Click to load a selected profile into nView Desktop Manager. Once you load a profile, all current nView Desktop Manager settings are replaced with those of the profile that is loaded.


Click to run the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard.

The Wizard helps set up the most commonly used nView Desktop Manager display settings, including window management, desktop management, and "transparency" effects. Using the Wizard, you can also enable or disable the automatic startup of nView Desktop Manager when loading Windows®.


Click to create and add a new profile that contains all of the current nView Desktop Manager settings. Once saved, you can reload this profile at any time.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles.


Click to save current nView Desktop Manager settings to the selected profile. Once saved, you can reload this profile at any time.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles.


Click to delete the selected profile.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles.


Allows windows to span (appear across) displays.

When this option is disabled, windows will not span multiple displays.


Allows child windows within an application to span (appear across) multiple displays.

If this option is disabled, child windows will not span multiple displays, even if the parent window does.

Note: To access this option, you must first enable the Enable window spanning across multiple displays option.


Adds the nView Desktop Manager window maximize button to title bars on all application windows.

Use this title bar button to toggle between maximized and restored states in multiple-display configurations.


This option lets you specify the location of dialog boxes.

•	Show dialog boxes on monitor n (where n is the number) repositions dialog boxes to a specific monitor.

•	Show dialog boxes at cursor repositions dialog boxes to the monitor where the cursor is located.

•	Show dialog boxes on application’s monitor repositions dialog boxes on the parent application’s monitor.


Displays dialog boxes on the specified display.


Repositions dialog boxes to the display where the cursor is located.


Displays dialog boxes on the parent application’s display.


Click the arrows to select the display on which you want dialog boxes to appear.


Adds the nView Options menu item to applications’ system menus.

1.	To access the system menu, right click the title bar of an application window

2.	Then click nView Options to access application-specific nView Desktop Manager features


Accelerates the Open, Maximize, and Restore window functions.


Enables window transparency when windows are dragged.

1.	Windows become transparent as you hold down the mouse button while on the window’s title bar, so you can quickly see what is underneath the window.

2.	When you release the mouse button, the window becomes opaque.


Sets the degree of transparency for a window that is being moved. The higher the percentage you select, the more transparent the window appears while being moved.


Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels when a Zoom Window is active.


Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels in a Zoom Window when you hold down the Shift key.

Note: If the Ctrl option is also enabled, you have to hold down both the Ctrl and Shift keys in order to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels.


Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels in a Zoom Window by holding down the Ctrl key.

Note: If the Shift option is also enabled, you have to hold down both the Ctrl and Shift keys to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels.


Creates a Magnifying glass style Zoom Window when the window is launched. The magnifying glass zoom window contains a white square in the centre of the window.

•	Adjusting the zoom level increases or decreases the size of the white square.

•	Drag the Zoom Window over the area on the screen that you want to magnify so that the transparent white square encompasses the area to magnify and then release the mouse button. The section of the screen inside the transparent white square now becomes magnified to fill the entire Zoom Window.


Creates a Zoom Window that displays a magnification of the area around the mouse cursor when a Zoom Window is launched.


Click to toggle on or off a window that displays a magnification of a selected area of your screen.


Lists actions that can be performed when you press a key or combination of keys.


After you click inside this text box, the keys you press on your keyboard appear in the text box.

1.	Select the key or combination of keys you want to use to perform the selected action that appears in the Action text box.

2.	Then click OK.


Click to add the selected hot key action and keystroke combination to the Active Hot Keys list. Once a hot key is added, it is active and available for use.


Click to remove the selected hot key from the Active Hot Keys list. Once a hot key is removed, it is no longer active or available for use.


Click to remove all hot keys from the Active Hot Keys list. Once the hot keys are removed, they are no longer active or available for use.


Lists the hot keys that have been assigned and are currently active.


Lists all currently available desktops.

After selecting a desktop from this list, you can activate, rename, remove, or switch between desktops.

•	To add a new desktop to the list, click Add.

•	To switch to a desktop, double-click that desktop from the list.


Click to add a new desktop.

1.	Enter a desktop name in the Desktop Name field, when prompted.

2.	Click Apply and OK. The desktop is created and appears in the list of desktops.


Click to rename the selected desktop. Edit the name in the Desktop Name field and click OK.


