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Pond Aquarium 3D Read Me
1. Using the Pond Aquarium Control Panel:
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Below is a description of what each section of the control
panel does. This controls both the Active Desktop and Screen
Saver:
Logo Defaulted to show the Pond Aquarium 3D Logo at the
bottom right corner. To turn off, uncheck this box.
Sound Defaulted to Surface (above the water sound). You can
choose "Underwater", or turn it off ("None").
Detail When moving the bar to Less Detail, Pond Aquarium
will remove certain elements, such as the waterfall,
and the number of fish will be reduced. Adjust to your
preference. Lowering the Detail will increase
performance on lower-powered systems.
Species Defaulted to randomly choose from all the selected
species. Uncheck any species that you don't want to
appear. The maximum amount of sea creatures displayed
is determined by the Detail settings. You must have
at least one species checked at all times.
2. Turning on Active Desktop:
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If you have selected to install Active Desktop module for
Pond Aquarium 3D, you will need to turn on Active Desktop in
the Display Properties. To activate Pond Aquarium 3D as your
Active Desktop, follow these instructions:
2.1 For Windows XP Home/Pro:
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1) Click "Start", then "Control Panel", then double click on
the "Display" icon. You can also right-click on your desktop
and click on "Properties" to open the "Desktop Properties"
console.
2) When the "Desktop Properties" console is opened, click on
the "Desktop" tab (2nd to right tab after "Themes"). Then
click on the button "Customize Desktop..." at the bottom.
3) Under the "Desktop Items" console, click on the "Web" tab.
Check the Box next to "Pond Aquarium Active Desktop."
Deselect any other current active desktops. Click "OK" to
close the "Desktop Items" console.
4) Click "OK" again to close the "Display Properties"
console. Pond Aquarium Active Desktop will load (may take a
few seconds to load). See "Section 3. Using Pond Aquarium
Active Desktop" below for further instructions.
2.2 For Windows 2000/98/Me:
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1) Click "Start", then "Settings", then "Control Panel", then
double click on the "Display" icon. You can also right-click
on your desktop and click on "Properties" to open the
"Desktop Properties" console.
2) When the "Desktop Properties" console is opened, click on
the "Web" tab (4th tab to the right). Make sure the "Show Web
content on my Active Desktop" is checked. Deselect any other
active desktop's and select "Pond Aquarium Active Desktop."
3) Click "OK" to close the "Display Properties" console.
Pond Aquarium Active Desktop will load (may take a few
seconds to load). See "Section 3. Using Pond Aquarium Active
Desktop" below for further instructions.
4) Depending on your Windows version, you can also turn on
Active Desktop by right-clicking on the desktop. Select
"Active Desktop" then select "Pond Aquarium Active Desktop."
If that option is not available, select "Show Web Content"
first. Then right-click again on your desktop.
3. Using Pond Aquarium Active Desktop:
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3.1 Maximizing Pond Aquarium Active Desktop:
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Depending on your screen size, Pond Aquarium Active Desktop
may only occupy a small square of your desktop. If so, move
your mouse over the top part of this square and click the
"Maximize" button that appears on the gray bar (third button
from the right). You can also click on the down arrow button
on the left hand corner, then select "Cover Desktop."
If the active desktop does not fill your screen, you may need
to click and drag the edges until your screen is completely
filled. On some systems the Pond Aquarium 3D Active Desktop
may leave a thin black border on the right side of your
monitor. In full screen maximized mode, you cannot right-
click on your desktop.
3.2 To Split the Active Desktop with Icons
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Move your mouse to the top of the screen until the gray bar
appears. Click on the down arrow button on the left hand
corner. Select "Split Desktop with Icons." (You can also
click on the 2nd button from the right to activate split
desktop mode.) This mode will allow you to right-click on
your desktop.
3.3 To restore back to Windowed mode
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If you have a dual display monitor and want to move the
active desktop to the other screen, you can restore back to
windowed mode, resize it, then move it. To do this, move your
mouse to the top of the screen until the gray bar appears,
then click on the down arrow button on the left hand corner.
Select "Reset to Original Size" or "Restore" (depending if
you are in Maximized or Split mode). Then resize the window
and drag it to the other monitor.
3.4 To close Pond Aquarium Active Desktop
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Move your mouse to the top of the screen until the gray bar
appears. Click on the X button (far right) or click on the
down arrow button on the left, then select "Close."
3.5 To turn on Pond Aquarium Active Desktop after closing
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On Windows XP systems, to turn Pond Aquarium Active Desktop,
please refer to section 2.1 Turning on Active Desktop for
Windows XP.
On Windows 2000, 98, and Me, right click the desktop and
select "Active Desktop" then "Pond Aquarium Active Desktop"
to turn back on. Refer to section 2.2 for more information.
4. Troubleshooting Notes on Pond Aquarium 3D
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Users may experience slow performance during the Pond
Aquarium Screensaver if the Pond Aquarium Active Desktop is
being run simultaneously. It is not recommended to run both
the Active Desktop and the Screen Saver on slower computers.
If you are running Pond Aquarium 3D Active Desktop for the
first time and experience only a black square screen, please
reboot your computer. Macromedia Shockwave may need to be
reinitialized.
To turn off the Pond Aquarium 3D Screen Saver, go to the
"Display Properties" console, then click on the "Screensaver"
tab. Under Screen Saver, click on the down arrow button to
drop down the options, and select (None).
In some cases when running the Active Desktop simultaneously
with the Screensaver, the "Start" menu does not refresh after
returning from the Screensaver mode. To refresh or to make
the "Start" menu reappear, right-click on the desktop, click
on "Screen Saver" tab, then select "Pond Aquarium" and click
the "Preview" button. You can move your mouse button to exit
the "Preview" mode and the Start menu will reappear.
In some cases, the Active Desktop will fail to redraw when
you show the desktop. You will see only a black box. To make
the Active Desktop show up, either left-click in the black box,
then press F5, or right-click in the black box and choose
"Refresh".
For more support questions, please go to our 24-hour web
support site:
http://support.selectsoft.com