Corel PaintShop Pro - X User Manual
X
USER GUIDE
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Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X User Guide
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Table of contents
Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
What’s in this user guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s new in Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Registering Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Updating Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Corel Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About Corel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Workflow tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Get photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Retouch and restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Create collages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Add text and graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Apply effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Print and share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Documentation conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Learning Center palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Exploring the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Getting photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening and closing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Browsing through image folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Zooming and panning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cutting, copying, and pasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Deleting images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adjusting images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Rotating images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cropping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Straightening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Correcting photographic perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Making basic photo adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing digital photo noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Resizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Retouching and restoring images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Removing red-eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Applying cosmetic corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing scratches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removing flaws and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Erasing image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Working with selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Creating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hiding and viewing the selection marquee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Modifying selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Inverting and clearing selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Working with layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Understanding layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Using layers with photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the Layers palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Renaming layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Viewing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the order of layers in an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Moving layers on the canvas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Working with colors and materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Using the Materials palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Choosing colors by using the Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Choosing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Applying photo effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adding picture frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Using the Picture Tube tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Warping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Working with text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Applying text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Editing text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Printing and e-mailing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Creating layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
E-mailing images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
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Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro
Corel® Paint Shop Pro® 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
• installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro
• starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro
• registering Corel products
• updating Corel products
• 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 workspace, to understand the photo-editing workflow, 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” on page 11.
What’s new in Corel Paint Shop Pro
The new features in Corel Paint Shop Pro are designed to enhance your ability to work
with digital photographs, to help you create and touch up artwork and graphics, and to
boost your productivity.
Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro 1
Enhanced user interface
• The Learning Center palette presents a more intuitive approach for guiding you
through the basic Corel Paint Shop Pro workflow. The Home page of the Learning
Center palette contains seven main categories, which together represent a typical
workflow. Each category contains several detailed topics to guide you in choosing
tools and commands that will help you work quickly and efficiently.
• The Browser palette replaces the Browser from the previous version of
Corel Paint Shop Pro. From within the Browser palette, you can zoom in on
thumbnails, view Browser thumbnails in Photostrip mode, and print contact
sheets.
• The Layers palette displays the contents of a layer as a resizable thumbnail. Layer
information can be set to appear across the top of the palette or next to each layer.
• The Pick tool is new and resembles a combination of the Raster Deform tool and
the Object Selection tool from previous versions of Paint Shop Pro. The Pick tool
allows you to select and modify raster layers and vector objects.
Enhanced photo adjustment features
• The new Makeover tool provides three fun modes for photo retouching. You can
remove blemishes, whiten teeth, and even apply a suntan.
• The new Red Eye tool offers the fastest way yet for removing red-eye. You just set
the tool size and click the eye.
• The Smart Photo Fix command lets you precisely adjust color balance, brightness,
contrast, sharpness, and saturation, and set black and white points manually. You
can also let the program suggest settings for these adjustments.
• The One Step Purple Fringe Fix command gets rid of the purple glow that
sometimes appears around edges and objects under certain lighting conditions.
• The One Step Noise Removal command identifies and eliminates the excess “noise”
that is often seen in digital photos.
• The new Color Balance command lets you choose between a simple mode that
quickly cools or warms the colors in photos, and an advanced mode that provides
more comprehensive adjustments.
• The new High Pass Sharpen command provides superior enhancement of the edges
and details in your photos.
• Improvements to the metadata feature allows you to enter your own copyright and
IPTC data.
• Full support of 16-bit images allows professional photographers to work with their
high-fidelity images without compromising quality. High-fidelity images, which
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use thousands of shades per color, are no longer subject to the 8-bit limit of 256
shades per color set by previous versions of the software.
Enhanced performance
• Improved startup lets you start Corel Paint Shop Pro more quickly than ever.
• The Undo and Redo commands are faster.
• You can apply a script on an image or images when you open them.
