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Corel® PaintShop® Pro X9 User Guide

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installing and uninstalling Corel programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Starting and exiting the program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Registering Corel products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Updates and messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Corel PaintShop Pro X9 User Guide PDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Learning Center palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Learning with video tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using Web-based resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Exploring the workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Switching between workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Choosing a workspace color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Customizing toolbars and palettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using dialog boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Viewing images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Using context menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using rulers, grids, and guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Connecting with image scanners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Opening and closing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Saving images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Starting projects from a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Starting from a blank canvas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Creating images from existing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Viewing images and image information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Exporting the image editing history to a text file . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Zooming and panning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Cutting, copying, and pasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Copying images into other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Repeating commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Deleting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Files supported by Corel PaintShop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Reviewing, organizing, and finding photos . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Setting up the Manage workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Browsing folders for photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Finding images on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Working with saved searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Adding keyword tags to images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Viewing photos by tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Using the calendar to find images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Finding people in your photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Adding location information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace . . . . . . . . . 130

Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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Displaying and editing photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Using Quick Review to review photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Working with trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using the Adjust workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Opening the Adjust workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Working in the Adjust workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Tools and features in the Adjust workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Using depth information to select areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Working with camera RAW photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Supported RAW file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Using the Camera RAW Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Applying edits to multiple RAW photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Converting RAW photos to another file format . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Working with XMP files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Adjusting images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Fixing common problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Rotating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Cropping images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Straightening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Correcting photographic perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Making basic photo corrections automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Brightening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Darkening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Removing purple fringe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Removing digital noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Removing chromatic aberrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Using Lens Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Correcting lens distortions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Adjusting brightness, contrast, and clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Adjusting hue and saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

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Adding or removing noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Controlling depth of field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Blurring images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Sharpening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Softening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Resizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Retouching and restoring images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Removing red-eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Applying cosmetic changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Removing scratches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Removing flaws and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Using Magic Fill to erase image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Moving selected areas with Magic Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Erasing image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Cutting out image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Retouching image areas by using brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Replacing colors, gradients, or patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Filling areas with colors, gradients, or patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Flipping and mirroring images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Adding borders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Scaling photos by using Smart Carver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Scaling and transforming photos using the Pick tool . . . . . . . . . 279

Resizing the canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Merging exposures and content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Understanding HDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Taking photos for HDR processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect. . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Merging batches of photos into HDR images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Combining photos with Photo Blend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

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Working with selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Creating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Hiding and displaying the selection marquee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Moving, clipping, and rotating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Modifying selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Inverting and clearing selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Using feathering with selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Using anti-aliasing with selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Modifying the edges of selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Creating custom patterns from selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Saving and loading selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Working with layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Understanding layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Using layers with photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Using layers with illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Using the Layers palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Creating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Promoting the background layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Deleting layers and clearing layer contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Duplicating and copying layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Renaming layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Viewing layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Finding layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Organizing layers by color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Changing the order of layers in an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Moving layers on the canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Grouping layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Linking layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Blending layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Setting layer opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Protecting transparent areas of raster layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Merging layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

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Using adjustment layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Using layer styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Working with masks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Understanding masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Displaying masks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Creating masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Deleting masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Editing masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Loading masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Saving masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Working with colors and materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Using the Materials palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Choosing colors in the Material Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . 399

Choosing colors for paletted images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Choosing colors from an image or the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Using gradients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Editing gradients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

Exporting and importing gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

Applying a color or transparency fill with the Gradient Fill tool. . 414

Using patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Using textures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

Working with custom palettes and swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422

Applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Choosing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

Applying 3D effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434

Applying Art Media effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

Applying Artistic effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

Applying environment maps and bump maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462

Applying Distortion effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

Using the Displacement Map effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473

Applying Edge effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475

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Applying Geometric effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

Applying Illumination effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484

Applying Image effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

Applying Photo effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

Using Retro Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498

Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect . . . . . . . . . 500

Creating vintage-style photos with the Time Machine . . . . . . . . 501

Applying film and filter effects to photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505

Applying Reflection effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508

Applying Texture effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513

Adding picture frames to images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528

Creating your own effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530

Combining images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531

Using the Picture Tube tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

Warping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539

Working with deformation maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542

Working with text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545

Applying text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545

Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549

Saving text presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555

Fitting text to a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556

Wrapping text within a selection or shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559

Moving text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560

Applying effects to text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561

Converting text to curves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562

Creating a text cutout filled with an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563

Filling text with image patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564

Sizing and transforming text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Displaying captions and info text on images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567

Drawing and editing vector objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569

Understanding raster and vector objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570

Selecting vector objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572

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Drawing rectangles and squares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573

Drawing circles and ellipses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575

Drawing symmetric shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576

Creating preset shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577

Filling cutout shapes with images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

Editing shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580

Saving shapes as presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581

Working with nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582

Sizing, shaping, and rotating vector objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588

Aligning, distributing, and arranging vector objects. . . . . . . . . . 590

Grouping and ungrouping vector objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594

Converting objects to paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595

Adding and closing contours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596

Editing contours and paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597

Drawing lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600

Saving custom line styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603

Drawing curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605

Modifying lines and curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608

Copying and moving vector objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610

Working with brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

Choosing brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612

Choosing brush options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613

Using brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616

Customizing brush settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618

Creating brush tips and presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620

Importing and sharing brush tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623

Painting and drawing with the Art Media tools . . . . . . . . 625

Working with Art Media layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626

Working with the Mixer palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627

Working with Art Media tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632

Using the Oil Brush tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635

Using the Chalk tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637

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Using the Pastel tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638

Using the Crayon tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639

Using the Colored Pencil tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640

Using the Marker tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641

Using the Watercolor Brush tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642

Using the Palette Knife tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644

Using the Smear tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645

Using the Art Eraser tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646

Working with advanced color features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647

Understanding color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648

Viewing color depth information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649

Increasing the color depth of an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650

Decreasing the color depth of an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

Understanding color reduction methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657

Understanding palette options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658

Working with image palettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659

Understanding color and color models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665

Understanding how monitor colors and print colors differ . . . . . 668

Calibrating your monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669

Working with color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670

Using color channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672

Customizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675

Viewing and hiding toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676

Using custom workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677

Customizing the menu system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680

Customizing toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681

Creating custom toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682

Customizing keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684

Setting Undo preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686

Setting View preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687

Setting Display and Caching preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688

Setting Palettes preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690

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Setting Units preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692

Setting Transparency and Shading preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693

Setting Warnings preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694

Setting Auto Action preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695

Setting Miscellaneous preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696

Setting Manage workspace preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699

Setting Auto-Preserve preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701

Choosing a default workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702

Setting file format preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

Setting file format associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708

Setting file locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709

Managing resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712

Setting plug-in preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714

Selecting Web browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716

Setting Autosave preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717

Resetting all preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718

Switching languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719

Adjusting general viewing options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720

Accessing tools and commands from previous versions . . . . . . . 721

Protecting and restoring the Corel PaintShop Pro database . . . . 721

Automating tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723

Scripting basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723

Working with scripting tools and features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725

Recording and saving a script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727

Running saved scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731

Stopping or undoing a script. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734

Editing scripts in Corel PaintShop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734

Editing scripts using a text-editing application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736

Troubleshooting a script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

Assigning icons to scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738

Using and creating presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739

Processing files in batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741

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Renaming files in batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747

Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747

Creating layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753

Editing templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758

Editing and saving layouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760

Printing CMYK color separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764

Understanding printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764

Sharing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767

E-mailing photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767

Uploading photos to a sharing site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769

Creating Share My Trip projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772

Creating images for the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775

Saving images for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775

Working with GIF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777

Working with JPEG files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784

Working with PNG files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786

Previewing images in Web browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789

Slicing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791

Mapping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796

Creating image rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801

Using digital watermarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802

Adding visible watermarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807

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Welcome

For people with a passion for photography, Corel® PaintShop® Pro is an easy-to-use, professionally powered, image-editing software that helps you achieve stunning photos and creative designs.

This section presents the following topics:

• What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X9

• Installing and uninstalling Corel programs

• Sta

rting and exiting the program

• Registering Corel products

• Updates and messages

• Corel Support Services

• About Corel

The availability of features depends on the software you have.

