Click to load a selected profile into nView Desktop Manager. Once you load a profile, all current nView Desktop Manager settings are replaced with those in the profile that is loaded.


Click to run the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard.

The wizard helps set up the most commonly used nView Desktop Manager display settings, including window management, desktop management, and "transparency" effects. You can also use the wizard to enable or disable the automatic startup of nView Desktop Manager when starting Windows®.


Click to create and add a new profile that contains all of the current nView Desktop Manager settings. Once saved, you can reload this profile at any time.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles.


Click to save current nView Desktop Manager settings to the selected profile. Once saved, you can reload this profile at any time.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles.


Click to delete the selected profile.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles.


Select this check box to enable windows to span (appear across) displays.

If this check box is cleared, windows will not span multiple displays.


Select this check box to enable child windows within an application to span (appear across) multiple displays.

If this check box is cleared, child windows will not span multiple displays, even if the parent window does.

Note: To access this setting, you must first select the Enable window spanning across multiple displays check box.


Select this check box to add the nView Desktop Manager “window maximise” button to title bars on all application windows.

Note: When you select this check box, notice that a sample “window maximise” button is added to the title bar image on the right.

After you add this button, you can click the actual button from the application’s title bar to toggle between maximizing the application window to your current display or desktop (depending on your nView display mode setting) and restoring the window to its former state.


This option lets you specify the location of dialogue boxes.

•	Show dialogue boxes on monitor n (where n is the number) repositions dialogue boxes to a specific monitor.

•	Show dialogue boxes at cursor repositions dialogue boxes to the monitor where the cursor is located.

•	Show dialogue boxes on application’s monitor repositions dialogue boxes on the parent application’s monitor.


Displays dialogue boxes on the specified display.


Repositions dialogue boxes to the display where the cursor is located.


Displays dialogue boxes on the parent application’s display.


Click the arrows to select the display on which you want dialogue boxes to appear.


Adds the nView Options menu item to applications’ system menus.

1.	To access the system menu, right click the title bar of an application window.

2.	Then click nView Options to access application-specific nView Desktop Manager features.


Select this check box to accelerate the open, maximise, and restore window functions.


Select this check box to enable window transparency when you drag windows with your mouse.

1.	Windows become transparent as you hold down the mouse button while on the window’s title bar, so you can quickly see what is underneath the window.

2.	When you release the mouse button, the window becomes opaque.


Set the degree of transparency for a window that is being moved. The greater the percentage you select, the more transparent the window appears when it is being moved.


Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels when a Zoom Window is active.


Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels in a Zoom Window when you hold down the Shift key.

Note: If you have also selected the Ctrl check box, you have to hold down both the Ctrl and Shift keys to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels.


Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels in a Zoom Window by holding down the Ctrl key.

Note: If you have also selected the Shift check box, you have to hold down both the Ctrl and Shift keys to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels.


When you select the Magnifying glass check box and click Show Zoom Window from this page, a magnifying glass style zoom window appears.

1.	Select the Magnifying glass check box and click Apply.

2.	Click Show Zoom Window to display the Zoom Window. Notice that the magnifying glass style zoom window contains a white square in the centre.

3.	Click the Zoom Level menu to increase or decrease the size of the white square.

4.	Drag the Zoom Window over the area on the screen that you want to magnify so that the transparent white square encompasses the area to magnify.

5.	Release the mouse button. The section of the screen inside the transparent white square now becomes magnified to fill the entire Zoom Window.


When you select the Centred on cursor check box and click Show Zoom Window from this page, a cursor style zoom window appears.

1.	Select the Centred on cursor check box and click Apply.

2.	Click Show Zoom Window to display the Zoom Window.

3.	Drag your cursor to any area of your desktop that you want to magnify.

As you move your cursor over the desktop, notice that these desktop areas dynamically appear magnified in the Zoom Window.

4.	You can use the Zoom Level menu to increase or decrease the level of magnification.


Click to toggle on (show) or off (hide) the Zoom Window that displays a magnification of a selected area of your screen.


