Before starting on this tutorial, I am going to show you what I did using the original created Catalogue from the First tutorial (Cat1 - how to create a catalogue).

If you go to the 'My Documents folder, and open the Folder in there where I placed this first catalogue called 'My first Catalogue', I will see it there (Catalogues have its own graphical icon of CML - the blue sphere).

The intention is to use this empty catalogue shell and call it a nicer name so I can start a proper catalogue for my specific collection of Motorcars Pictures.

I right click the blue sphere

After I right click the blue sphere I use the choice 'rename' and in the text field that opens I type the name for my catalogue: Motorcars.

I then click 'Save' or 'OK'.

The blue sphere is now renamed appropriately 'Motorcars'.

I have just renamed my previous Catalogue. Easy.

Double clicking the blue sphere opens The Cataloguer software and with this renamed catalogue in it.

Or you could open it the conventional way (open software first, then go to 'open-browse to the catalogue-click 'Open' button)

If you were to visit the folder in my documents with the catalogue file, you would see that when the catalogue is open a temporary dataset file appears now (only does when the catalogue is open). When the catalogue closes this temporary file adjoining the blue sphere will close. This is a requirement of the software and not something one should delete of course. Leave it alone while it appears and disappears when it has to do so.

Now for the tutorial. I have in the meantime started creating my 'Motorcars' catalogue (the how to is found in Cat2, Cat2b and Cat3 tutorials, so I will skip that here).

Here's what my catalogue looks like so far. Note that my catalogue has only Categories and no Sub-categories - you design it the way you want, that's the point.

The Category contents loads in the image area and has you probably make out in the graphic, the headings have been named to my satisfaction, serving my needs.

I'll click on the Category 'Alfa Romeo' first image to first E-mail it.

Once Highlighted (the image) i can right click it and pick from the choices to E-mail JUST THIS IMAGE.

I can of course E-mail multiple images from here and in this case I would CTRL-Click each of the images and then with the mouse over any of them I would Right-Click and pick E-mail from the list of options. This would E-mail all images highlighted. 

After picking E-mail from the list, this screen appears where one can fill the E-mail recipient address (or if you want multiple recipients you can place a (,) comma or (;) semi-colon between the addresses.

Fill the subject and message in the respective fields and click 'Send Mail'.

Nothing will pop or show in the Cataloguer Software but if you have to go to your E-mail agent software (the default one), you will find it ready to be sent in the outbox folder.

Opening the outbox message confirms this including the image/images placed as attachments. (in this example to the left, I was going to send only one image)

In the case of wanting to send the whole category or sub-category, you can also make use of the tree/directory area. Right-clicking the category or sub-category and picking the choice 'E-mail' from the list, does just that.

Or  you can use it to send the WHOLE catalogue's images via E-mail by highlighting the catalogue header instead of a category or sub-category.

Naturally, the choice is also obtainable from the toolbar icon

Or the toolbar menu droplist under 'tools'

Exporting to folder works much like the E-mail facility and it is useful for placing the images inside a folder that one can work with later without disturbing the catalogue as these images are actually copied across. Again one image (case scenario on the left graphic) or multiple images (below) can be handled with right-clicks.

Likewise, for the whole catalogue, category or Sub-category, and using the tree/directory area one can do this

or by picking the choices from the toolbar menu or icon.

The action prompts the opening of a screen where one can browse to the already pre-created folder or (see where cursor is on the left graphic) you can create the folder from the screen. 

This will transfer the image/images to the folder to work with later.

I was told that the this function will also serve a purpose to do with the Editor software to be released in the future so it integrates a specific function of that software in the transfer of images.

The slideshow can be accessed via the right-clicks and also from the toolbar menu

(I click the Catalogue name in the tree/directory area to ensure the whole catalogue will play in this example)

The icon in the toolbar also actions the slideshow

The slide show screen pops up normally 'full screen' but I prefer mine reduced to specific size.

The scale control allows you to set the interval of change of pictures, and the pause does just that (changing to continue if pressed)

To size the screen of the slideshow I normally pause it first then grabbing the edges (see where cursor is positioned in the left image) I drag it to size. Much like any windows software.

Of course to get it full screen you just maximize it.

This is where you would find the slideshow in the toolbar menu choices.

You don't have to wait for the pics to change at their own (or set in the speed slider control) interval. If you click the slideshow screen, the images change immediately.

Again, you can view category or sub-category slideshows if you prefer not to see the whole catalogue.

In the case to the left, I clicked just one category and clicking slide show will show me only what's in this category, nothing else. when it finishes the slideshow window closes.