New effects
• You can turn your color photos into black-and-white images and mimic the effect
of using a color filter, or you can mimic the effect of using infrared film.
Enhanced color-management features
• You can read and save color profile data in files and then use the data for better
screen-to-print matching. This feature also supports saving images as CMYK files
for output to commercial printers.
• The Monitor Calibration command helps ensure that your monitor displays the
most accurate colors possible.
Changes to raw camera data import
• Raw camera data images can now be opened in Corel Paint Shop Pro at a higher
quality than before.
• More raw camera file types are supported than ever before.
New program resources
• Corel Paint Shop Pro has many new themes for Picture Tubes™, picture frames and
edges, patterns, and other resources.
Installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro
The Installer makes it easy to install Corel applications and components. It lets you
• 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
To install Corel Paint Shop Pro
1 Close any open applications.
Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro 3
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. For more
information, see “Setting file format associations” in the Help.
To uninstall Corel Paint Shop Pro
1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start Control Panel.
If your operating system is Windows 2000, click Start Settings Control
Panel.
2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3 In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, choose Corel Paint Shop Pro from
the list, and click Remove.
4 Follow the InstallShield® wizard instructions.
You can remove user files such as presets, user-created fills, and customized
files during the uninstall process. To do this, click Change in the Add or
Remove Programs dialog box, click Next, and then choose the Remove
option. Click Next, mark the Remove Corel Paint Shop Pro X settings check
box, and then click Remove.
Starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro
You can start Corel Paint Shop Pro from the Windows taskbar and exit the program
from the File menu.
To start Corel Paint Shop Pro
• On the Windows taskbar, click Start All Programs Corel Paint Shop Pro X
Corel Paint Shop Pro X.
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If you associate specific file formats, such as JPEG and TIFF, with
Corel Paint Shop Pro, 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
• Choose File 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.
You can register the program in 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 products
You can use the InstallShield Update Manager to check online for updates to Corel and
other software products. When product updates become available, you can choose to
have them downloaded and installed automatically. You can also set how often the
Update Manager searches for product updates.
To update Corel products
1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start All Programs Program Updates.
2 Follow the instructions on your screen.
Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro 5
For information about using the Update Manager, see the corresponding topics
in the Help.
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.
About Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation provides innovative software solutions that help millions of
value-conscious businesses and consumers in more than 75 countries improve their
productivity. The company is renowned for its powerful software portfolio, which
combines innovative photo-editing, graphics-creation, vector-illustration, and
technical-graphics applications with office and personal productivity solutions. Corel's
flagship products include the CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, the WordPerfect® Office
suite, Corel® Painter™ Natural-Media® painting and illustration software, and the
Paint Shop™ family of digital photography and image-editing software. For more
information, please visit www.corel.com.
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Workflow tips
This workflow diagram can help you understand how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro. It
shows a suggested sequence for working with your digital images. Whether you want
to create a collage or simply remove red-eye from your photos, you can use this diagram
as a guide.
The Help within Corel Paint Shop Pro contains this same diagram. While you work,
you can access it to view more information about each of the main steps, or to go to
related information in the Help. For more information about how to use the Help, see
“Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro” on page 11.
Create
collages
Retouch
& restore
Add text &
graphics
Adjust
Get
photos
Workflow tips 7
Apply
effects
Print &
share
Get photos
Your first step is to transfer images from your digital camera, scanner, or card reader to
your computer. You can then use the Browser palette to find, select, and open images
on your computer or on other media, such as CDs. For more information about getting
images into Corel Paint Shop Pro, see “Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro” on
page 25.
Adjust
After you fi nd and open you r images, y ou can adjust t hem to make them look thei r best.
For example, you can crop out areas that you want to remove from an image, fix a color
cast, or lighten a photo that is too dark. For information about adjusting your images,
see “Adjusting images” on page 37.
Retouch and restore
After you adjust the overall image, you can start retouching specific image areas. For
example, you can enhance the appearance of people in your images by correcting
red-eye and performing mini-makeovers. You can also remove unwanted objects or
restore a damaged photo by fixing scratches and other flaws. For information about
retouching and restoring your images, see “Retouching and restoring images” on
page 47.
