4th July 2000

System resources are precious; it's great when you can save a CPU cycle or two. When you can preview a file's contents without opening it in a bulky application, you'll typically save time (and memory). With the Windows Imaging client installed, you can preview TIFF files within Explorer without an external app. In the 'Add / Remove Programs' Control Panel applet, in the 'Accessories' section of the 'Windows Setup' tab, be sure there's a checkmark inside the 'Imaging' box (if the option is available). A TIFF file's property sheet will now contain an 'Image' tab, complete with a graphical preview and specific file attributes; right-click one and select 'Properties' to access.