Click to delete a desktop.

Note: Once you delete a desktop, it is removed from the list of desktops. The applications in the deleted desktop now move to the Default desktop.


Adds an icon to the Windows taskbar that lets you open these nView Desktop Manager control panels, switch desktops, and change common display settings.


Lets you view desktops in the Windows Explorer folder tree. Using the Windows Explorer folder tree view, you can

•	Rename, delete, or add desktops.

•	Switch between desktops and drag applications from one desktop to another


Opens a small toolbar that allows you to quickly switch between desktops. You must enable the "Show desktops in the Explorer window folder tree" option to use this toolbar.


Enter a unique name for the new profile you are creating.


Enter a unique name for the new desktop you are creating.


Displays a list of the desktops or displays (monitors) that are currently available for use with your selected hot key.


Enter the application you want to run and its location. You can click Browse to search for the application.


When this option is enabled, your system switches to the selected profile when you dock the system.

When the option is disabled, no profile change takes place. For example, if you have selected My Docked Profile and the Docked Profile option is enabled, the system will change to your custom docked profile when it is docked.


When this option is enabled, your system switches to the selected profile when the system is undocked.

When the option is disabled, no profile change takes place. For example, if you selected My Undocked Profile and the Undocked Profile option is enabled, the system will change to your custom undocked profile when it is undocked.


When this option is enabled, your system switches to the selected profile when the system enters Write mode.

When the option is disabled, no profile change takes place. For example, if you have selected My Write Profile and the Write Profile option is enabled, the system will change to your custom write profile when you switch to Write mode.


Select Default profile to use factory default settings. Select Custom profile to use your personal settings.

Note: You must create a custom docked profile before you can use custom settings when docked.


•	Select Default profile to use factory default settings.

•	Select Custom profile to use your personal settings.

Note: You must create a custom undocked profile before you can use custom settings when undocked.


•	Select Default profile to use factory default settings.

•	Select Custom profile to use your personal settings.

Note: You must create a custom Write profile before you can use custom settings when in Write mode.


Click this option to create a custom profile.

1.	Arrange your display settings, power settings, and applications the way you want them to appear whenever you enter this profile.

2.	When you have completed the settings, click the option again to save your custom profile.


Loads or unloads the nView Desktop Manager control panel. Also controls whether or not nView Desktop Manager automatically starts during system startup.


Shows or hides advanced nView Desktop Manager settings (in the form of additional tabs) for multiple desktops, application management, and user interface features.


Controls whether display mode information (resolution, display arrangement, etc) is saved to and/or restored from profiles.


Controls whether the Windows taskbar is limited to a single display or stretched across multiple displays.


Allows any window on which your cursor appears to become active and move to the front of the window order.


Makes drop-down menus transparent when the main window is opaque.


Makes the Windows taskbar transparent.


Displays the "global" transparency level. Click the up/down arrows to adjust the value, as needed.

Note: You can set individual application transparency levels using the application’s Individual Settings.


When this option is enabled and you click the Show Zoom Window option, the Zoom Window displays a magnification of a fixed area on the screen.

1.	From the open Zoom Window, click Frame Window to display the Fixed Frame window.

2.	To magnify a different area of your screen, you can move the Fixed Frame window to another location on your screen. The magnified area appears in the Zoom Window.

3.	Repeat step 2, as needed, to magnify different areas on your screen.


Shows the cursor in the magnified display if the Centred on cursor or Fixed frame Zoom Window style is selected.


Allows video to be displayed in the Zoom Window.

Note: You must start the video after the Zoom Window is open in order to see the video in the Zoom Window.


Click to open the Overlay Settings panel where you can zoom a video window to fit an entire screen at full playback speed.


Adds an application to the individually managed list box.

Note: If you do not set Individual Settings for the application, the application will be removed from the list when you close the nView Desktop Manager control panel.


Click to add a window class to the individually managed list box.

Note: If you do not disable functions for the class, the class will be removed from the list when this panel is closed.


Click to remove an application or class from being individually managed or having functions disabled.


Click to set individual nView Desktop Manager window management and launch settings for an application.


Click to disable nView Desktop Manager functions for a particular application or class of windows.


Click to turn on/off individual application settings for all windows.


Displays applications and window classes that have either Individual Settings (green check) or Disabled functions (exclamation point or red X).


