Corel PaintShop Pro - X5 User Manual
User Guide
Corel® PaintShop® Pro X5 User Guide
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Contents
Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s in this user guide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing and uninstalling Corel programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting and exiting the program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Registering Corel products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Updating the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Corel Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The digital workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Documentation conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the Help system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Learning Center palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the Corel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using Web-based resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Exploring the workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Switching between workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Choosing a workspace color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Opening and closing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Saving images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Deleting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reviewing, organizing, and finding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting up the Manage workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Browsing folders for photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Finding images on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Working with saved searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Adding keyword tags to images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Viewing photos by tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the calendar to find images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Finding people in your photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adding location information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace . . . . . . . . . . 62
Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Displaying and editing photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using Quick Review to review photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Working with trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Working with camera RAW photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Supported RAW file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Camera RAW Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Converting RAW photos to another file format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adjusting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rotating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cropping images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Straightening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Correcting photographic perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Making basic photo corrections automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Removing digital noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Adjusting brightness, contrast, and clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Controlling depth of field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Retouching and restoring images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Removing red-eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Applying cosmetic changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Removing scratches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Removing flaws and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Erasing image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cutting out image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Adding borders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Scaling photos by using Smart Carver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Merging exposures and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Understanding HDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Taking photos for HDR processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect. . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Merging batches of photos into HDR images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Combining photos with Photo Blend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Working with colors and materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the Materials palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Choosing colors by using the Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Choosing colors from an image or the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Choosing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Applying Photo effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Using Retro Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect . . . . . . . . . 158
Creating vintage-style photos with the Time Machine . . . . . . . . 160
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Applying film and filter effects to photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Adding picture frames to images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using the Picture Tube tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Working with layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Understanding layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Using the Layers palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Creating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Renaming layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Viewing layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Changing the order of layers in an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setting layer opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Working with selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Creating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Modifying selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Inverting and clearing selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Working with text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Applying text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Sharing photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E-mailing photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Uploading photos to a sharing site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Creating Share My Trip projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Printing images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
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Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5
For people with a passion for photography, Corel® PaintShop® Pro is
easy-to-use, professionally powered, image-editing software that
helps you produce stunning photos and creative designs.
This section presents the following topics:
• What’s in this user guide?
• What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X5
• Installing and uninstalling Corel programs
• Starting and exiting the program
• Registering Corel products
• Updating the program
• Corel Support Services
•About Corel
The availability of features depends on the version of the
software you have.
What’s in this user guide?
This user guide contains the information that you need to become
familiar with the Corel PaintShop Pro workspaces and to get started
with basic tasks and creative possibilities. It is designed to accompany
the more comprehensive Help, which is available from within the
program, as well as other learning resources. For more information
Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 1
about additional learning resources, see “Learning how to use
Corel PaintShop Pro” on page 15.
What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X5
Corel PaintShop Pro X5 includes new ways to organize, view, and share
your photos and designs. In addition to new features that help you tap
into your creativity, we have included tool and workflow
enhancements based on our users' suggestions.
New! Places
Now you can instantly map your photos based on the location
information they contain, or add location information manually or by
using GPS data or Facebook® check-in points. The new Map mode
with integrated Google Maps™ functionality provides an intuitive
environment for viewing and organizing your photos by location. You
can also delete location data from photos to protect your privacy
online. For more information, see “Adding location information” on
page 56.
New! People
Face tagging lets you identify the people in your photos, making it easy
to find and share photos of family and friends, or sync with your social
contacts on sharing sites. In addition to manual tagging, you can use
face recognition to automatically analyze facial characteristics and help
identify people in your photos. For more information, see “Finding
people in your photos” on page 53.
Enhanced! HDR tools
High dynamic range (HDR) photography can help you create photos
that have stunning depth. You now have more options when you
create HDR photos with the Exposure Merge feature, including
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dedicated black-and-white (B&W) controls, and alignment preview.
Improved Auto Brush results help you save time in achieving the effect
you want. In addition, the HDR Batch Merge feature provides more
control over the results by letting you choose a preset before merging.
For more information, see “Merging exposures and content” on
page 121.
New! Single RAW Photo
You can split a single RAW photo into three exposures and then
recombine them selectively to create an HDR-style effect. This process
lets you control the exposure of different areas of the photo to bring
out more detail. For more information, see “Using Single RAW Photo
to create an HDR effect” on page 130.
New! Retro Lab
The Retro Lab lets you apply vintage-style color and contrast to your
photos to achieve a distinctive look inspired by early LOMO® cameras.