What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X9

Corel PaintShop Pro X9 is defined by new tools, enhanced features, and performance gains that help you focus on enjoying the creative journey. As always, working closely with our users was an essential part of creating this version of the versatile photo-editing tool that many professional and enthusiast photographers and designers have come to rely upon.

ersion of the

Welcome 1

New! New from Template

Build something great, faster than ever with new project templates. With New from Template, you don’t need to be an expert to create professional-looking projects that impress. Quickly make personalized greetings, brochures and more. Save your own layouts as templates to speed up future design and photo projects.

New! Screenshot featuring Smart Capture

Demonstrate, communicate and collab

orate with clarity using new Screenshot. Capture, edit and annotate screenshots in one place--no need for multiple applications. With new Smart Capture mode, grabbing an image from your screen is as easy as hovering over the area you want to capture. Choose from a standard set of capture dimensions or create your own presets. Fully customizable capture and output options allow you to create a personalized or automated capture solution. For more information, see “Using Screenshot” on page 83.

New! Gradient Fill tool

Make a smooth transition to an easier way of adjusting gradients with

the new Gradient Fill

ool. Save time by dropping a gradient directly onto an image, shape or canvas--reserving the Materials Palette for more advanced jobs. Simply drag and drop color swatches and move nodes on the Gradient Fill tool to alter gradients to your liking. For more information, see “Applying a color or transparen

cy gradient with

the Gradient Fill tool” on page 414.

New! Text Presets

Get the creative looks you love faster and discover fun new text effects

th new Text Presets. These free and premium presets are added

w dynamically to PaintShop Pro, giving you new text options to keep your

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designs fresh—without having to update your software! For more information, see “Saving text presets” on page 555.

Enhanced! Improved Text tool

Quickly apply the text styles you want with a simplified text toolbar. Choose colors quicker and cu

stomize your text toolbar to show the items you use frequently and hide the ones you don't. For more information, see “Formatting text” on page 549.

Enhanced! Real-Time Photo Effects

PaintShop Pro's most widely used photo adjustments now offer real-

erformance, letting you see your edits instantly, for a quick and

time responsive editing experience.

New! Improved Stylus and Graphics Tablet support

Combine PaintShop Pro X9 with a graphics tablet or a stylus-friendly

o experience a world of creativity that's more natural, direct and

PC t precise. Enjoy enhanced stylus performance with new support for Windows Real-Time Stylus devices, including the Microsoft Windows Surface family of PCs. For information about setting your preferences, see “To set pen tablet interface” on page 699.

Enhanced! Batch Processing with

w Batch Smart Photo Fix

Save time and increase productivity by combining Smart Photo Fix and batch processing to apply adjustments to multiple photos at once. For

more information, see “Processing files in batc

s” on page 741.

Enhanced! Scripts

Scripts bring the power of

automation to photo editing, reducing repetition and accelerating common or complex photo-editing actions. Silent scripts lets you apply scripts faster. Can't get enough of scripting? Browse the Welcome Guide to add more useful scripts to your collection or download the free Scripting Guide to learn everything you

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need to know. For more information about scripts, see “Scripting basics” on page 723.

New! Guided Tour

Get to know PaintShop Pro X9 and be successful sooner with our new guided tour. T

his step-by-step virtual tour will help you confidently find your way around the interface and have you mastering new features in no time, like a true PaintShop Pro!

New! Export Edit History

Whether you're a brainy trainer or a steely-eyed detective, you can now

rt your edit history. Exporting the session or file editing history lets

exp you quickly document and share your edits. It’s great for building stepby-step tutorials, showing a colleague or friend how to achieve a certain effect, or for legal documentation. For more information, see Exporting the image editing history to a text file.

Enhanced! Windows Server 2016 Support

PaintShop Pro X9 is compatible with W

indows Server 2016, making it the perfect fit for any organization in a virtualized environment—for photo editing, graphics creation, screen capture and annotation— whether you're hosting locally or in the cloud.

New! XDM Support incl

ing support for Intel RealSense

PaintShop Pro X9 supports the next generation of photo editing technology and innovation: depth-aware photography! Now you can edit XDM photos captured on a RealSense-equipped tablet or camera in PaintShop Pro’s Adjust workspace. Save time and improve selection accuracy by applying effects to objects based on their distance from the camera. For more information, see “Using depth information to select areas” on page 149.

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Enhanced! More Camera Raw Support

PaintShop Pro X9 adds support for 15 new cameras. Support covers cameras from major camera brands: Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Panasonic, Leica and Sony. For more information about working with RAW files, see “Working with camera RAW photos” on page 151.

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

r as a user

64-bit and 32-bit installation options

The Corel PaintShop Pro installer installs the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the application by dete operating system. For 64-bit systems, after the initial installation, you can choose to add the 32-bit version. This will let you use any 32-bit plug-ins or other 32-bit compatible software with the 32-bit version of Corel PaintShop Pro, but still work with the 64-bit version of the application to take advantage of 6 or more GB RAM and other 64-bit optimized features.

with local administrative rights.

cting and matching the version to your

Note: If you install 64-bit and separately and launched separately from the Windows Start menu or Start screen.

32-bit versions, the programs are listed

To install Corel PaintShop Pro

1 Close any open applications.

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2 Insert the DVD in the DVD drive or double-click the associated .exe

file that you downloaded.

If the DVD setup does not start automatically, navigate to the DVD drive on your computer, and double-click Setup.exe.

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 X9 in the list of applicat

4 Click Uninstall/Change.

5 Follow the instructions

your screen.

ions.

Starting and exiting the program

You c an s tar t Co rel 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 X9 or use the Corel PaintShop Pro X9 application icon or tile on your desktop or Start screen.

If you associate specific f il e f or mat s, such as JPEG and TIFF, with 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” on page 708.

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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 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. Fo information about registering a Corel product, visit www.corel.com/ support/register.

r more

Updates and messages

Notification messages provide you with important information about your program.You can turn automatic program updates and messaging on or off. You can choose to check for updates and messages manually.

To turn notification messages on or off

1 Click Help  Message Preference.

2 Mark only the check boxes for the up

want to receive.

To update your program

• Choose Help  Check for Updates.

To check for messages

• Click Help  Messages.

dates or messages that you

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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, boasting some of the industry’s best-known graphics, productivity and digital media products. We've built a reputation for giving customers more choice, and delivering solutions that are easy to learn and use. Our mission is simple: help people achieve new levels of creativity and productivity.

Corel’s product lines include CorelDRAW® Painter®, Corel® PaintShop® Pro, Corel® VideoStudio®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, Pinnacle Studio™, Roxio Creator®, Roxio® Toast® and WinZip®. For more information on Corel, please visit www.corel.com.

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Graphics Suite, Cor

el®

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 ap

plication 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 60.

Manage your photos

Digital photography gives you the freedom to experiment. The result is

large number of digital files, so photographers understand the need

a 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,

te, tag, and prepare photos for editing or sharing. Double-clicking a

ra 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 105.

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 fingertips. In some cases, this will be all the editing your photos will need.

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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 f

ollowing topics:

• “The Adjust workspace” on page 26

• “Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos” on page 135

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.

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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, explor

the following topics:

• “Adjusting images” on page 157

• “Retouching and restoring images” on page 239

• “Working with selections” on page 301

• “Working with layers” on page 335

• “Applying effects” on page 427

• “Working with text” on page 545

• “Working with camera RAW photos” on page 151

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

tions

that let you post directly to popular sharing sites, such as

op Facebook, Flickr, and Google+.

For more information, see the following topics:

• “Printing” on page 747

• “Sharing photos” on page 767

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Expanded creative options for DSLR photography

Many DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera owners are expanding their knowledge and looking for creative op

tions. HDR (high dynamic

range) features in Corel PaintShop Pro help you take advantage of

cketing features on your camera. You can also combine multiple

bra photos with Photo Blend.

e f

For more information, see th

ollowing topics:

• “Taking photos for HDR processing” on page 287

• “Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge” on page 288

• “Merging batches of photos into HDR images” on page 296

• “Combining photos with Photo Blend” on page 298

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Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro

You can learn how to use Corel PaintShop Pro in various ways: by

cessing the Help and videos, by using the Learning Center palette,

ac 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

• Corel PaintShop Pro X9 User Guide PDF

• Using the Learning Center palette

• Learning with video tutorials

• 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

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.