Click to set the wallpaper (background) and/or icon for the desktop.


Click to show the current wallpaper and/or icon selection for the desktop.


Specifies whether to show nView Desktop Manager options when you right click on the desktop.


Displays a balloon message on the Windows taskbar when nView Desktop Manager has to disable a function.


Displays a button on window title bars allowing the window to be minimized to its title bar.


Displays a button on window title bars allowing access to the nView Desktop Manager option menu.


Click to customize the nView Desktop Manager menu options.


Displays the desktop name for a short period of time on your screen when you switch to a new desktop.


Enables a utility that allows you to adjust your screen to compensate for keystoning effects.


Shows NVKeystone™ options on the desktop menu when you right click on your Windows desktop.


Displays a test pattern that allows you to optimally adjust your display.


Automatically aligns multiple displays and removes small pixel gaps.


nView Desktop Manager automatically checks whether displays are still attached after resuming from a suspend or hibernate state.

If displays have been detached, the display settings are automatically changed to remove the detached displays.


Click to move your desktop icons and your Windows taskbar to a specified display.


nView Desktop Manager colours the border of application windows according to the application’s Individual settings or the Automatically assign colours. .  option. You can then manipulate colour-keyed windows using hot keys you have set up. keys.


nView Desktop Manager automatically colour keys windows that are open on the desktop using enabled colours that are not used in an application’s Individual Settings. Colours are automatically chosen from the colour pool as long as colours are available.

Note: If all colours have been used, new windows cannot be coloured.


This is a colour-key colour. Double-click the colour to enable, disable, or edit it.


Global transparency level used by nView Desktop Manager for transparent windows, taskbars, and menus.

To set a specific transparency level for an application, use the application’s Individual Settings.


When this option is enabled with Centred on cursor Zoom Window style and the Zoom Window is maximized, the Zoom Window automatically moves to the next screen if your cursor moves onto the Zoom Window.


You can use your mouse with applications under either Magnifying Glass or Fixed Frame Zoom Window styles using the application’s standard mouse editing methods.


A desktop switcher is added to the standard Alt-tab application switcher.

By default, this additional "switch desktop" functionality is accessed through an Alt-~ keystroke combination, which you can change from the Hot Keys panel.


You have loaded a locked profile. Locked profiles do not allow you to modify settings stored in the profile. To modify settings, please load an unlocked profile.


You cannot remove the default desktop. You also cannot remove desktops if you have loaded a locked profile.


This button starts a Wizard which allows you to set the most common nView Desktop Manager features.

Note: You must first enable nView Desktop Manager to run this Wizard.


To disable window spanning, you must first enable more than one display or grid. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To disable child window spanning, you must first enable window spanning and enable more than one display or grid. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To enable taskbar modifications, the taskbar always on top option must be turned off, the taskbar should be unlocked, the Show windows contents while dragging option must be turned on, and you must not be running a Windows 2000-style taskbar (includes either Windows 2000 operating system or Windows XP with classic style).


To enable dialog box repositioning, you must first enable more than one display or grid. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To change this option, you must first enable dialog box repositioning and enable more than one display or grid. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To change this option, you must first enable dialog box repositioning and enable more than one display or grid. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To change this option, you must first enable dialog box repositioning and enable more than one display or grid. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


To change this option, you must first enable dialog box repositioning, select to move dialog boxes to a display, and enable more than one display or grid. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must select an application and/or class before you can remove it. You cannot remove applications and/or classes if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must select an application before you can edit its individual settings. You cannot change individual settings for a class (either a class or an application and class). You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must select an application and/or class before you can disable features for the application and/or class. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must enable grids before you can edit them. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must enable colour keying before you can change this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must enable colour keying before you can change this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must enable mouse wheel zoom level control before you can change this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You must enable mouse wheel zoom level control before you can change this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is not available in Magnifying glass zoom style. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available in Centred on cursor zoom style. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is not available in Centred on cursor zoom style. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available when you have enabled the Automatically activate windows under cursor feature. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available when mouse gestures are enabled. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available when mouse gestures are enabled. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available when mouse throws are enabled. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available when mouse keystone is enabled. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available if you have installed DirectX 8 or higher version, you are running 16 bpp or more on every display, keystone was included in your driver package and you are running a Windows Me or newer operating system. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available when you have more than one display connected and you are not running in nView Span mode. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


This option is only available when you have more than one display connected. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Enables the NVIDIA 3D Desktop. This 3D Desktop replaces your Windows desktop with a 3D surface allowing you to skin your windows and use 3D effects. The 3D Desktop requires that you have DirectX8 or higher version installed, be running Windows XP and be running a GeForce4 4200 or higher class card.


