Corel PaintShop Pro Photo - X2 Operation Manual
USER GUIDE
Table of contents
Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s in this user guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s new in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. . . . . . . . . 5
Starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Registering Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Updating Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Corel Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
About Corel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo . . . . . . . . . 11
Documentation conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Learning Center palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exploring the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo . . . . . . . . . 25
Getting photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening and closing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Copying images into other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Deleting images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working with the Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Working with photo trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adjusting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rotating images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Cropping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Straightening images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Correcting photographic perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Making basic photo corrections automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing digital camera noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Combining bracketed photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Creating an area of focus by controlling depth of field. . . . . . . . 47
Resizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Retouching and restoring images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing red-eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Applying cosmetic corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing scratches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removing flaws and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Erasing image areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the Express Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Starting the Express Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Getting to know the Express Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Getting photos into the Express Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Displaying photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cropping and straightening photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Applying basic adjustments to photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cloning and retouching photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Removing red-eye in the Express Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rotating photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Zooming and panning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rating photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Saving photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Deleting photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Exiting the Express Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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Working with selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Creating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Hiding and displaying the selection marquee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Modifying selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Inverting and clearing selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Working with layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Understanding layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using layers with photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Using the Layers palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Renaming layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Viewing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Changing the order of layers in an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Moving layers on the canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using layer styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Working with colors and materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using the Materials palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Choosing colors by using the Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Choosing colors from an image or the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Choosing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Applying Photo Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Creating vintage-style photos with the Time Machine . . . . . . . 108
Applying film and filter effects to photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Adding picture frames to images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Using the Picture Tube tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warping images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Applying text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Creating layouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
E-mailing and photo sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
E-mailing photos, videos, and slide shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sending images to a photo-sharing service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2 sets the standard for affordable,
professional image editing. You can edit photos, create graphics, draw,
and paint — all within a highly customizable workspace.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• what’s in this user guide
• what’s new in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
• installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
• starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
• registering Corel products
• updating Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
• Corel® Support Services™
• Corel Corporation
What’s in this user guide
This user guide contains the information you need to become familiar
with the Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo workspace and to get started with
basic tasks and some creative possibilities. It is designed to accompany
the more comprehensive Help, which is available from within the
program, as well as other learning resources, such as tutorials, movies,
and training videos available on the Corel Web site (www.corel.com).
For information about additional learning resources, see “Learning how
to use Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo” on page 11.
What’s new in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 carries on where the last version of
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo left off by offering affordable, powerful,
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professional-grade tools and features. Photo enthusiasts — ranging
from professional photographers to digital camera newcomers — can
take their projects to a higher level with a toolset that yields
astonishing results yet is easy to learn.
For photographers
• New! Express Lab — Digital cameras are great for letting you take
lots of photos, but wading through them to pick the best can be
tedious. The new Express Lab lets you quickly view all the photos in
a selected folder, one at a time. You can also delete photos, add
star ratings, and perform basic editing tasks, such as cropping,
straightening, removing blemishes, and fixing red-eye. This rapidedit mode lets you quickly complete the first cut of photos before
doing more detailed work on a select few. For more information,
see “Using the Express Lab” on page 67.
• New! Modified user interface — Your photos look their best against
the new, darker interface of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. The
neutral gray background allows more accurate color adjustments.
If you prefer the classic Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo workspace
theme, you can toggle off this option. After trying out this new
interface for one week, however, you’ll probably find it much easier
on your eyes. For more information, see “To change the workspace
theme” on page 16.
• New! HDR Photo Merge — HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photo Merge,
a new File menu command, lets you do the seemingly impossible
when shooting high-contrast scenes such as sunsets or interior
shots with bright windows. By shooting one photo for the shadows
(dark areas) and another for the highlights (bright areas), you can
combine both to show the full range of detail. This effect is not
possible to achieve otherwise with any digital or film camera.
