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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 adjustments. · The One Step Purple Fringe Fix command gets rid of the purple glow that sometimes appears around edges and objects under certain lighting conditions. · The One Step Noise Removal command identifies and eliminates the excess "noise" that is often seen in digital photos. · The new Color Balance command lets you choose between a simple mode that quickly cools or warms the colors in photos, and an advanced mode that provides more comprehensive adjustments. · The new High Pass Sharpen command provides superior enhancement of the edges and details in your photos. · Improvements to the metadata feature allows you to enter your own copyright and IPTC data. · Full support of 16-bit images allows professional photographers to work with their high-fidelity images without compromising quality. High-fidelity images, which 2 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide use thousands of shades per color, are no longer subject to the 8-bit limit of 256 shades per color set by previous versions of the software. Enhanced performance · Improved startup lets you start Corel Paint Shop Pro more quickly than ever. · The Undo and Redo commands are faster. · You can apply a script on an image or images when you open them. New effects · You can turn your color photos into black-and-white images and mimic the effect of using a color filter, or you can mimic the effect of using infrared film. Enhanced color-management features · You can read and save color profile data in files and then use the data for better screen-to-print matching. This feature also supports saving images as CMYK files for output to commercial printers. · The Monitor Calibration command helps ensure that your monitor displays the most accurate colors possible. Changes to raw camera data import · Raw camera data images can now be opened in Corel Paint Shop Pro at a higher quality than before. · More raw camera file types are supported than ever before. New program resources · Corel Paint Shop Pro has many new themes for Picture TubesTM, picture frames and edges, patterns, and other resources. Installing and uninstalling Corel Paint Shop Pro The Installer makes it easy to install Corel applications and components. It lets you · install and uninstall any Corel applications included in your software package · add components to a currently installed application · refresh files and configurations of currently installed applications To install Corel Paint Shop Pro 1 Close any open applications. Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro 3 2 Insert the CD in the CD drive. If the Installer does not start automatically, click Start Run on the Windows® taskbar. Type D:\Setup, where D is the letter that corresponds to the CD drive. 3 Follow the instructions on your screen. When you perform a custom installation, you can choose to associate specific file formats, such as JPEG and TIFF, with Corel Paint Shop Pro. For more information, see "Setting file format associations" in the Help. To uninstall Corel Paint Shop Pro 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start Control Panel. If your operating system is Windows 2000, click Start Settings Panel. 2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3 In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, choose Corel Paint Shop Pro from the list, and click Remove. 4 Follow the InstallShield® wizard instructions. You can remove user files such as presets, user-created fills, and customized files during the uninstall process. To do this, click Change in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Next, and then choose the Remove option. Click Next, mark the Remove Corel Paint Shop Pro X settings check box, and then click Remove. Control Starting and exiting Corel Paint Shop Pro You can start Corel Paint Shop Pro from the Windows taskbar and exit the program from the File menu. To start Corel Paint Shop Pro · On the Windows taskbar, click Start Corel Paint Shop Pro X. All Programs Corel Paint Shop Pro X 4 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide If you associate specific file formats, such as JPEG and TIFF, with Corel Paint Shop Pro, you can double-click the associated file to start the program. For information about setting file format associations, see "Setting file format associations" in the Help. To exit Corel Paint Shop Pro · Choose File Exit. Registering Corel products Registering Corel products is important to ensure that you receive timely access to the latest product updates, as well as valuable information about product releases. Registration also gives you access to free downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers. You can register the program when you install it, or you can register at a later date. You can register the program in one of the following ways: · online -- If you are connected to the Internet when you install the Corel graphics application, you can launch the online registration. If no Internet connection is detected, you are presented with a list of options. · by phone -- You can call the Corel Customer Service Center nearest you. For more information about registering a Corel product, visit www.corel.com/ support/register. Updating Corel products You can use the InstallShield Update Manager to check online for updates to Corel and other software products. When product updates become available, you can choose to have them downloaded and installed automatically. You can also set how often the Update Manager searches for product updates. To update Corel products 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start 2 Follow the instructions on your screen. Welcome to Corel Paint Shop Pro 5 All Programs Program Updates. For information about using the Update Manager, see the corresponding topics in the Help. Corel Support Services Corel Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate information about product features, specifications, pricing, availability, services, and technical support. For the most current information on available support and professional services for your Corel product, please visit www.corel.com/support. About Corel Corporation Corel Corporation provides innovative software solutions that help millions of value-conscious businesses and consumers in more than 75 countries improve their productivity. The company is renowned for its powerful software portfolio, which combines innovative photo-editing, graphics-creation, vector-illustration, and technical-graphics applications with office and personal productivity solutions. Corel's flagship products include the CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, the WordPerfect® Office suite, Corel® PainterTM Natural-Media® painting and illustration software, and the Paint ShopTM family of digital photography and image-editing software. For more information, please visit www.corel.com. 6 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide Workflow tips This workflow diagram can help you understand how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro. It shows a suggested sequence for working with your digital images. Whether you want to create a collage or simply remove red-eye from your photos, you can use this diagram as a guide. The Help within Corel Paint Shop Pro contains this same diagram. While you work, you can access it to view more information about each of the main steps, or to go to related information in the Help. For more information about how to use the Help, see "Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro" on page 11. Create collages Retouch & restore Adjust Add text & graphics Apply effects Get photos Print & share Workflow tips 7 Get photos Your first step is to transfer images from your digital camera, scanner, or card reader to your computer. You can then use the Browser palette to find, select, and open images on your computer or on other media, such as CDs. For more information about getting images into Corel Paint Shop Pro, see "Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro" on page 25. Adjust After you find and open your images, you can adjust them to make them look their best. For example, you can crop out areas that you want to remove from an image, fix a color cast, or lighten a photo that is too dark. For information about adjusting your images, see "Adjusting images" on page 37. Retouch and restore After you adjust the overall image, you can start retouching specific image areas. For example, you can enhance the appearance of people in your images by correcting red-eye and performing mini-makeovers. You can also remove unwanted objects or restore a damaged photo by fixing scratches and other flaws. For information about retouching and restoring your images, see "Retouching and restoring images" on page 47. Create collages Now that you have adjusted and retouched your images, you can create new effects by combining images. Whether you want to change the background of a photo, create a superimposed effect with layers, or cut and paste selected image areas into one image, Corel Paint Shop Pro gives you the power and flexibility you need. For information about erasing backgrounds, see "Erasing image areas" on page 54. For information about selecting image areas, see "Working with selections" on page 57. For information 8 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide about combining images using layers, see "Working with layers" on page 65. For information about cutting, copying, and pasting, see "Cutting, copying, and pasting" on page 33. Add text and graphics You can enhance your images after you fix them by adding text and graphics. For example, you can add speech balloons and captions, draw shapes and lines, or add a picture frame to your image. For information about adding text to images, see "Working with text" on page 89. For information about drawing lines and shapes, see "Drawing and editing vector objects" in the Help. For information about adding frames, see "Adding picture frames" on page 83. Apply effects Another creative way to enhance your photos is by applying special effects. For example, you can change a color photo to a black-and-white or sepia-tone photo. You can also choose from a variety of special effects. For information about applying effects to your images, see "Applying effects" on page 79. Print and share After you adjust and polish your images, you'll want to share them. You can lay out and print one or more images at a time, e-mail images, or prepare images