way while gaining new advantages provided by FotoTagger:

• Uploading one or more annotated pictures to Flickr and downloading pictures from Flickr to your PC.



• Publishing annotated pictures to a blog at LiveJournal.com and Blogger.com.



• Publishing annotated pictures to HTML.



• Sending annotated pictures by email.



• Merging tags with an image to enable users who do not have FotoTagger installed to view annotation anyway.

In addition to the ability to upload and download multiple pictures at once, you can upload a current image to a Flickr account.

• To upload a curent picture to a Flickr account, click Flickr on the toolbar. Please ensure that you are connected to the Internet. The Choose Desired Flickr Operation wizard will appear. It will guide you through several simple steps.
  
  
• Select Export Current Image and click Next.
  
  
  
  
• Now you can upload and download pictures to and from your Flickr account. Fill in the Title, Description, and Tags fields (optionally).
  
  
  
  
• Click Upload when finished. When your image is uploaded, a browser window with a Flickr page will appear.
  
  

FotoTagger enables you to uploading multiple pictures annotated with FotoTagger from the specified folder to Flickr while preserving FotoTagger annotation tags and converting them to Flickr notes.

• To upload pictures to Flickr, click Flickr on the toolbar. Please ensure that you are connected to the Internet. The Choose Desired Flickr Operation wizard will appear. It will guide you through several simple steps.
  
  
• Select Export Images and click Next.
  
  
  
  
• Now you can upload and download pictures to and from your Flickr account. In the From Folder field, select an appropriate source folder from which pictures should be uploaded. If you want to upload images from all subfolders of the selected folder, select the Include Subfolders check box.
  
  
  
  
• If you need to perform some operations with the files, such as adding or removing images, click Open This Folder in Explorer.
  
  
• In the To Flickr Set field, select an existing set or create a new one. If a set is not selected, FotoTagger will upload the images to your Flickr account without specifying a set.
  
  
• Click Next button when you are ready. You will see upload progress bars. When upload is done, click View exported photos to open the Flickr Website in your browser.
  
  
  
  

FotoTagger enables you to download pictures from a Flickr account while preserving Flickr notes and converting them to FotoTagger annotation tags.

• To download pictures from a Flickr account, click Flickr on the toolbar. Please ensure that you are connected to the Internet. The Choose Desired Flickr Operation wizard will appear. It will guide you through several simple steps.
  
  
• Select Import Images and click Next.
  
  
  
  
• Now you can upload and download pictures to and from your Flickr account. Select an appropriate Destination folder where you want to save downloaded images. Click Next.
  
  
  
  
• On the next step you will see available Flickr sets. Select a set for downloading. You can select the Import whole set check box if you do not want to select individual photos or Create a subfolder named as your set check box. The latter options can be useful if you plan to copy other sets from your Flickr account later. Click Next when finished.
  
  
  
  
• On the next step you can select specific photos from the selected set that should be downloaded. Click Next when finished. Please note that this screen will not appear if you selected Import Whole Set on the previous step.
  
  
  
  
• You will see download progress bars. When finished, the wizard will offer you to Open first downloaded file in FotoTagger or Open destination folder in Explorer. You can close the wizard now by clicking Finish.
  
  
  
  

Flickr and FotoTagger use different formats to store image metadata. When you upload or download images to and from Flickr, the Flickr image metadata is imported and exported into FotoTagger format as follows:

FotoTagger enables you to publish annotated pictures to blogs at LiveJournal.com and Blogger.com. Find out some examples of blogs created with FotoTagger:

• To publish the current picture, click Blog on the toolbar. A wizard dialog box that will guide you through several simple steps appears.
  
  
• Select a blog provider - LiveJournal.com or Blogger.com - in the drop down list.
  
  
• Enter your LiveJournal.com or Blogger.com user name and password and then click Next. If you do not have a Blogger or LiveJournal account, click Create a blog and follow the instructions in the browser window.
  
  
• Select a blog where you want to publish the picture, if you have multiple blogs. Enter a title and a text for the post. Please note that FotoTagger takes caption automatically from the image. The Text field can be left empty. When finished, click Next and wait a few seconds while FotoTagger is publishing the image.
  
  
  
• A message that notifies about successful publishing appears. You can click the link to open your blog in a browser window.
  
