How to Manage Photos in Vista With Canon Software

Included on Canon's installation disc, the MP Navigator EX software provides the best means of managing your photographs via the Canon software suite. Although the MP Navigator EX software primarily facilitates easy scanning and importation of images from your printer's scanner to your Windows Vista computer, you may also utilize the program to manage, edit, print and email your photographs and other images. If you need to perform advanced editing techniques, you should complement MP Navigator EX with a more robust editor.

Instructions

Change Program Defaults

1. Install the Canon MP Navigator EX software by inserting your Canon installation disc or by downloading the latest version for your printer. (See Resources.)

2. Restart the computer.

3. Click "Start." Type "default" (without quotes) in the "Start Search" text field.

4. Click "Default Programs."

5. Click "Change AutoPlay options" in the "Default Programs" window.

6. Scroll down to the "Pictures" drop-down menu. Click the menu, and select "MP Navigator EX using MP Navigator EX." Click "Save."

7. Click "Associate a file type or protocol with a specific program."

8. Scroll down to the "JPE," "JPEG" and "JPG." Click "JPE" first, then click "Change program."

9. Click "Browse," then navigate to the "Program Files," "Canon" and "MP Navigator EX" folders. Double-click the "mpnex30.exe" ("30" is the version of the software installed, so this value may vary on your computer) file.

10. Repeat for each file type that you use for photographs, such as PNG or TIF.

11. Click "OK."

Use the Software

1. Open the Canon MP Navigator EX software via your "Start" menu or by inserting external media that contains photos.

2. Click "View and Use" in the upper-left corner of the program.

3. Click "Specify folder" in the upper-left corner to manually select the folder that contains the photos you wish to manage. Click "Recently saved" if you recently imported photographs via your printer's scanner or external media. Click "Search" to initiate a search for a specific photograph.

4. Click each photograph you wish to modify or print, then click the photograph in the "Selections" bar at the bottom of the screen.

5. Click "Edit/Convert" and "Fix photo images" at left to automatically or manually edit photographs. Click "Create/edit PDF" to create a PDF that features all of the photographs you have selected. Click "Print" to print photos or photo albums. Click "Send" to email your photographs.

6. Delete photographs from your computer by right-clicking on the photo and clicking "Delete."

References

• Canon: Pixma MP560 Brochures and Manuals (See On screen manual)
• Microsoft: Change Which Programs Windows Uses by Default

Resources

• Canon: Windows Vista Support