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.

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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.

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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

The digital workflow 13

• “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.

Workspace tour 21

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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• Instant Effects palette — displays preset effects that you can apply

Image windowTool Options paletteStandard toolbarMenu bar

Learning Center palette

Tools toolbar

Status bar

to your photo

• Status bar — displays information about the selected tool

For more information about the Adjust workspace, see “Using the
Adjust workspace” in the Help.

The Edit workspace

The Edit workspace lets you access in-depth editing features. It
includes menus, tools, and palettes that you can use to create and edit
images. In addition to photo editing, it lets you perform painting and
drawing tasks.

A photo displayed in the Edit workspace

Workspace tour 25

The Edit workspace includes the following components:

• Menu bar — displays commands for performing tasks. For
example, the Effects menu contains commands for applying
effects to images.

• Toolbars — display buttons for common commands. For more
information, see “Using toolbars” on page 30.

• Palettes — display image information and help you select tools,
modify options, manage layers, select colors, and perform other
editing tasks. For more information, see “Using palettes” on
page 27.

• Status bar — displays information about the selected tool or
menu command, as well as information about image dimensions,
color depth, and pointer position. The status bar appears at the
bottom of the workspace, and unlike other toolbars, it cannot be
customized or moved. For more information about viewing image
information, see “Displaying and editing photo information” on
page 69.

Switching between workspaces

Corel PaintShop Pro lets you switch between different workspaces
quickly and easily so that you can accomplish your photo managing
and editing tasks in the most efficient manner.

To switch between workplaces

• At the top of the application window, click one of the following
tabs:

• Manage

• Adjust

• Edit

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Choosing a workspace color

You can choose from a variety of workspace colors — from dark to
light.

To choose a workspace color

1 Click View  Workspace Color.

2 Choose one of the following colors:

• Dark Gray (default)

• Medium Gray

• Light Gray

• Blue

Using palettes

Corel PaintShop Pro contains many palettes that organize information
and commands to help you edit your images. Some palettes appear
automatically, 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 choosing View  Palettes. Some palettes
are available only in specific workspaces.

Palettes display information and may contain both controls and
command buttons. Like toolbars, palettes can be moved from their
default docked position.

Workspace tour 27

Palette Description

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.

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.

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

Info palette (Manage workspace) 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 edit and view
information, such as tags and ratings, EXIF and IPTC
data, and information about location and people.

Instant Effects Provides quick access to thumbnails of preset

effects that you can apply to your photos

Layers Lets you view, organize, and adjust settings for

image layers

Learning Center Displays information about workflow, tools, and

commands to help you complete common tasks
quickly and efficiently

Materials Lets you choose colors and materials for painting,

drawing, filling, and retouching

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Palette Description

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

Navigation palette Lets you find and organize photos

Organizer Lets you gather and display photos from various

folders so that you can select, edit, e-mail, or print
them. You can add, remove, and rename custom
trays within the palette to match your workflow.

Overview Displays a thumbnail of the active image; lets you

set a zoom level, and displays image information

Script Output Displays a list of your actions and results when you

run scripts

Tool Options Displays settings and controls for the active tool

To display or hide a palette

Edit workspace

• Choose View  Palettes, and click the palette name.

Palettes that are currently displayed are denoted with a check

mark .

You can display or hide a floating palette by pressing F2.

To resize a palette

Edit workspace

• Drag the corner or edge of a palette.

You can also resize a docked palette by clicking the Minimize
palette or Maximize palette button in the upper-right
corner of the palette’s title bar.

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Using toolbars

All three workspaces contain toolbars with buttons that are useful for
performing common tasks. When you position the pointer over a
button, its name appears in a tooltip, and the status bar displays
additional information about the command. In addition, in the
Edit workspace, the Learning Center provides advice on using the tool.

The Edit workspace is the main access point for 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 file-management commands,
such as saving images, undoing a command, and cutting and
pasting items

• Status — appears by default at the bottom of the workspace and
displays information about the selected tool

• Tools — 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

To display or hide a toolbar

Edit workspace

• Choose View  Too lb ar s, and click the toolbar that you want to
display or hide.

A check mark beside the toolbar name in the menu indicates that
the toolbar is displayed.

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To hide a specific toolbar, click the Close button on its title

Flyout arrow

bar.

You can display or hide a floating toolbar by pressing F2.

Using tools

You can use the tools to perform a variety of image editing and creative
tasks. 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.

While the Adjust workspace contains a limited number of tools for
quickly touching up your images, the Edit workspace contains a wide
selection of tools for advanced image creation and editing. In the
Edit workspace, some of these 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.

Some tools are grouped together in flyouts. You can access all
tools in a flyout by clicking the flyout arrow beside the active
tool.

For information about moving, hiding, and displaying the Tools toolbar
in the Edit workspace, see “Using toolbars” on page 30.

The following table briefly describes each tool on the Tools toolbar of
the Edit workspace. Some of these tools are also available in the Adjust
workspace.

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Tool Description

Pan

Zoom

Pick

Move

Selection

Freehand Selection

Magic Wand

Dropper

Crop

Straighten

Perspective Correction

Red Eye

Makeover

Lets you control which part of the image is
visible in the image window

Zooms in when you click, or zooms out when
you right-click. You can drag to define an area
for zooming.

Moves, rotates, and reshapes raster layers, and
selects and modifies vector objects

Moves a raster layer or a vector layer on the
canvas

Creates a geometrically shaped selection, such
as a rectangle, ellipse, or triangle

Creates an irregularly shaped selection

Makes a selection based on pixel values within
a specified tolerance level

Lets you choose the foreground/stroke color
by clicking or the background/fill color by
right-clicking

Trims or eliminates unwanted edges

Rotates a crooked photo to straighten it

Squares the perspective of buildings or other
objects that appear to be leaning

Quickly corrects the red-eye effect commonly
seen in photos

Provides five modes — Blemish Fixer,
Toothbrush, Eye Drop, Suntan, and Thinify™
— which let you apply cosmetic fixes to
subjects in your photos

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Tool Description

Clone

Scratch Remover

Object Remover

Paint Brush

Airbrush

Lighten/Darken

Dodge

Burn

Smudge

Push

Soften

Removes flaws and objects by painting over
them with another part of the image

Removes wrinkles, wires, and similar linear
flaws from digital photos, and removes
scratches from scanned photos

Covers unwanted elements of a photo with a
neighboring texture in the same photo

Lets you paint on your image with colors,
textures, or gradients

Simulates painting with an airbrush or spray
can

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.