  
  
• If an error message appears during publishing, please try to publish the image again. Sometimes, Blogger.com can produce such errors when its server is overloaded with a significant number of requests. Please refer to FAQ or visit the FotoTagger Website for support if you have any troubles with publishing. Please note that the image is published in a real size even if you are working in the Fit Screen mode when publishing.

You can customize appearance of the annotated image in a blog by editing HTML templates.

FotoTagger enables you to export both individual files and whole folders to HTML. In the former case, a result of export is an HTML pages that contains the annotated image with tags which can be hidden in a click of a button. In the latter case, FotoTagger generates a series of HTML pages, one page per image, which include the annotated images. When generating these pages, FotoTagger builds a start page that contains automatically created thumbnails. Clicking a thumbnail brings you to the page with the full-size image. You can navigate through pages by clicking Next and Previous links on the top of the pages or running the automatic slide show.

As HTML pages with annotated images can be viewed in any browser and do not require FotoTagger for displaying tags, you may use the Export Folder to HTML feature to instantly create step-by-step tutorials or presentations. They can be burned on a CD or uploaded to a Web site that gives you new opportunities for sharing your annotated image collections.

Please note that when generating HTML pages, FotoTagger creates copies of annotated images in a destination folder so free disk space can be reduced, especially if you are exporting a whole folder that contains many images.

Once created, HTML pages can be uploaded to your Web site.

To export an individual image to HTML:

• On the menu bar, select Share > Export Image to HTML. The Export to HTML dialog box will appear.
  
  
  
• Select a destination folder.



• You can change the name of HTML and image files, if necessary. Please avoid characters which are not allowed in URL's, such as white spaces. Using these characters can make your page or image inaccessible.



• Click OK when finished. FotoTagger creates an HTML and copies of the annotated images in the destination folder. When export is finished, the exported file appears in a browser window.

To export a folder to HTML:

• On the menu bar, select Share > Export Folder to HTML. The Export Folder to HTML dialog box will appear.



• Select a folder from which annotated images should be taken. You can always click Open this folder to see its contents in Windows Explorer. If the folder contains subfolders that should be exported too, select the Include subfolders check box.



• Select a destination folder. If you want to use the same folders next time, select the Remember folders check box.



• Set additional options, if necessary by selecting or clearing appropriate check boxes.



• Click Next.



• Set the available options by selecting or clearing appropriate check boxes.



• Click Export to start exporting. When export is finished, FotoTagger will display a report indicating how many images were included into HTML pages and how many thumbnails and HTML files were generated.

You can customize look-and-feel of HTML pages by editing HTML templates.

With FotoTagger, you can send an annotated image by email. FotoTagger launches a default email program, such as Microsoft Outlook Express, and attaches the image to the message. When sending an image, there are two options available to you:

• Sending an image merged with tags. You may use this option if your recipient does not have FotoTagger, but want to see your annotation. FotoTagger will create a copy of the image with tags merged with the picture and automatically attach it to the email message. They will be always visible in any image viewer so every one who does not have FotoTagger will be able to view your annotation. However, as the tags become an integrated part of the image, they cannot be hidden or used for search even if the image is opened with FotoTagger.



• Sending an image with original FotoTagger tags. If your recipient has FotoTagger, you can send the annotated image without having to merge it with tags.

To send an image by email:

• On the menu bar, select Share > Send Image by Email.



• In the confirmation window, click Yes to send the image merged the tags. Click No to send the image with original FotoTagger tags.



• A default email program will be launched. The message window will appear with the image already attached. By default, FotoTagger will add a message that explains how the attached image can be viewed.

With FotoTagger, you can embed tags into an image so they will be always visible in any image viewer. It can be useful if you need to give an annotated image to someone who does not have FotoTagger but wants to view your annotation. However, as the tags become an integrated part of the image, they cannot be hidden or used for search even if the image is opened with FotoTagger.

To save the image merged with tags, on the menu bar, select Share > Save Image Merged with Tags. To avoid overwriting the original image, FotoTagger automatically adds the word “Merged” to the file name. You can change the name, if necessary.

When publishing annotated pictures to HTML and blogs, FotoTagger applies templates to the annotated image. Templates define a layout and view of the button for hiding the tags. Because an ability to hide tags should be provided, two versions of a picture are rendered separately, one that represents an image with tags and another one that provides a tags-free view. To publish these pictures, FotoTagger uses two templates accordingly.