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Convention Description Example

palette A window containing

available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task

mark and unmark

Enter The Enter key on your

Terms that refer to enabling or disabling check boxes by clicking them

keyboard

A note containing information that is important to the preceding steps. It may describe conditions under which the procedure can be performed.

A tip containing suggestions for performing the preceding steps. It may present alternatives to the steps, or other benefits and uses of the procedure.

Double-click the name of the group on the Layers

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.

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 image 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 He

lp 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.

Online and local Help

If you are connected to th Help. When you are online, you have access to the latest information, videos, and helpful links. If no Internet connection is available, the application displays the local Help that is installed on your computer.

e Internet, the application displays the online

To use the Help system

1 Do one of the following:

• Click Help  Help topics.

• Press F1.

2 In the Help window, do one of the following:

e left side of the

• Contents — browse through topics on window. You can hide or show the contents by clicking the

Contents button

• Search — search the full text of the Help for a particular word or ph

rase (no quotation marks required) by typing your search

term in the Search box . 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.

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You can also

Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic, and click the Print

button

View Help for a dialog box Click Help at the bottom of the

dialog box.

Corel PaintShop Pro X9 User Guide PDF

You c an d own loa d th e Co rel PaintShop Pro X9 User Guide PDF to your computer or tablet, or you can print the pages you want. You can find the PDF in Help menu (Help  User Guide (PDF)).

Using the Learning Center palette

The Learning Center palette contains helpful information about Corel PaintShop Pro tasks, commands, and tools to help first-time

ers as well as experienced users get their work done faster. You can

us use the Learning Center in one of two ways: from the Home page, navigate through the task-based workflow, or simply click a tool in the Tools toolbar and follow the corresponding instructions that appear in the Learning Center palette.

Each task appearing on the Home page has its own topics with instructions that a given topic to access a related tool or command. In this way, you can perform a task as you learn about it. You can also access the Help from the Learning Center palette to obtain additional information about a task.

describe its related tools or commands. You can click

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From the Learning Center Home page, click a task, and then

Back button Home button

click a topic.

To display or hide the Learning Center palette

Edit workspace

• Choose View  Palettes  Learning Center.

The Learning Center palette is displayed by default. It appears along the right si

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de 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 tions 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.

Learning with video tutorials

The Discovery Center window (English only) lets you find and view a range of videos that help you learn about the application and photography.

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You can also find video links within some topics in the online Help and by visiting www.youtube.com/corelpaintshoppro.

To open the Discovery Center window

• Choose Help  Video Tutorials.

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.

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To access Web-based resources

•From the Help menu, select one of the following website links:

• Corel Support — this link takes you to the Customer Support

Web page

• Check for Updates — checks the Corel Update Service to see if

there are updates to your copy of Corel PaintShop Pro

To access Corel learning resources

• Use your Internet browser to go to www.paintshoppro.com, and click the Resources tab.

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Workspace tour

Corel PaintShop Pro includes organize and edit your images: Manage, Adjust, and Edit.

The availability of features depends on the v 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

• Customizing toolbars and pa

• Us

ing dialog boxes

• Viewing images

• Using shortcut keys

• Using context menus

• Using rulers, grids, and guides

three main workspaces that let you

ersion of the

lettes

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Exploring the workspaces

Corel PaintShop Pro consists of three workspaces:

•Manage

•Adjust

•Edit

Each workspace contains specific tools and controls to help you accomp

You can save the workspaces, including all open images and their magnifications and scre preferences of palettes, toolbars, dialog boxes, and windows. For information about using custom workspaces, see “Using custom workspaces” on page 677.

The Manage workspace

When you open Corel PaintShop Pro, the Manage workspace appears as

lish the task at hand quickly and efficiently.

en positions, as well as positions and

ur default workspace.

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The Manage workspace in Preview mode

Info paletteNavigation palette Preview area

Organizer toolbar

Thumbnails

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 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-thum

nail view (expanded Organizer

palette).

• Info palette — displays information about the selected ima

ge. 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.

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• Organizer toolbar — offers a range of commands and options for

ToolbarAdjust palette

Organizer palette Thumbnails

Set RatingStatus bar

Preview area Instant Effects palette

managing photos. You can hide or show the tools by clicking the

button.

For more information about the Manage workspace, see “Reviewing, organizing, and finding photos” on page 105.

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.

A photo displayed in the Adjust workspace

The Adjust workspace includes the following components:

• Adjust palette — displays tools and controls for adjusting photos

• Preview area — displays the photo selected in the Organizer palette

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• Toolbar — displays buttons for accessing common saving and viewing commands

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

ur photo

• Status bar — displays information ab

• Organizer palette — available in all three workspaces,

t the selected tool

this palette lets you select photos (as thumbnails) and includes a toolbar with a range of commands and options for managing photos. You can hide or show the tools by clicking the button.

• Set Rating control — lets you assign ratings to each photo, so that can quickly find your favorites

you

For more information about t

e Adjust workspace, see “Using the

Adjust workspace” on page 145.

The Edit workspace

The Edit workspace lets you access in-dep

th 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.

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A photo displayed in the Edit workspace

Image windowTool Options paletteStandard toolbarMenu bar

Learning Center palette

Tools toolbar

Status bar

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 32.

d h

• Palettes — display image information an

elp you select tools, modify options, manage layers, select colors, and perform other editing tasks. For more information, see “Using palettes” on page 30.

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• Image window — displays open files. You can choose from a tabbed view or a window view. For more information, see “Viewing images” on page 47.

• 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 phot page 137.

o information” on

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

Choosing a workspace color

You can choose from a variety of workspace colors — from dark to light. You can also choose a background color for the image window and preview windows.

To choose a workspace color

1 Click View  Workspace Color.

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2 Choose one of the following colors:

• Dark Gray (default)

• Medium Gray

• Light Gray

To ch ange the background color

1 Click View Background Color, and choose a color.

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

e available only in specific workspaces.

Palettes display information an

d may contain both controls and command buttons. Like toolbars, palettes can be moved from their default docked position. For more information about customizing palettes, see “Customizing toolbars and palettes” on page 40.

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.

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Palette Description

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

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

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Palette Description

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 displaye

d 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 palet

te or Maximize palette button in the upper-right

corner of the palette’s title bar.

Using toolbars

All three workspaces contain toolbars with buttons that are useful for performing common tasks. When you position the pointer over a

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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 t

op 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 informat

ion about the selected tool

• Tools — contains tools for painting, drawing, cropping, typing text, and p

erforming other image-editing tasks

• Web — displays commands for creating and saving images for the

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.

You can also display a toolbar by right-clicking any toolbar in the Edit workspace, choosing Too lb ar s, and then choosing the toolbar name.

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

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

Flyout arrow

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 workspac

e contains a limited number of tools for quickly touching up your images, the Edit workspace contains a wide selection of tools for ad

vanced image creation and editing. In the

Edit workspace, some of these tools, such as the Crop, Move, and Text

s, reside in their own space on the Tools toolbar. Most tools,

tool 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 32.

Depending on the type of layer you are working on, some tools may

t be available. For example, the Paint Brush and Clone Brush tools

no work only on raster layers; the Pen tool works only on vector layers. For more information about raster and vector layers, see “Understanding layers” on page 336.

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

vailable in the Adjust

workspace.

Tool Description

Pan

Zoom

Pick

Move

Auto Selection

Smart Selection Brush

Selection

Freehand Selection

Magic Wand

Dropper

Crop

Straighten

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

Selects the edges of an area automatically when you enclose the area in a selection rectangle.

Selects the edges of an area automatically when you brush over a sample area.

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

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Tool Description

Perspective Correction

Red Eye

Makeover

Clone

Scratch Remover

Object Remover

Paint Brush

Airbrush

Lighten/Darken

Dodge

Burn

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

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

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Tool Description

Smudge

Push

Soften

Sharpen

Emboss

Saturation Up/Down

Hue Up/Down

Change to Target

Color Replacer

Eraser

Background Eraser

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

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

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Tool Description

Flood Fill

Color Changer

Gradient Fill

Picture Tube

Text

Preset Shape

Rectangle

Ellipse

Symmetric Shape

Pen

Warp Brush

Mesh Warp

Oil Brush

Chalk

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

Adds a gradient fill that can be adjusted interactively on an image

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

Places text on your image

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

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Tool Description

Pastel

Crayon

Colored Pencil

Marker

Watercolor Brush

Palette Knife

Smear

Art Eraser

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

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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Customizing toolbars and palettes

You can dock, float, resize, and move the toolbars and palettes to customize your workspace. When docking is enabled, toolbars and palettes can be automatically integrated into the workspace. When docking is disabled, toolbars and palettes can float anywhere on the screen without being integrated into the workspace.