Lets you lighten areas of a photo by clicking or
darken areas by right-clicking

Lets you darken areas of a photo by clicking,
or lighten areas by right-clicking

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

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

Softens pixels as you drag, or sharpens pixels
as you drag with the right mouse button

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Tool Description

Sharpen

Emboss

Saturation Up/Down

Hue Up/Down

Change to Target

Color Replacer

Eraser

Background Eraser

Flood Fill

Color Changer

Picture Tube

Text

Sharpens pixels as you drag, or softens pixels
as you drag with the right mouse button

Creates an embossed effect by suppressing
color and tracing edges as you drag

Makes colors more vivid as you drag, or less
vivid as you drag with the right mouse button

Shifts pixel hue values up as you drag, or shifts
them down as you drag with the right mouse
button

Recolors pixels while retaining detail

Replaces the background/fill color with the
foreground/stroke color when you click and
drag, or replaces the foreground/stroke color
with the background/fill color when you right­click and drag

Erases raster layer pixels to transparency

Erases around the edges of the areas you want
to keep in a photo

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

Changes the color of an object while
preserving the shading and luminosity of the
original color

Places picture tubes, theme-based artistic
elements, in your image

Places text on your image

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Tool Description

Preset Shape

Rectangle

Ellipse

Symmetric Shape

Pen

Warp Brush

Mesh Warp

Oil Brush

Chalk

Pastel

Crayon

Colored Pencil

Marker

Watercolor Brush

Palette Knife

Adds predefined shapes (such as callouts,
arrows, and starbursts) to your image

Creates a rectangle or square

Creates an ellipse or circle

Creates symmetric or star-shaped objects

Creates connected or unconnected lines,
freehand curves, and Bézier curve segments

Shrinks, grows, twists, or distorts pixels

Distorts a photo by dragging points along an
overlay grid

Simulates oil brushstrokes on an Art Media
layer

Simulates drawing with chalk on an Art Media
layer

Simulates drawing with pastels on an Art
Media layer

Simulates drawing with crayon on an Art
Media layer

Simulates drawing with colored pencil on an
Art Media layer

Simulates drawing with an ink marker on an
Art Media layer

Simulates watercolor brushstrokes on an Art
Media layer

Simulates applying oil paint with a knife
(instead of a brush) on an Art Media layer

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Tool Description

Smear

Art Eraser

Smears whatever pigment you’ve applied to
an Art Media layer

Erases whatever pigment you’ve applied to an
Art Media layer

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Getting started

You can bring your images into Corel PaintShop Pro in various ways:
you can import photos that you have transferred to your computer,
scan images directly into the application, capture images from the
computer screen; or you can create an image.

After you bring your images into the application, you can access many
basic commands that help you view images and image information.
You can perform basic actions such as cut, copy, undo, and repeat.

For more information about performing basic actions, see “Getting
Started with Corel PaintShop Pro” in the Help.

This section presents the following topics:

• Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro

• Opening and closing images

• Saving images

• Deleting images

Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro

After you transfer your photos to your computer (by using Windows or
the software for your camera), you can import your photos into
Corel PaintShop Pro. You import photos by browsing to folders. The
photos in the folders are then cataloged automatically in a database.
This makes it easy to find, edit, and update the information for your
photos.

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Although you can browse to folders from any workspace, the Manage
workspace is designed to make it easy to review and manage multiple
photos.

To import your photos into Corel PaintShop Pro

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab, and click

Browse More Folders.

2 In the Browse For Folder dialog box, navigate to the folder you

want.

3 Click OK.

The folder is added to the folder list and all the images are
cataloged in the application database.

You can open the Navigation palette from any workspace by
clicking the Show/Hide Navigation button on the Organizer
palette.

Opening and closing images

You can open most image formats in Corel PaintShop Pro. You can
open the images by using the menu bar or by using the
Manage workspace. You can associate specific file formats with
Corel PaintShop Pro, such as JPEG, TIF, or PNG, so that these files will
open in Corel PaintShop Pro when you double-click them. For more
information about setting file format associations and supported file
types, see “Setting file format associations” and “Files supported by
Corel PaintShop Pro” in the Help. For information on RAW files, see
“Supported RAW file formats” on page 75.

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To open an image

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Open.

2In the Look in drop-list, choose the folder where the file is stored.

3 Click the name of the file that you want to open.

If you want to open multiple files, hold down Ctrl, and click the
filenames.

4 Click Open.

You can also

View information about an image In the Open dialog box, click the

filename, and click Details.

View a thumbnail in the preview
area

In the Open dialog box, mark the
Show preview check box.

To open an image from the Manage workspace

Manage workspace

• Click a thumbnail to select the file.

To view thumbnails from another folder, click Browse More Folders
on the Navigation palette, and from the Browse For Folder dialog
box that appears, choose the folder you want. The folder appears
in the Folders list.

You can work with the file in the Manage workspace, or click the
Adjust tab or Edit tab to edit the file in another workspace.

To open a RAW photo image

Edit workspace

• Do one of the following:

• Choose File  Open.

• Double-click on a RAW image thumbnail.

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• Hold down Ctrl, and click the filenames or thumbnails to open

multiple files.

The Camera RAW Lab dialog box opens. This dialog box lets you
adjust the settings that are stored with the RAW photo file.

To close an image

• Choose File  Close.

In the Edit workspace, you can also close an image by clicking
the Close button above the image.

Saving images

Before you save an image, you need to consider the file format in
which you want to save it, and you must ensure that you don’t
overwrite an original image that you may need in the future.

The PspImage file format of Corel PaintShop Pro supports layers, alpha
channels, and other features used in creating images. It is
recommended that you save and edit your images as PspImage files.
You can then save the files to common file formats. You can also use
the Save for Office command if you want to optimize your images for
placement in another application, such as a page layout, e-mail, or
Web page design application.

For more information about options available when saving images, see
“Saving images” in the Help.

Important! The Auto-Preserve Original preference setting can help
you avoid overwriting original images. By default, this feature is on.
For more information on this preference setting, see “Setting Auto­Preserve preferences” in the Help.

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To s a ve a n ew ima g e

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Save.

The Save As dialog box appears.

2From the Save in drop-list, choose the folder in which you want to

save the file.

3In the File name field, type a name for the file.

4In the Save as type drop-list, choose a file format. The most

commonly used formats are listed first.

If you want to change the default settings for the file format (for
example compression or color profile), click Options, and choose
the settings you want.

5 Click Save.

You can also save your work by clicking the Save As button
on the Standard toolbar to avoid overwriting your current file.

You can save in the last-used file format by choosing File 
Preferences  General Program Preferences, and clicking Display
and Caching from the list on the left side. In the Presentation
group box, mark the Re-use last type in the file save-as dialog
check box.

To save your work

Edit workspace

• Choose File  Save.

If the Auto-Preserve Originals preference setting is enabled, and
this is the first time you’ve attempted to save changes to this
image, you are prompted to save a copy of the original unedited
image. If Auto-Preserve Originals is not enabled, the original
image is overwritten by the modified image.

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You can avoid overwriting the current file by using the Save As
command.

You can also save your work by clicking the Save button on
the Standard toolbar.

Deleting images

You can delete image files by using the Organizer palette.

To delete an image

Edit workspace

• Right-click a thumbnail in the Organizer palette, and choose
Delete from the context menu.

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Reviewing, organizing, and finding photos

The Manage workspace is a multifaceted digital image management
feature that lets you preview, organize, and streamline your photo­editing workflow.

This section presents the following topics:

• Setting up the Manage workspace

• Browsing folders for photos

• Finding images on your computer

• Working with saved searches

• Adding keyword tags to images

• Viewing photos by tags

• Using the calendar to find images

• Finding people in your photos

• Adding location information

• Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace

• Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos

• Displaying and editing photo information

• Using Quick Review to review photos

• Working with trays

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Setting up the Manage workspace

Info paletteNavigation palette

Organizer palette

Preview area

Organizer toolbar

Thumbnails

When you start up Corel PaintShop Pro for the first time, the
Manage workspace appears as your main workspace with the
following four components: Navigation palette, Preview area,
Organizer palette, and the Info palette. For information about each of
these palettes, see “The Manage workspace” on page 22.