for the Web. For information about printing and e-mailing images, see "Printing and e-mailing images" on page 95. For information about preparing images for the Web, see "Creating images for the Web" in the Help. Workflow tips 9 Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro You can learn Corel Paint Shop Pro in various ways: by reading the user guide, by accessing the Help, by using the Learning Center palette, or by exploring the resources on the Corel Web site (www.corel.com), where you can access tutorials, movies, and training videos. You can also check the readme.html file installed with Corel Paint Shop Pro to learn the latest information about the software. In this section, you'll learn about · documentation conventions · using the Learning Center palette · using the Help system Documentation conventions The following table describes important conventions used in the user guide and Help. Convention Menu Menu command Description A menu item followed by a menu command A list of options that drops down when a user clicks a down arrow button A window containing available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task Example Choose File Open. drop-list Choose an option from the Selection Type drop-list on the property bar. Double-click the name of the group on the Layers palette. palette Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro 11 Convention mark and unmark Description Terms that refer to enabling or disabling check boxes by clicking them The Enter key on your keyboard Example To preserve the current print size, mark the Maintain original print size check box. To save this gradient as a swatch that you can access later, click the Add to swatches button, type a name, and press Enter. The Background Eraser tool cannot be applied directly to the background because it does not support transparency. You can also right-click in the image to set the source point for the Clone tool. Enter 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. Using the Learning Center palette The Learning Center palette contains helpful information about Corel Paint Shop Pro tasks, commands, and tools to help first-time users as well as experienced users get their work done faster. The Home page of the Learning Center palette provides a task-based workflow, which begins with getting your photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro. From there, the workflow takes you through tasks such as adjusting and retouching photos, creating collages, adding text, graphics, and effects, and printing and sharing your creations. Each task appearing on the Home page has its own topics with instructions that describe its related tools or commands. You can click a given topic to access a related tool or command. In this way, you can perform a task as you learn about it. You can also 12 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide access the Help from the Learning Center palette to obtain additional information about a task. Home button Back button From the Learning Center Home page, click Adjust, and then click Resize. To display or hide the Learning Center palette · Choose View Palettes Learning Center. The Learning Center palette is displayed by default. It appears along the left side of the main Corel Paint Shop Pro window. To use the Learning Center palette 1 From the Home page, click a task. The topics related to the task appear. 2 Click a topic. The related procedure for the topic appears. · For topics describing a tool, the tool becomes active. The Tool Options palette and any other relevant palette appear. · For topics describing a command associated with a dialog box, the dialog box appears. 3 Read the procedure for using the tool or command. Learning how to use Corel Paint Shop Pro 13 Using the Help system The Help is the most comprehensive source of information for Corel Paint Shop Pro. The Help topics dialog box provides three ways to find information. You can choose a topic from the Contents page, use the Index page to search for a specific topic, or use the Search page to search for specific words and phrases. You can also print topics from the Help, or you can use the interactive workflow diagram in the Help, which will guide you through the most common tasks so that you can use the program efficiently. To use the Help system 1 Click Help Help topics. 2 Click one of the following tabs: · Contents -- lets you browse through topics in the Help · Index -- lets you use the keywords from the index to find a topic. For example, if you want to add a caption to a photo, but are not sure which feature to use, type caption. · Search -- lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word or phrase. For example, if you are looking for information about a specific tool or command, you can type the name of the tool or command, such as Backlighting, to display a list of relevant topics. To search for a phrase, type the phrase and enclose it with quotation marks (for example, type "Smart photo fix"). · Favorites -- lets you create a list of Help topics that you can easily access. You can remove and add Help topics at any time. You can also Magnify a Help topic Click the Zoom in button on the Help topic page. You can decrease the magnification by clicking the Zoom out button . Open a Help