Lists actions that can be performed when you press a key or combination of keys.


Click to add the selected hot key action and keystroke combination to the Active Hot Keys list. Once a hot key is added, it is active and available for use.


Click to remove the selected hot key from the Active Hot Keys list. Once a hot key is removed, it is no longer active or available for use.


Click to remove all hot keys from the Active Hot Keys list. Once the hot keys are removed, they are no longer active or available for use.


Lists the hot keys that have been assigned and are currently active.


Lists all currently available desktops.

After selecting a desktop from this list, you can activate, rename, remove, or switch between desktops.

•	To add a new desktop to the list, click Add.

•	To switch to a desktop, double-click that desktop from the list.


Click to add a new desktop.

1.	Enter a desktop name in the Desktop Name field, when prompted.

2.	Click Apply and OK. The desktop is created and appears in the list of desktops.


Click to rename the selected desktop. Edit the name in the Desktop Name field and click OK.


Click to delete a desktop.

Note: Once you delete a desktop, it is removed from the list of desktops. The applications in the deleted desktop now move to the Default desktop.


Adds an icon to the Windows taskbar that lets you open these nView Desktop Manager control panel pages, switch desktops, and change common display settings.


Lets you view desktops in the Windows Explorer folder tree. Using the Windows Explorer folder tree view, you can

•	Rename, delete, or add desktops.

•	Switch between desktops and drag applications from one desktop to another


Opens a small toolbar, allowing you to quickly switch between desktops. You must enable the "Show desktops in the Explorer window folder tree" option to use this toolbar.


Enter a unique name for the new profile you are creating.


Enter a unique name for the new desktop you are creating.


Enter the application you want to run and its location. You can click Browse to search for the application.


When this option is enabled, your system switches to the selected profile when you dock the system.

When the option is disabled, no profile change takes place. For example, if you have selected My Docked Profile and the Docked Profile option is enabled, the system will change to your custom docked profile when it is docked.


When this option is enabled, your system switches to the selected profile when the system is undocked.

When the option is disabled, no profile change takes place. For example, if you selected My Undocked Profile and the Undocked Profile option is enabled, the system will change to your custom undocked profile when it is undocked.


When this option is enabled, your system switches to the selected profile when the system enters Write mode.

When the option is disabled, no profile change takes place. For example, if you have selected My Write Profile and the Write Profile option is enabled, the system will change to your custom write profile when you switch to Write mode.


Select Default profile to use factory default settings. Select Custom profile to use your personal settings.

Note: You must create a custom docked profile before you can use custom settings when docked.


•	Select Default profile to use factory default settings.

•	Select Custom profile to use your personal settings.

Note: You must create a custom undocked profile before you can use custom settings when undocked.


•	Select Default profile to use factory default settings.

•	Select Custom profile to use your personal settings.

Note: You must create a custom Write profile before you can use custom settings when in Write mode.


Click to create a custom profile.

1.	Arrange your display settings, power settings, and applications the way you want them to appear whenever you enter this profile.

2.	When you have completed the settings, click the option again to save your custom profile.


Click to load or unload the nView Desktop Manager control panel. This option also controls whether nView Desktop Manager automatically starts during system startup.


Shows or hides advanced nView Desktop Manager settings (in the form of additional tabs) for multiple desktops, application management, and user interface features.


Controls whether display mode information (screen resolution, display arrangement, etc.) is saved to and/or restored from profiles.


Controls whether the Windows taskbar is limited to a single display or stretched across multiple displays.


Select this check box to activate any window on which you place your cursor by moving it to front of the window order.


Select this check box to make drop-down menus transparent when the main window is opaque.


Select this check box to make the Windows taskbar transparent.


Click the up/down arrows to adjust the "global" transparency level, as needed.

Note: You can set individual application transparency levels using the application’s Individual Settings.


When you select the Fixed frame check box and click the Show Zoom Window option, you can magnify a fixed area of your desktop inside the Zoom Window.