A variety of controls are available to help you create and fine-tune your
own retro style. Then, you can save it as a preset so you’re ready for
your next creative project. For more information, see “Using Retro Lab”
on page 156.
New! Graduated Filter effect
The Graduated Filter applies a semi-transparent color gradient to your
photos to simulate the effect of using graduated filters with your
camera lens. For example, you can darken or tint a sky that appears
washed out without affecting the rest of the image. A range of
gradient controls means that you can experiment with some creative
ways of to use the effect. For more information, see “Applying a
gradient with the Graduated Filter effect” on page 158.
Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 3
New! Instant Effects palette
The Instant Effects palette offers a variety of preset effects that are
organized into categories, such as Artistic, Black And White,
Landscape, and Portrait. Each effect is illustrated by a thumbnail,
making it easy to choose the effect you want. In addition to the default
effects, your own presets appear automatically in the User Defined
category. For more information, see “To choose an effect from the
Instant Effects palette” on page 148.
New! Share My Trip
Your adventures come to life with interactive Share My Trip projects
that map your photos so that you can follow your route on a map or
zoom in to view each photo in detail. You can share your photo map
as a slideshow online by posting it on your blog or by using the builtin sharing options that let you upload to your Dropbox account and
share to Facebook automatically. For more information, see “Creating
Share My Trip projects” on page 196.
Enhanced! Text tool
The Text tool has been enhanced to give you more intuitive text
selection and editing, and improved interaction between the Text tool
and the Pick tool. For more information, see “Working with text” on
page 187.
Enhanced! Sharing options
Enhanced social media integration lets you upload your photos
simultaneously to your Facebook, Flickr®, and Google+™ accounts.
For more information, see “Uploading photos to a sharing site” on
page 193.
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Enhanced! Crop tool
Crop tool enhancements offer greater flexibility and ease in cropping
your images to achieve the image focus and dimensions you want. You
can also define your own crop area and save it as a preset. For more
information, see “Cropping images” on page 81.
Enhanced! Layer Styles
The Layers palette now has better access to Layer Styles such as Drop
Shadow, Reflection, Glow, and Bevel styles. For more information, see
“Using layer styles” in the Help.
Enhanced! Multi-script support
The new Run Multiple Scripts dialog box lets you run multiple scripts in
sequence. For more information, see “To run multiple scripts” in the
Help.
Installing and uninstalling Corel programs
The Installer makes it easy to install Corel® programs and components.
Before installing
• Close all open programs. Note that antivirus software and firewall
applications may affect installation.
• Ensure that you are logged in to your computer as Administrator
or as a user with local administrative rights.
To install Corel PaintShop Pro
1 Close any open applications.
2 Insert the DVD in the DVD drive.
If the setup does not start automatically, navigate to the DVD drive
on your computer, and double-click Setup.exe.
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3 Follow the instructions on your screen.
To uninstall Corel PaintShop Pro
1 Open the Windows® Control Panel.
2In the Programs category, click the Uninstall a program link.
3In the Programs and Features window, click
Corel PaintShop Pro X5 in the list of applications.
4 Click Uninstall/Change.
5 Follow the instructions on your screen.
Starting and exiting the program
You can start Corel PaintShop Pro from the Windows taskbar or your
desktop icon, and exit the program from the File menu.
To start Corel PaintShop Pro
•From the Start menu, choose All Programs
Corel PaintShop Pro X5 or use the Corel PaintShop Pro X5
application icon or tile on your desktop or Start screen.
If you associate specific f i le formats, suc h as JP EG and T IFF, w ith
Corel PaintShop 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 PaintShop 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
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information about product releases. Registration also gives you access
to free downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers.
You can register the program immediately after 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 are
prompted to register, 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 the program
You can check for product updates. Updates notify you of important
new information about your program.
To update your program
• Choose Help Check for Updates.
You can turn automatic program updates on or off by clicking
Help Corel Guide. In the Corel Guide, click the Product
information and preferences button , and choose Message
preferences. Mark the options that you want.
Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 7
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
Corel is one of the world's top software companies with more than 100
million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that
helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting,
creative and persuasive ways. Through the years, we've built a
reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to
learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The
industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software
innovation, design and value.
Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world's
most widely recognized and popular software brands, including
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter™, Corel® PaintShop®
Pro, Corel® VideoStudio®, Corel® WinDVD®, Corel® WordPerfect®
Office, WinZip®, Roxio Creator® and Roxio® Toast®.
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The digital workflow
The digital workflow outlined below can help you understand how to
best use Corel PaintShop Pro. It suggests a sequence for working with
your digital images. Whether you want to organize, retouch, print or
share, you can use the workflow described below as a guide.