You can keep the open palettes and to

olbars fully displayed or roll

them up when you’re not using them.

To set docking preferences

Edit workspace

1 Choose View  Docking Options.

The Preferences dialog box appears.

2In the Allow Docking Of group box, mark the p

lettes that you

want to dock.

Even if a palette is set for docking, you can still place it

ere in the workspace without docking it by dragging it

anywh while holding down Ctrl.

To dock a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

• Drag the toolbar or palette’s title bar to one edge of the

workspace.

The toolbar or palette snaps into place.

You can also dock a toolbar or palette by double-clicking its title bar.

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To float a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

1 Do one of the following:

• Place the pointer over the toolbar’s handle. The pointer becomes

a four-sided mover icon.

• Place the pointer in the palette’s title bar.

2 Drag the toolbar or palette away from the workspace edge.

The handle size and position vary, depending on the size of the

ar and whether it is vertical or horizontal.

toolb

You can also double-click the toolbar’s handle.

To move a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

• Drag its title bar to a new position.

To resize a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

• Drag a side or a corner of the toolbar or palette.

To display all toolbars and palettes

Edit workspace

• Press Ctrl + Shift + T.

To roll up a toolbar or palette

Edit workspace

• Click the Auto Hide pushpin button on the toolbar or palette’s title bar.

When the Auto Hide pushpin is pointing down, the toolbar or palette remains fully displayed.

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When the Auto Hide pushpin is pointing to the left , the toolbar or palette rolls up when you move

your pointer away.

If you perform an action in which the toolb

ar or palette remains in focus, the toolbar or palette remains displayed even after the pointer moves away. When you click anywhere else or perform another action, the toolbar or palette rolls up.

When you click away from the palette or toolbar with the Auto Hide button activated, it rolls up in one of two ways: If it’s floating, only the title bar is visible; if it’s docked, a tab appears with the palette or toolbar name.

Clicking the Auto Hide button again prevents the palette from rolling up.

To display the palette again, position your pointer over the tab.

Using dialog boxes

Dialog boxes are windows that open when you choose certain Corel PaintShop Pro commands. You can use them to select and preview c positioned them on the screen and re-open in the same location.

There are two styles of dialog boxes. The following Adjust and Effect filters use a larger Depth of Field, Digital Noise Removal, Graduated Filter, Red Eye Removal, Retro Lab, Selective Focus, Smart Photo Fix, and Vignette.

ommand options. All dialog boxes remember where you last

layout to make it easier to use interactive controls:

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Some Adjust and Effect dialog boxes use a larger layout.

For an example of the other style of dialog box, see “Choosing effects” on page 428.

Common features found in many dialog boxes include the following:

• Before and After panes — let you see the effect of the dialog box settin

gs on your image before the effect is applied

• Zoom and Pan controls — let you zoom in and out on the preview areas, an

d change the current viewing area

• Presets — display saved settings, or scripts, that you can use to make quick cha

nges to images. For more information, see “Using

and creating presets” on page 739.

• Reset to Default button — lets you reset dialog box settings to their initial values

• Numeric edit controls — let you select or enter numeric values

• Color boxes — let you select colors fo

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r a comma

nd setting

• Randomize parameters button — lets you preview random

— The Before and After panes are displayed.

— The Before and After panes are hidden.

settings.

Using preview areas

Most dialog boxes that you use to correct images, apply effects, or modif

y selections contain Before and After panes that show the image

with changes applied.

In some dialog boxes, you can show or hide the Before and After panes by clicking the

Show/Hide Previews button:

When you hide the Before and After panes, you can still see the effects of the current settings on the image by marking the Preview on Image chec

k box in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.

Editing numeric values

To edit values in Corel PaintShop Pro dialog boxes, you can use the

meric edit control to enter values and change settings.

Using color boxes

In some dialog boxes, a color box displays the currently s

elected color for a given control. When you move the pointer over the color box, the pointer changes to a dropper and displays the RGB values.

Randomizing parameters

Many correction and effect dialog boxes contain a Randomize

rameters button that lets you update settings with random

Pa values.

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To zoom in or out of the image preview

Enter a zoom setting here

Click these buttons to increase or decrease the zoom setting

Click and drag here to increase or decrease the zoom setting

• Set the value in the Zoom control.

You can also expand the dialog box to create more room for the Before an

d After panes.

To pan the image preview

Edit workspace

1 Move the pointer into the After pane.

The pointer changes to a hand.

2 Drag the image.

You can also hold down the Pan button , and then center the selection rectangle over the part of the image you want to

lay.

dis

To proof changes in the main image window

Edit workspace

•Mark the Preview on Image check box.

Any change to a dialog box setting will be applied to the main image window.

To edit numeric values

Edit workspace

• Perform a task from the following table.

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To Do the following

Enter a specific value Click in the control, press Delete or

Backspace, and type a new value.

Increase or decrease the number by one

Choose an approximate value Click the slider.

Choose from the range of available settings

Click the up or down arrow.

Move the slider.

If you enter a value that is out of range for the control, it turns red.

You can also double-click the number to highlight it, a

nd type

a new value.

To choose a color from a dialog box

Edit workspace

• Perform a task from the following table.

To D o th e fo llow ing

Select a color Click the color box, and select a color

from the Color dialog box.

Select from recently used colors Right-click the color box, and select a

color in the Recent Colors dialog box.

To randomize settings within a dialog box

Edit workspace

• Click the Randomize parameters button .

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You can try a variety of settings by continuing to click the Randomize parameters button until you get the effect you want.

Viewing images

You can view images in a tabbed format, in which a tab appears at the top of the image window. When you click a tab, the image in that window becomes the active image. You can also view images in windows, which you can move, resize, or close. You can open the same image in multiple tabs or image windows, which lets you see the image at different magnification levels.

The Tabbed Documents mode (left) lets you maximize your image viewing space. To view several images at the same time (right), turn Tabbed Documents mode off.

If you have multiple images open, you can arrange the image windows to view them side by side or stacked in cascading order. You can also see a list of all open images.

If the image is larger than the image window, you can pan to view different parts of the image, or you can fit the window to the image. You can also see a thumbnail of the entire image in the Overview palette. For more information, see “Using palettes” on page 30.

The title bar at the top of the image window shows the filename and the magnification percentage. An asterisk after the filename indicates

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that the image has been modified and that those changes have not been saved.

If the image has an embedded watermark

, a copy

right symbol is displayed in front of its name. For more information, see “Using digital watermarks” on page 802.

To enable or disable the tabbed image window option

Edit workspace

• Choose Window  Tabbed Documents.

To view another image, click

its tab. If an image tab is not in the current view, click the arrows in the upper-right corner of the image window to scroll left or right.

To close a tabbed-format image, click the Close button .

To move an image window

Edit workspace

• Drag the title bar.

To resize an image window

Edit workspace

• Drag a corner of the image window.

When you resize an image window, you are not changing the size

of the image.

To minimize or maximize an image window

Edit workspace

• Perform a task from the following table.

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To Do the following

Minimize the image window to display only the title bar

Maximize the image window to fill the workspace

Restore the image window to its previous size

Click the Minimize button .

Click the Maximize button .

Click the Restore Up button .

To close an image window

Edit workspace

• Choose File  Close.

If you have made unsaved changes to your image, you are prom

pted to save.

You can also click the Close button on the title bar.

To close all windows, choose Window  Close All.

To make a copy of the active image

Edit workspace

• Choose Window  Duplicate.

A copy of the active image opens. You can edit the copy inde

pendently of the original image.

You can also duplicate the active image by pressing Shift + D.

To open multiple views of the same image

Edit workspace

• Choose Window  New Window.

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A new window opens with another view of the active image. When you make changes in one window, both windows are updated.

To arrange multiple windows

Edit workspace

• Perform a task from the following table.

To Do the following

Display cascading windows

Display windows side by side vertically

Display windows side by side horizontally

Choose Window The windows cascade from the upper left to the lower right of the workspace.

Choose Window Windows are resized to fit within the workspace.

 Cascade.

 Tile Vertically.

 Tile Horizontally.

To see a list of all open images

Edit workspace

• Click the Window menu.