topic, click the frame you want to print, and click Print. Click Help in the bottom of the dialog box. Click Corel Knowledge Base in the upperright corner of the Help window. Print a specific Help topic View Help for a dialog box Access information and troubleshooting tips on the Corel Web site 14 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide Workspace tour The Corel Paint Shop Pro workspace includes menus, tools, and palettes that you can use to create and edit images. By navigating this workspace, you can accomplish your painting, drawing, and photo-editing tasks. In this section, you'll learn about · exploring the workspace · using palettes · using toolbars · using tools Exploring the workspace When you open Corel Paint Shop Pro, the main program window appears. This window is your work area. It contains the commands and tools you need to create, edit, print, and export your images. You can save the entire workspace, including open images and their magnifications and screen positions, as well as positions and preferences of palettes, toolbars, dialog boxes, and windows. For information about using custom workspaces, see "Using custom workspaces" in the Help. The Corel Paint Shop Pro workspace includes the following components: · Menu bar -- displays commands for performing tasks. For example, the Effects menu contains commands for applying effects to images. · Toolbars -- display buttons for common commands. For more information, see "Using toolbars" on page 18. · Palettes -- display image information and help you select tools, modify options, browse through images, manage layers, select colors, and perform other editing tasks. For more information, see "Using palettes" on page 16. · Status bar -- displays information about the selected tool or menu command, as well as information about image dimensions, color depth, and pointer position. The Workspace tour 15 status bar appears at the bottom of the main program window, and unlike other toolbars, it cannot be customized or moved. For more information about viewing image information, see "Viewing images" in the Help. Shown below is the workspace that appears when you start up Corel Paint Shop Pro for the first time. Menu bar Standard toolbar Tool Options palette Open images appear in an image window Learning Center palette Tools toolbar Status bar Browser palette The workspace in Corel Paint Shop Pro Using palettes Corel Paint Shop Pro contains many palettes that organize information and commands to help you edit your images. Some palettes appear automatically when you start up the application for the first time, others appear in response to tools you choose, and some palettes appear only when you choose to open them. Palettes display information and may contain both controls and command buttons. Like toolbars, palettes can be moved from their default docked position -- you can float a palette or dock it to another side of the main Corel Paint Shop Pro window. For more information about working with palettes, see "Using palettes" in the Help. 16 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide Palette Learning Center Browser Description Displays information about workflow, tools, and commands that you need to get your work done quickly and efficiently Lets you view folder contents visually, allowing you to zoom in on image thumbnails, easily navigate to other folders, sort images, view and edit EXIF data, and print contact sheets Displays settings and controls for the active tool Lets you choose colors and materials for painting, drawing, filling, and retouching Lets you view, organize, and adjust settings for image layers Displays a thumbnail of the active image, lets you set a zoom level, and displays image information Lists the actions taken on the active image, allows you to undo and redo adjacent or nonadjacent actions, and allows you to create a Quickscript that can be instantly applied to other open images 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. Lets you set additional brush options when you use a paint brush or any other raster painting tool. This palette is particularly useful when you use a pressure-sensitive tablet or a four-dimensional mouse. For example, you can vary the opacity of a brush stroke by applying pressure with the stylus. Some options also work well with a mouse. 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 Displays a list of your actions and results when you run scripts Tool Options Materials Layers Overview History Histogram Brush Variance Mixer Script Output Workspace tour 17 Using toolbars The toolbars display buttons that are useful for performing the most common tasks. When you position the pointer over a button, its name appears on a ToolTip. The status bar displays additional information about the command. You can add and remove buttons from toolbars and create custom toolbars. For more information about customizing menus and toolbars, see "Customizing the menu system" and "Customizing toolbars" in the Help. Corel Paint Shop Pro contains the following toolbars: · Standard -- appears by default and displays the most common commands, such as saving images, undoing a command, and cutting items · Tools -- contains tools for painting, drawing, cropping, typing text, and performing other image-editing tasks · Effects -- displays commands for applying effects to your images · Photo -- displays commands for enhancing photos · Script -- displays commands for creating and running scripts · Web -- displays commands for creating and saving images for the Web For information about the menu bar and the status bar, see "Exploring the workspace" on page 15. To display or hide a toolbar · Choose View Toolbars, and choose the toolbar that you want to display. You can also display a toolbar by right-clicking any toolbar or palette, choosing Toolbars, and choosing the toolbar. To hide a specific toolbar, click the Close button on its title bar. Using tools You can use the Corel Paint Shop Pro tools to paint, draw, crop images, add text, and perform other image editing and creative tasks. Some tools, such as the Crop, Move, and Text tools, reside in their own space on the Tools toolbar. Most tools, however, are grouped with other tools that perform similar tasks. A group of tools is denoted by a small flyout arrow on the right side of the active tool. 18 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide Flyout arrow Some tools are grouped together in flyouts. You can access all tools in a flyout by clicking the flyout arrow beside the active tool. When you hold the pointer over a tool, a ToolTip displays the tool name and shortcut key, and the status bar displays hints for using the tool. For information about moving, hiding, and displaying the Tools toolbar, see "Using toolbars" on page 18. Depending on the type of layer you are working on, some tools may be not be available. For example, the Paint Brush and Clone Brush tools work only on raster layers, while the Pen tool works only on vector layers. For more information about raster and vector layers, see "Working with layers" on page 65. The following table describes each tool on the Tools toolbar. Tool Pan Description Use this tool to move the viewable portion of the image window when part of the image extends beyond the image window. Use this tool to zoom in by clicking or zoom out by rightclicking. Drag to define an area for zooming. Use this tool to move, rotate, and reshape raster layers, as well as select and modify vector objects. Use this tool to move a raster layer or a vector layer on the canvas. Use this tool to create a geometrically shaped selection, such as a rectangle, ellipse, or triangle. Use this tool to create an irregularly shaped selection. Use this tool to make a selection based on pixel values within a specified tolerance level. Zoom Pick Move Selection Freehand Selection Magic Wand Workspace tour 19 Tool Dropper Crop Straighten Perspective Correction Red Eye Makeover Clone Scratch Remover Description Use this tool to choose the foreground/stroke color by clicking, or the background/stroke color by right-clicking. Use this tool to trim or eliminate unwanted edges of an image. Use this tool to rotate a crooked photo so that it's straight. Use this tool to square the perspective of buildings or other objects that appear to be leaning or unnaturally angled. Use this tool to quickly correct the red-eye effect commonly seen in photos. Use this tool's three modes -- Blemish Fixer, Toothbrush, and Suntan -- to apply cosmetic fixes to a photo. Use this tool to brush over unwanted elements of a photo with a neighboring area in the same photo. Use this tool to remove scratches in scanned photos, as well as to remove wrinkles, wires, or other similar linear flaws seen in photos. Use this tool to cover unwanted elements of a photo with a neighboring texture in the same photo. Use this tool to paint on your image with colors, textures, or gradients. Use this tool to simulate painting with an airbrush or spray can. Use this tool to lighten areas as you drag, or to darken areas as you drag with the right mouse button. This effect is stronger than the effects produced by the Dodge and Burn tools. Use this tool to lighten areas of a photo by clicking, or to darken areas by right-clicking. Its functionality is the opposite of the Burn tool. Object Remover Paint Brush Airbrush Lighten/Darken Dodge 20 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide Tool Burn Description Use this tool to darken areas of a photo by clicking, or to lighten areas by right-clicking. Its functionality is the opposite of the Dodge tool. Use this tool to smear pixels by picking up new colors as you drag, or to push pixels by not picking up new colors as you drag with the right mouse button. Use this tool to push pixels by not picking up new colors as you drag, or to smear pixels by picking up new colors as you drag with the right mouse button. Use this tool to soften pixels as you drag, or to sharpen pixels as you drag with the right mouse button. Use this tool to sharpen pixels as you drag, or to soften pixels as you drag with the right mouse button. Use this tool to create an embossed effect by suppressing color and tracing edges in black as you drag. Use this tool to make colors more vivid as you drag, or less vivid as you drag with the right mouse button. Use this tool to shift pixel hue values up as you drag or to shift them down as you drag with the right mouse button. Use this tool to recolor pixels while retaining photographic detail. Use this tool to replace the background/fill color with the foreground/stroke color by clicking or dragging, or to replace the foreground/stroke color with the background/fill color by right-clicking or dragging with the right mouse button. Use this tool to erase raster layer pixels to transparency. Use this tool to erase around the edges of the areas you want to keep in a photo. Use this tool to fill pixels of a similar tolerance level with the current foreground/stroke material by clicking or with the current background/fill material by right-clicking. 