Microsoft KB Archive/291257

= Picture Tasks Options Are Not Available in a Folder That Contains Images =

Article ID: 291257

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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SUMMARY
If an image is copied to a folder other than My Pictures, on some folders, the Picture Tasks options are available in the Web view window. However, in some folders, the Picture Tasks options may not be available.



MORE INFORMATION
The My Pictures folder includes properties which provide information to tools so that you can view, print, and manipulate images, and publish images on the Internet. To perform these tasks, you can use the Picture Tasks section in the left pane in the Web view window, or you can use the Image preview functionality. You can also click the View menu, and then click Filmstrip or Thumbnails.

If you copy an image to a newly created, empty folder, or if you copy the My Pictures folder to another location, the Picture Tasks options are displayed in the Web view window on the new folder in the same way that these options are displayed when you use the My Pictures folder. This functionality enables you to store images in folders other than My Pictures, and still maintain the advantages of the My Pictures environment. However, some folders, such as My Documents and My Music, do not inherit the folder settings; therefore, these folder do not contain the Picture Tasks options.

If you copy an image to an existing folder that already contains other file types, the Picture Tasks options may not be displayed in the Web view window. Conversely, if you create a folder, and the first file that you copied into the folder is an image file, Picture Tasks options are added to the Web view window. If you add other file types, such as text or .doc files, and then remove the image file, the Picture Tasks options remain in the Web view window, even though there are no image files in the folder.

Keywords: kbinfo kbui KB291257

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