The names of all open images appear at the bottom of the Wi

ndow menu. The filenames are listed in the order in which they

were opened.

To view another area of the image

Edit workspace

• Perform a task from the following table.

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To Do the following

Pan the image On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pan

tool , and then drag in the image. If any other tool is active,

hold down the Spacebar, and then drag in the image.

Change the view horizontally or vertically

Change the view by small incrementsPress the arrow keys.

Pan in the Overview palette Press F9 to display the Overview

Drag the horizontal or vertical scroll bar.

palette, click the Preview tab, place the pointer inside the panning rectangle, and drag. You can also set the zoom level in the Preview tab of the Overview palette.

To fit the image in the image window

Edit workspace

• Perform a task from the following table.

To Do the following

Fit the window to the image

Fit the image to the window

Fit the image and the window to the screen

Choose Window

 Fit to Image.

 Fit to Window.

 Fit to Screen.

Using shortcut keys

Corel PaintShop Pro lets you use shortcut keys to execute menu commands, select tools, display palettes, edit nodes on vector objects, and execute Organizer commands. All of the menu commands,

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including those for opening palettes, list their shortcut keys. Shortcut keys for tools are displayed when you move the pointer over a tool.

You can customize the shortcut keys. For more information, see “Customizing keyboard shortcuts” on page 684.

To access menu commands by using shortcut keys

•Hold down Alt, and press the underlined letter in the menu item.

For example, press Alt + F to open the File menu.

You can also scroll through the menus by using the arrow keys.

To view all shortcut keys

Edit workspace Manage workspace

• Choose Help  Keyboard Map.

Using context menus

Context menus provide quick access to commands that are specific to a tool, selection, palette, or other item. You can open a context menu by right-clicking the item.

To view a complete list of context menus

Edit workspace

1 Choose View  Customize.

The Customize dialog box appears.

2 Click the Menu tab.

3 Click the Select context menu drop-list.

All of the context menu names appear in the drop-list. If you want

open a specific context menu, select it.

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To use a context menu

1 Right-click an image, an empty area of a palette, a layer on the

Layers palette, a thumbnail in the Organizer, or a toolbar.

2 Choose a command.

Using rulers, grids, and guides

The Edit workspace displays the rulers by default. You can choose a ruler display in pixels, inches, or centimeters, change the color of the rulers, or altogether hide them.

What is a grid?

A grid is a series of horizontal and vertica Grid lines can help you position image elements. You can display or hide grids and set grid preferences for spacing and appearance. When you display grids, they appear in all open image windows.

What are guides?

Guides are horizontal or vertical lines you position to overlay your image. W help with precision work, such as cropping, moving image elements, selections, as well as text and brushstroke placement. While grids place a series of horizontal and vertical lines at certain intervals, you place guides at the locations you want.

Setting snapping

You can use snapping to align your brushstrokes and image elements precisely to the near the distance, in pixels, that an element must be from a guide or grid line in order to snap to it. An item’s center point snaps to a guide or grid if the center point is the closest part of the item to a grid or guide.

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ith the rulers displayed, you drag guides onto your image to

est grid line or guide. The snap influence controls

l lines overlaying your

image.

To display the ruler, grid, or guides

Edit workspace

• Choose the View menu, and select one of the following:

• Rulers

• Grid

• Guides

You must first display rulers befor

you can drag guidelines

onto your image.

To set ruler properties

Edit workspace Manage workspace

1 Choose File  Preferences  General Program Preferences.

The Preferences dialog box appears.

2 Choose Units from the list.

3In the Rulers group box, choose an option from the Display Units

drop-list.

4 Choose the ruler color by selecting one of the following options:

• Black on white — displays black hash marks and numbers on a background

ite

• Toolbar colors — displays black hash marks and numbers on a

color background that is used in toolbars and palettes

5 Click OK.

To set default or current grid properties

Edit workspace

1 Choose View  Change Grid, Guide & Snap Properties.

The Grid, Guide & Snap Proper

2 Click the Grid tab.

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ties dialog box appears.

The Default settings group box shows the default settings for the grid. The Current image settings group box shows settings for the grid in the current imag

3 Type or set a value in the Horizontal grids control to set the

distance between horizontal grid lines (starting from the top of the image).

4 Type or set a value in the Vertical grids control to set the distance

between vert

ical grid lines (starting from the left side of the

image).

5 Choose a unit of measurement option from the Units drop-list.

6 Click OK.

You can also

Choose a grid color Click the Color box, and choose a color

from the color palette.

Set the snap influence level Type or set a value in the Snap influence

control.

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To place a horizontal or vertical guide

Edit workspace

1 If the rulers are not displayed, choose View  Rulers.

2 Choose View  Guides.

3 Do one of the following:

• To place a horizontal guide, click the top ruler, and drag a guide

into position.

• To place a vertical guide, click th

e left ruler, and drag a guide

into position.

As you drag, the Status bar displays the guide’s position (in pixels).

4 For further placement position, on a ru

ler, double-click a guide

handle.

The Guide Properties dialog box appears.

5 Type or set a value in the Guide position control.

6 Click OK.

To change the color of a guide

Edit workspace

1 On a ruler, double-click a guide handle.

The Grid, Guide & Snap Proper

2 On the Guides tab, click the Color box, and choose a color from

the color palette.

3 Click OK.

ties dialog box appears.

To set the default properties for guides

Edit workspace

1 Choose View  Change Grid, Guide, and Snap Properties.

The Grid, Guide & Snap Proper

2 Click the Guides tab.

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ties dialog box appears.

The Default Settings group box shows the default settings for guides. The Current Image Settings group box shows settings for the guides in the cu

rrent image.

3In the Default Settings group box, click the Color box, and choose

a color from the color palette.

If you want to choose a recently-used color, right-click the Color box, and choose a color from the Recent Colors dialog box.

4 Type or set a value in the Snap influence control to specify the

distance (in pixels) that an item must be from the guide in order for it to snap.

5 Click OK.

Note: You must choose the Snap

to Guide command in the View

menu.

To delete guides from an image

Edit workspace

1 Choose View  Change Grid, Guide, & Snap Properties.

2 Click the Guides tab.

3Mark the Delete guides check box.

4 Choose one of the following options:

• From current image only

• From all open images

5 Click OK.

You can also drag a guide’s handle until the g

uide is off the

image area, or right-click a guide handle and click Delete in the

Properties dialog box.

Guide

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To snap to the nearest guide or grid line

Edit workspace

•From the View menu, choose one of the following:

• Snap to Guides

• Snap to Grid

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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 basic commands that help you view images and image information. You can perform basic actions such as cut, copy, undo, and repeat.

This section presents the following topics:

• Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro

• Connecting with image scanners

• Opening and closing images

• Saving images

• Starting projects from a template

• Starting from a blank canvas

• Creating images from existing images

• Viewing images and image information

• Using Screenshot

• Zooming and panning

• Cutting, copying, and pasting

• Copying images into other applications

• Undoing and redoing actions

• Repeating commands

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into the application, you can access many

• Deleting images

• Files supported by Corel PaintShop Pro

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

os in the folders are then cataloged automatically in a database.

ph This makes it easy to find, edit, and update the information for your photos.

Although you can browse to folders from any workspace, the Manage workspace photos. For more information about importing options, see “Browsing folders for photos” on page 109.

To import your photos into Corel PaintShop Pro

Manage workspace

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

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

3 Click OK.

is designed to make it easy to review and manage multiple

Browse More Folders.

want.

The folder is added to the folder list and all the images are cataloged in the a

pplication database.

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

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Connecting with image scanners

Your scanning software may allow you to choose an application for scanning images. Many TWAIN, WIA, and USB scanners are compatible with Corel PaintShop Pro.

32-bit and 64-bit scanner compatibility

(Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition)

WIA 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Corel PaintShop Pro.

TWAIN is supported by both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of

PaintShop Pro. However, to work with the 64-bit version of

Corel

PaintShop Pro, your scanner must support 64-bit applications (in

Corel

ases, scanner drivers install to the 64-bit version of Windows,

some c but do not support interaction with 64-bit applications). How can you tell? After you install the 64-bit scanner driver from the manufacturer, a file appears in the following location: Windows/twain_64. If you do not see the twain_64 folder and a file within the folder, then the driver does not support 64-bit applications. For more information, please refer to the scanner manufacturer’s website.

To get images from a scanner

Edit workspace

1 After installing the software that came with your scanner, connect

your scanner to your computer.