An essential part of the HDR Photo Merge feature is the Clarify
control, which analyzes the image and adjusts the brightness in
each region to intelligently compress contrast into a range that can
be shown on screen or on a print. Similar to performing dodging
and burning in a darkroom, using the Clarify control lets you add
just the right touches to an image. For more information, see
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“Combining bracketed photos” on page 44.
• Improved! Black-and-White Film effect — This feature, which was
introduced in Corel Paint Shop Pro X, makes it easy to create
dynamic black-and-white photos by simulating the effect of
shooting black-and-white film with colored filters.
This feature, which previously offered only preset color filters, now
lets you select from a virtually infinite range of color combinations.
You have the full creative control of the Channel Mixer command,
but in a far simpler interface. Plus, you can adjust brightness and
use the Clarify control to further enhance the black-and-white
effect.For more information, see “To apply the Black and White Film
effect” in the Help.
• New! Visible watermarks — Whether you shoot professionally or
just share photos on public Web sites, adding a discrete mark to
your photos is a good way to remind viewers who took the shot.
This feature simplifies the task of adding a logo or other graphic,
and you can choose from professional effects like embossing to give
it a subtle look. First, create a graphic and save it to the hard drive.
Then you can easily add it to the center or corner of any photo. For
more information, see “To add a visible watermark” in the Help.
• Improved! Makeover tool enhancements — The Makeover tool puts
some fun into retouching your photos. Two new modes have been
added. The Thinify mode makes any photo subject you click on look
instantly thinner. The Eye Drops mode takes the red out of irritated,
bloodshot eyes. In addition, improvements have been made to the
Blemish Fixer and Suntan modes of the Makeover tool. For more
information, see “Applying cosmetic corrections” on page 54.
For everyone who works with images
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo is renowned for being user-friendly because
your feedback has always played such a major role in the program’s
development. From requesting one-click automatic fixes that take the
guesswork out of image correction to demanding advanced tools that
meet the exacting standards in digital photography, you the user have
spoken, and Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo has responded.
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• Enhanced! Easier file format selection — Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
still supports an incredible range of file formats, but now the Save
As dialog box displays the most frequently used file formats in a
special short list at the top. As you use other formats, they are
added to this special list. Now you have the simplicity of a short list
combined with the power of the full list of formats when you need
it. For more information, see “Saving images” on page 29.
• Enhanced! Improved Resize command — The critical Resize
command can look daunting to a new user, so the layout has been
simplified, with settings that do not usually need to be changed
hidden from view. For full control, you can display the full set of
options. For more information, see “Resizing images” on page 49.
• New! Save for Office and Copy Special commands — When you use
photos in documents, presentations, or Web pages, they often are
much larger than they need to be. Photos that are too large can
cause bloated document file sizes, slow performance, and even
printing and sharing problems. The new Save for Office command
lets you resize and select an appropriate file format for the active
image. For more information, see “To save images for office
applications” in Help.
If you prefer the quicker cut-and-paste method, you can use the
new Copy Special command, which offers options for copying
based on what the image will be used for. The resizing function is
built in, which ensures that you don’t add unnecessary image data
to your document. For more information, see “Copying images into
other applications” on page 31.
• Enhanced! Crop tool features for scanned photos — Now, you can
easily separate scanned photos into individual image files with the
Crop to New Image option. This new Crop tool feature allows the
image area within the crop boundary to will become a new
document while the original full scan stays open. In addition, the
Crop tool includes a rotation handle, which provides a convenient
way to rotate or straighten photos in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
without switching tools. For more information, see “To create a
new image by cropping” on page 39.
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• New! Auto-Preserve Originals — You no longer need to worry about
accidentally overwriting your original photos. The new AutoPreserve Originals feature automatically saves the original version
in a subfolder within the current folder on your hard drive. This new
feature makes the Restore Original feature a true safety net. For
more information, see “Setting Auto Preserve preferences” in the
Help.
• New! Layer styles — Available as a new, third tabbed area on the
Layer Properties dialog box, this feature lets you apply a variety of
common effects to a layer, such as Drop Shadow, Emboss, and
Reflection, without having to leave the dialog box. For more
information, see “Using layer styles” in Help.