Manage workspace in Preview mode

Depending on your specific needs, you can customize the
Manage workspace by choosing the Preview, Thumbnail, or Map
mode, resizing, moving, or hiding the palettes, and selecting display
and file preferences. For more information, see “Setting Manage
workspace preferences” in the Help.

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Manage workspace in Thumbnail mode

Thumbnails

Organizer toolbar

Preview area

Navigation palette Info palette

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Manage workspace in Map mode

To switch between Preview, Thumbnail and Map modes

• In the upper-right corner of the Manage workspace, click one of
the following buttons:

• Preview mode — displays a large preview area of a single

image

• Thumbnail mode — expands and locks the Organizer palette

content in the preview area

• Map mode — displays a map where photos can be matched

to specific locations

For more information on the geographic tagging of photos, see
“Adding location information” in the Help.

To hide or show the Navigation palette and Info palette

Manage workspace

• In the Organizer palette, click any of the following buttons on the
Organizer toolbar:

• Show/Hide Navigation — shows or hides the Navigation

palette

• Image Information — shows or hides the Info palette

A convenient way to minimize the Organizer palette (or any
palette) is to click the Auto Hide button on the palette title
bar. For more information, see “To roll up a toolbar or palette”
in the Help.

Browsing folders for photos

You can browse for photos on your computer by using the Collections
and Computer tabs in the Navigation palette:

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•The Collections tab is your library of virtual and physical folders. It
offers an easy way to find and search for favorite photos.

•The Computer tab displays a complete list of all folders on your
hard drive and desktop.

When you select a folder in the Navigation palette, the photos in this
folder appear as thumbnails in the Organizer palette. When you
browse to a folder, you are essentially importing the content of the
folder into Corel PaintShop Pro. For more information, see “Getting
photos into Corel PaintShop Pro” on page 37.

To view the photos in a folder

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click one of the following tabs:

• Collections — displays a custom list of cataloged folders and a

list of virtual collections

• Computer — displays a list of all folders and devices on your

computer

2 Double-click a folder to display the subfolders it contains.

3 Click the folder that contains the photos that you want to view.

The thumbnails of all supported photo or video files in the
selected folder appear in the Organizer palette.

You can also hide the list of subfolders in a folder by clicking the
minus sign next to its name.

To add a folder to the Collections page

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 In the Folders list, click the Browse More Folders button .

The Browse For Folder dialog box appears.

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3 Navigate to the folder containing the images you want to view,

and then click OK.

The folder is added to the Folders list.

You can also create a folder on your computer by clicking the
Make New Folder button in the Browse for Folder dialog box.

To view all cataloged folders

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 In the Smart Collections list, click the All Photos button .

Finding images on your computer

When you import photos into Corel PaintShop Pro by navigating to
them from the Navigation palette, they are cataloged automatically.
Cataloged images can be searched for quickly (real-time filtering) and
easily from the Search box. You can do a simple text-based search, use
more advanced search options, or use a calendar to search for images
associated with a particular date or date range.

When you perform an advanced search, you can save the search rules
and results as a Smart Collection.

To search for images quickly

Manage workspace

• In the Navigation palette, type a search term in the Search box.

The search results appear in the Organizer palette.
Note: Search terms may be filenames (including extensions),

names of folders in which images reside (including letters

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designating drives), tags, caption text, or image metadata (EXIF or
IPTC data).

For more information about the tags that you can assign to
images, see “Adding keyword tags to images” on page 50. For
more information about caption text and image metadata, see
“Displaying and editing photo information” on page 69.

To do an advanced search

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Double-click Smart Collections to open the list, and click Add

Smart Collection.

The Smart Collection dialog box appears.

3 In the Find photos that match drop-list, select one of the

following options:

• All — searches for images that match all of the specified rules

• Any — searches for images that match any of the specified rules

4 From the first drop-list on the left, select a search option.

5 From the next drop-list, select an option to refine the search

further.

The options that appear in the drop-list depend on the search
option that you chose in the previous drop-list.

6 In the text field, type or choose a search term.

7 Click Preview.

The search results appear in the Organizer palette.

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Working with saved searches

After you save a custom set of search criteria as a Smart Collection, you
can run the search again simply by clicking it on the Collections tab.
You can also edit, rename, or delete a saved search.

To r u n a s av ed sea rc h

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Double-click Smart Collections to open the list.

3 Click the Smart Collection you want to use for your search.

Adding keyword tags to images

Keyword tags let you assign descriptive, natural-language terms to
images. By creating tags such as “family,” “children,” or “birthday,”
you can identify specific photos, and then simply click a tag from the
list to view thumbnails of photos associated with the tag. The tags that
you create are stored in a tags catalog accessible from the Navigation
palette. You can create and assign as many tags as you like to an
image.

To add a keyword tag to the tags catalog

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Double-click Ta gs to open the list.

3 In the Tags list, click the Add Tags button .

The Add Tag dialog box appears.

4 Type the tag text, and click OK.

The new tag appears in the Tags list.

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To delete a keyword tag from the tags catalog

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Double-click Ta gs to open the list.

3 Right-click a tag, and click Delete.

To assign a keyword tag to one or more images

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Double-click Ta gs to open the list.

3 In the Organizer palette, select one or more thumbnails of the

images that you want to tag.

4 Drag the thumbnails onto a tag in the Tags list.

You can also assign one or more tags to the selected
thumbnails by typing the text in the Ta gs box on the General
page of the Info palette, and clicking the Add Tag button to
the right of the text field.

To remove keyword tags from one or more images

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, select one or more thumbnails.

2 In the Info palette, click the General tab to view the tag

information.

3 In the list that appears below the Ta g s box, click one or more tags

that you want to remove, and click the Delete Tag button that
appears to the right of the tag name.

If the Info palette is not displayed, click the Image information
button on the Organizer toolbar.

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Viewing photos by tags

After you assign a tag to an image, you can find the image simply by
clicking on the tag.

To display photos by tags

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Double-click Ta gs to open the list.

3 Click a tag.

Photos associated with the tag display as thumbnails in the
Organizer palette.

You can also type a tag name into the Search box at the top of
the Navigation palette.

You can also display photos that have no tags by clicking the
No Tags button in the Tags list.

Using the calendar to find images

The Calendar Search lets you find photos according to the date they
were taken. You can search by a specific date or select a date range.
The image creation dates are highlighted on the calendar.

Note: When you edit and save a photo, the modification date is also
captured in the Calendar Search.

To find images by using the calendar

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Click the Calendar button .

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The Calendar Search dialog box appears. Dates shown in red
indicate images created on those dates.

3 Choose one of the following options:

• For photos taken today, click the Tod ay button .

• For a specific date and month, click the Previous (Year/Month)

and Next (Month/Year) buttons, and select a date.

• For a date range, use the Previous and Next buttons to select the

month and year, hold down Shift, click the first date in the
range, and then click the last date in the range.

• For multiple dates not in sequence, use the Previous and Next

buttons to select the month and year, hold down Ctrl, and click
the dates.

When you click a date or a range, the Organizer palette displays
thumbnails of the photos that match the date criteria.

4 Click Close to close the Calendar Search dialog box.

Finding people in your photos

Sorting photos according to the people in them is a great way to
organize your photos. There are two ways to tag people in your
photos:

• Face recognition — analyzes facial characteristics and uses
reference photos to build a list of possible matches. People with
similar characteristics are sorted into groups, making it easier for
you to look through your photos and identify people. You can
move photos between groups until all photos of the same person
are in one group, and then type a name for the group to
automatically tag all photos in the group with the name of that
person.