Create collages
Now that you have adjusted and retouched your images, you can create new effects by
combining images. Whether you want to change the background of a photo, create a
superimposed effect with layers, or cut and paste selected image areas into one image,
Corel Paint Shop Pro gives you the power and flexibility you need. For information
about erasing backgrounds, see “Erasing image areas” on page 54. For information
about selecting image areas, see “Working with selections” on page 57. For information
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about combining images using layers, see “Working with layers” on page 65. For
information about cutting, copying, and pasting, see “Cutting, copying, and pasting”
on page 33.
Add text and graphics
You can enhance your images after you fix them by adding text and graphics. For
example, you can add speech balloons and captions, draw shapes and lines, or add a
picture frame to your image. For information about adding text to images, see
“Working with text” on page 89. For information about drawing lines and shapes, see
“Drawing and editing vector objects” in the Help. For information about adding
frames, see “Adding picture frames” on page 83.
Apply effects
Another creative way to enhance your photos is by applying special effects. For example,
you can change a color photo to a black-and-white or sepia-tone photo. You can also
choose from a variety of special effects. For information about applying effects to your
images, see “Applying effects” on page 79.
Print and share
After you adjust and polish your images, you’ll want to share them. You can lay out and
print one or more images at a time, e-mail images, or prepare images for the Web. For
information about printing and e-mailing images, see “Printing and e-mailing images”
on page 95. For information about preparing images for the Web, see “Creating images
for the Web” in the Help.
Workflow tips 9
Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro
You can learn Corel Paint Shop Pro 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 tutorials, movies, and
training videos.
You can also check the readme.html file installed with Corel Paint Shop Pro 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
palette A window containing
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A menu item followed by a
menu command
down when a user clicks a
down arrow button
available commands and
settings relevant to a specific
tool or task
Choose File Open.
Choose an option from the
Selection Type drop-list on
the property bar.
Double-click the name of the
group on the Layers palette.
Convention Description Example
mark and unmark Terms that refer to enabling
or disabling check boxes by
clicking them
Enter The Enter key on your
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.
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 because it
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
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 Corel Paint Shop Pro. From
there, the workflow takes you through tasks such as 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
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access the Help from the Learning Center palette to obtain additional information
about a task.
Home
button
Back
button
From the Learning Center Home page, click Adjust, and then click Resize.
To display or hide the Learning Center palette
• Choose View Palettes Learning Center.
The Learning Center palette is displayed by default. It appears along the left
side of the main Corel Paint Shop Pro 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 related procedure for 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.
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Using the Help system
The Help is the most comprehensive source of information for Corel Paint Shop Pro.
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 topic, or use
the Search page to search for specific words and phrases. You can also print topics from
the Help, or you can use the interactive workflow diagram in the Help, which will guide
you through the most common tasks so that you can use the program efficiently.
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
Magnify a Help topic
Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic, click the frame you want
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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Click the Zoom in button on the Help
topic page. You can decrease the
magnification by clicking the Zoom out
button .
to print, and click Print.
Click Corel Knowledge Base in the upperright corner of the Help window.
Workspace tour
The Corel Paint Shop Pro workspace includes menus, tools, and palettes that you can
use to create and edit images. By navigating this workspace, you can accomplish your
painting, drawing, and photo-editing 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, 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 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 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 l b a r s — display buttons for common commands. For more information, see
“Using toolbars” on page 18.
• Palettes — display image information and help you select tools, modify options,
browse through images, manage layers, select colors, and perform other editing
tasks. For more information, see “Using palettes” on page 16.
• Status bar — displays information about the selected tool or menu command, as
well as information about image dimensions, color depth, and pointer position. The
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status bar appears at the bottom of the main program window, and unlike other
toolbars, it cannot be customized or moved. For more information about viewing
image information, see “Viewing images” in the Help.