1.	Select the Fixed frame check box and click Apply.

2.	Click Show Zoom Window to display the Zoom Window. Notice that the fixed frame window (titled Show Window - Fixed Frame) appears inside the Zoom Window.

3.	To magnify an area of your desktop, move this fixed frame window outside the Zoom Window to an area of your desktop that you want to magnify. The magnified area then appears in the Zoom Window.

4.	To magnify another area of your desktop, click the Fixed Frame menu from the Zoom Window to redisplay the fixed frame window and move the fixed frame window the desktop area you want to magnify.

5.	Repeat step 4 for each new desktop area you want to magnify using the fixed frame style.

To adjust the level of magnification, remember that you can use the Zoom Level menu from the Zoom Window.


If you have selected the Centred on cursor or Fixed frame Zoom Window style, select this check box if you want to show your cursor in the magnified display.


Select this check box to view your video in the Zoom Window.

Note: You must start the video after you open the Zoom Window in order to see the video inside the Zoom Window.


Click to open the Video Overlay Settings page where you can zoom a video to fit an entire screen at full playback speed.


Click to add an application to the individually managed list box.

Note: If you do not set Individual Settings for the application, the application will be removed from the list when you close the nView Desktop Manager control panel.


Click to add a window class to the individually managed list box.

Note: If you do not disable functions for the class, the class will be removed from the list when you close this page.


Click to remove an application or class from being individually managed or having functions disabled.


Click to set individual nView Desktop Manager window management and launch settings for an application.


Click to disable nView Desktop Manager functions for a particular application or class of windows.


Select this check box to enable individual application settings for all applications.


Displays applications and window classes that have either Individual Settings (green check) or Disabled functions (exclamation point or red X).


Click to set the wallpaper (background) and/or an icon for the desktop.


Click to show the current wallpaper and/or icon selection for the desktop.


Specifies whether to show nView Desktop Manager options when you right click on the desktop.


Displays a balloon message on the Windows taskbar when a function must be disabled by nView Desktop Manager.


Select this check box to add the nView Desktop Manager “collapse window to title bar” button to title bars on all application windows.

Note: When you select this check box, notice that a sample “collapse window to title bar” button is added to the title bar image on the right.

You can then click the actual button from the application’s title bar to toggle between collapsing the application window to only its title bar and then restoring the window to its previous state.


Select this check box to add the nView Desktop Manager “option menu” button to title bars on all application windows.

Note: When you select this check box, notice that a sample “options menu” button is added to the title bar image on the right.

You can then click the actual button from the application’s title bar to access the nView Desktop Manager options menu.


Click to customise the nView Desktop Manager menu options.


Displays the desktop name for a short period of time on your screen when you switch to a new desktop.


Select this check box to enable a utility that allows you to adjust your screen to compensate for keystoning effects.


Select this check box to show NVKeystone™ options on your Windows desktop menu.

To display the desktop menu, right click on your desktop.


Click to display a test pattern that enables you to optimise your display settings.


Click to automatically aligns multiple displays and remove small pixel gaps between them.


nView Desktop Manager automatically checks whether displays are still attached after resuming from a suspend or hibernate state.

If you have disconnected or detached your displays, the display settings are automatically changed to remove the disconnected or detached displays.


Click to move your desktop icons and your Windows taskbar to a specified display.


nView Desktop Manager colours the border of application windows according to the application’s Individual settings or the Automatically assign colours. .  option. You can then manipulate colour-keyed windows using hot keys you have set up.


nView Desktop Manager automatically colour keys windows that are open on the desktop using enabled colours that are not used in an application’s Individual Settings. Colours are automatically chosen from the colour pool as long as colours are available.

Note: If all colours have been used, new windows cannot be coloured.


This is a colour-key colour. Double-click the colour to enable, disable, or edit it.


Specifies the global transparency level used by nView Desktop Manager for transparent windows, taskbars, and menus.

To set a specific transparency level for an application, use the application’s Individual Settings.


