How to change the application's default options

Before exporting the button picture files, you should check your preferences such as graphic format, compression quality, destination folder for the exported picture files and which state of the button to export: these settings are accessible through the following menu item:

that will display the following dialog box; click over the image in order to be taken to every available setting explanation:

	Item name	Description

	Display options during export	If checked, during 3D button's export operations will display the Export dialog box
	Export to file format	The graphical format that will be used to store the button images on disk.
	Opaque PNG	The export will be performed using the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format.
	JPEG	The export will be performed using the JPEG (JPG) format.
	BMP	The export will be performed using the Windows Bitmap (BMP) format.
	Opaque GIF	The export will be performed using the GIF format.
	Transparent GIF	The export will be performed using the GIF format with transparency support.
	Transparent PNG	The export will be performed using the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format with transparency support.

	Item name	Description

	JPEG export options	Options related to the use of JPEG format: this area is disabled when an export format different from JPEG is selected.
	Compression bar and percentage value	Compression quality applied to the exported images.
	Low quality / High compression	When the compression quality bar value is near this side, the final quality of the image will be less good but the final file size will be smaller.
	High quality / Low compression	When the compression quality bar value is near this side, the final quality of the image better but the final size file will be bigger.

	Item name	Description

	GIF export options	Options related to the use of GIF format: this area is disabled when an export format different from GIF or Transparent GIF is selected.
	Use error diffusion	Lets you choose if the algorithm used to convert into a 256 colors GIF format will make use of an error diffusion algorithm: error diffusion generates better quality images but will increase the final size of the button picture file.

	Item name	Description

	Filename options	Set of options that will influence the exported filename composition.
	Use button caption as picture filename	If checked, this option will use the button Caption text as picture filename. If not checked or if no Caption text has been specified, the user will be asked to enter a filename.
	Exported pictures destination folder	The folder (directory) on your hard disk in which the exported picture files will be placed. Until changed this will also be the destination folder for saved Button Collections generated through the Collection management dialog box.
	"Browse" button	Opens a dialog box that will allow you to browse for a destination folder.

	Item name	Description

	Supplementary exports	By default only the image of the button in Normal state is exported: checking the following options will enable the export of the other possible states of the button.
	Export also pressed state picture	If checked, this option will export the button Pressed state image also. The "_pr" suffix will be added to the filename in order to distinguish the file from others.
	Export also mouseover state picture	If checked, this option will export the button Mouse over state also. The "_mo" suffix will be added to the filename in order to distinguish the file from others.
	Export also disabled state picture	If checked, this option will export the button disabled state image also. The "_di" suffix will be added to the filename in order to distinguish the file from others.

A little sample about the suffixes added to an exported button picture filename: supposing that you have a button whose caption text is "Support" and that you need to export it in PNG format, the exported filename for the Normal state will be

"support.png".

If you have chosen to export the other button states, the relative filenames will be the following:

"support_pr.png" for the Pressed state.

"support_mo.png" for the Mouse over state.

"support_di.png" for the Disabled state.

	Item name	Description

	"OK" button	Will close this dialog box taking all the changed options.
	"Cancel" button	Will close this dialog box discarding all the changed options.
	"Help" button	Displays this help page.