21 Smudge Push Soften Sharpen Emboss Saturation Up/Down Hue Up/Down Change to Target Color Replacer Eraser Background Eraser Flood Fill Workspace tour Tool Picture Tube Text Preset Shape Rectangle Ellipse Symmetric Shape Pen Warp Brush Mesh Warp Oil Brush Chalk Pastel Crayon Colored Pencil Marker Palette Knife Description Use this tool to place theme-based artistic elements in your image. Use this tool to place text on your image. Use this tool to add predefined shapes (such as callouts, arrows, and starbursts) to your image. Use this tool to create a rectangle or square. Use this tool to create an ellipse or circle. Use this tool to create symmetric or star-shaped objects. Use this tool to create connected or unconnected lines, freehand curves, and Bézier curve segments. Use this tool to shrink, grow, twist, or distort pixels in your photo. Use this tool to distort a photo by dragging points along a grid. Use this tool to simulate oil brush strokes on an art media layer. Use this tool to simulate drawing with chalk on an art media layer. Use this tool to simulate drawing with pastels on an art media layer. Use this tool to simulate drawing with crayon on an art media layer. Use this tool to simulate drawing with colored pencil on an art media layer. Use this tool to simulate drawing with an ink marker on an art media layer. Use this tool to simulate applying oil paint with a knife (instead of a brush) on an art media layer. Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide 22 Tool Smear Art Eraser Description Use this tool to smear whatever pigment you've applied to an art media layer. Use this tool to erase whatever pigment you've applied to an art media layer. Workspace tour 23 Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro You can bring your images into Corel Paint Shop Pro in various ways: you can import images from a digital camera, card reader, or scanner; you can capture images from the computer screen; you can duplicate an existing image or layer; or you can create an image. In this section, you'll learn about · getting photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro · opening and closing images · saving images · browsing through image folders · zooming and panning · cutting, copying, and pasting · undoing and redoing actions · deleting images Getting photos into Corel Paint Shop Pro You can browse and load images directly into Corel Paint Shop Pro. If you have Corel® Photo AlbumTM installed, you can use Corel Photo Downloader to detect and download photos automatically from most cameras and card readers. When you scan images, your scanning software may allow you to choose a host application. If you choose Corel Paint Shop Pro, you can scan the images directly into the program. To get photos from a digital camera or card reader 1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer. Typically, this requires a USB cable for cameras and external card readers. Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro 25 2 Access your camera from within Corel Paint Shop Pro by using one of the following methods: · On the Learning Center palette, choose Get Photos Download. · Choose File Import From Scanner or Camera. Depending on your camera's software, either a dialog box appears and prompts you to select your camera from a list, or a dialog box appears with your photos. 3 Select the photos that you want to open in Corel Paint Shop Pro. You may need to install the software that came with your digital camera or card reader before you connect the device to your computer. To get photos from a scanner 1 In Corel Paint Shop Pro, choose File Import TWAIN Source. 2 From the Select Source dialog box, choose your scanner from the Sources list, and click Select. 3 Choose File Import TWAIN Acquire. 4 Using the scanner's software, perform the scan. When the device and software have processed the image, the image is sent to Corel Paint Shop Pro and placed in an image window. The scanner's software may remain open, so you can either continue to acquire images or exit the software. You must install the software that came with your scanner before you connect the device to your computer. Installing this software correctly allows the computer and Corel Paint Shop Pro to recognize your scanner. Opening and closing images You can open most image formats in Corel Paint Shop Pro. You can open the images by using the menu bar in the main program window or by using the Browser palette. For more information about using the Browser palette, see "Browsing through image folders" on page 30. You can associate specific file formats with Corel Paint Shop Pro, such as JPEG, TIF, or PNG, so that these files will open in Corel Paint Shop Pro when you double-click them. 26 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide For more information about setting file format associations, see "Setting file format associations" in the Help. To open an image 1 Choose File Open. 2 In the Look in drop-list, choose the folder where the file is stored. 