The templates are stored in the FotoTagger installation folder. The following templates are available:

• template_blogger.htm is a template for publishing an annotated picture with tags to Blogger.com



• template_empty_blogger.htm is a template for publishing a picture without tags to Blogger.com



• template_lj.htm is a template for publishing an annotated picture with tags to LiveJournal



• template_empty_lj.htm is a template for publishing a picture without tags to LiveJournal



• template_export.htm is a template for exporting an annotated picture to HTML. This template is used to generate a Web page that contains an HTML and image. It works in the same way as tagged pictures on the FotoTagger Website.



• template_index.htm is a template for the page that contains automatically generated thumbnails of annotated images when exporting a whole folder.



• template_image_first.htm is a template for the first page of an annotated images gallery.



• template_image_last.htm is a template for the last page of an annotated images gallery.

Please note that it is important to keep the "%s" macros intact. In the current version you are not allowed to change the order of macros.

Please note that some software applications do not preserve data generated by other applications and stored in a JPEG file. To avoid data loss, it is recommended to export tags in an XML file before editing image in any other application.

To export tags:

• Select Tools > Export Tags to XML file and then choose a file name in the Save dialog box.
  
  
• When you completed editing the picture, you can import the tags by selecting Tools > Import Tags from XML file and then choosing the file in the Save dialog box.

Please visit FotoTagger website for the latest online version of this FAQ.

Is FotoTagger free to use?
FotoTagger is totally free for a personal use. If you wish to use FotoTagger for business purposes, please contact the developer to obtain the business license.

What is a catch, why is it free?
This is a new way to annotate photos and images based on a new standard for portable tags. The developer would like to promote this standard as an open standard to the public. Please visit the FotoTagger Website to find out how you can participate in FotoTagger promotion.

What is the difference between a caption and a tag?
A caption refers to the title of an image in general. Tags are used as annotations associated with some parts of the image.

Why do I see captions which I have never created when I use FotoTagger?
Image editing software often attaches captions to pictures and keeps them in a special section of the JPEG file, called User Comment. In this case, such captions can be viewed both by FotoTagger and the author application.

What happens if I send a tagged picture to a person who does not have FotoTagger?
That person can see the picture but not your tags. In some cases, that person can see a caption if it was created by using an application which adds captions to pictures.

Is it possible to view FotoTagger tags with another viewer, IrfanView or MS PhotoEditor? Why a merged photo is not clickable?
1. This behavior is normal. Since FotoTagger offered a new way of annotating images. Other applications are not focused on image annotation and don't provide means to display this information. If you are applicaltion author and would like to integration image annotation into your software, please let us know.
2. Merged photos are "static" by their nature, annotations are imprinted on them and become part of the image - just like you can do it in MS PhotoEditor.

How much space does FotoTagger take on my PC?
FotoTagger occupies less than 3Mb after installation. As you open images in FotoTagger, it generates thumbnails for them and adds information about these images to it's database in order to allow search them. This requires additional space, which depends on the number of images you open.

Must I have Flickr account to use FotoTagger?
No. You don't have to be Flickr user. Basically, FotoTagger allows you annotate pictures on your PC independently from any online services. When you have annotated pictures you can publish them to Flickr, post to your blog, send by email or export into HTML pages and then put on your website.

Do you have to be on-line for it to work?
No. Unless you need to blog or flickr an image.

Can I position tags outside an image?
Yes, you can. However, viewing the tags on the screen with different resolution can make some tags invisible. In this case, FotoTagger will notify you about tags that are placed outside the viewing area. You should also note that some tags placed outside the image can be lost when you merge tags with an image, send an image by email, or publish it to a blog.

What is the strange symbol that appears on a image file icon?
This is a special symbol which indicates that the image contains FotoTagger annotation. It helps to identify annotated files before launching FotoTagger.

I cannot find an annotated picture that I have on my computer with FotoTagger. What should I do?
To find an image, FotoTagger uses the search index to locate a desired file. Typically, an image is automatically added to the search index each time you open or save a file a picture. However, in some cases, such as moving a picture to another folder, index update is required because when indexing the files, FotoTagger operates with folders.