• New! Dynamic language switching — If you are an international or
multilingual user, you can choose your language at the time of
installing. Now, for users who share workstations in an
international corporate environment, you can switch languages at
any time. You can select your desired language, exit the application,
and then restart it to work in the new language. (This feature does
not apply to switching between single-byte and double-byte
languages, such as European to Asian character sets.) For more
information, see “Switching languages” in the Help.
• Enhanced! Improved Corel Photo Downloader — This handy and
powerful utility has been streamlined and improved to help you get
photos from your camera, card reader, CD, or any removable
storage device and into your computer quickly and efficiently. For
more information, see “To get photos with the Corel Photo
Downloader” in Help.
• Enhanced! More Picture Tubes, frames, patterns, and preset shapes
— These creative elements offer many new choices.
Installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
The Installer makes it easy to install Corel applications and
components. It lets you
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• install and uninstall any Corel applications included in your
software package
• add components to a currently installed application
• refresh files and configurations of currently installed applications
Before installing Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
• Close all open applications, including all antivirus software, firewall
applications, and any other applications open in the system tray or
on the Windows taskbar. Not doing so may increase the installation
time and interfere with installation.
• If you’re installing on a Windows XP or Windows Vista operating
system, you need to be logged in as Administrator or as a user with
local administrative rights.
• Make sure that you have 500 MB of free disk space available on the
drive where Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 will be installed.
• To avoid possible conflicts with previous versions of the
application, install Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 in the default
directory.
To install Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
1 Close any open applications.
2 Insert the CD in the CD drive.
If the Installer does not start automatically, click Start
Run on the
Windows® taskbar. Type D:\Setup, where D is the letter that
corresponds to the CD drive.
3 Follow the instructions on your screen.
When you perform a custom installation, you can choose to
associate specific file formats, such as JPEG and TIFF, with
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. For more information, see “Setting
file format associations” in the Help.
To uninstall Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start
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Control Panel.
If your operating system is Windows 2000, click Start Settings
Control Panel.
2 Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears.
3 From the Currently installed programs list, choose Corel Paint
Shop Pro Photo X2, and click Remove.
4 Follow the InstallShield® wizard instructions.
You can remove user-created files such as presets, user-created
fills, and customized files during the uninstall process. Click
Change in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click the
Remove Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 from your computer
button, mark the Remove Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
settings check box, and click Remove.
Starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
You can start Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo from the Windows taskbar
and exit the program from the File menu.
To start Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
• On the Windows taskbar, click Start
Shop Pro Photo X2
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.
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If you associate specific file formats, such as JPEG and TIFF, with
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo, you can double-click the associated
file to start the program. For information about setting file
format associations, see “Setting file format associations” in the
Help.
To exit Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
• Choose File
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Exit.
Registering Corel products
Registering Corel products is important to ensure that you receive
timely access to the latest product updates, as well as valuable
information about product releases. Registration also gives you access
to free downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers.
You can register the program when you install it, or you can register at
a later date.
Yo u c a n re g i s te r th e p r o g r am i n one of the following ways:
• online — If you are connected to the Internet when you install the
Corel graphics application, you can launch the online registration. If
no Internet connection is detected, you are presented with a list of
options.
• by phone — You can call the Corel Customer Service Center nearest
you.
For more information about registering a Corel product, visit
www.corel.com/support/register.
Updating Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
You can check for product updates. Updates notify you of important
new information about your program.
To update Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
• Choose Help
Check for Updates.
Corel Support Services
Corel Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate
information about product features, specifications, pricing, availability,
services, and technical support. For the most current information on
available support and professional services for your Corel product,
please visit www.corel.com/support.
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Warranty support
Corel’s warranty support is designed to help customers with technical
issues related to installation and product defects, including crashes and
errors caused by Corel software.
Personal telephone support
Many customers choose to speak directly to a Corel support technician
over the telephone. Live person-to-person support on a toll-free line is
available as a paid service and is designed for individual, small business,
academic, trial version, and OEM users.