When this option is enabled with Centred on cursor zoom window style and you have maximised the Zoom Window, the Zoom Window automatically moves to the next screen if your cursor moves onto the Zoom Window.


You can use your mouse with applications under either Magnifying glass or Fixed frame zoom window styles using the application’s standard mouse editing methods.


A desktop switching function is added to the standard Alt-tab application switcher.

By default, this additional "switch desktop" functionality is accessed through an Alt-~ keystroke combination, which you can change from the Hot Keys page.


You have loaded a locked profile. Locked profiles do not allow you to modify settings stored in the profile. To modify settings, please load an unlocked profile.


You cannot remove the default desktop. You also cannot remove desktops if you have loaded a locked profile.


This button starts a wizard, which allows you to set the most common nView Desktop Manager features.

Note: You must first enable nView Desktop Manager to run this wizard.


To disable window spanning, you must first enable more than one display or grid. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, you must first select the check box named Enable window spanning . .  and enable more than one display or grid. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To enable taskbar modifications:

•	The taskbar always on top option must be disabled.

•	The taskbar must be unlocked.

•	The Show windows contents while dragging option must be enabled.

•	You cannot be running a Windows 2000-style taskbar (includes Windows 2000 operating system or Windows XP with classic style).


To enable dialogue box repositioning, you must first enable more than one display or grid. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, you must first enable dialogue box repositioning and enable more than one display or grid. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, you must first enable dialogue box repositioning and enable more than one display or grid. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, you must first enable dialogue box repositioning and enable more than one display or grid. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, you must first enable dialogue box repositioning, select to move dialogue boxes to a display, and enable more than one display or grid. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must select an application and/or class before you can remove it. You cannot remove applications and/or classes if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must select an application before you can edit its individual settings. You cannot change individual settings for a class (either a class or an application and class).

Note also that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must select an application and/or class before you can disable features for the application and/or class.

Note also that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Enable gridlines check box. Note also that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Enable colour keying check box. Note also that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Enable colour keying check box. Note also that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels . . . check box. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels . . . check box. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is not available in Magnifying glass zoom style. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is not available in Centred on cursor zoom style. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is not available in Centred on cursor zoom style. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is only available when you have enabled the Automatically activate windows under cursor feature. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is only available when mouse gestures are enabled. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Enable mouse gestures check box. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Enable mouse gestures check box. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is only available when mouse keystone is enabled. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is only available under these conditions:

•	You have installed DirectX8 or a later version

•	Your  colour setting is at least 16 bpp on each display

•	The NVKeystone functionality was included in your NVIDIA display driver package

•	You are running a Windows Me or newer operating system

Note: You cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is only available when you have more than one display connected and you are not running in nView Span mode. Note: You cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This setting is only available when you have more than one display connected. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Enables the NVIDIA 3D Desktop. This 3D Desktop replaces your Windows desktop with a 3D surface allowing you to skin your windows and use 3D effects. The 3D Desktop requires that you are running DirectX8 or a later version, Windows XP, and a graphics card based on an NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 or newer class of GPU.


Uninstalls the NVIDIA 3D Desktop files.


Adds control of your 3D Desktop to your desktop properties menu.


Turns on post-processing of your desktop. This enables you to use advanced effects but at some decrease in performance.


Loads a pre-defined 3D Desktop theme. This enables you to use advanced effects but at some decrease in performance.


Enables you to preview your 3D Desktop settings.


Enables or disables the mouse effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the animation effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the window shading effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the window lighting effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the window skinning selections that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Opens a dialogue box allowing for detailed control over your 3D Desktop settings including the ability to create and save themes.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Select this check box to throw windows (while dragging a window, release the mouse) to edges of your screen.


Click the list and select the action you want when you shake your mouse.


Click the list and select the action you want when you move your mouse in a circular motion.


Select this check box if you want to hold down the Shift key when moving the mouse in a gesture.