• Manual tagging — lets you tag people manually in your photos.
You can add multiple tags to the same photo, or tag objects or

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other areas of the photo with the names of people, to make sure
that they are notified when the photo is uploaded.

Importing your friends list from sharing sites

You can import your friends list from sharing sites, such as Facebook
and Flickr, and link the names in your photos with names from the
sharing sites. When the local tags in Corel PaintShop Pro are linked
with the sharing site tags, the people who appear in the photos will be
automatically notified when you upload the photos to the site. No
need to tag them again!

To sort photos by people

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Navigate to the folder containing the images that you want to

sort.

3 In the Organizer palette, click the Find People button on the

Organizer toolbar, and choose one of the following options:

• Scan selected photos

• Scan current folder

• Scan subfolders

If no photos are selected, face recognition is applied to the whole
folder.

After you run face recognition, the photos are sorted into groups
of people and placed in a folder called Unnamed.

4 If the Manage workspace is not in Thumbnail mode, click the

Thumbnail Mode button in the upper-right corner of the
Manage workspace to view the groups.

The group containing the most photos is listed first. Within each
group, the most recent photos are displayed first. People that

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appear in only one photo are grouped together in a group called
Ungrouped.

5 Click in the title bar of a group and type a name for the group.

All photos in the group are tagged with the name.

If you want to increase the accuracy of the face recognition
results, you can select 10 clear photos of the same person and
run face recognition on those 10 photos first. These reference
photos will increase the accuracy of future facial matches for
that person.

After you type a name for a group, the group is moved from
the Unnamed folder to a new, named folder in the Navigation
palette.

To import a friends list from a sharing site

Manage workspace

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab, and click a

name in the People list.

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2In the Link tags area, click the icon that corresponds to the sharing

site from which you want to import your friends list.

If you are not currently logged into the sharing site, you’ll be
asked to log in and allow Corel PaintShop Pro to access the site.

To tag people manually

Manage workspace

1 In Preview mode, select the photo that you want to tag.

2 Under the People tab in the Info palette, click Tag Pe rso n .

A square frame appears in the center of the photo in the preview
window.

3 Click in the Who is this? box.

A name picker appears, showing a local name list, as well as the
contacts from sharing sites that you have imported.

4 Do one of the following:

• Type a name in the box, and click Add New Person.

• Choose a name from the local list of names.

• Click a sharing site tab, and choose a name from the list.

Adding location information

There are several ways to add information about the locations where
your photos were taken.

• Automatically — If your camera or smartphone has a GPS, it
automatically records the latitude and longitude of each photo
you take, and the information is imported with the photo.

• Manually — You can add location information manually in Map
mode by searching for a specific location or choosing a location
interactively on the map.

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• By copying location info from other photos — You can copy and
paste location information from one photo to another. This is
useful, for example, if you use your smartphone to take a photo
and then copy the location information to multiple photos taken
with your camera at the same location.

• From Facebook check-in points — If you use the Facebook check­in function, you can match your check-in locations to your photos.

• From a GPS device — If your camera does not record location
data, you can use a separate GPS device or a smartphone app,
synchronized with your camera time zone, to keep track of the
latitude and longitude as you travel and take photos. Then, you
can import the data from the GPS device by importing a KML file.
KML is a standard format for storing geographic data that can be
displayed in Google Maps and other applications.

After you tag your photos with location information, you can create an
interactive slideshow and share it online. For more information, see
“Creating Share My Trip projects” on page 196.

Viewing location information

After you assign a location to a photo, a location marker is displayed
on the map in Map mode and added to the thumbnail of the tagged
photo. Location information also appears in the Navigation and Info
palettes.

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In Map mode, you can view location information on an
interactive map (center), the Navigation palette (left), and the
Info palette (right).

• Navigation palette — Tagged photos are organized by location in
the Places folder, following the hierarchy of country, district, city,
and road. Photos that contain location information that cannot be
matched to the map are listed in the Unknown Places folder. You
can tag these photos either manually or by importing and
matching location data. After the photos are tagged, they are
moved to a folder that corresponds to their location.

• Info palette — Location information appears under the Places tab.
Location markers can be viewed on a map, and the names of the
corresponding locations are listed in the Location box below. The
Info palette also displays editable latitude and longitude
information.

Map mode is integrated with Google Maps, and it offers a variety of
viewing options, such as zooming in and out, or using Google Street
View. For more information about the available options, refer to the
Google Maps Help.

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Map mode offers all standard Google Maps features. You can

1) activate Street View by dragging the yellow pegman to the
map, 2) zoom in or out by dragging the slider, 3) search for a
location, and 4) choose a map view.

You can also sort photos by location, or delete location information
from a photo.

Privacy Note: Sharing sites use different methods to disable location
information — some sites delete the information, some sites hide the
information (but it’s still there). You can use Corel PaintShop Pro to
delete location information before you upload photos that may have
home, school, or work locations that you don’t want to make public.

To switch to Map mode

Manage workspace

• Click the Map mode button in the upper-right corner of the
Manage workspace.

If the selected photos already contain location information, the
map zoom level is adjusted to fit all existing location markers. If

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no photos are selected, the map displays all locations
associated with the current folder.

If a single photo is selected, and the photo contains direction
information, the map shows Google Street View by default.

For more information about the different modes of the Manage
workspace, see “Setting up the Manage workspace” on
page 44.

You can click a location marker on the map to display
information about the photos tagged at that location.

To add location information manually

Manage workspace

1 If the workspace is not in Map mode, click the Map mode

button in the upper-right corner of the Manage workspace.

2 In the Organizer palette, select all photos that you want to tag

with a specific location.

If no photos are selected, the location tag will be added to all
photos in the current folder.

3 Do one of the following:

• Start typing the name of the location in the search box, and
choose a location from the list that appears.

• Click the Add location button , and then click directly on the
map to tag the selected photos with the chosen location.

• Type latitude and longitude in the boxes under the Places tab in
the Info palette. This option is available in Map, Thumbnail, and
Preview modes.

A location marker is added to the map, and a marker also appears
in the lower-right corner of each tagged photo.

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If more than twenty photos are selected, a confirmation dialog
box appears. Click Yes to tag all selected photos.

To copy and paste location information

Manage workspace

1 Select the photo from which you want to copy location

information.

2 In the Info palette, click the Places tab, and click Copy.

3 Select one or more photos to which you want to add the copied

location information.

4 In the Info palette, click Paste.

Location tags are added to the photos.

To import location information

1 Select the photos for which you want to import location

information.

2 Click the Import Location Info button .

3 In the Add Location Info dialog box, enable one of the following

options:

• Import location info from your Facebook check-in list.

• Import location data from a GPS tracker (KML file).

If you choose to import data from a GPS tracker, click Import, and
locate the KML file that you want to use. Choose an option from
the Time Zone list.

4 Click Add.

If the selected photos already contain location information, a
dialog box appears prompting you to choose whether to

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override the existing information and replace it with the
imported data.

If the KML data does not match the photos, a warning appears.

When location information is added to RAW files, the
information is stored in the application only, and the files are
not altered.

You can click the Details tab to view a map and other details
about the selected location.

To sort photos by location

Manage workspace

1 In Thumbnail mode, click the Sort by drop-list on the Organizer

toolbar.

2 Click the Place sorting option.

The selected photos are sorted by country, district, city, and road,
with the most recent location listed first within each group.