Bring photos into Corel PaintShop Pro
Bringing photos into Corel PaintShop Pro is as simple as opening the
application in the Manage workspace and navigating to your favorite
photo folders on your computer. The application automatically
catalogs the folders that you navigate to, essentially “importing” them
into the application, without duplicating any files.
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For more information, see “Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro”
on page 37.
Manage your photos
Digital photography gives you the freedom to experiment. The result is
a large number of digital files, so photographers understand the need
to manage those files by reviewing, culling, and identifying photos as
early in the process as possible.
The Manage workspace lets you access all the tools you need to cull,
rate, tag, and prepare photos for editing or sharing. Double-clicking a
thumbnail opens a full-screen review mode called Quick Review. Search
options and collections make it easy to find and work with the photos
that you currently store on your computer.
Quick Review is a full-screen review mode that opens when
you double-click a thumbnail in the Manage workspace. You
can use arrow keys to zoom and navigate.
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For more information, see “Reviewing, organizing, and finding
The Adjust pane in the Adjust
workspace gives you quick access to
commonly-used editing options.
photos” on page 43.
Adjust photos quickly
The challenge for many
photographers is finding the time
to edit photos, so the Adjust
workspace lets you move from
photo to photo quickly and puts
commonly-used editing tools at
your finger tips. In some cases, this
will be all the editing your photos
will need.
After you edit photos, you can
return to the Manage workspace to
take advantage of multi-photo
editing features such as Capture
editing and Apply editing. Capture
and Apply editing lets you copy
edits made to a single photo and
apply the edits to multiple photos.
Images photographed under
similar conditions can be fixed with
amazing speed — no scripting
required.
For more information, see the
following topics:
• “The Adjust workspace” on page 23
• “Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos” on page 67
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Advanced editing and RAW files
Professional-level tools and features are available in the Edit
workspace. For example, you can apply effects, add text, and use
custom painting tools. You can also use layers to create highly editable
composite images, isolate image areas with selections and masks, and
access tone curves, histograms, and other advanced adjustment tools.
If you like the full control of working with RAW files, you can use the
Camera RAW Lab to process your photos.
For more information, explore the following topics:
• “Adjusting images” on page 79
• “Retouching and restoring images” on page 97
• “Working with selections” on page 179
• “Working with layers” on page 169
• “Applying effects” on page 145
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• “Working with text” on page 187
• “Working with camera RAW photos” on page 75
Share photos
After you adjust and enhance your photos, you’ll want to share them.
Along with printing, layout, and e-mailing options, there are sharing
options that let you post directly to popular sharing sites, such as
Facebook, Flickr, and Google+.
For more information, see the following topics:
• “Printing” on page 199
• “Sharing photos” on page 191
Expanded creative options for DSLR photography
Many DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera owners are expanding
their knowledge and looking for creative options. HDR (high dynamic
range) features in Corel PaintShop Pro help you take advantage of
bracketing features on your camera. You can also combine multiple
photos with Photo Blend.
For more information, see the following topics:
• “Taking photos for HDR processing” on page 123
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• “Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge” on page 124
• “Merging batches of photos into HDR images” on page 132
• “Combining photos with Photo Blend” on page 133
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Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro
You can learn how to use Corel PaintShop Pro in various ways: by
accessing the Help and videos, by using the Learning Center palette,
or by exploring the Corel Guide and by visiting the Corel website
(www.corel.com), where you can access tips, tutorials, and
information about training.
This section presents the following topics:
• Documentation conventions
• Using the Help system
• Using the Learning Center palette
• Using the Corel Guide
• Using Web-based resources
Documentation conventions
The following table describes important conventions used in the 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
Choose an option from the
Selection Type drop-list on
the Tool Options palette.
Open.
Convention Description Example
palette A window containing
available commands and
settings relevant to a specific
tool or task
mark and
unmark
Enter The
Terms that refer to enabling or
disabling che
clicking them
Enter key on your
keyboard
A tip related to photography For best results, use a tripod
A video is available Watch a video about using
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.
ck boxes by
Double-click the name of the
group on the Layers
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.
when taking photos for HDR
processing.
Smart Carver™.
Although you can apply the
Texture Preserving Smooth
command to the entire
image, the command works
best when you select the
problem area.
You can also right-click in the
ima
ge to set the source point
for the Clone tool.
palette.
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Using the Help system
The Help that is available from within the program is the most
comprehensive source of information for Corel PaintShop Pro. The
Help system provides two ways to find information. You can choose a
topic from the Contents page, or use the Search page to search for
specific words and phrases. You can also print topics from the Help.
If you are connected to the Internet, the application displays the Webbased Help. If no Internet connection is available, the application
searches the local Help system.