2In Corel PaintShop Pro, choose File  Import, and click From

Scanner or Camera (WIA option) or TWAIN Acquire, depending on the type

3 Use the scanner’s software to perform the scan.

If you have set up your scanner to work with Corel PaintShop Pro, the image is displayed in the a scanner’s software may remain open, so you can either continue to acquire images or exit the software.

of scanner.

pplication after it is processed. The

is supported by both the

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After scanning multiple photos at the same time, you can quickly create individual image files by using the Crop as New Image fea

ture. For more information, see “To create a new

image by cropping” on page 170.

After cropping an image, you might notice that the Width and Height values on the Tool Options palette are each set at 0.100. These settings do not reflect the cropped image size. To see the image size dimensions after cropping, choose Image  Image In

formation.

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

en in Corel PaintShop Pro when you double-click them. F

op information about setting file format associations, see “Setting file format associations” on page 708.For a list of the file formats that you can open in Corel PaintShop Pro, see “Files supported by Corel PaintShop Pro” on page 100. For information on RAW files, see “Supported RAW file formats” on page 151.

To open an image

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Open.

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

ou wa

3 Click the name of the file that y

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

4 Click Open.

nt to open.

or more

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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

Run a script on the files as they openIn the Open dialog box, mark the

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

Enable Pre-processing check box, and choose a script from the droplist.

To open a recently viewed file

Edit workspace

• Choose File  Recent Files, and choose the filename.

By default, the Recent Files menu lists four recently viewed files. You c

an choose to list up to 10 files. For more information, see “To set the number of files that appear in the Recent Files list” on page 696.

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 th

e 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:

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• Choose File  Open.

• Double-click on a RAW image thumbnail.

umbn

• Hold down Ctrl, and click the filenames or th 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.

ails to open

To close an image

• Choose File  Close.

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

e by clicking

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

annels, and other features used in creating images. It is

c 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

placemen Web page design application.

The following list provides basic information about common file formats:

• JPEG — a standard file format for digital photos

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in another application, such as a page layout, e-mail, or

that is suitable for e-mail and the Web. It uses lossy compression, which ensures a small file size but entails a loss of image data each time you save.

For this reason, this format is not recommended for editing photos unless a high quality setting is used. This file format supports EXIF and IPTC data, which can be used to provide information about the photo, such as when a photo was taken.

• TIFF — a standard file format for

printing and sharing

images between programs. This file format uses non-lossy compression. Although you do not lose image data when you save the file, the larger file size is less suitable for e-mail and the Web. TIFF can save data in the CMYK color mode for printing, and it supports EXIF and IPTC data.

b images. It uses non-lossy

• PNG — a file format widely used for W

compression to reduce the file size without losing image data.

• RAW camera formats — a file format typically used by ofessional photographers. RAW camera formats provide

pr uncompressed, unprocessed image data and gives you the most control over how an image is processed. You must have a camera that captures digital image in a RAW format, and you need software that lets you open and work with the file, such as Corel PaintShop Pro.

You can save a PspImage file with or without compression. Both

compre reduc

ion methods that Corel PaintShop Pro uses are lossless and

e the file size without losing any image information.

Uncompressed files require more disk space.

Corel PaintShop Pro uses the following compression methods:

• Run length encoding (RLE) — a fast compression method, which

compresses most multilayer images to about 75 percent of their original size. This method works well with images that contain large areas of the same color.

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• LZ77 compression — a slower compression method that compresses most images to smaller sizes than with the RLE method. This method works well with photorealistic images.

When you save a new image, Corel PaintShop Pro lets you select its location, name, and file format. When you save an image and then edit it, the image title bar displays an asterisk, or modifier tag, after the filename to indicate that the file has been modified. This tag disappears each time you save your work.

als

You can also automatically save your files at specific interv

to avoid losing your work if your computer shuts down unexpectedly. For more information, see “Setting Autosave preferences” on page 717.

If you want to save a version of a file, you can save a copy of an image.

is is useful when you want to apply effects to an image but keep the

T original file.

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” on page 701.

To sa v e a n ew im age

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Save.

The Save As dialog box appears.

r in

2From the Save in drop-list, choose the folde

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

mmonly used formats are listed first.

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which you want to

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

ttings 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 also adjust default settings

for JPEG images by dragging the Compression slider the first time you save a JPEG in your editing session.

You can save in the last-used file format by choosing File  Preferences  General Program Preferences, and clicking Display and Caching f group box, mar chec

k box.

rom the list on the left side. In the Presentation

k the Re-use last type in the file save-as dialog

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.

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.

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To save a copy of an image

Edit workspace

1 Choose the File  Save Copy As.

The Save Copy As dialog box appears.

2From the Save in drop-list, choose a folder in which to sa

image.

If you want to create a new folder for the image, click the Create New Folder button.

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

If you want to save the file in a different format, select the format from the are lis

Save as type drop-list. The most commonly used formats

ted first.

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

ttings you want.

4 Click Save.

To save images for office applications

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Save for Office.

The Save for Office dialog box appears.

2From the Save in drop-list, choose a folder in which to sa

image.

If you want to create a new folder for the image, click the Create

New Folder button .

3From the Optimize drop-list, choose one of the following:

• Desktop Printing — sets the image resolution to 200 dpi. This option is layout application and you want high-quality images but not an overwhelming file size.

ideal for when you are working in a general page

e the

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• Professional Printing — sets the image resolution to 300 dpi. This option is ideal for when you need the highest image quality.

• Screen or e-mail — sets the image resolution to 96 dpi. This option is ideal for when you want a smaller file size that can be shared or displayed quickly.

4In the File name box, type a name for the file.

5 Choose a file format from the Save as type drop-list.

6 Click Save.

You can also

Define the maximum image size Mark the Advanced Settings check

box, and then adjust the Width and Height settings. Choose a unit of measure from the drop-list on the right.

Adjust the image quality Mark the Advanced Settings check

box, and then choose a resolution from the Image quality drop-list.

Use the most recent settings from the Save to Office dialog box

Use the default settings for the Save to Office dialog box

From the Optimize drop-list, choose Last Used.

From the Optimize drop-list, choose Default. The settings are the same as the default Screen or e-mail settings.

Starting projects from a template

You can access a wide range of creative templates on the New From Temp lat e tab in the New Image dialog box—from cards, to collages,

ochures, and social media templates. You can choose from a

br selection of free templates or you can purchase templates.

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How the templates work

The templates use PaintShop Pro layers and masks t

o provide maximum flexibility—you can customize the templates any way you like and save the customizations to a .pspimage file so that you can use them again. The templates use placeholder images that you replace with your own images—all this is done in the Layers palette. For more information about layers, see “Working with layers” on page 335.

To start a project from a template

1In the Edit workspace, click File > New From Template.

The New Image dialog box appears with the New From Template page disp

2 Choose a template.

If the template isn’t already installed, click Dow

3 Click OK.

The template opens in the image window and the Layers palette.

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layed.

nload or Buy.

4In the Organizer palette, select a photo that you think will work

well in one of the template frames, and drag the thumbnail to the Layers palette,

under the mask layer (the mask layers appear in

black and white) for the frame that you want to fill.

It’s important to drag the image thumbnail under the blackand-white mask layer. The pointer displays a plus sign and a line displays between the layers to indicate that you are inserting an image layer.

The image is inserted as a layer and is selected (highlighted in blue).

5On the Tool s toolbar, click the Pick tool .

6 In the image window, adjust the zoom level (you can use the

Zoom Out tool

on the Standard toolbar) until you can see the

edges of the image layer if they extend beyond the image window

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A marquee indicates the edges of the image layer. The red arrow and circle show a corner node.

7 Drag a corner node to resize the image layer. You can move the

image layer by positioning the cursor in the middle of the image layer (a four-arrow cursor appears), and dragging.

If you want to move the image to a different frame in the template d

, in the Layers palette, drag the image layer under a

ifferent mask layer (might need to scroll in the Layers palette).

8 When you are finished filling the template, make any additional

changes you want (add text etc...).

9 Click File > Save As and save the file as a .pspimage file to keep a

layered, editable version of the file.

10 If you want to share the final version, click File > Save As, and

save the file to a shareable file format, such as JPEG, PNG, or TIFF (for printing). Please note that most file formats flatten the image (merge all layers to one layer).

If your image appears clipped and

ou see the transparency grid

y when you move or resize the image layer, check to see if the mask group is selected in the Layers palette rather than the

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image layer. If so, undo until the image is restored and then select the intended layer.