Shown below is the workspace that appears when you start up Corel Paint Shop Pro for
the first time.
Menu
bar
Learning Center
palette
Standard
toolbar
Tool Options
palette
Tools
toolbar
The workspace in Corel Paint Shop Pro
Status bar
Browser palette
Open images appear in an
image window
Using palettes
Corel Paint Shop Pro contains many palettes that organize information and commands
to help you edit your images. Some palettes appear automatically when you start up the
application for the first time, others appear in response to tools you choose, and some
palettes appear only when you choose to open them.
Palettes display information and may contain both controls and command buttons. Like
toolbars, palettes can be moved from their default docked position — you can float a
palette or dock it to another side of the main Corel Paint Shop Pro window.
For more information about working with palettes, see “Using palettes” in the Help.
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Palette Description
Learning Center Displays information about workflow, tools, and commands
that you need to get your work done quickly and efficiently
Browser Lets you view folder contents visually, allowing you to zoom in
on image thumbnails, easily navigate to other folders, sort
images, view and edit EXIF data, and print contact sheets
Tool Options Displays settings and controls for the active tool
Materials Lets you choose colors and materials for painting, drawing,
filling, and retouching
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, allows you to undo
and redo adjacent or nonadjacent actions, and allows you to
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 brush stroke 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
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Using toolbars
The toolbars display buttons that are useful for performing the most common tasks.
When you position the pointer over a button, its name appears on a ToolTip. The status
bar displays additional information about the command.
You can add and remove buttons from toolbars and create custom toolbars. For more
information about customizing menus and toolbars, see “Customizing the menu
system” and “Customizing toolbars” in the Help.
Corel Paint Shop Pro contains the following toolbars:
• Standard — appears by default and displays the most common commands, such as
saving images, undoing a command, and cutting items
• To o l s — contains tools for painting, drawing, cropping, typing text, and
performing other image-editing tasks
• Effects — displays commands for applying effects to your images
• Photo — displays commands for enhancing photos
• Script — displays commands for creating and running scripts
• We b — 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 Toolbars, and choose the toolbar that you want to display.
You can also display a toolbar by right-clicking any toolbar or palette, choosing
To o l b a r s , and choosing the toolbar.
To hide a specific toolbar, click the Close button on its title bar.
Using tools
You can use the Corel Paint Shop Pro 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
Some tools are grouped together in flyouts. 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.
For information about moving, hiding, and displaying the Tools toolbar, see “Using
toolbars” on page 18.
Depending on the type of layer you are working on, some tools may be not be available.
For example, the Paint Brush and Clone Brush tools work only on raster layers, while
the Pen tool works only on vector layers. For more information about raster and vector
layers, see “Working with layers” on page 65.
The following table describes each tool on the Tools toolbar.
Tool Description
Pan
Zoom
Pick
Move
Selection
Freehand Selection
Magic Wand
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Use this tool to move the viewable portion of the image
window when part of the image extends beyond the image
window.
Use this tool to zoom in by clicking or zoom out by rightclicking. Drag to define an area for zooming.
Use this tool to move, rotate, and reshape raster layers, as well
as select and modify vector objects.
Use this tool to move a raster layer or a vector layer on the
canvas.
Use this tool to create a geometrically shaped selection, such
as a rectangle, ellipse, or triangle.
Use this tool to create an irregularly shaped selection.
Use this tool to make a selection based on pixel values within
a specified tolerance level.
Tool Description
Dropper
Crop
Straighten
Perspective Correction
Red Eye
Makeover
Clone
Scratch Remover
Object Remover
Use this tool to choose the foreground/stroke color by
clicking, or the background/stroke color by right-clicking.
Use this tool to trim or eliminate unwanted edges of an
image.
Use this tool to rotate a crooked photo so that it’s straight.
Use this tool to square the perspective of buildings or other
objects that appear to be leaning or unnaturally angled.
Use this tool to quickly correct the red-eye effect commonly
seen in photos.