To keep the search index up-to-date, you should re-build it. Please note that re-building can take significant time if a number of files is substantial. To continue working while FotoTagger is updating the index, you can enable the rebuild index in background mode. Alternatively, if you know exactly in which folder the files should be indexed, you can add only this specific folder to the search index.

Which languages FotoTagger supports?
FotoTagger supports European languages, such as English, German, Spanish, and Russian. However, language settings should be configured correctly. To check up language settings on your computer, click the Windows Start button and select Settings > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Advanced.

The current version does not support Asian languages. We will add Unicode support in the nearest version.

If I publish images with annotations in German or any other European language to a blog, will my blog visitors view tags correctly?
Yes. FotoTagger stores and publishes annotations to a blog in the UTF-8 encoding. If you experience problems displaying national characters in your blog, please make sure you have your Blogger.com account Settings > Formatting > Encoding set to Universal (Unicode UTF-8). This is the default Blogger.com configuration.

Can my annotated images and text published to LiveJournal and Blogger.com be found in the Web?
Yes. If you make your blog publicly available, other people will be able to find it by using search engines. Web search engines and Google Blogsearch shows annotations correctly. Technorati sometimes displays technical information which does not make any sense for users and is supposed to be hidden.

Can the blogs with annotated images that I publish by using FotoTagger be viewed in all browsers?
We tested publishing to blogs on the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Opera.

When I click an annotated image on my blog, I can see a full-size image with tags completely loaded. However, Internet Explorer progress bar shows that only 10% are complete. Why?
This is an issue caused by Internet Explorer which cannot be fixed on our side. As you probably noted, if you open the same page again, the progress bar shows 100% at once.

I often get "Blogger website is heavily loaded..." or "Blogger website is unavailable..." error when publishing to a blog. What's the matter?
This problem occurs because the Blogger.com Website does not enable uploading photos and texts in peak load times. You should retry publishing your post. You can check if your blogging service is encountering problems here:

• Blogger.com Status
• LiveJournal Status

I get "MAPI Login failed" error when trying to send an annotated picture by email from FotoTagger.
This problem usually occurs if you had Microsoft Outlook (not Outlook Express!) installed and then you uninstalled it or decided to use a different email application as a default mail client. Re-installing Windows without installing Microsoft Outlook again helps. As a workaround, you can create a merged copy of the image on disk (Tools > Save Merged) and then manually send it by email as an attachment by using your email application.

My blog became corrupted after I edited one of my posts in the Blogger.com Compose mode with Firefox. How to restore my blog?
Editing FotoTagger posts in the Blogger.com Compose mode with Firefox corrupts them and such posts cannot be deleted easily. To restore your blog, you need to manually delete the corrupted posts by opening such posts, cleaning the text, and saving changes. Then you will be able to delete the posts by using the Delete button. If you would like to restore the deleted post, you will have to publish it from FotoTagger again. It is recommended to use Internet Explorer for editing FotoTagger posts until Blogger.com will fix this problem.

FotoTagger keyboard shortcuts:

File Open	Ctrl + O
File Save	Ctrl + S
Reload	F5
Print	Ctrl + P
Fit Screen	Ctrl + 0
Real Size	Ctrl + Shift + 0
Next Image	PgDn
Previous Image	PgUp
Show/Hide Caption	Ctrl + Shift + H
Show/Hide Tags	Ctrl + H
Show Matte	Ctrl + M
Add Tag	Ins or Ctrl + N
Delete Tag	Del
Delete All (Tags and Caption)	Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Move Current Tag Left/Right/Up/Down	Arrow Keys
Edit Current Tag	F2
Finish Editing of Current Tag	F3 or Ctrl + Enter
Cancel Editing of Current Tag	Esc
Go to Next Tag	Ctrl + Tab
Go to Previous Tag	Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Auto-Resize Matte	Ctrl + A
Resize image	Ctrl + R
Rotate Left	Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow
Rotate Right	Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow
Edit Image in an External Editor	Ctrl + D
Find Tags and Files	Ctrl + F
Publish to Blog	Ctrl + B
Flickr Import/Export	Ctrl + K
Export Image to HTML	Ctrl + L
Send by E-mail	Ctrl + E
Show/Hide Tips	Ctrl + T
Help	F1

Please visit FotoTagger Website for the latest information on format specification.