Copyright 2005 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X User Guide The contents of this user guide and the associated Corel Paint Shop Pro software are the property of Corel Corporation and its respective licensors, and are protected by copyright. For more complete copyright information about Corel Paint Shop Pro, please refer to the About Corel Paint Shop Pro section in the Help menu of the software. Corel, the Corel logo, Corel Support Services, CorelDRAW Natural-Media, Photo , Album, Paint Shop, Paint Shop Pro, Painter, Picture Tubes, and WordPerfect are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the U.S. and/or other countries. InstallShield is a registered trademark of InstallShield Software Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Outlook, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. TWAIN is a registered trademark of the TWAIN Working Group. USB is a trademark of Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum, Inc. Other product, font, and company names and logos may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Table of contents Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 What's in this user guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What's new in Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registering Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating Corel products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corel Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Corel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Get photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retouch and restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create collages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add text and graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apply effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print and share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 3 4 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 Workflow tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Documentation conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using the Learning Center palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using the Help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Exploring the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 16 18 18 Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Getting photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Opening and closing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Table of contents i Browsing through image folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Zooming and panning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Cutting, copying, and pasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Deleting images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adjusting images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Rotating images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Cropping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Straightening images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Correcting photographic perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Making basic photo adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Removing digital photo noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Resizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Retouching and restoring images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Removing red-eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Applying cosmetic corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Removing scratches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Removing flaws and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Erasing image areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Working with selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Creating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Hiding and viewing the selection marquee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Modifying selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Inverting and clearing selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Working with layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Understanding layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Using layers with photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Using the Layers palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Renaming layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Viewing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Changing the order of layers in an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Moving layers on the canvas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 ii Table of contents Working with colors and materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Using the Materials palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Choosing colors by using the Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Choosing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying photo effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding picture frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Picture Tube tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warping images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 82 83 85 87 Working with text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Applying text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Editing text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Printing and e-mailing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Creating layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 E-mailing images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Table of contents iii Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro Corel® Paint Shop Pro® sets the standard for affordable, professional image editing. You can edit photos, create graphics, draw, and paint, all within a highly customizable workspace. In this section, you'll learn about · what's in this user guide · what's new in Corel Paint Shop Pro · installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro · starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro · registering Corel products · updating Corel products · Corel® Support ServicesTM · Corel Corporation What's in this user guide This user guide contains the information you need to become familiar with the Corel Paint Shop Pro workspace, to understand the photo-editing workflow, and to get started with basic tasks and some creative possibilities. It is designed to accompany the more comprehensive Help, which is available from within the program, as well as other learning resources, such as tutorials, movies, and training videos available on the Corel Web site (www.corel.com). For information about additional learning resources, see "Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro" on page 11. What's new in Corel Paint Shop Pro The new features in Corel Paint Shop Pro are designed to enhance your ability to work with digital photographs, to help you create and touch up artwork and graphics, and to boost your productivity. Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro 1 Enhanced user interface · The Learning Center palette presents a more intuitive approach for guiding you through the basic Corel Paint Shop Pro workflow. The Home page of the Learning Center palette contains seven main categories, which together represent a typical workflow. Each category contains several detailed topics to guide you in choosing tools and commands that will help you work quickly and efficiently. · The Browser palette replaces the Browser from the previous version of Corel Paint Shop Pro. From within the Browser palette, you can zoom in on thumbnails, view Browser thumbnails in Photostrip mode, and print contact sheets. · The Layers palette displays the contents of a layer as a resizable thumbnail. Layer information can be set to appear across the top of the palette or next to each layer. · The Pick tool is new and resembles a combination of the Raster Deform tool and the Object Selection tool from previous versions of Paint Shop Pro. The Pick tool allows you to select and modify raster layers and vector objects. Enhanced photo adjustment features · The new Makeover tool provides three fun modes for photo retouching. You can remove blemishes, whiten teeth, and even apply a suntan. · The new Red Eye tool offers the fastest way yet for removing red-eye. You just set the tool size and click the eye. · The Smart Photo Fix command lets you precisely adjust color balance, brightness, contrast, sharpness, and saturation, and set black and white points manually. You can also let the program suggest settings for these adju ...