3 Click the name of the file that you want to open. If you want to open multiple files, hold down Ctrl, and click the filenames. 4 Click Open. You can also View information about an image View a thumbnail in the preview area Preview all files in a folder Run a script on the files as they open Click the filename, and click Details. Mark the Show preview check box. Click Browse to open the Browser palette. Mark the Enable Pre-processing check box, and choose a script from the drop-list. To open a recently used file · Choose File Recent Files, and choose the filename. By default, the Recent Files menu lists four recently used files. You can choose to list up to 10 files. For more information, see "To set the number of files that appear in the Recent Files list" in the Help. To close an image · Choose File Close. Saving images Before saving images, you need to consider the file format in which you want to save your image and ensure that you don't overwrite an original image that you may need in the future. Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro 27 The Corel Paint Shop Pro PspImage file format supports layers, alpha channels, and other features used in creating images. It is recommended that you save and edit your images as PspImage files. You can then save the file to a standard file format if you want to e-mail the image, use it on a Web page, or send it to a printing service. The list below provides you with some basic information about common file formats. · JPEG -- a standard file format for digital photos 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. It uses non-lossy compression. Although you do not lose image data each time you save, 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. · PNG -- a file format widely used for Web images. It uses non-lossy compression to reduce the file size without losing image data. · RAW -- a file format that is typically used by professional photographers. This format provides uncompressed, unprocessed image data and gives you the most control over how an image is processed. You must have a camera that captures digital images in this format, and software, such as Corel Paint Shop Pro, that lets you open and edit the file. For information about the compression methods used in Corel Paint Shop Pro files, see "Saving images" in the Help. When you save a new image, Corel Paint Shop 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. You can also automatically save your files at specific intervals to avoid losing your work if your computer shuts down unexpectedly. For more information, see "Setting Autosave preferences" in the Help. Important! If you do not change the file format of the file you open and you want to preserve the original image, you must use the Save As command, rather than the Save command, to avoid overwriting the original file. 28 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide To save a new image 1 Choose File Save to open the Save As dialog box. 2 From the Save in drop-list, choose the folder in which you want to save the file. 3 In the Filename field, type a name for the file. 4 In the Save as type drop-list, choose a file format. 5 Click Save. You can also Save EXIF information with the image Click Options to open the Save Options dialog box. Mark the Save EXIF information check box. Click Options to open the Save Options dialog box. In the Compression group box, choose a compression option. The option is unavailable if the file does not support compression. Compress an image file You can also save your work by clicking the Save As button toolbar to avoid overwriting your current file. on the Standard To save your work · Choose File Save. The original image is overwritten by the modified image. If you do not want to overwrite the original file, use the Save As command. Corel Paint Shop Pro automatically saves the image with the same filename and location. You can also save your work by clicking the Save button toolbar. This action overwrites your current file. on the Standard Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro 29 Browsing through image folders With the Browser palette, you can view, open, sort, and manage your files. Folder browsed B A C D E F Thumbnail zoom button A - Go up one folder B - Toggle the file tree on and off C - Image information D - Windows Explorer E - Photostrip view F - Print You can use the Browser palette to find images, view image information, and manage the files. For more information about working with the Browser palette, see "Browsing images" in the Help. To display the Browser palette · Choose View Palettes Browser. You can also toggle the Browser palette on and off by clicking the Browser palette button on the Standard toolbar. To sort images in the Browser palette 1 On the Browser palette, right-click in the space around a thumbnail or folder. 