The red x indicates the group layer. The red check mark indicates the image layer. You must select the image layer before you adjust the layer in the image window.

Starting from a blank canvas

Starting an image from a blank canvas lets you build custom projects, such as collages, and painting or drawings.

You can choose a preset, such as a standard page, photo size, or F

ebook timeline cover, or you can create a custom image. The

section below describes some of the settings available.

There are two types of computer graphics: raster and vector. With Corel PaintShop Pro, you can create both types of images. You can also create an imag understand the differences between these two data types before you begin working with them.

e with both raster and vector layers. It is important to

Raster graphics

Raster images are composed of individual elements, called pixels, which are arrang

ed in a grid. Each pixel has a specific location and color. If you magnify raster data, you can see the individual pixels as squares of colors. Raster images contain a fixed number of pixels, so when you magnify the image you are magnifying the display size of the

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pixels. As a result, raster images may display jagged rather than smooth edges when magnified on screen or when printed at a large magnification.

An object in a raster image is defined by its pixels. For example, the front door in an image of a house is made up of a mosaic of pixels at certain locations in the image. In bitmap images, you edit pixels rather than objects or shapes.

Raster images can display subtle changes in tones and colors, so they are most often used for images like photographs and digital artwork.

Vector graphics

Vector graphics use geometric characteristics — lines, curves, and their

tions — to define objects. For example, a door in a graphic of a

loca house is made up of a rectangle that has a certain width and height, is placed at a specific location, and is filled with a certain color. In vector images, you edit objects or shapes rather than pixels.

Vector graphics do not lose clarity or detail when they are scaled or printed, regardless of

the change in size or resolution. For this reason,

vector graphics are suited to technical illustrations or corporate logos.

Choosing to work with raster or vect

or data

With Corel PaintShop Pro, you create and edit raster and vector data on

separate layers. With some tools you create raster data (like

brushstrokes with the Paint tool), and with other tools (like the Text and Preset Shapes tools) you can choose whether you want to create raster or vector data.

In general, it is best to us

a vector object if you need to edit it as an element separate from other parts of the image. For example, if you add a star to an image, you may want to change its size, color, or

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location. You can make these changes more easily if the star is a vector object. You can create raster data on separate layers, which can be easily edited or moved.

To apply tools or commands to vector objects that work only on raster data (such as the painting tools or the Effects commands), you can create a raster selection of a vector object and then paste the selection to a new raster layer.

Understanding image size, res

lution, and color depth

Before you create a new image, you need to consider how you will use

or example, will you display the image on a website, send it as an

it. F e-mail attachment, or print it? How you use the image helps you determine its size, resolution, and color depth.

Image size is represented by the physical dimensions of the image.

you create a new image or resize an existing image with

When Corel PaintShop Pro, you can define image height and width in pixels, inches, millimeters, or centimeters.

The following are guidelines for choo

sing a unit of measure:

• If you plan to print the images, use inches or centimeters. By starting with the final image dimensions, you can produce an image that fits the page.

• If you plan to export the images to another application (such as a word-processing application), and then resize and print them, you can use any of the options.

• If you plan to display the images on the screen, use pixels.

You can resize an image after creating it, but doing so may result in loss of image data. For more information about resizing images, see “Retouching and restoring

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images” on pa

ge 239.

Image Resolution is measured in pixels per inch (ppi) or pixels per centimeter. Low resolution can cause pixelation, a problem in which large pixels produce coarse output. High resolution can increase an image’s memory requirements without producing a proportional increase in its quality.

Color Depth is measured according to the number

of colors that a pixel can display. Each pixel’s color information is stored in bits — from 1 to 48 bits. In a 1-bit image, each pixel can display only one of two colors (black or white). In a 24-bit image, each pixel can display 1 of 16 million colors. Images with a color depth of 16 million colors look good, but they also require more memory to store and edit. Not all computer monitors can display 16 million colors, so some file formats limit the number of supported colors. For example, GIF images, a popular format for the Web, contain up to 256 colors (8-bit depth).

Many of the commands in Corel PaintShop Pro for applying effects and

ecting

corr

images work on 16 million–color images only. Therefore, it’s best to create most images in 16 million colors. When you have finished working on the image, you can decrease its color depth and save it in another format.

When you create a new image in Corel PaintShop Pro, you can specify

dime

its

nsions, resolution, and type. The options available depend on the type of graphic you want to create. If you’re uncertain as to what type of graphic you need for your project, or which settings to choose, review the information in the following procedure. For more information about creating Art Media graphics, see “Painting and drawing with the Art Media tools” on page 625.

To create an image from a blank canvas

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  New.

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The New Image dialog box appears with the Blank Canvas page displayed.

2 To choose a preset, click one of the category buttons on the left,

and choose a preset. To adjust the preset, or to define a custom image, follow the steps below.

3In the Image Dimensions group box, type or set values for the

following controls:

• Units — specifies the unit of

measure

• Width — specifies the width of the new image

• Height — specifies the height o

the new image

• Resolution — specifies number of pixels contained in the chosen it of measure

If you want to choose preset dimensions, choose an option from the Load Preset drop-list.

4In the Image Characteristics group box, choose one of the

following options:

• Raster Background — suitable for most graphics and painting

tasks

• Vector Background — suitable for vector graphics

• Art Media Background — lets you use the Art Media tools

5 Choose an option from the Color depth drop list.

If you chose the Raster Background option, you can choose a

ground color for the image by clicking the color box and

back choosing a color from the Material Properties palette. To choose a transparent background (for 8-bit or 16-bit images only), mark the Transparent check box.

If you chose the Art Media Background option, you can choose a c

anvas texture from the Select the canvas texture drop-list. If you

want

to choose a color for the canvas, mark the Enable fill color

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check box, click the color box, and choose a color from the Color dialog box.

6 Click OK.

The Memory Required field displays the amount of memory

ired for the image. Your computer’s available memory

requ should be at least two to three times the value displayed in the Memory Required field. To reduce the memory requirement,

can reduce the resolution or the dimensions of the image.

you

For more information on choosing colors o

r materials, see

“Using the Materials palette” on page 395.

Creating images from existing images

You can create an image by copying aspects of an existing image. When you use an existing image as the source of your new image, you can copy the entire image (duplicate) or an individual layer. You can also create an image from any graphic data copied to the Clipboard from Corel PaintShop Pro.

To duplicate an image

Edit workspace

1 Open the image you want to duplicate.

2 Choose Window  Duplicate.

A new window containing a copy of th works

pace.

e image appears in the

To create an image from a layer

Edit workspace

1 On the Layers palette, click the layer you want to copy.

2 Choose Edit, and click one of the following:

• Copy

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• Cut

The current layer is placed

on the Clipboard.

3 Choose Edit  Paste As New Image.

A new window containing the layer appears in the workspace.

To create a new image from a layered image

Edit workspace

1 On the Layers palette, click the layer you want to copy.

2 Choose Edit  Copy Special  Copy Merged.

All layers are copied to the Clip

Choose Edit  Paste As New Image.

board.

A new image window appears in the workspace. The new image contains a

ll layers merged in

to one raster layer.

To create an image from the Clipboard contents

Edit workspace

1 Copy a selection or layer of an image, or an item from another

program.

2 Choose Edit  Paste As New Image.

The Clipboard contents are pasted as a new image.

If the Paste As New Image command is grayed out, then the

u have copied to the Clipboard cannot be pasted as a

data y Corel PaintShop Pro image.

A dialog box may appear and request additional information, such as the width and height of the new image window. You can change your preferences so that Corel PaintShop Pro does

prompt you for size and options when you paste data. For

not more information about setting file format preferences, see “Setting file format preferences” on page 703.

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Viewing images and image information

When you open an image in Corel PaintShop Pro, it appears in an image window. The title bar of the image window displays the image filename and the level of magnification applied to the image. An asterisk after the filename indicates that the image has been modified and that the changes have not been saved.

You can view basic image information, such as the height and width of an image (in pixels) information for the image, such as its resolution, color depth, layers and alpha channels, and EXIF data. You can also view the number of unique colors in an image.

and its color depth. You can also view detailed

You can also view and edit image information in the Info palette

that displays in the Manage workspace. For more information, see “Displaying and editing photo information” on page 137.

The EXIF Information tab of the Image Information dialog box lets you view EXIF data for digital camera photos. When you take a photo with a digital camera, the camera attaches information to the image, such as the date and time that it was captured, the exposure, and the flash settings. When you load a photo from a digital camera into Corel PaintShop Pro, you can view this extra information.

