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Getting started with Cozi Collage (screen saver)

Cozi Collage creates small groups of your family’s photos and shows them one page at a time, much like a slideshow. It is a great way to enjoy your family photos whenever you're not using your computer.

Cozi Collage starts automatically if no one has used the computer for a set amount of time. If you feel like showing off your family photos and want to start the collage right away, find the More area on the Home page, and then click Cozi Collage.

While Cozi Collage is running, you can:

• Press the Left arrow key to go back to the previous collage.
• Press the Right arrow key to move to the next collage right away.
• Press the space bar to stop Cozi Collage and return to Cozi.
• Press “S” to send a collage to family and friends. (See Sending a collage for more information.)

Cozi Collage automatically uses photos from the “My Pictures” and “Shared Pictures” folders on your computer. If you keep your photos in another folder, you can tell Cozi to include them:

1. Start at your Cozi Home page, find the More area, and then click Settings.
2. Click Photos, click Add folder..., and then select the folder you want to include. You can select a folder from a computer in your home network, although this may cause a delay when the collage starts.
3. Click OK, click Save, and then click Done.

To exclude a photo from the collage, find the folder where it is stored on your computer, and move it to a different folder.

NOTE: If you notice that some photos appear sideways in the collage, that means they are rotated in the folder where they are stored on your computer. To see the photo upright, please rotate it in the folder where it is stored.

The Cozi Collage is designed to turn on and require minimal work from you. If you’d like, you can change the way the collage runs or choose to stop using the Cozi Collage.

To choose how fast the pages change:

1. From your Cozi Home page, find the More area, and then click Settings.
2. Click Screen saver options.
3. Select a time after Show new photos every to determine how long each page is displayed.
4. Click Done, and then click Done again.

To turn the monitor off:

1. From your Cozi Home page, find the More area, and then click Settings.
2. Click Screen saver options.
3. Select a time after Turn monitor off if you want your monitor to turn off after running the collage for a certain amount of time.
4. Click Done, and then click Done again.

To choose how quickly the Cozi Collage starts:

1. Close or minimize Cozi (and any other open programs).
2. From your desktop, right-click any empty space, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Screen Saver tab.
4. Use the up and down arrows next to Wait to tell the computer how long to wait before starting the screen saver, and then click OK.

To stop using the Cozi Collage:

1. Close or minimize Cozi (and any other open programs).
2. From your desktop, right-click any empty space, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Screen Saver tab.
4. Under Screen saver, choose the screen saver you want to use, and then click OK.

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