Select this check box if you want to perform the mouse gesture action on the window under the cursor. (Normally, this action is performed on the active window).


Use the slider to adjust the sensitivity of mouse throws. To increase the sensitivity (to make throwing easier), move the slider to the right.


Use the slider to adjust the sensitivity of mouse gesture. To increase the sensitivity (to make shaking or rotating easier), move the slider to the right.


To access this setting, you must first select the Enable mouse gestures check box. You cannot access this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


Enables you to mark an application and class window to flash its border when it is open.


Click to modify nView application-specific extensions.


This setting can only be applied to an application and class pair. You cannot access this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


Select this check box to set different screen resolutions per desktop.

Note: Switching between desktops with different resolutions is much slower than desktops with the same resolution.


Specifies showing command prompt windows on the only desktop where they were opened instead of on all desktops, which is the default.


Click to open the Multiple Desktop Global Options dialogue box where you can select settings that apply specifically to multiple-desktop configurations.


Click to resets all desktops to the current resolution.


Forces all desktops to use the current wallpaper. This improves desktop switching speed.


Windows 2000 or newer operating system is required to use nView transparency functions.

Note: You cannot access this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


You need Power User access rights to save profiles.


Select this check box to display the nView toolbar. This toolbar allows you to place profiles, actions, and desktops on a dockable toolbar and then access and configure them easily with a single click of a button instead of navigating through the nView Desktop Manager control panel.


Select this check box to enable nView gridlines. This means you can define grids on each of your displays. These grids then function as sub-displays when using features such as dialogue box repositioning, window spanning and maximizing, and so on.


Select this check box to edit grids and anchor points used by mouse throws for a display.


Windows 2000 or later operating system is required to use the nView toolbar. In addition, Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Windows 2000 or later operating system is required to use nView grids. In addition, Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Select this check box to prevent windows from opening off the screen.


Select this check box to forces dialogue boxes to be centred on their target display.


To access this setting, you must have enabled more than one display or grid. Note that you also cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, you must have enabled more than one display or grid. Note that you also cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Select this check box to save or load desktop display and  colour settings (such as Digital Vibrance Control™; Brightness, Contrast and Gamma; ICC profile; Image Sharpening, etc.) on the Colour Corrections page of the NVIDIA Display control panel.


Save Direct3D-specific settings, as entered in the Direct3D Settings page of the NVIDIA Display control panel.


Select this check box to save settings pertaining to performance and quality for OpenGL and Direct 3D applications as entered in the Performance & Quality Settings page of the NVIDIA Display control panel.


Specifies user settings for the NVIDIA graphics driver, NVKeystone, and edge-blending.


Specifies user settings for full screen video and hardware video overlay.


Specifies user settings for OpenGL.


Click to show or hide advanced settings when you load or save a profile.


Select this check box to save or load information on the state of the open application on your desktop.


Select this check box to save or load the settings on the nView Desktop Management page.


Select this check box to save or load your display mode information.


Select this check box to save or load information about the Windows taskbar position.


Select this check box to save or load information about your computer’s power profile.


Click to display a list of applications saved within the profile if information about the application state was saved within the profile.


Click to save or load the selected profile with the settings you chose when you clicked the Advanced option below.


Click to save or load the selected profile with the settings you chose when you clicked the Advanced option below


Click to cancel the action.


Displays text that describes the profile. You can change the profile description whenever you create or save a profile.


If you have selected the Automatically activate windows under cursor check box, select the Change window z-order when activating check box to bring the auto-activated window to the front.


You must select the Automatically activate windows under cursor check box before you can access this setting. Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Select the Invert zoomed image colours check box to invert the colours of the zoomed text or image so that the zoomed content is easier to read.


You cannot add a hot key if you have not selected an action. You also cannot add a hot key if you have loaded a locked profile.


You cannot remove a hot key if your active hot key list is empty; i.e., you have not selected a hot key to remove. You also cannot add a hot key if you have loaded a locked profile.


Select this check box to trigger configurable actions by moving your mouse in a defined manner.