To use the Help system
1 Do one of the following:
• Click Help Help topics.
2 In the Help window, click one of the following tabs:
• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help
• Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular
word or phrase (no quotation marks required). 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.
You can also
Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic, and from the
Internet Explorer® menu, choose
Print.
File
View Help for a dialog box Click Help at the bottom of the
dialog box.
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Using the Learning Center palette
Home buttonBack button
The Learning Center palette contains helpful information about
Corel PaintShop 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 the program. From there,
the workflow takes you through tasks such as organizing your photos,
adjusting and retouching photos, using layers and selections, adding
text, graphics, and effects, and printing and sharing your creations.
From the Learning Center Home page, click a task, and then
click a topic.
To display or hide the Learning Center palette
Edit workspace
• Choose View Palettes Learning Center.
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The Learning Center palette is displayed by default. It appears
along the right side of the Edit workspace.
To use the Learning Center palette
Edit workspace
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 palettes 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.
Some tasks and commands are not available unless an image is
open.
Using the Corel Guide
The Corel Guide provides the most up-to-date information and content
for your program. You can find tips and tricks, download new content
for your projects, explore new ways to share your photos, and access
the latest updates for your program.
To access the Corel Guide
• Choose Help Corel Guide.
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Using Web-based resources
From the Corel PaintShop Pro Help menu and the Corel website, you
can access a number of Web pages dedicated to customer support and
communities. You can find resources such as downloads, tutorials,
tips, newsletters, newsgroups, and other online resources.
To access Web-based resources
•From the Help menu, select one of the following website links:
• Contact Information — this link takes you to a Customer
Support page listing customer service and technical support
contact information
• Online Support and Resources — lets you access the Corel
Support Services page to search for answers in the Corel
Knowledgebase and newsgroups, submit questions to Technical
Support, provide feedback, or look for software updates
• Check for Updates — checks the Corel Update Service to see if
there are updates to your copy of Corel PaintShop Pro
You can also visit www.corel.com, and click the Support link to
access the Support page.
To access Corel learning resources
• Use your Internet browser to go to www.corel.com, click the
PaintShop Pro link, and click the Resources tab.
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Workspace tour
Corel PaintShop Pro includes three main workspaces that let you
organize and edit your images: Manage, Adjust, and Edit.
The availability of features depends on the version of the
software you have.
This section presents the following topics:
• Exploring the workspaces
• Switching between workspaces
• Choosing a workspace color
•Using palettes
•Using toolbars
•Using tools
Exploring the workspaces
Corel PaintShop Pro consists of three workspaces:
• Manage
•Adjust
•Edit
Each workspace contains specific tools and controls to help you
accomplish the task at hand quickly and efficiently.
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You can save the workspaces, including all open images and their
Info paletteNavigation palette
Organizer palette
Preview area
Organizer toolbar
Thumbnails
Instant Effects palette
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 Manage workspace
When you open Corel PaintShop Pro, the Manage workspace appears
as your default workspace.
The Manage workspace in Preview mode
The Manage workspace consists of the following components:
• Navigation palette — helps you find and organize photos. You can
use the Search box or click the Collections tab or Computer tab to
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display the folders on your computer, or you can sort photos by
collection, tags, or ratings.
• Preview area — lets you choose between two views — a large
single-image view or a multi-thumbnail view (expanded Organizer
palette)
• Info palette — displays information about the selected image. It
consists of a camera-style display of the settings used to take the
photo and a tabbed area that lets you add information, such as
tags and ratings, and access a full list of EXIF or IPTC data.
• Organizer palette — available in all three workspaces, this palette
lets you select photos (as thumbnails) and includes a toolbar with
a range of commands and options for managing photos
• Instant effects palette — available in all three workspaces, this
palette lets you select preset effects (displayed as thumbnails) and
apply them to your photo
For more information about the Manage workspace, see “Reviewing,
organizing, and finding photos” on page 43.
The Adjust workspace
Adjust is your workspace for quick edits. It lets you fix and enhance
your photos by offering a set of the most commonly-used tools.
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A photo displayed in the Adjust workspace
ToolbarAdjust palette
Organizer palette Thumbnails
Set ratingStatus bar
Preview area
Instant Effects Palette
The Adjust workspace includes the following components:
• Preview area — displays the photo selected in the Organizer
palette
• Organizer palette — lets you select photos. It includes a toolbar
with a range of commands and options for managing photos.
• Set Rating control — lets you assign ratings to each photo, so that
you can quickly find your favorites
• Toolbar — displays buttons for accessing common saving and
viewing commands
• Adjust palette — displays tools and controls for adjusting photos
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