Uninstalls the NVIDIA 3D Desktop files.


Adds control of your 3D Desktop to your desktop properties menu.


Turns on post-processing of your desktop. This allows for more advanced effects to be used at a slight performance cost.


Loads a pre-defined 3D Desktop theme. This allows for more advanced effects to be used at a slight performance cost.


Allows you to preview your 3D Desktop settings.


Enables or disables the mouse effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the animation effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the window shading effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the window lighting effects that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Enables or disables the window skinning selections that are in your 3D Desktop theme.


Opens a dialog box allowing for detailed control over your 3D Desktop settings including the ability to create and save themes.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


The 3D Desktop must be enabled to access this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Allows you to throw windows (while dragging a window, release the mouse) to screen edges.


Allows you to define what action occurs when you shake your mouse.


Allows you to define what action occurs when you move your mouse in a circular motion.


Requires that you hold down the Shift key when moving the mouse in a gesture.


Performs the gesture action on the window under the cursor. (Normally, this action is performed on the active window).


Adjusts the sensitivity of mouse throws. To make the sensitivity higher (to make throwing easier), move slider to the right.


Adjusts the sensitivity of mouse gesture. To make the sensitivity higher (to make shaking or rotating easier), move slider to the right.


Gestures must be enabled to access this setting. You cannot change this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


Allows you to mark an application and class window to flash its border when it is open.


Allows you to modify nView application-specific extensions.


This setting can only be applied to an application and class pair. You cannot change this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


Allows you to set different screen resolutions per desktop.

Note: Switching between desktops with different resolutions is much slower than desktops with the same resolution.


Specifies showing command prompt windows on the only the desktop where they were opened instead of on all desktops, which is the default.


Allows you to change general multiple desktop options.


Resets all desktops to the current resolution.


Forces all desktops to use the current wallpaper. This improves desktop switching speed.


Windows 2000 or newer operating system is required to use nView transparency functions. In addition, you cannot change this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


You must have administrative privileges to save profiles.


The nView toolbar allows you to place profiles, actions, and desktops on a dockable toolbar where they are accessible with a single click of a button.


nView grids allow you to define grids on each of your displays. These grids then function as sub-displays when using features such as dialog box repositioning, window spanning, and window maximize.


Allows you to edit grids and anchor points used by mouse throws for a display.


Windows 2000 or newer operating system is required to use the nView toolbar. In addition, you cannot change this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


Windows 2000 or newer operating system is required to use nView grids. In addition, you cannot change this setting if have loaded a locked profile.


Allows you to set the display on which you want applications to open, by default.

•	The Last display is the display on which you closed the application.

•	The Start display is the display containing the Start button.

Note: If you select Last display, the application state (including the nView desktop/display maximize/collapse state) is also restored when the application opens.


Prevents windows from opening off screen.


Forces dialog boxes to be centred on their target display.


You cannot enable this option unless you have more than one display or grid enabled. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


You cannot enable this option unless you have more than one display or grid enabled. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Desktop colour settings, such as Brightness, Contrast Gamma, and Image Sharpening


Direct3D specific settings


Settings pertaining to performance and quality for OpenGL and Direct 3D applications.


Specifies user settings for the NVIDIA graphics driver, NVKeystone, and edge-blending.


Specifies user settings for full screen video and hardware video overlay.


Specifies user settings for OpenGL.


Shows or hides detailed options when loading or saving profile.


Saves and restores the open application state on the desktop.


Saves and restores the nView desktop management settings.


Saves and restores the display mode.


Saves and restores the Windows taskbar position if mode information is selected.


Saves and restores the computer’s power profile if mode information is selected.


Displays a list of applications saved within the profile if application state data is saved within the profile.


Loads the selected profile and applies the settings selected on the Advanced page.


Saves the selected profile with the settings selected on the Advanced page.


Cancels the action.