Select this check box to force desktops to redraw in one step; i.e., finish the window drawing process and then repaint them. Note: Using this setting can reduce the speed of switching desktops.


Select this check box to enable multiple desktops.


You cannot add a new desktop if you have cleared the Enable multiple desktops check box. You also cannot add a new desktop if you have loaded a locked profile.


You cannot access settings if you have cleared the Enable multiple desktops check box, or if you have loaded a locked profile.


Click to run the NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Setup Wizard. This wizard helps set up the most commonly used nView display modes and includes options to choose a screen resolution and  colour setting, identify your connected displays, and preview your selected nView display mode.


Click to view information about the nView Desktop Manager, including Copyright notice and version information.


Click to copy a profile from another location or computer to this computer. After you import the file, you can load it.


Click to copy a profile from this computer to another location.


If you select this check box, a message prompts whether you want to save your settings, in case you changed your settings without saving them and are about to load a new profile.


Lists all currently available profiles. A profile contains a record of all nView Desktop Manager and display driver settings for easy software setup.

1.	Select a profile from the list.

2.	Click Load to load the profile.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles. Then you can use profile features to save a record of your desktop management and NVIDIA display settings in a profile and continue to add new profiles that are specific to a company, workgroup, or user.


Select this check box if you want this profile to appear in the nView Display Schemes menu. The Display Schemes menu is available through an assigned nView Desktop Manager hot key.

Note: To assign a hot key and use it to open the Display Schemes menu,

1.	Open the Hot Keys page.

2.	Add the “Show display scheme menu” action under the “Display Settings” category.

3.	Complete the hot key assignment by entering the required hot key information in the dialogue box that appears.


Use this option if you want to enable window snapping for easier handling of windows when you move them.

To use the option, click the list and select a pixel value. Then when you move a window within this value from the edge of your desktop or from another window, one or more of its edges is automatically “snapped” to one or more of the edges of your desktop or other window, depending on where you place the window.


Click to show the display number on each display that is connected and turned on.


Click the list and select how you would like to reposition your dialogue boxes.

•	No repositioning disables control of dialogue boxes.

•	Move to display n (where n is the number) repositions dialogue boxes to a specified display.

•	Move to cursor display repositions dialogue boxes to the display where the cursor is located.

•	Move to application display repositions dialogue boxes on the parent application’s display.

Note: If you have selected the option for Dialogue box repositioning in the Grid Settings menu (click Edit Gridlines from the User Interface page to display the Grid Settings menu), you can access the following additional option:

•	Move to grid n.m (where n.m is the number), repositions dialogue boxes to a specific grid.

Normally, the convention for identifying a display device is a number n, as in display n, or display 1, display 2, etc. When grids are enabled, each display device can have grid areas. Grid 1.2 means display 1, grid 2; grid 2.1 means display 2, grid 1; and so on.


Select this check box to extend Microsoft® Internet Explorer so that if you hold down the Shift key while clicking on a hyperlink, the link is opened in a new Internet Explorer window on your next display.

To use this option:

1.	Right click the title bar of Internet Explorer and select nView Options to display the nView options menu.

2.	Select Open new link window on display followed by the display choice.


Select this check box to enable an Internet Explorer popup blocker on your system.

1.	Click Properties... to configure system-wide popup blocker settings.

2.	Right click the title bar of Internet Explorer.

3.	Select the nView Options menu item.

4.	Select the appropriate item to configure popup blocking options for that Internet Explorer window only.


Click to configure the Internet Explorer popup blocker and to view statistics and history about the popups that have been blocked.


Select this check box to extend your PowerPoint® application so that you can select the display on which you want to view slide shows. To configure this option

1.	Right click the title bar of your PowerPoint application.

2.	Select the nView Options menu item.

3.	Click Show slides on display followed by the display choice.


Select this check box to extend your Outlook® application so that you can do the following:

•	Save Outlook windows that are open when you close the Outlook Inbox and

•	Automatically reopen these windows when you close and restart Outlook.