You can expand the workspace to preview an image without the menus, toolbar

The Status bar, which is located at the bottom o

s, or palettes visible.

f the application window, displays the cursor position, height and width in pixels, and color depth for the current image.

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To view digital photo information

Edit workspace

1 Open an image.

2 Choose Image  Image information.

• Click the Image Information tab to view the filename, file m

at, image dimensions, resolution, color depth, modification

for status, number of layers and alpha channels, and the amount of RAM and disk space used for the image. This page also displays the image’s selections, masks, alpha channels, and Undo storage.

• Click the Creator Information tab to view or edit the image’s

title, a

tist’s name, copyright, description, date of creation, and

date of modification.

• Click the Watermark Information tab to view and add

info

rmation about Digimarc watermarking.

• Click the EXIF Information tab to view information for images

taken with digital cameras. In the Section group box, mark the ch

eck boxes for the information you want to display: Input

Devic

e, Artist, Date, Image, Shot Conditions, GPS, or Makernote. Some items are editable (as To add customized text for an editable item, click in the Value column

, and then type your custom information.

• Click the Edit History tab to view a log file of the edits made to the image. Click Save Edit History to export the log file to a .log or .txt file.

noted by an asterisk).

You can also add IPTC data to th

e image in

formation by using the Advanced Creator Information dialog box. This can be useful for photojournalists, for example, who may need to record IPTC data about when and where a photo was shot, and how urgently the photo needs to be reviewed. To access this

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dialog box, click the Creator Information tab, and then click Advanced.

EXIF and IPTC data is also available on the Info palette in the Manage workspace.

To view image color information

Edit workspace

• Choose Image  Count Image Colors to display the number of unique colors in the image.

To view layer color information

Edit workspace

• Choose Layers  Count Layer Colors to display the number of unique colors in the current layer.

To view an image on the full screen

Edit workspace

• Choose View  Full Screen Preview.

The workspace disappears, and the image appears at its current magnification.

To return to the Corel PaintShop Pro workspace, press any key.

Exporting the image editing history to a text file

You can track changes that you make to an image by exporting the list of changes (edit history) to a text file. The edit history can be used for reference if you want to recreate a look or create a tutorial. It can also be used as an official record of edits made to an image.

There are two ways to export the editing log for

an image file:

•In the History palette, you can save a log file of the current editing session.

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•In the Current Image Information dialog box, you can view and export the Edit history for an image file.

To export an editing session from the History palette

1In the History palette, click the Save session history to text file

button .

2In the Save As dialog box, choose a destination, type a filename

for the .log file and click Save.

To export an image edit history to a log file

1 Click Image > Image Information, and click the Edit History tab.

The edit log history displays.

2 Click Save Edit History.

3In the Save As dialog box, choose a destination, type a filename

for the .log

file and click Save.

Using Screenshot

Screenshot is a tool within PaintShop Pro that lets you capture screen content (images known as screen captures, screen grabs, or screenshots). After you capture a screenshot, you can edit it with any of the PaintShop Pro tools. For example, you can annotate with drawing tools or the Text tool, and add preset shapes, such as arrows. You can then, share the screenshots through email or add them to documents such as reports, training guides, presentations, and Web pages.

To initiate the capture process, you must choose settings and then

ress a hot key, right-click, or set a delay timer. You can define your

p own hot key. You can also specify the delay period, so that you can set up elements such as menu lists or flyouts before capturing.

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You can specify the method of capture. For example you can capture by area, or specify full screen, window, or object. You can also use Smart Capture, a flexible mode that auto-detects screen elements or lets you drag to set the capture area. For example, you can capture the active window, a menu, a button, an image, or a part of an image, or you can drag to capture a specific area. You can also use presets to capture specific screen dimensions.

You can also capture a multiple images a

d set destination and file

format options.

If you frequently capture screens, you can add Screenshot activation

Screenshot Setup icons to your toolbar. You can also create presets

and for screenshots.

To specify the area that you want to capture

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Screenshot  Setup.

2In the Method drop-list, choose one of the following options:

• Smart Capture — captures an object by auto-detecting screen l

ements (buttons, menus, window areas) as you hover over the

e elements with the pointer

• Area — captures the area of the screen that you select

• Full screen — captures the entire screen

• Client Window — captures the contents of the active program

• Window — captures the active window

• Object — captures an object within the program that you select,

uch as a menu bar, toolbar, icon, or document window

• Preset — captures preset area size. When you choose this

option, you can select a category from the Category drop-list, and

select the preset size you want from the Preset drop-list.

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3 If you want to modify other settings, click the Settings button ,

and navigate the pages to adjust the settings you want.

4 Click Start.

For Preset captures, the Category list is based on the categories available in the New I

mage dialog box.

Hot keys and right-clicking cannot be used to capture userdefin

ed areas.

To specify screenshot activation method

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Screenshot  Setup.

2 Click the Settings button .

3On the Activate Capture page (click the first dot along the bottom

the dialog box), choose one of the following options:

• Hot key — lets you use a keyboard shortcut to capture screen contents. Choose a key or key combination from the drop-list.

• Right-Click — lets you capture screen contents by right-clicking to activate the capture, and clicking the selected area

• Print Screen key — lets you capture screen contents by pressing the Print Screen key

• Delay before capture (1-60 sec.) — lets you capture screen contents after a specified delay. Type a number in the seconds box.

To set screenshot options

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Screenshot  Setup.

2 Click the Settings button

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3On the Options page (click the second dot along the bottom of

the dialog box), set any of the following options:

• Include Cursor — lets you include the pointer in the capture

• Multiple Captures — lets you capture multiple images. Ea

capture is added as a new image in PaintShop Pro.

• Hide PaintShop — automatically minimizes PaintShop Pro when the Screenshot tool is active. Unmark this option if you want to capt

ure PaintShop Pro.

• Highlight Color — lets you change the color of the capture area preview

• Add capture shortcut to toolbar — add an quick access icon to

the toolbar (

Screenshot and Screenshot Setup ).

4 Click Start to apply the settings.

If you marked the Multiple captures check box, press the hot

r right-click, for each capture. When you are finished, click

key, o the Corel PaintShop Pro icon on the Windows task bar. The images appear in th

e w

orkspace.

To set destination and format options for screenshots

Edit workspace

1 Choose File  Screenshot  Setup.

2 Click the Settings button

3On the Destination page (click the fourth dot along the bottom of

the dialog box), set the following options:

• Open in PaintShop — adds the screenshot to PaintShop Pro as a new image

• Save to — lets you choose a save location for screenshots

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Corel PaintShop Pro - X9 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Welcome

What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X9

Installing and uninstalling Corel programs

To install Corel PaintShop Pro

To uninstall Corel PaintShop Pro

Starting and exiting the program

To start Corel PaintShop Pro

To exit Corel PaintShop Pro

Registering Corel products

Updates and messages

To turn notification messages on or off

To update your program

To check for messages

Corel Support Services

About Corel

The digital workflow

Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro

Documentation conventions

Using the Help system

To use the Help system

Corel PaintShop Pro X9 User Guide PDF

Using the Learning Center palette

To display or hide the Learning Center palette

To use the Learning Center palette

Learning with video tutorials

To open the Discovery Center window

Using Web-based resources

To access Web-based resources

To access Corel learning resources

Workspace tour

Exploring the workspaces

Switching between workspaces

To switch between workplaces

Choosing a workspace color

To choose a workspace color

To ch ange the background color

Using palettes

To display or hide a palette

To resize a palette

Using toolbars

To display or hide a toolbar

Using tools

Customizing toolbars and palettes

To set docking preferences

To dock a toolbar or palette

To float a toolbar or palette

To move a toolbar or palette

To resize a toolbar or palette

To display all toolbars and palettes

To roll up a toolbar or palette

Using dialog boxes

To zoom in or out of the image preview

To pan the image preview

To proof changes in the main image window

To edit numeric values

To choose a color from a dialog box

To randomize settings within a dialog box

Viewing images

To enable or disable the tabbed image window option

To move an image window

To resize an image window

To minimize or maximize an image window

To close an image window

To make a copy of the active image

To open multiple views of the same image

To arrange multiple windows

To see a list of all open images

To view another area of the image

To fit the image in the image window

Using shortcut keys

To access menu commands by using shortcut keys

To view all shortcut keys

Using context menus

To view a complete list of context menus

To use a context menu