About Corel Corporation
Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity, and digital media
software, with more than 100 million users worldwide. The company’s
product portfolio includes some of the world’s most popular and widely
recognized software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite,
Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER®, Corel®
WordPerfect® Office, WinZip®, and iGrafx®. In 2006, Corel acquired
InterVideo, makers of WinDVD®, and Ulead, a leading developer of
video, imaging, and DVD authoring software. Designed to help people
become more productive and express their creative potential, Corel’s
full-featured software products set a higher standard for value in being
easier to learn and use. The industry has responded with hundreds of
awards recognizing Corel’s leadership in software innovation, design,
and value. Corel’s products are sold in more than 75 countries through
a well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original
equipment manufacturers, online providers, and Corel’s global Web
sites. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, the company has major
offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and
Japan. Corel’s stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL
and on the TSX under the symbol CRE. For more information, please
visit www.corel.com.
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Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
You can learn Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo in various ways: by reading
the user guide, by accessing the Help, by using the Learning Center
palette, or by exploring the resources on the Corel Web site
(www.corel.com), where you can access tips, tutorials, and information
about training from lynda.com.
You can also check the readme.html file installed with the program to
learn the latest information about the software.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• documentation conventions
• using the Learning Center palette
• using the Help system
Documentation conventions
The following table describes important conventions used in the user
guide and Help.
Convention Description Example
Menu
Menu
command
drop-list A list of options that drops
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A menu item followed by a
menu command
down when a user clicks a
down arrow button
Choose File Open.
Choose an option from the
Selection Type drop-list on
the Tool Options palette.
Convention Description Example
palette A window containing
available commands and
settings relevant to a specific
tool or task
mark and
unmark
Enter The Enter key on your
Terms that refer to enabling
or disabling check boxes by
clicking them
keyboard
A note containing
information that is
important to the preceding
steps. It may describe
conditions under which the
procedure can be
performed.
A tip containing
suggestions for performing
the preceding steps. It may
present alternatives to the
steps, or other benefits and
uses of the procedure.
Double-click the name of the
group on the Layers palette.
To preserve the current print
size, mark the Maintain
original print size check box.
To save this gradient as a
swatch that you can access
later, click the Add to
swatches button, type a
name, and press Enter.
The Background Eraser tool
cannot be applied directly to
the background layer, which
does not support
transparency.
You can also right-click in the
image to set the source point
for the Clone tool.
Using the Learning Center palette
The Learning Center palette contains helpful information about
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo tasks, commands, and tools to help
first-time users as well as experienced users get their work done faster.
The Home page of the Learning Center palette provides a task-based
workflow, which begins with getting your photos into the program.
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From there, the workflow takes you through tasks such as finding and
organizing your image files, adjusting and retouching photos, creating
collages, adding text, graphics, and effects, and printing and sharing
your creations.
Each task appearing on the Home page has its own topics with
instructions that describe its related tools or commands. You can click
a given topic to access a related tool or command. In this way, you can
perform a task as you learn about it. You can also access the Help from
the Learning Center palette to obtain additional information about a
task.
To display or hide the Learning Center palette
• Choose View
The Learning Center palette is displayed by default. It appears
along the left side of the main window.
To use the Learning Center palette
1 From the Home page, click a task.
The topics related to the task appear.
2 Click a topic.
The procedure related to the topic appears.
• For topics describing a tool, the tool becomes active. The Tool
Options palette and any other relevant palette appear.
• For topics describing a command associated with a dialog box,
the dialog box appears.
3 Read the procedure for using the tool or command.
Palettes Learning Center.
Some tasks and commands are not available unless an image is
open.
Using the Help system
The Help that is available from within the program is the most
comprehensive source of information for Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo.
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The Help topics dialog box provides three ways to find information. You
can choose a topic from the Contents page, use the Index page to
search for a specific subject, or use the Search page to search for
specific words and phrases. You can also print topics from the Help and
change the size of the text displayed in the Help window.
