①preview window you can use the preview window to view the results of your changes.
②create icon click this button before saving your effect to create an icon of your new effect. this icon will represent your effect in the effect list, with other pre-created effects of the same type.
③save effect once you have completed your modifications to your effect (using the custom, transform, and crop pages), you can save the new effect to your library of pre-created matrox effects for future use. once you click save effect, the save as dialog box opens to allow you to name your effect, and save it as a .kft file in the folder with other similar effects. for example, when saving a custom page curl, you can save it in the matrox x.tools\effects\page curls folder, so that it will be available with the other pre-created effects on the page curls page.
④icon once you have created an icon, you can view it here. your icon shows a simulation of the a/b transformation of your effect.
after saving your effect and creating an icon, if you go back to the "pre-created effect" page, you'll notice that your new effect is now added to the effect list. to update your icons to the most current, right-click anywhere in the effect list, and choose update all icons.