Open

	Click on the File menu, select Open (or use the Open tool on the toolbar.) A dialog appears to allow you to open a file for use in IrfanView. Use the Look in box to locate the file you want to open. You can type a file name directly into the File Name box. The Files of type box lets you filter your choice, showing only the type of file you want to find (jpg, for instance.) The default is IrfanView - Files, all files supported. If you check the Preview active box, a single click on an image filename will display a small version of it in the window. Once a filename is selected, click open to bring the file into the viewer. You can also double click the filename. If multiple images are in the file, as with icons, a small dialog box will allow you to choose one. Single click the names for a preview. Click accept when you find the one you want. (You can practice this on the IrfanView executable, which contains several icons.) To close the dialog without opening a file, click the Cancel button. Another way to close is to click the X in the upper right corner. For a helpful reminder of many of the functions in the Open dialog, click the ? in the upper right corner of the box, point the mouse at an item in the box, and click again. A message will appear to tell you what that item is for.
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