To delete location information

Manage workspace

1 Select the photos from which you want to delete the location

tags.

2 In the Info palette, click the Places tab, and click Delete.

The location information is removed from the selected photos.

Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace

The Manage workspace makes it easy for you to preview and organize
photos by using thumbnails.

For a larger view of photos, use Preview mode, zoom in and out on
thumbnails, or use Quick Review to view photos in full-screen mode.

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You can sort thumbnails by criteria such as name, rating, or date. You
can also rotate photos by using thumbnails, or delete and rename the
files.

For multi-image shooting, you can use Auto Group and RAW/JPG Pairs
to group and view thumbnails according to bracketing settings or
JPEG+RAW file pairs.

Thumbnails let you edit multiple photos by using Capture editing and
Apply editing. For more information, see “Capturing and applying edits
to multiple photos” on page 67.

In addition, you can select one or more RAW file thumbnails to convert
the files to another format. For more information, see “Converting
RAW photos to another file format” on page 78.

To preview an image in the Manage workspace

• In the Organizer palette, click a thumbnail.

If you are not in Preview mode, click the Preview mode button
in the upper-right corner of the application window.

The photo is displayed in the Preview area.

You can also

Display the previous or the next
image in the Preview area by using
the keyboard

Preview an image in full-screen
mode

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Press the Left arrow or the Right
arrow keys.

Click View
double-click a thumbnail to open
Quick Review. For more information,
see “Using Quick Review to review
photos” on page 71.

 Full Screen Preview, or

To zoom in or out on thumbnails

1 If the Manage workspace is not in Thumbnail mode, click the

Thumbnail mode button in the upper-right corner of the
Manage workspace.

2 On the Organizer toolbar, move the Zoom slider to the left to

zoom out, or to the right to zoom in.

The Zoom slider is not available when the Manage workspace
is in Preview mode.

To sort thumbnails

Manage workspace

1 On the Organizer toolbar, click the Sort by drop-list.

2 Choose a sorting option.

To group thumbnails according to shooting time

• On the Organizer toolbar, click Auto Group and set a time interval.

Photos that have been captured within the time interval are
displayed as sets (dividers appear between sets).

To control how RAW and JPEG pairs are displayed

1 On the Organizer toolbar, click the RAW/JPG Pairs button, and

choose one of the following options:

• ON - Show JPG Versions — shows the JPEG versions as
thumbnails and hides the RAW versions

• ON - Show RAW Versions — shows the RAW versions as
thumbnails and hides the JPEG versions

• OFF — shows thumbnails for both the RAW and JPEG versions
of the files.

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If you delete a thumbnail when the RAW/JPG Pairs option is
turned on, both versions of the files are sent to the Recycle Bin.

To select more than one thumbnail

Manage workspace

• Do one of the following:

• To select adjacent thumbnails, hold down Shift, and click the
first and the last thumbnail in the sequence of thumbnails.

• To select nonadjacent thumbnails, hold down Ctrl, and click the
thumbnails.

To play a video from a thumbnail

Manage workspace

1 If the Manage workspace is not in Preview mode, click the Preview

mode button in the upper-right corner of the
Manage workspace.

2 In the Organizer palette, click a video thumbnail.

3 Click the Play button below the Preview area.

Example of a video thumbnail

You can extract a frame from a video and save it as an image
by clicking the Pause button to stop the video on the frame that
you want to save, and clicking the Capture button .

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To rotate one or more images in the Organizer palette

Manage workspace

1 Select one or more thumbnails.

2 On the Organizer toolbar, click one of the following buttons:

• Rotate Right — rotates thumbnails 90 degrees clockwise

• Rotate Left — rotates thumbnails 90 degrees
counterclockwise

You can also right-click a thumbnail and choose Rotate Right or
Rotate Left from the context menu.

To delete one or more photos in the Manage workspace

1 Select one or more thumbnails, and press Delete.

The Delete File dialog box or Delete Multiple Items dialog box
appears.

2 Click Yes to send the images to the Recycle Bin.

You can also delete photos by selecting thumbnails, right­clicking a selected thumbnail, and clicking Delete in the context
menu.

To rename a file in the Manage workspace

1 Right-click the thumbnail of the file that you want to rename and

choose Rename.

2 In the Rename File dialog box, type the new filename, and click

OK.

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Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos

Capture Editing and
Apply Editing buttons

In the Manage workspace, you can copy the edits you make to one
photo and apply them to as many photos as you want. For example,
you can easily apply a lighting correction to multiple photos, or apply
the same border and resizing options to a set of photos that you’re
preparing for a website.

After you edit a photo in the Adjust or Edit workspace, a small editing
icon appears on the photo’s thumbnail. When you return to the
Manage workspace, you can access the Capture editing and Apply
editing commands to copy the changes to other photos.

An icon in the lower-left corner of a thumbnail indicates that
the edits to the photo can be copied and applied to other
photos.

You can capture and apply edits to most file types, but edits to RAW
files can be applied only to other RAW files. You can undo the edits you
apply to one or more photos.

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To capture edits

Manage workspace

1 After editing an image in the Adjust workspace, Edit workspace,

or Camera RAW Lab, save the changes, and return to the
Manage workspace.

2 Select the thumbnail of the photo that you edited.

A pencil icon or RAW icon appears in the lower-left corner of the
thumbnail to indicate that the image has been edited.

3 Click the Capture Editing button on the Organizer toolbar.

You can capture the edits of both open or closed files for the
current session only. When you close the program, all captured
edits are automatically deleted.

You can also capture the edits by right-clicking the selected
thumbnail and choosing Capture Editing.

To apply captured edits

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, select one or more thumbnails.

2 Click the Apply Editing button on the Organizer toolbar.

3 Click OK in the Batch Progress dialog box.

For RAW files, the saved settings from the Camera RAW Lab dialog
box are applied.

When you close the program, all captured edits are
automatically cleared.

You can also apply the captured edits by right-clicking the
selected thumbnails and choosing Apply Editing.

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To undo Apply Editing

1 In the Organizer palette, select one or more thumbnails.

2 Right-click a selected thumbnail, and choose Revert Current

Editing from the context menu.

You can also undo the editing to multiple photos by selecting
the thumbnails of the edited photos, right-clicking a selected
thumbnail, and choosing Revert All Editing from the context
menu.

Displaying and editing photo information

The Info palette in the Manage workspace lets you view, add, and edit
information about your photos, such as filename, size, and creation
date, as well as EXIF and IPTC metadata. You can also add tags and
captions, and apply star ratings to photos. Adding and updating photo
information makes it easier to organize and search for your photos. For
example, you can search by caption text.

At the top of the Info palette there is a camera-style display that helps
you quickly review the camera settings that were used for the selected
photo.

White Balance Symbols

Custom Flash

Daylight Overcast

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White Balance Symbols

Fluorescent Shade

Tungsten Partial metering

Auto-white balance

Metering Symbols

Custom metering Spot metering

Averaged metering Multi-spot metering

Center-weighted metering Pattern metering

To assign a rating to one or more images

Manage workspace

1 Select one or more thumbnails.

2 In the Info palette, click a star, starting from left to right, to set a

rating. For example, if you want to assign a five-star rating, click
the right-most star and all stars will be selected.

You can also

Assign a rating by using the context
menu

Assign a rating by using keyboard
shortcuts

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Right-click one or more selected
thumbnails, choose Set Rating, and
then click the number of stars that
you want to assign.

