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<div align="center"> <h1>Main Screen Help</h1>
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<div align="center"> <img src="screen_main.gif" width="606" height="432"><br>
<font size="-1">( This is the main screen for Monitor Calibration Wizard.)</font></div>
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<h3>What you can do on this screen:</h3>
<li><a href="#new">Create a new profile</a></li>
<li><a href="#save">Save the currently loaded profile</a></li>
<li><a href="#load">Test and load a saved profile</a></li>
<li><a href="#checkboxes">Toggle settings on how to apply the current profile</a></li>
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<h3><a name="new"></a>Creating a new profile:</h3>
To create a new profile run the wizard. To run the wizard, simply click on the
"Run Wizard" button. The wizard will take you through the steps required
to calibrate your monitor.<br>
<br>
<h3><a name="save"></a>Saving the current profile:</h3>
If you are happy with the current color prifile, you can save it so it can be
loaded later. In the outlined box labelled "Save Profile" type in a
short name for your profile in the text field named "Profile name".
Once you are done click the "Save" button. A note about names, files
are named the same as the name you type in so you are limited to valid names of
files. This means you should only use letters, numbers, and spaces.<br>
<br>
<h3><a name="load"></a>Loading a profile:</h3>
To load a previously saved profile, in the outline box labelled "Load Profile"
click on the dropdown box. Your saved profiles will be listed. If there are a
lot of saved profiles there will be a scrollbar on the right side of the dropdown
that you can scroll to view all your profiles. Select one of the listed profiles.<br>
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Once you have selected the desired profile, you can click on the "Test"
button to run a 15 second test of the profile to see if you like it. If you are
happy with the profile, you can load it by clicking the "Load" button.<br>
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<h3><a name="checkboxes"></a>Toggling settings on how to load the current profile:</h3>
Below the load profile dropdown box there are 3 checkboxes. These checkboxes define
how and when the current profile will be applied. A more detialed description:<br>
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<b>Load at Windows startup</b> - If this checkbox is selected, the current profile
loaded in Monitor Calibration Wizard will be automatically loaded when Windows
starts. Monitor Calibration Wizard will start, load the profile, then close. If
another program changes Windows color profile after this, Monitor Calibration
Wizard will have no control over it. Refer to the persistent profile checkbox
on how to enforce this profile while Windows is running.<br>
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<b>Persistent profile</b> - Monitor Calibration Wizard will run in the Windows
system tray the entire time while Windows is running. If another program changes
the color profile used by Windows, Monitor Calibration Wizard will reset the profile
to your loaded profile, overriding the other programs change. This is very useful
for gamers because almsot every game will try to reset the color profile Windows
uses. This allows your profile to be used while running most games and will prevent
you from having to reapply your profile after running a program that changes Windows
color profile.<br>
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When running in persistent mode, the program's icon will appear in Windows system
tray located at the lower right of your screen. You can restore Monitor Calibration
Wizard by double-clicking on it or right-clicking on it and choosing "Open".
The only way to close Monitor Calibration Wizard when running in persistent mode
it through the system tray icon. Right-click on the icon and choose "Exit".<br>
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<div align="center"><img src="non_persistent.gif" width="120" height="50"><br>
<font size="-1">(Non-persistent)</font></div>
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<div align="center"><img src="persistent.gif" width="120" height="50"><br>
<font size="-1">(Persistent)</font></div>
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<b>Apply fix to override driver level color correction</b> - Some programs, mainly
utilities provided by your video card may change the colors Windows displays on
a "driver level" rather than changing the color profile provided by
Windows. In this case, if a driver level color profile was set, Monitor Calibration
Wizard will not be able to detect the change and under certain circumstances,
not be able to change the profile. If you check this box, Monitor Calibration
Wizard will apply a workaround for this, but at the cost of more CPU usage that
could affect performance. Only check this box if necessary. <br>
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