Text that describes the profile. You can change the profile description when creating and/or saving the profile.


When the Automatically activate windows under cursor option is enabled, enable this option (Change window z-order when activating) to bring the auto-activated window to the front.


You must enable the Automatically activate windows under cursor option before you can change this control. You cannot change this setting if you have loaded a locked profile.


Inverting the colours of the zoomed text or image makes the screen more readable. To enable this option, select Invert zoomed image colours and click Apply.


You cannot add a hotkey if you don’t select an action. You also cannot add hotkey if you have loaded a locked profile.


You cannot remove a hotkey if your active hotkey list is empty (you have not selected a hotkey to remove). You also cannot add hotkey if you have loaded a locked profile.


Allows you to trigger configurable actions by moving your mouse in a defined manner.


Forces desktops to not repaint until all windows have finished drawing.


Enables or disables multiple desktops.


You cannot add new desktop if you disabled the Enable multiple desktops option. You also cannot add new desktop if you have loaded a locked profile.


You cannot change options if you disabled the Enable multiple desktops option. You also cannot change options if you have loaded a locked profile.


Click to run the NVIDIA nView Multi-display Setup Wizard. This Wizard helps set up the most commonly used nView display modes, including screen resolution and output type.


Click to view information about the nView Desktop Manager, including Copyright notice and version information.


Click to copy a profile from another location or computer to this computer. After you import the file, you can load it.


Click to copy a profile from this computer to another location.


When this option is enabled, you are warned if there is a chance that you will lose your settings caused by a profile loading operation.


Lists all currently available profiles. A profile contains a record of all nView Desktop Manager and display driver settings for easy software setup.

1.	Select a profile from the list.

2.	Click Load to load the profile.

Note: You need Power User access rights to create, save, or delete profiles. Then you can use profile features to save a record of your desktop management and NVIDIA display settings in a profile and continue to add new profiles that are specific to a company, workgroup, or user.


When this option is enabled, this profile will appear in the nView Display Scheme menu, which is available through an assigned nView Desktop Manager hot key.


When this option is enabled and a window is dropped within the selected number of pixels of a screen edge or another window, the dropped window is automatically moved so that the window border is adjacent to the screen edge or other window.


Click this option to show the display number on each display (monitor) that is connected and turned on.


This option lets you specify the location of dialog boxes.

•	No repositioning disables dialog box control.

•	Move to display n (where n is the number) repositions dialog boxes to a specified display.

•	Move to cursor display repositions dialog boxes to the display where the cursor is located.

•	Move to application display repositions dialog boxes on the parent application’s display.

Note: If the feature for dialog box repositioning (available when you are editing grids) is enabled, you can access the following additional option:

•	Move to grid n.m (where n.m is the number), repositions dialog boxes to a specific grid.

Normally, the convention for identifying a display device is a number n, as in display n, or display 1, display 2, etc. When grids are enabled, each display device can have grid areas. Grid 1.2 means display 1, grid 2; grid 2.1 means display 2, grid 1; and so on.


When this option is enabled, nView Desktop Manager extends Microsoft® Internet Explorer so that if you hold down the Shift key while clicking on a hyperlink, the link is opened in a new Internet Explorer window on the next display device.

To use this feature:

1.	Right click the title bar of Internet Explorer and select nView Options to display the nView options menu.

2.	Select Open new link window on display followed by the display choice.


When this option is enabled, an Internet Explorer popup blocker is enabled on your system for your Internet Explorer windows.

1.	Click Properties... to configure system-wide popup blocker settings.

2.	Right click the title bar of Internet Explorer.

3.	Select the nView Options menu item.

4.	Select the appropriate item to configure popup blocking options for that Internet Explorer window only.


Click to configure the Internet Explorer popup blocker and to view statistics and history about the popups that have been blocked.


When this option is enabled, PowerPoint® is extended by nView allowing you to select the display device on which you want to view slide shows. To configure this option

1.	Right click the title bar of PowerPoint

2.	Select the nView Options menu item.

3.	Click Show slides on display followed by the display choice.


When this option is enabled, Microsoft® Outlook™ is extended by nView allowing you to do the following:

•	Save Outlook windows that are open when you close the Outlook Inbox and

•	Automatically reopen these windows when you close and restart Outlook.