To use the Help system
1 Click Help
Help topics.
2 Click one of the following tabs:
• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help
• Index — lets you use the keywords from the index to find a topic.
For example, if you want to add a caption to a photo, but are not
sure which feature to use, type caption.
• Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular
word or phrase. For example, if you are looking for information
about a specific tool or command, you can type the name of the
tool or command, such as Backlighting, to display a list of
relevant topics. To search for a phrase, type the phrase and
enclose it with quotation marks (for example, type “Smart photo
fix”).
• Favorites — lets you create a list of Help topics that you can
easily access. You can remove and add Help topics at any time.
You can also
Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic, click the frame
you want to print, and click Print.
View Help for a dialog box Click Help in the bottom of the
dialog box.
Access information and
troubleshooting tips on the Corel
Web site
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On the Help window toolbar, click
Support.
Workspace tour
The Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo workspace includes menus, tools, and
palettes that you can use to create and edit images. By navigating this
workspace, you can accomplish your photo-editing, painting, and
drawing tasks.
In this section, you’ll learn about
•exploring the workspace
• using palettes
• using toolbars
• using tools
Exploring the workspace
When you open Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo, the main program window
appears. This window is your work area. It contains the commands and
tools you need to create, edit, print, and export your images.
You can save the entire workspace, including all open images and their
magnifications and screen positions, as well as positions and
preferences of palettes, toolbars, dialog boxes, and windows. For
information about using custom workspaces, see “Using custom
workspaces” in the Help.
The Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo workspace includes the following
components:
• Menu bar — displays commands for performing tasks. For example,
the Effects menu contains commands for applying effects to images.
• To o lb a r s — display buttons for common commands
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• Palettes — display image information and help you select tools,
modify options, browse through images, manage layers, select
colors, and perform other editing tasks
• Status bar — displays information about the selected tool or menu
command, as well as information about image dimensions, color
depth, and cursor position
Shown below is an example of the workspace that appears when you
start Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo for the first time.
Menu bar
Learning Center palette
Standard toolbar
The workspace in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
Tool Options palette
Tools toolbar
Organizer
Image window
Status bar
To change the workspace theme
• Choose View
Use Graphite Workspace Theme.
The graphite workspace theme is the default. A check mark appears
next to the menu item when this workspace theme is active. To
disable this workspace theme and display the classic
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Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo workspace theme, choose the menu
item again.
Using palettes
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo contains many palettes that organize
information and commands to help you edit your images. Some
palettes appear automatically when you start the application for the
first time, others appear when you activate certain tools, and some
palettes appear only when you choose to open them. You can easily
turn a palette on and off by using the Palettes drop-list on the Standard
toolbar, or by choosing View
For more information about working with palettes, see “Using palettes”
in the Help.
Palette Description
Learning Center Displays information about workflow, tools, and
Organizer Lets you view thumbnails of all images on your hard
Palettes.
commands to help you complete common tasks
quickly and efficiently
drive. Images are cataloged, so you can quickly
search by folder, date, keyword, caption, or other
image data, which you can view and edit in the
Organizer. You can also create slide shows and print
contact sheets.
Photo Tray Lets you gather photos from various folders so that
you can edit, e-mail, print, or upload them. You can
add, remove, and rename trays within the Photo
Tray palette to match your workflow.
Tool Options Displays settings and controls for the active tool
Materials Lets you choose colors and materials for painting,
drawing, filling, and retouching
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Palette Description
Layers Lets you view, organize, and adjust settings for
image layers
Overview Displays a thumbnail of the active image, lets you
set a zoom level, and displays image information
History Lists the actions taken on the active image, lets you
undo and redo adjacent or nonadjacent actions, and
lets you create a Quickscript that can be instantly
applied to other open images
Histogram Displays a graph of the distribution of red, green,
blue, grayscale, hue, saturation, and lightness
values in an image. You can analyze the distribution
of detail in the shadows, midtones, and highlights
to help you decide how to make corrections.
