Title - Quick
View Plus 10 Author – Frank Mitch, GCPCUG Product Reviews
Editor Category - Software Subject - View, Copy, Print, over 300 File
Formats Date - June 2008
While it is possible to get viewers for
various Microsoft products and other applications, it is very convenient to
have one all purpose program for those special cases that suddenly appear.
Lacking the latest Power Point viewer, or no photo editor, or a surprise ZIP
file arrives, a quick solution is to have Quick View Plus on at least one
computer. Also it is very comforting to view a strange email attachment without
concern about worms or a virus. This QVP version 10 from Avanstar claims to
support over 300 file formats. New file formats include:
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Microsoft
Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007
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Corel
WordPerfect X3, QuattroPro X3, Presentations X3
·
Outlook
Form Templates
In addition to enhanced features for some
file formats, QVP version 10 includes product integrations for Adobe Acrobat 8
and Mozilla Firefox 2.
The supported file format list is very long
on two pages; including formats for Word Processing, Spread Sheets, Databases,
Presentations, Compressed formats (Zip, etc.), and a very long list of Graphic
formats. I have found only a few file types it will not open or read properly.
MS Publisher files and MS Access 2003 or 2007 are among those not readable. The
list of supported file formats does include Access through 2.0.
A very comprehensive version 10 User’s Guide
is available for viewing or printing from the Help topics on the tool bar. This
is highly recommended for reading or reference to assure that you will discover
all of the available features and capabilities. Getting Started and Quick Tours
sections are very helpful. The Quick View Features section is important. The
Working with Specific File Types is contained in 11 pages. You will be able to
adapt to the ways you use it with the Customizing Quick View Plus section. The
section for Configuring Quick View Plus explains how to configure to work with
other applications if you need to modify settings after installation or you
install a new application.
A simple way to view files is to right click
on the file name and select “Open with Quick View Plus.” With the file open in
the View panel you have quite a few options:
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Increase
or decrease font size (right click in document)
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Copy
all or part of some documents ( Select all or part and click on Edit in tool
bar)
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Save Copy (Click in File in tool bar)
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Find
a word or words in the document (Edit in tool bar)
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Create
or add to Zip file (Quick Compress in File on tool bar)
·
Print
document (in File on tool bar)
·
Send
File as an email attachment (Send in File on tool bar)
·
Copy
all or part of a Bitmap to the Clipboard
·
Create
Windows Wallpaper from a graphics file (click Make Wallpaper on the File menu)
·
Extract
one or more files from an Archive (PKZIP, etc)
·
Extract
selected files from an Archive
·
Extract
all files from an Archive
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Add
a file, files, and folders to an Archive
·
Delete
selected files or folders from an Archive
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Display
embedded objects
·
Save
a copy of an embedded object
·
View
Internet files ( UUEncoded or HTML on local drives)
Quick View and Quick View Plus have been very
helpful for me in the past. I recommend it highly for at least one computer in
your home or business. Great also for the road warriors on their laptops. A
fully functional free trial for 30 days will demonstrate the value of this
“Swiss Army Knife” of software tools.
Quick View Plus works on any system running
MS Windows XP or 2000 with Service Pack 2 installed. Approximately 16 MB of
disk space is needed for a minimum installation. A full installation requires approximately
23 MB. Avanstar offers a 30 day trial for a fully functional version. The
single user standard download costs $46.00. A boxed version sells for $49.00
plus shipping. Also available are 5 pack user prices. Upgrades are available
for version 8 or higher; prices are $23.00 for download or boxed for $24 plus
shipping. Avanstar product home page contact www.avantstar.com/index.htm
Avanstar support is available at www.avantstar.com/Support/Resources