To use this option:

1.	Right click the title bar of the Outlook Inbox.

2.	Select nView Options from the menu.

3.	Then select the Outlook-specific menu item.


Specifies the name of the desktop.


When this option is enabled, you can set a different background for each monitor.


Select how you want your selected background to appear.


Click to change your background.


Click to clear your background.


Click to change the icon associated with this desktop. The desktop icon appears in several nView Desktop Manager user interfaces.


Click to clear the icon associated with this desktop.


When this option is enabled, the current desktop icon is displayed in the Windows system tray – this is the area on the right side of the Windows taskbar.

You can also use this system tray icon to switch between desktops.


Displays a button on application window title bars, which allows you to move the window to the next display.


When this option is enabled, transparency while dragging will only occur if you hold down the Shift key when you start dragging the window.


You can type in an application name (the name of the executable file without the extension) here. You can also click Browse... to locate the application, or click Find…to access the Finder tool if the application is currently running.

Note:  If you leave the Application field blank, all applications classes will match.


You can type in a class name (the name of the executable file without the extension) here. You can also click Find... to access the Finder tool if the application window is currently visible.

Note:  If you leave the class field blank, all window classes will match.


Click to open a window from where you can select a running application.


Click to open a window from where you can select a currently visible application window.


Click to browse for an application.


You can type in an application or class name here. Or, use the Finder tool and drag it over the application window to automatically fill in this field.


Drag this tool over a window to recover the application or class name.


When this option is disabled, all nView functions are turned off.


When this option is disabled, all nView transparency and topmost options are disabled.


When this option is disabled, all nView title bar buttons are disabled.


When this option is disabled, all nView dialog box and window positioning functions are disabled.


When this option is disabled, all nView maximizing functions are disabled.


When this option is disabled, all nView window state memories are disabled.


Specifies not to save the current profile but continue to load the selected profile.


This option is disabled because a profile is not being loaded. This option will be enabled when you select a profile to load at the same time the current profile is being modified.


Make windows transparent when dragged must be enabled to access this setting. If you have loaded a locked profile, this option is unavailable.


Save display mode information must be enabled to access this setting.


Save performance and quality settings must be enabled to access this setting.


The profile you are loading does not contain this information.


Allows each active display to be assigned a separate desktop. This means you can conveniently view more than one desktop (one on each display) simultaneously instead of viewing only one desktop at a time.


Click to access the Windows Display Properties Settings panel where you can turn on (attach) or off (detach) your connected displays.


When enabled, popup windows are blocked on new Internet Explorer windows that you open.


When enabled, the mouse cursor will change briefly when a popup window is blocked.


When enabled, an audio tone is played when a popup window is blocked.


When enabled, the blocked popup window appears for the period that you specify in the Preview interval (seconds) edit box.


After you select the Briefly preview the popup check box above, enter the amount of time (in seconds) for which you want the blocked popup window to appear so that you can preview it.


If you selected to preview popups in the previous check box, when you select this checkbox, the popup window will fade out after the preview period ends.


Enter the URL (Web address) for a Web site for which you do not want to block popup windows. Then click Add to add this Web site to your list of Web site exceptions. This means that popup windows will always appear for the Web site you just added.


Adds the Web site you entered in the Web site address box to your list of Web site exceptions. This means that popup windows will always appear for the Web site you just added.


Lists Web sites for which popup blocking is disabled. Popup windows will always appear for these Web sites.


Removes the selected Web site from the Web site exceptions list.


Removes all Web sites from the Web site exceptions list.


Lists the Web sites for which all popup windows have been blocked, including the date and time they were blocked.


Adds the selected Web site from the above list of blocked popups to the list of Web site exceptions. This will cause popup windows to always appear for that Web site.


Removes the selected Web site from the above list of blocked popups.


Clears the blocked popup history list.


Lists how long items are kept in the Web site list of blocked popups. Items are automatically removed from the list if they are older than this setting.


Allows you to quickly zoom in and out of your entire desktop by pressing a key.


When selected, allows you to change the window z-order using your middle mouse button.

Note: Other software that may also be customized to make use of the middle mouse button can interfere with this nView Desktop Manager functionality.


Causes your cursor to jump dead screen areas when moving the mouse rapidly from monitor to monitor in a non-rectangular configuration.