Brush Variance Lets you set additional brush options when you use
a paint brush or any other raster painting tool. This
palette is particularly useful when you use a
pressure-sensitive tablet or a four-dimensional
mouse. For example, you can vary the opacity of a
brushstroke by applying pressure with the stylus.
Some options also work well with a mouse.
Mixer Lets you place and mix pigments to use with the Oil
Brush tool and the Palette Knife tool, allowing you
to create realistic strokes with oil paints on Art
Media layers
Script Output Displays a list of your actions and results when you
run scripts
Using toolbars
The toolbars display buttons that are useful for performing common
tasks. When you position your cursor over a button, its name appears
on a ToolTip.
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You can add and remove buttons from toolbars and create custom
toolbars. For more information about customizing toolbars, see
“Customizing toolbars” in the Help.
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo contains the following toolbars:
• Effects — displays commands for applying effects to your images
• Photo — displays commands for enhancing photos
• Script — displays commands for creating and running scripts
• Standard — appears by default toward the top of the workspace
and displays the most common commands, such as saving images,
undoing a command, and cutting and pasting items
• To o ls — contains tools for painting, drawing, cropping, typing text,
and performing other image-editing tasks
• Web — displays commands for creating and saving images for the
Web
For information about the menu bar and the status bar, see “Exploring
the workspace” on page 15.
To display or hide a toolbar
• Choose View
display or hide.
A check mark beside the toolbar name in the menu indicates that
the toolbar is displayed.
To o lb a r s , and choose the toolbar that you want to
Using tools
You can use the Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo tools to paint, draw, crop
images, add text, and perform other image editing and creative tasks.
Some tools, such as the Crop, Move, and Text tools, reside in their own
space on the Tools toolbar. Most tools, however, are grouped with other
tools that perform similar tasks. A group of tools is denoted by a small
flyout arrow on the right side of the active tool.
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Flyout arrow
You can access all tools in a flyout by clicking the flyout
arrow beside the active tool.
When you hold the pointer over a tool, a ToolTip displays the tool name
and shortcut key, and the status bar displays hints for using the tool.
Depending on the type of layer you are working on, some tools may not
be available. For example, the Paint Brush and Clone Brush tools work
only on raster layers, the Pen tool works only on vector layers. For more
information about raster and vector layers, see “Working with layers”
on page 87.
The following table briefly describes each tool on the Tools toolbar.
Tool Description
Pan Moves the viewable portion of the image
window when part of the image extends
beyond the image window
Zoom Zooms in when you click, or zooms out when
you right-click. You can drag to define an area
for zooming. If your pointing device has a
scroll wheel, you can use it to quickly zoom in
and out quickly.
Pick Moves, rotates, and reshapes raster layers,
and selects and modifies vector objects
Move Moves a raster layer or a vector layer on the
canvas
Selection Creates a geometrically shaped selection, such
as a rectangle, ellipse, or triangle
Freehand Selection Creates an irregularly shaped selection
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Tool Description
Magic Wand Makes a selection based on pixel values within
a specified tolerance level
Dropper Lets you choose the foreground/stroke color
by clicking, or the background/fill color by
right-clicking
Crop Trims or eliminates unwanted edges of an
image
Straighten Rotates a crooked photo to straighten it
Perspective Correction Squares the perspective of buildings or other
objects that appear to be leaning or
unnaturally angled
Red Eye Quickly corrects the red-eye effect commonly
seen in photos
Makeover Provides five modes — Blemish Fixer,
Toothbrush, Eye Drop, Suntan, and Thinify —
which let you apply cosmetic fixes to subjects
in your photos
Clone Removes flaws and objects by painting over
them with another part of the image
Scratch Remover Removes wrinkles, wires, and similar linear
flaws from digital photos, and removes
scratches from scanned photos
Object Remover Covers unwanted elements of a photo with a
neighboring texture in the same photo
Paint Brush Lets you paint on your image with colors,
textures, or gradients
Airbrush Simulates painting with an airbrush or spray
can
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Tool Description
Lighten/Darken Lightens areas as you drag, or darkens areas as
you drag with the right mouse button. This
effect is stronger than the effects produced by
the Dodge and Burn tools.