Select one or more thumbnails, and
press Ctrl + the number of stars you
want to assign. For example, if you
want to assign one star, press Ctrl +

1.

To remove the rating of an image

Manage workspace

• Right-click a thumbnail, choose Set Rating, and click the number
of stars that are currently assigned to the image. For example, to
remove the rating of a three-star image, you would choose
Set Rating  * * *.

To add a caption to one or more images

Manage workspace

1 Select one or more thumbnails.

2 In the Info palette, click the General tab, and type text in the

Caption box.

To delete a caption from one or more images

Manage workspace

1 Select one or more thumbnails that have the same caption text.

2 In the Info palette, click the General tab.

3 Highlight the text you want to delete in the Caption box.

4Press Delete.

To view advanced image information

Manage workspace

• In the Info palette, click the EXIF or IPTC tab.

The EXIF or IPTC data for the image appears.
Note: You can edit only the EXIF or IPTC data that have entry

fields.

Using Quick Review to review photos

You can use Quick Review to review images in full-screen mode. For
example, after downloading photos from your camera, you can use
Quick Review to quickly review all photos, delete the ones you don’t
want, rotate photos, and apply star ratings.

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To review images in full-screen mode

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, double-click a thumbnail in the folder or

tray that you want to review.

The Quick Review window opens.

2 Perform a task from the following table.

To Do the following

View the next photo

View the previous photo

Apply a star rating Click a star below the photo, starting

Change the Zoom level Drag the Zoom slider, click the Zoom

Delete a photo

Rotate a photo

Exit Quick Review

Click the Next Image button .

Click the Previous Image button .

from left to right, to set a rating.

In or Zoom Out buttons, or

click the Zoom to 100% button

or the Fit to Window button .

Click the Delete button .

Click the Rotate Right button or

the Rotate Left button .

Click the Exit button , or press
Esc.

You can also use the mouse wheel to change the Zoom level.

Working with trays

You can use trays to gather images from various folders. The images
remain in their original location, but are referenced in the tray and can
be accessed by clicking a thumbnail.

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You can add, remove, and rename trays to suit your workflow. For
instance, you can create a tray for images you want to edit, use for a
project, print, or e-mail. Trays are created in the Organizer palette.

The default tray automatically displays the photos from the folder or
collection that you currently have selected in the Navigation palette. A
custom tray, called My Tray, is a blank tray that is created automatically.
For more information about trays, see “Working with trays” in the
Help.

To add a tray

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, click the More Options button on the

Organizer toolbar, and click Add Tray.

2 Type a name for the new tray in the Name field, and click OK.

To rename a tray

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, select the tray that you want to rename.

2 Click the More Options button on the Organizer toolbar, and

click Rename Tray.

3 Type a new name for the tray in the Name field, and click OK.

To remove a tray

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, select the tray that you want to remove.

Note: Removing a tray does not delete the photos in the tray.

2 Click the More Options button on the Organizer toolbar, and

click Remove Tray.

The default tray, “My Tray,” cannot be removed.

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To add photos to a tray

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, select the thumbnails of the photos that

you want to add to the tray.

2 Right-click a selected thumbnail and click Add to Tray.

The photos are added to My Tray.

To add photos to a custom tray, select the photo thumbnails,
and drag them to the custom tray tab in the Organizer palette.

To remove photos from a tray

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, click a tray.

2 Select the photos that you want to remove.

3Press Delete.

To save your tray content to a folder

1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab.

2 Click Browse More Folders, navigate to the location you want, and

click Make New Folder.

3 Type a name for the folder, and click OK.

4 In the Organizer palette, select all the photos in a tray (you can

use Ctrl + A).

5 Drag the photos to the new folder.

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Working with camera RAW photos

Most DSLR cameras give you the option to take photos in RAW mode.
RAW mode records more image data than a typical JPEG. The RAW
image data itself remains uncompromised and uncompressed,
making it similar to a photo negative that you can print as you like.
The Camera RAW Lab in Corel PaintShop Pro acts like a digital
darkroom and lets you apply a personal touch to your RAW files.

After processing a RAW image, you can leave it as a read-only RAW file,
or export it to a JPEG, GIF, or PNG file so you can edit it.

This section presents the following topics:

• Supported RAW file formats

• Using the Camera RAW Lab

• Converting RAW photos to another file format

Supported RAW file formats

Camera RAW Lab works with common RAW formats from the major
camera manufacturers. You can find an updated list at
www.corel.com.

To find supported RAW file formats

1Go to www.corel.com.

2 On the corel.com Web page, click Support.

3 On the Support page, click Get Answers.

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4In the Search using keywords box, type PaintShop RAW.

5 Click the Search button.

A list of related Knowledgebase articles is displayed.

Using the Camera RAW Lab

The Camera RAW Lab lets you develop a RAW image by saving a variety
of processing settings. After processing a RAW image, you can leave it
as a read-only RAW file, or open it in the Edit workspace and save it to
a different file format, such as JPEG, GIF, or PNG.

Camera RAW Lab

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To launch the Camera RAW Lab

• Do one of the following:

• In the Manage workspace, select File  Open  Filename.

• In the Edit workspace, drag a thumbnail from the Organizer

palette to the image window, or double-click the thumbnail.

The Camera RAW Lab dialog box opens with the image.

To adjust settings for a RAW photo

1 In the Camera RAW Lab dialog box, do any of the following:

• Drag the Brightness, Saturation, or Shadow sliders for a quick

overall image adjustment.

• In the White balance area, adjust color by clicking a preset

lighting option from the Scenario drop-list, or by clicking the
preview area to set the white point with the Dropper tool. You
can also adjust or fine-tune color with the Te mp er at ur e and Tint
sliders.

• In the Highlight recovery area, click an option in the drop-list.

Highlight recovery works particularly well on images that are
overexposed — it can help restore detail in blown-out areas.

• Drag the Threshold slider in the Reduce noise area to smooth

digital noise.

You can preview the changes to the photo in the Preview area.

If you want to keep the settings for future use, check the Save
image settings checkbox.

2 Click one of the following:

• Reset — resets the settings to their original values

• Edit — applies the settings and opens the photo in the Edit

workspace. When you edit a RAW photo, you must save it to a
JPEG, TIFF, or another writable file format.

• Apply — applies the settings, and exits the Camera RAW Lab

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• Cancel — exits the Camera RAW Lab without adjusting the
photo’s settings

Image settings for RAW images are saved to a database.
Changes to the file name or file location can be tracked in the
database only if you make the changes in Corel PaintShop Pro.

Converting RAW photos to another file format

The RAW file format is read-only and the settings for a RAW file are
stored as a separate header. It is these settings that you can adjust in
the Camera RAW Lab. However, to use the editing features in the
Adjust and Edit workspaces, you need save the RAW file to a different
file format, such as JPEG, TIFF, or the native format, .pspimage. To
quickly convert the file, you can use Convert RAW.

To convert a RAW file to another file type

Manage workspace

1 In the Organizer palette, select one or more RAW file thumbnails.

2 Right-click a selected thumbnail, and click Convert RAW.

3 In the Batch Process dialog box, choose a file format from the Typ e

drop-list.

If you want to change the default conversion settings, click
Options, and adjust the settings.

4 Click Browse and choose a folder in which the converted file will

be saved.

5 Click Start.

You can rename converted files by clicking Modify, choosing an
option from the Rename Options list, and clicking Add.