To use this option:

1.	Right click the title bar of the Outlook Inbox.

2.	Select nView Options from the menu.

3.	Then select the Outlook-specific menu item.


Displays the name of the desktop. You can rename the desktop here, if you want.


Select this check box to set a different background for each display.


Select how you want your selected background (wallpaper) to appear.


Click to change your background.


Click to clear your background.


Click to change the icon associated with this desktop. The desktop icon appears in several nView Desktop Manager user interfaces.


Click to clear the icon associated with this desktop.


When this option is enabled, the current desktop icon is displayed in the Windows system tray (taskbar notification area), which is the area on the right side of the Windows taskbar.

You can also use this desktop icon to switch between desktops.


Select this check box to add the nView Desktop Manager “next display” button to title bars on all application windows.

Note: When you select this check box, notice that a sample “next display” button is added to the title bar image on the right.

If you have a multi-display configuration, after you add this button, you can click the actual button from the application’s title bar to move the window to your next active display.


When you select this check box, for windows to become transparent when dragged, you must first hold down the Shift key before you start dragging the window.


You can type in an application name (the name of the executable file without the extension) here. You can also click Browse... to locate the application, or click Find…to access the Finder tool if the application is currently running.

Note:  If you leave the Application field blank, all applications classes will match.


You can type in a class name (the name of the executable file without the extension) here. You can also click Find... to access the Finder tool if the application window is currently visible.

Note:  If you leave the class field blank, all window classes will match.


Click to open a window from where you can select a running application.


Click to open a window from where you can select a currently visible application window.


Click to browse for an application.


You can enter an application or class name here. Or, use the Finder tool and drag it over the application window to automatically fill in this field.


Drag this tool over a window to recover the application or class name.


If you clear this check box, all nView Desktop Manager functions and settings are disabled.


If you clear this check box, all nView Desktop Manager transparency and topmost functions and settings are disabled.


If you clear this check box, all nView Desktop Manager title bar buttons are disabled.


If you clear this check box, all nView Desktop Manager dialogue box and window positioning functions are disabled.


If you clear this check box, all nView Desktop Manager window/desktop maximizing functions are disabled.


If you clear this check box, all nView Desktop Manager window state memories are disabled.


Specifies not to save the current profile but continue to load the selected profile.


This setting is disabled because a profile is not being loaded. This setting is enabled when you select a profile to load at the same time the current profile is being modified.


To access this setting, your must first enable the Make windows transparent when dragged check box.  Note that you cannot access this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To access this setting, select the Save performance and quality settings check box.


To access this setting, select the Save display mode information check box.


The profile you are loading does not contain this information.


Select this check box to allow each active display to be assigned a separate desktop. This means you can conveniently view more than one desktop (one on each display) simultaneously instead of viewing only one desktop at a time.


Click to access the Windows Display Properties Settings page.


Select this check box to block popup windows on new Internet Explorer windows that you open.


Select this check box to briefly change the mouse cursor when a popup window is blocked.


Select this check box to play an audio tone when a popup window is blocked.


Select this check box to display the blocked popup window for the period that you specify in the Preview interval (seconds) box.


After you select the Briefly preview the popup check box above, enter the amount of time (in seconds) for which you want the blocked popup window to appear so that you can preview it.


If you selected to preview popups in the previous check box, when you select this check box, the popup window will fade out after the preview period ends.


Enter the URL (Web address) for a Web site for which you do not want to block popup windows. Then click Add to add this Web site to your list of Web site exceptions. This means that popup windows will always appear for the Web site you just added.


Click to add the Web site entered in the Web site address box to your list of Web site exceptions. This means that popup windows will always appear for the Web site you just added.


Lists Web sites for which popup blocking is disabled. Popup windows will always appear for these Web sites.


Click to remove the selected Web site from the list of Web site exceptions.


Click to remove all Web sites from the list of Web site exceptions.


Lists the Web sites for which all popup windows have been blocked, including the date and time they were blocked.