Dodge Lets you lighten areas of a photo by clicking,
or darken areas by right-clicking. This tool and
the Burn tool produce opposite effects.
Burn Lets you darken areas of a photo by clicking,
or lighten areas by right-clicking. This tool and
the Dodge tool produce opposite effects.
Smudge Smears pixels by picking up new colors as you
drag, or pushes pixels by not picking up new
colors as you drag with the right mouse
button
Push Pushes pixels by not picking up new colors as
you drag, or smears pixels by picking up new
colors as you drag with the right mouse
button
Soften Softens pixels as you drag, or sharpens pixels
as you drag with the right mouse button
Sharpen Sharpens pixels as you drag, or softens pixels
as you drag with the right mouse button
Emboss Creates an embossed effect by suppressing
color and tracing edges as you drag
Saturation Up/Down Makes colors more vivid as you drag, or less
vivid as you drag with the right mouse button
Hue Up/Down Shifts pixel hue values up as you drag, or shifts
them down as you drag with the right mouse
button
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Tool Description
Change to Target Recolors pixels while retaining photographic
detail
Color Replacer Replaces the background/fill color with the
foreground/stroke color when you click or
drag, or replaces the foreground/stroke color
with the background/fill color when you rightclick or drag
Eraser Erases raster layer pixels to transparency
Background Eraser Erases around the edges of the areas you want
to keep in a photo
Flood Fill Fills pixels of a similar tolerance level with the
current foreground/stroke material when you
click, or with the current background/fill
material when you right-click
Color Changer Changes the color of an element in a photo
while preserving the shading and luminosity
of the original color
Picture Tube Places Picture Tubes™, theme-based artistic
elements, in your image
Text Places text on your image
Preset Shape Adds predefined shapes (such as callouts,
arrows, and starbursts) to your image
Rectangle Creates a rectangle or square
Ellipse Creates an ellipse or circle
Symmetric Shape Creates symmetric or star-shaped objects
Pen Creates connected or unconnected lines,
freehand curves, and Bézier curve segments
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Tool Description
Warp Brush Shrinks, grows, twists, or distorts pixels in
your photo
Mesh Warp Distorts a photo by dragging points along an
overlay grid
Oil Brush Simulates oil brushstrokes on an Art Media
layer
Chalk Simulates drawing with chalk on an Art Media
layer
Pastel Simulates drawing with pastels on an Art
Media layer
Crayon Simulates drawing with crayon on an Art
Media layer
Colored Pencil Simulates drawing with colored pencil on an
Art Media layer
Marker Simulates drawing with an ink marker on an
Art Media layer
Palette Knife Simulates applying oil paint with a knife
(instead of a brush) on an Art Media layer
Smear Smears whatever pigment you’ve applied to
an Art Media layer
Art Eraser Erases whatever pigment you’ve applied to an
Art Media layer
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Getting started with
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
You can bring your images into Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo in various
ways: you can import images from a digital camera, card reader, or
scanner; you can capture images from the computer screen; you can
duplicate an existing image or layer; or you can create an image.
In this section, you’ll learn about
• getting photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
• opening and closing images
• saving images
• copying images into other applications
• deleting images
• working with the Organizer
• working with photo trays
Getting photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo
You can use a variety of methods to bring your digital photos and
scanned images into Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. Perhaps the easiest
and the most powerful method is to use the Corel Photo Downloader,
which is installed along with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.
After installation, the Corel Photo Downloader icon appears in your
system tray. You photos are detected, and the Corel Photo Downloader
dialog box appears, when you plug in your camera, insert a memory
card into your card reader, or insert a CD containing photos.
You can set the Corel Photo Downloader to rotate photos. You can also
choose to clear space on your camera’s memory card by automatically
deleting photos on the camera after you download them.
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