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Adjusting images

When you view your photos in Corel PaintShop Pro, you may notice
problems that you want to correct. In some photos, the problems are
obvious, such as when the subject is too dark. In other photos, you
may sense the need for improvement but not know what to fix. With
Corel PaintShop Pro, you can correct specific aspects of a photo or
allow the program to make basic photo adjustments.

This section presents the following topics:

• Rotating images

• Cropping images

• Straightening images

• Correcting photographic perspective

• Making basic photo corrections automatically

• Removing digital noise

• Adjusting white balance

• Adjusting brightness, contrast, and clarity

• Controlling depth of field

For more information about adjusting images, including correcting
light and lens distortions, controlling noise, adding blur, or sharpening
images, see “Adjusting images” in the Help.

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Rotating images

You can rotate an image by 90 degrees to change its orientation to
landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical). If your camera contains
sensors that tag photos taken in portrait orientation, your photos are
automatically rotated to the correct orientation.

You can rotate an image in Corel PaintShop Pro.

You can also rotate an image to any angle by specifying a degree of
rotation or by rotating it interactively on the canvas. For information
about rotating an image to straighten it according to reference points
within the image, such as the horizon, see “Straightening images” on
page 84.

You can also use the Manage workspace to apply lossless rotation to
JPEG images while retaining all of the original image data.

To rotate an image

Edit workspace

• Select an image, and perform a task from the following table.

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To Do the following

Rotate an image 90 degrees
clockwise or counterclockwise

Rotate an image to a specific angle

Rotate an image interactively On the Tools toolbar, choose the

Choose Image
choose Image

Choose Image
Free Rotate dialog box, choose either
the Right option or the Left option
to set the direction of rotation. In
the Degrees group box, choose the
Free option, and type or set a value
in the control.

Pick tool . Rotate the image by
dragging the rotation handle (the
square connected by a line to the
rotation pivot point). The cursor
changes to two curved arrows when
it is positioned over the rotation
handle.

 Rotate Right, or

 Rotate Left.

 Free Rotate. In the

You can also rotate an image by clicking the Rotate Right or
Rotate Left button on the Standard toolbar.

If you want to change the center of rotation before you
interactively rotate the image, hold down Ctrl, and drag the
rotation pivot point (the circle at the center of the image) to a
new position.

Cropping images

You can remove unwanted portions of an image to create stronger
compositions or to draw attention to another area of the image.
Corel PaintShop Pro helps you crop by providing presets to common
image sizes, such as 4 × 6 inches or 10 × 15 centimeters.

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Cropping reduces the amount of hard drive memory required for

Floating toolbar for the Crop tool

storing the image. In addition, cropping can improve color corrections
by eliminating extraneous areas of color. If a photograph requires both
cropping and color correction, you should crop the image first and
then apply the color correction.

Important! Cropping permanently removes the image area outside
the crop rectangle. To preserve the original photo, use the Save As
command, and save the cropped version of your image to a new
filename.

To crop an image

Edit workspace

1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Crop tool .

By default, the crop rectangle appears on the image, and the area
outside the crop rectangle is shaded.

2 Adjust the crop area size by dragging any of the handles or edges.

To reposition the crop rectangle, place the cursor inside and drag.

You can use a preset crop size by choosing an option from the
Presets drop-list on the floating toolbar for the Crop tool, or from
the drop-list on the Tool Options palette.

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3 When you’re ready to crop the image, click the Apply button

on the Tool Options palette or on the floating toolbar for the Crop
tool.

You can also

Apply the crop by using your

mouse

or keyboard

Set the size of the crop rectangle
on the Tool Options palette

Constrain the crop area to its
current proportions

Rotate the crop rectangle by
90 degrees

Rotate the crop rectangle by a
specific angle

Freely rotate the crop rectangle Drag the square end of the rotation

Move the rotation axis point to the
center of the crop rectangle

Clear the crop area

Double-click
rectangle

Specify the Pixel Dimensions values
in the Width and Height controls or
the Print size values in the Width,
Height and Units controls.

Mark the Maintain aspect ratio
check box on the Tool Options
palette. This option is available only
for custom-defined crop rectangles.

Click the Rotate Crop Rectangle

button on the floating toolbar.

Specify the degree of rotation in the
Angle controls on the Tool Options
palette.

handle or a corner point. This
feature can be helpful when, for
example, you want to straighten and
then crop a crookedly scanned
photo.

Click the Center Pivot button on
the Tool Options palette.

Click the Clear button on the
floating toolbar for the Crop tool.

inside the crop

, or press Enter.

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To crop an image for printing

Edit workspace

1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Crop tool .

2 Define the crop area by dragging within the image.

3 On the Tool Options palette, mark the Specify Print Size check box.

Note: If the Specify Print Size check box is marked, the image
resolution changes when you change the values in the Height and
Width controls of either the Pixel Dimensions or the Print size. The
current resolution appears to the right of the Units drop-list.

4In the Units drop-list, select Inches or Centimeters.

Note: The Pixels option is unavailable for this method of
cropping.

5 Type or set the dimension values in the Height and Width controls.

The final crop area is sized as specified, and the image resolution
is reduced or increased as needed.

6 Click the Apply button on the Tool Options palette, or on the

floating toolbar for the Crop tool.

Straightening images

You can easily straighten crooked images by aligning a straightening
bar with an image feature. Corel PaintShop Pro rotates the image so
that this straightening bar is perfectly horizontal and vertical. This
feature is especially useful when an image has a strong vertical or
horizontal feature, such as a building or horizon.

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The Straighten tool lets you position a straightening bar
within an image.

To straighten an image

Edit workspace

1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Straighten tool .

A straightening bar with end handles appears on the image.

2 Drag each handle of the straightening bar to align it with the part

of the image that you want to straighten.

3 On the Tool Options palette, choose one of the following options

from the Mode drop-list:

• Auto — automatically straightens the image based on the
position of the straightening bar

• Make vertical — rotates the image to make the straightening
bar vertical

• Make horizontal — rotates the image to make the straightening
bar horizontal

4 Click the Apply button .

You can also

Choose a specific angle for the
straightening bar

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Type or set a value in the Angle
control on the Tools Options palette.

You can also

Crop the edges of the image to
make it rectangular after
straightening

Fill the edge areas of your image
with the background color

Mark the Crop image check box on
the Tools Options palette.

Unmark the Crop image check box
on the Tools Options palette.

You can also double-click the image to apply the command.

Correcting photographic perspective

When you take pictures of tall or wide objects, the resulting
photographs may have perspective distortion — that is, the objects
may seem to be leaning or angled. This distortion occurs when the
camera is at an angle to the subject.

By using the Perspective Correction tool, you can fix perspective
distortion, such as the angled sides of a building. You can also fix
photographic perspective in an entire layer by using the Pick tool.

Using the Perspective Correction tool changes the angle of
the building.

To correct perspective in a photo

Edit workspace

1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Perspective Correction tool .

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A bounding box with corner handles appears on the image.

2 On the Tool Options palette, choose settings for the following

controls:

• Grid lines — lets you type or set the number of gridlines to
display

• Crop image — recrops the image to a rectangular shape after
the perspective is applied

Note: Marking the Crop image check box deletes the areas of the
image that fall outside the rectangle.

3 Drag each handle to the corner of the object that should be

rectangular.

4 Click the Apply button .

You can also apply the command by double-clicking the image.

