Displays a list of all currently available profiles.

A profile contains a record of all nView display settings for easy software setup.  You can load a profile after selecting it from the list.

Using nView, an administrator can save a record of all of its display settings in a single file called a "profile" and continue to add new profiles that are specific to a company, workgroup, or user.  An administrator can create, save, or delete profiles.

Note: nView includes several generic profiles for different industries.


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


Allows you to run the NVIDIA nView Setup Wizard. The Wizard helps set up the most commonly used nView display settings, including Window Management, Desktop Management and "transparency" effects. Using this Wizard, you can enable or disable the automatic startup of nView when loading Windows.


Allows you to load or unload the nView Desktop Manager.

Note: If nView is not configured to automatically start when you load Windows, click this button to temporarily turn on nView until you log off and log on again.


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


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


Allows you to delete the selected profile.


Allows windows to display across monitors. If this option is not selected, windows will not span across monitors.


Allows child windows within an application to span across monitors.

•	If this option is not checked, child windows will not span across monitors even if the parent window does.

•	To access this option, you must first enable the "Enable window spanning across monitors" option.


Adds the nView window maximize button to title bars on all application windows. This title bar button allows you to toggle between maximized and restored states in multiple-monitor configurations.


This title bar button allows you to toggle between maximized and restored states in multiple-monitor configurations.


Enables the "application position memory" feature.

For application memory to work, you must enable application memory for each application through its nView system menu extension.

1.	To access the nView system menu extension from an application, you need to first activate the "Extend application system menus with nView options" option on this panel.

2.	To access the system menu, right click the application window’s title bar and click Position Memory to enable the option.

When you enable this application position memory feature, nView stores information about the application’s location, size, and state, including the desktop on which it was located. When you close and restart the application, nView restores these application settings from last use.


This option lets you specify the location of dialog boxes.

•	Show dialog boxes on monitor n (where n is the monitor 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.


Allows dialog boxes to be displayed on the specified monitor.


Allows dialog boxes to be repositioned to the monitor where the cursor is located.


Allows dialog boxes to be displayed on the parent application’s monitor.


Use the arrow buttons to select the monitor on which you want dialog boxes to be displayed.


Allows you to quickly access nView application-specific features from any application using the system menu. To access the system menu, right click an application window’s title bar.


Accelerates Open, Maximize, and Restore window functions.


Enables window transparency when windows are dragged. Windows become transparent as you hold down the mouse button while on the window’s title bar, allowing you to quickly see what is underneath the window. 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 will appear while being moved.


Allows you to use a mouse wheel to change zoom levels when a zoom window is active.


Allows you to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels in a zoom window when you hold down the Shift key.  If the "Ctrl" option is also checked, you have to hold down both the Ctrl and Shift keys in order to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels.


Allows you to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels in a zoom window by holding down the Ctrl key.  If the "Shift" option is also checked, 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 a zoom window is launched. The magnifying glass zoom window contains a white square inside the zoom 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.


Opens a window that displays a magnification of a selected area of your screen.


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


Allows you to select the key or combination of keys you want to use to perform the selected action from the list of hot key actions.

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


Adds the selected hot key action and keystroke combination to the active hot key list. Once a hot key is added, it is active and available for use.


Removes the selected hot key from the list of active hot keys. Once a hot key is removed, it is no longer active or available for use.


Removes all hot keys from the active hot key list. Once the hot keys are removed, they are no longer active or available for use.


Displays a list of hot keys that have been assigned and are currently active.


Displays a list of all currently available desktops.

nView lets you create, manage, and switch between multiple desktops. After selecting a desktop from this list, you can activate, rename, or remove the desktop.

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

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


Adds a new desktop. A dialog box prompts for a name of the new desktop. After you enter the name, the desktop is created and appears in the list of desktops.


 Switches to the selected desktop. You can perform the same function by double-clicking a desktop from the list of desktops.


Allows you to rename the selected desktop.


Allows you to delete a desktop.

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.


Changes the background of the selected desktop.

When you click this option, nView switches to the selected desktop and opens the Windows Display Properties background tab from which you can change the background of the selected desktop. Each desktop can have a different background.


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 monitors currently available for use with your selected hot key.


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


When this box is checked, your system will switch to the selected profile when you dock the system. When the box is unchecked, no profile change will take place. For instance, if you have selected My Docked Profile and the docked profile box is checked, the system will change to your custom docked profile when it is docked.


When this box is checked, your system will switch to the selected profile when the system is undocked. When the box is unchecked, no profile change will take place. For instance, if you have selected My Undocked Profile and the undocked profile box is checked, the system will change to your custom undocked profile when it is undocked.


When this box is checked, your system will switch to the selected profile when the system enters Write mode. When the box is unchecked, no profile change will take place. For instance, if you have selected My Write Profile and the write profile box is checked, the system will change to your custom write profile when you switch into Write mode.


Select default profile to use factory default settings. Select custom profile to use your personal settings.  Note that you must create a custom docked profile before you may use custom settings when docked.


Select default profile to use factory default settings. Select custom profile to use your personal settings.  Note that you must create a custom undocked profile before you may use custom settings when undocked.


Select default profile to use factory default settings. Select custom profile to use your personal settings.  Note that you must create a custom write profile before you may use custom settings when in Write mode.


Press this button to create a custom profile. Arrange your display settings, power settings, and applications the way you want them to appear every time you enter this profile. When you are satisfied, press the button once again to save your custom profile.


Loads or unloads nView desktop management. Also controls if nView automatically starts at boot or not.


Shows or hides advanced nView controls including controls for multiple desktops, application management, and user interface features.


Opens a control panel allowing you to turn on and off monitors.


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


Controls whether the taskbar is limited to a single monitor or stretched across multiple monitors.


Makes windows under the cursor become active and move to the front of the window order.


Makes drop down menus transparent when main window is opaque.


Makes the taskbar transparent.


Global transparency level. Note that you can set individual application transparency levels using individual application settings.


Creates a zoom window that displays a magnification of a fixed area on the screen when a zoom window is shown.


Shows the cursor in the magnified display if centered on cursor or fixed frame zoom is selected.


Allows video to be seen in the zoom window. Note that only videos started after the zoom window is open will be visible in the zoom window.


Opens a control panel allowing video windows to be zoomed to fit an entire screen at full playback speed.


Adds an application to the individually managed list box. Note that if you do not set individual settings for the application, the application will be removed from the list when the control panel is closed.


Adds a window class to the individually managed list box. Note that if you do not disable functions for the class, the class will be removed from the list when the control panel is closed.


Removes an application or class from being individually managed or having functions disabled.


Allows individual nView window management and launch settings to be set for an application.


Allows nView functions to be disabled for a particular application or class of windows.


Turns on and off individual application settings for all windows.


Applications and window classes which either have individual settings (green check) or have functions disabled (exclamation point or red X).


Allows the wallpaper and/or icon for the desktop to be set.


Shows the current wallpaper and/or icon selection for the desktop.


Shows nView menu options when you right click on the desktop.


Displays a balloon message on the taskbar when nView 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 option menu.


Allows customization of the nView option menu.


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


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


Shows NVKeystone options when you right click on the desktop.


Displays a test pattern on your monitors allowing you to optimally adjust your display.


When enabled, nView will automatically align multiple displays and remove small pixel gaps when multiple monitors are enabled.


When enabled, nView will automatically check to see if monitors are still attached after resuming from a suspend or hibernate state. If monitors have been detached, nView will change the display settings to remove the monitor.


Use to move your desktop icons and your taskbar to a specific monitor.