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Capture NX: When you run NX the first time, you will see a screen that looks similar to this:

Capture NX - Interface

Toolbar Palettes: Along the top and sides (left/right) of the photo window, you will find toolbar palettes. Once you become familiar with NX, most of what you need to do can be accomplished via the palette interface.

Keyboard TIPS: Press 'F' at any time to enter/exit full screen mode. Press 'TAB' at any time to hide/show all toolbar palettes. Press and hold 'spacebar' to temporarily change cursor into hand tool (to move photo around).

Quickly Zoom in/out: Use the Birds Eye to quickly zoom in/out and move around your photo:

Capture NX - Bird's Eye
  • Zoom in: Press the + magnifying glass
  • Zoom out: Press the - magnifying glass
  • Move: Drag the red rectangular box

The 'Edit List' and New Step: The ordered list of Steps (each containing Adjustments), which will be applied to your photo. To add a new step to the end of the edit list, click on 'New Step'.

The Open Step: The current 'open' step in the edit list that you are interacting with will have a next to it. Important if you want to apply/change a Selection for a Step.

Inserting a step into the Edit List: Click and open the step that you want your inserted step to come after. The step (to insert after) must be open -- it will have a next to it. Then insert your new step by simply selecting an Adjustment via the menus (do not use new step button). Your new step will be inserted into the Edit List.

TIP using User's Manual: When you go to 'Help / Contents...' under NX, the screen that you see is not very helpful at all (for me). But, if you click on 'Site Map', or 'Index', all of sudden you see a lot more information:



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