To reset the perspective correction box to the original rectangle,
click Cancel on the Tool Options palette.

Making basic photo corrections automatically

If you are not sure what adjustments to make to a photo, you can
apply either the One Step Photo Fix command or the Smart Photo Fix
command and see if you like the results. The One Step Photo Fix
command automatically applies a predetermined set of color
balancing and sharpening corrections to your photo — all you need to
do is select the command. If you want the option of fine-tuning the
same corrections before applying them, you can use the Smart Photo
Fix command.

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You can use the One Step Photo Fix command to improve the
exposure and white balance of images quickly and easily.

The Smart Photo Fix feature gives you control over the
amount and type of corrections applied to an image.

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The advanced options of the Smart Photo Fix feature let you adjust
white balance by identifying the neutral areas in the photo (black, gray,
and white), which are used as sampling points. The advanced options
also let you modify the darkest and lightest pixels of the photo without
affecting the photo’s white balance. For information about advanced
options, see “To use advanced options of Smart Photo Fix” in the Help.

To apply basic corrections with One Step Photo Fix

Edit workspace

• Choose Adjust  One Step Photo Fix.

After a brief pause, several basic corrections are applied to your
photo.

The corrections applied are identical to what would be applied
by accepting the suggested settings of the Smart Photo Fix
feature.

If you are not satisfied with the changes made to your photo,
choose Edit  Undo. Then, choose Adjust  Smart Photo Fix,
and adjust the available settings. You can also try using other
Adjust menu commands, such as Brightness and Contrast 
Curves or Brightness and Contrast  Levels.

To fine-tune basic corrections with Smart Photo Fix

Edit workspace

1 Choose Adjust  Smart Photo Fix.

The Smart Photo Fix dialog box appears. In the upper portion of
the dialog box, the Before pane shows the original photo. The
After pane shows how the photo would appear after applying the
suggested set of basic adjustments.

2 Perform one or more tasks from the following table, and click OK.

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To Do t h e f ol lo wi ng

Brighten or darken the photo In the Brightness group box, type or

set a value in the Overall, Shadows,
and Highlights controls, or adjust
their corresponding sliders.
Note: Positive settings brighten the
photo, and negative settings darken
the photo.

Increase or decrease saturation Type or set a value in the Saturation

control, or adjust the slider.
Note: Positive settings make colors
more vibrant; negative settings make
colors less vibrant.

Sharpen the edges of the photo Type or set a value in the Focus

control, or adjust the slider.

You can reset all settings to their initial values by clicking
Suggest Settings, or to null settings by clicking the Reset to
Default button .

To use advanced settings of the Smart Photo Fix feature, mark
the Advanced Options check box.

Removing digital noise

The term “noise” as it relates to photos refers to small specks of color
that interfere with image clarity. These specks are usually caused by
poor lighting conditions or the limitations of the sensor in your digital
camera. For example, when you zoom in on a photo of a clear blue sky,
you may see tiny specks of orange, red, purple, green, or other colors.

Corel PaintShop Pro gives you two fast, powerful commands for
removing noise from your photos: One Step Noise Removal and Digital
Noise Removal. When you use a noise removal command, the program

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analyzes your photo, identifies the noise artifacts, and applies
corrections based on these identified areas, while preserving the
important edge details of your photo.

The image on the left looks grainy because of digital camera
noise. The image on the right appears smoother and less
grainy after the noise has been removed.

You can automatically apply noise correction to your photo with the
One Step Noise Removal command. You can also control more
precisely how the same corrections are applied by using the more
comprehensive Digital Noise Removal command. For more information
about this command, see “Removing digital noise” in the Help.

To remove digital noise quickly

Edit workspace

• Choose Adjust  One Step Noise Removal.

After a brief pause, the noise is automatically removed.

Adjusting white balance

You can often improve a photo dramatically by adjusting the colors.
Different types of lighting, cameras, and the processing that occurs
inside the camera can cause incorrect coloring in photos. Scanned
images may have unnatural color casts.

To adjust white balance

Edit workspace

1 Choose Adjust  White Balance.

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The White Balance dialog box appears.

2Mark the Smart White Balance check box.

This allows Corel PaintShop Pro to evaluate and make minor
corrections to the image automatically.

3 Drag the temperature slider to the left for cooler colors (more

blue), or to the right for warmer colors (more orange).

4 Click OK.

If you know what color temperature the photo should be, you
can set precise tonal balance values by marking the Advanced
Options check box and typing or setting the temperature values
in the Tem pe ra tur e and Tint controls in the White Balance
group box. You can tweak the colors by adjusting values in the
Tem pe ra tur e and Tint controls in the Enhance White Balance
group box.

To correct faded colors

Edit workspace

1 Choose Adjust  Color  Fade Correction.

Drag in the Before pane to center an important part of the image
(such as a face).

2 Adjust the value in the Amount of correction control until the

image looks the most natural.

The default value is 45.
Note: Use the minimum value that produces a good correction. If

you apply too much correction, highlight and shadow areas may
lose detail, and objects may blend together.

3 Click OK.

To change color cast

Edit workspace

1 Choose Adjust  Color  Red/Green/Blue.

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The Red/Green/Blue dialog box appears.

2In the Red, Green, and Blue controls, type or set a value to change

the percentage for each color.

A value of 0% preserves the original value. To add more of a color,
use a positive number. To remove some of a color, use a negative
number.
Note: Reducing the amount of blue adds a yellow cast to the
image, reducing the amount of green adds a magenta cast to the

image, and reducing the amount of red adds a cyan cast to the
image.

3 Click OK.

Adjusting brightness, contrast, and clarity

Corel PaintShop Pro lets you adjust the brightness, contrast, and clarity
in your photos. Contrast is the difference between the photo’s lightest
and darkest pixels. Clarity lets you adjust the level of detail in the image
by analyzing contrast within localized areas.

For more information about adjustment filters in the Brightness/
Contrast group, including Curves, Levels, and Histogram Adjustment,
see “Adjusting brightness, clarity, and contrast” in the Help.

To change brightness or contrast

Edit workspace

1 Choose Adjust  Brightness and Contrast  Brightness/Contrast.

The Brightness/Contrast dialog box appears.

2 Type or set a value in the Brightness control.

A positive number lightens the photo; a negative number darkens
the photo. A value of zero preserves the original setting.

3 Type or set a value in the Contrast control.

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A positive number increases contrast; a negative number
decreases contrast. A value of zero preserves the original setting.

4 Click OK.

You can use the zoom control in the dialog box to set your view
of the image in the Before and After panes.

To brighten dark areas and adjust clarity

Edit workspace

1 Choose Adjust  Brightness and Contrast  Fill Light/Clarity.

The Fill Light/Clarity dialog box appears.

2 Type or set a value in the Fill Light control.

A positive number lightens the darkest areas of the photo; a
negative number darkens the light areas of the photo. A value of
zero preserves the original setting.

3 Type or set a value in the Clarity control.

A positive number increases detail; a negative number decreases
detail and focus. A value of zero preserves the original setting.

4 Click OK.

To enhance depth and clarity

Edit workspace

1 Choose Adjust  Brightness and Contrast  Local Tone Mapping.

The Local Tone Mapping dialog box appears.

2 Type or set a value in the Strength control.

Use the smallest value that produces a satisfying result. Values
that are too high cause unwanted artifacts to appear in the photo.

3 Click OK.

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