Click to add the selected Web site from the above list of blocked popups to the list of Web site exceptions. This will cause popup windows to always appear for that Web site.


Click to remove the selected Web site from the above list of blocked popups.


Click to clear the blocked popup history list.


Lists how long items are kept in the Web site list of blocked popups. Items are automatically removed from the list if they are older than this setting.


Select this check box to change the window z-order by using your middle mouse button.

Note: Other software that may also be customised to make use of the middle mouse button can interfere with this nView Desktop Manager functionality.


Select this check box if you want your cursor to jump dead screen areas when you move your mouse rapidly between displays that are in a non-rectangular configuration.


Click to open the Hot Keys Properties dialogue box where you can configure the following QuickZoom style settings. Be sure to click Apply for the changes to take effect.

•	Current grid lets you zoom the display to show the grid where your mouse cursor is located. If no grids are set, then the display that contains your mouse cursor is shown.

•	Centred on cursor lets you zoom the display around the mouse cursor.

•	Use the mouse wheel.... If you want to quickly zoom in and out of your entire desktop by pressing a Shift or Ctrl key together with your mouse wheel, select this check box and then select either the Shift or the Ctrl check box.


Click to close the dialogue box and saves any changes you have made.


Click to close the dialogue box without saving any changes you have made.


Enter a hot key combination here and click OK. You can now use this hot key at any time to perform the action that appears in the Action box.


Select this check box if you want to use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out under QuickZoom mode.


Select this check box if you want to hold down the Shift key when using the mouse wheel to zoom in and out under QuickZoom mode.


Select this check box if you want to hold down the Ctrl key while using the mouse wheel to zoom in and out under QuickZoom mode.


Select this option if you want the magnified area to follow the mouse cursor under QuickZoom mode.


Select this option if you want the magnified area to snap to the current display grid under QuickZoom mode.


Select this check box if you want the action to operate on the window underneath your mouse cursor.


Select this option if you want the rotation action to cycle through each available degree of rotation.


Select this option if you want to set the rotation amount to the value selected in the "Rotation amount" box.


Select this option to toggle the rotation action between the amount selected in the "Rotation amount" box and 0 (zero) degree of rotation.


Select this option to enable the rotation action to apply to the display (screen) where you mouse cursor is pointing.


Select this option to apply the rotation action to each display.


1.	Click inside this box.

2.	On your keyboard, press the key or combination of keys you want to use to perform the selected action in the Action box. Notice that they keys appear in the box as you press them on your keyboard.


1.	Click inside this box.

2.	On your keyboard, press the key or combination of keys you want to use to perform desktop switching. Notice that they keys appear in the box as you press them on your keyboard.


Displays a list of properties that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Displays a list of displays that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Displays a list of adjustments that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Displays a list of profiles that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Displays a list of rotation angles (in degrees) currently available for use with the hot key entry in the "Hot keystroke" box. You can select any one of these options to assign to the hot key keystrokes you enter in the "Hot keystroke " box.


Displays a list of desktops that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Displays a list of colours that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Displays a list of percents that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to activate the desktop selected in the Desktop list.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to activate the next desktop according to the order in the Desktop list.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to activate the previous desktop according to the order in the Desktop list.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to activate the desktop which was most recently active.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to toggle between maximizing and restoring the window.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to toggle between maximizing across the desktop and restoring the window.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to toggle between minimizing and restoring the window.


Selecting this option will cause the hot key to toggle between collapsing the window to the title bar and restoring the window.


Select this check box if you do not want to block popup windows that originate from Web sites that you visit.

Note: Popup windows that originate from other Web sites will still be blocked.


Enables you to set the display on which you want applications to open, by default.

•	The Last display is the display on which you closed the application.

•	The Start display is the display containing the Start button.

•	The Next display is the next available display. This is the display that follows the display containing the currently active application.

Note: If you select Last display, the application state (including the nView desktop/display maximise/collapse state) is also restored when the application opens.