Use this tool’s three modes — Blemish Fixer, Toothbrush, and
Suntan — to apply cosmetic fixes to a photo.
Use this tool to brush over unwanted elements of a photo
with a neighboring area in the same photo.
Use this tool to remove scratches in scanned photos, as well as
to remove wrinkles, wires, or other similar linear flaws seen in
photos.
Use this tool to cover unwanted elements of a photo with a
neighboring texture in the same photo.
Paint Brush
Airbrush
Lighten/Darken
Dodge
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Use this tool to paint on your image with colors, textures, or
gradients.
Use this tool to simulate painting with an airbrush or spray
can.
Use this tool to lighten areas as you drag, or to darken areas as
you drag with the right mouse button. This effect is stronger
than the effects produced by the Dodge and Burn tools.
Use this tool to lighten areas of a photo by clicking, or to
darken areas by right-clicking. Its functionality is the opposite
of the Burn tool.
Tool Description
Burn
Smudge
Push
Soften
Sharpen
Emboss
Saturation Up/Down
Hue Up/Down
Use this tool to darken areas of a photo by clicking, or to
lighten areas by right-clicking. Its functionality is the
opposite of the Dodge tool.
Use this tool to smear pixels by picking up new colors as you
drag, or to push pixels by not picking up new colors as you
drag with the right mouse button.
Use this tool to push pixels by not picking up new colors as
you drag, or to smear pixels by picking up new colors as you
drag with the right mouse button.
Use this tool to soften pixels as you drag, or to sharpen pixels
as you drag with the right mouse button.
Use this tool to sharpen pixels as you drag, or to soften pixels
as you drag with the right mouse button.
Use this tool to create an embossed effect by suppressing color
and tracing edges in black as you drag.
Use this tool to make colors more vivid as you drag, or less
vivid as you drag with the right mouse button.
Use this tool to shift pixel hue values up as you drag or to shift
them down as you drag with the right mouse button.
Change to Target
Color Replacer
Eraser
Background Eraser
Flood Fill
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Use this tool to recolor pixels while retaining photographic
detail.
Use this tool to replace the background/fill color with the
foreground/stroke color by clicking or dragging, or to replace
the foreground/stroke color with the background/fill color by
right-clicking or dragging with the right mouse button.
Use this tool to erase raster layer pixels to transparency.
Use this tool to erase around the edges of the areas you want
to keep in a photo.
Use this tool to fill pixels of a similar tolerance level with the
current foreground/stroke material by clicking or with the
current background/fill material by right-clicking.
Tool Description
Picture Tube
Te x t
Preset Shape
Rectangle
Ellipse
Symmetric Shape
Pen
Wa r p B r u sh
Mesh Warp
Oil Brush
Chalk
Use this tool to place theme-based artistic elements in your
image.
Use this tool to place text on your image.
Use this tool to add predefined shapes (such as callouts,
arrows, and starbursts) to your image.
Use this tool to create a rectangle or square.
Use this tool to create an ellipse or circle.
Use this tool to create symmetric or star-shaped objects.
Use this tool to create connected or unconnected lines,
freehand curves, and Bézier curve segments.
Use this tool to shrink, grow, twist, or distort pixels in your
photo.
Use this tool to distort a photo by dragging points along a
grid.
Use this tool to simulate oil brush strokes on an art media
layer.
Use this tool to simulate drawing with chalk on an art media
layer.
Pastel
Crayon
Colored Pencil
Marker
Palette Knife
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Use this tool to simulate drawing with pastels on an art media
layer.
Use this tool to simulate drawing with crayon on an art media
layer.
Use this tool to simulate drawing with colored pencil on an
art media layer.
Use this tool to simulate drawing with an ink marker on an
art media layer.
Use this tool to simulate applying oil paint with a knife
(instead of a brush) on an art media layer.
Tool Description
Smear
Art Eraser
Use this tool to smear whatever pigment you’ve applied to an
art media layer.
Use this tool to erase whatever pigment you’ve applied to an
art media layer.
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