2 Choose Sort to open the Sorting dialog box. 3 In the Primary sort order group box, choose either the Ascending or Descending option, and then choose a condition from the Sort condition drop-list. 4 Click OK. 30 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide You can also use the options in the Secondary sort order group box of the Sorting dialog box to fine-tune how the images are sorted. To find images by using the Browser palette · From the drop-list in the upper left corner of the Browser palette, navigate to the folder you want. Images in the folder appear as thumbnails on the Browser palette. You can also find images by clicking the Windows Explorer button Browser palette and navigating to the image that you want to open. on the Zooming and panning By default, images that you open in Corel Paint Shop Pro appear at a magnification level that allows the full image to appear in the workspace. You can zoom in to get a closer look at image detail or zoom out to view a larger portion of the image. You can also magnify a specific area of an image. You can use the Zoom tool to magnify your image (left) or you can use the Magnifier command to view a specific area without changing the magnification of the image (right). You can view image areas that fall outside the current image window. For example, when you are working at a high magnification level, you can pan or jump to a different image area without having to adjust the magnification level. When an image is too Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro 31 large to fit within its window, scroll bars appear on the bottom and right sides of the image. To zoom 1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Zoom tool . 2 Click to magnify the area, or right-click to reduce the area. The magnification changes to a preset percentage that appears in the Zoom (%) control on the Tool Options palette. You can also Magnify the image by a specified percentage View the image at 100% On the Tool Options palette, type a value in the Zoom (%) control. Choose View Zoom to 100%, or click the Actual Size button on the Tool Options palette. By default, when you zoom in or out, the image window automatically resizes to fit the image. For more information, see "Setting view preferences" in the Help. You can also change the magnification when the Zoom tool is active by using the scroll-wheel on your mouse or stylus. You can also change the magnification of an image by choosing View Zoom in and View Zoom out. To magnify an image area 1 Choose View Magnifier to place the cursor in magnifier mode. 2 Place the cursor over the image area you want to magnify. The area under the cursor is displayed at 500%. To turn off the magnifier mode, choose View Magnifier again. 32 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide To pan around an image 1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Pan tool 2 Drag within the image. You can also pan around an image by using the preview rectangle on the Overview palette. If the Overview palette is not displayed, choose View Palettes Overview, and drag the preview rectangle to a new position. . To fit the window to the image · Choose Window Fit to Image. You can also fit the window to the image by clicking the Fit Window to Image button on the Tool Options palette when the Pan tool or Zoom tool is active. Cutting, copying, and pasting You can cut or copy a selection or an entire layer to the Clipboard, and then paste the contents of the Clipboard into the same image or another image. The basic commands are · Cut -- removes the selected content to the Clipboard and replaces it with the image background color or transparency · Copy -- copies the selected content to the Clipboard · Copy Merged -- copies a flattened (merged) version of all the layers in a selection to the Clipboard · Paste -- pastes cut or copied content from the Clipboard into the same image or another image · Clear -- deletes the selected content You can cut or copy a selection, a layer, or a vector object. You can paste the selected content as a new image, a new layer, or a selection. You can copy one image into another by dragging an image from the Browser palette into an image in the workspace. Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro 33 You can also copy a Corel Paint Shop Pro image into other applications, such as word processors or desktop publishing packages. For information about exporting Corel Paint Shop Pro files into other formats, see "Saving images" on page 27. To cut a selection, layer, or vector object 1 Select the area, layer, or object you want to cut. 2 Choose Edit Cut. You can also cut by pressing Ctrl + X. To copy a selection, layer, or vector object 1 Select the area, layer, or object you want to copy. 2 Do one of the following: · To copy only the selection or the active layer, choose Edit Copy. · To copy all layers of the selected area, choose Edit Copy Merged. You can also press Ctrl + C to copy the active layer, or Ctrl + Shift + C to copy merged layers. To paste as a new image · Choose Edit Paste As New Image. You can also paste as a new image by pressing Ctrl + V. To paste as a new layer 1 Select the image in which you want to paste the selection. 2 Choose Edit Paste As New Layer. You can also paste a new layer by pressing Ctrl + L. 34 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide Undoing and redoing actions You can undo single or multiple actions as you edit an image. For example, you can undo brush strokes, color adjustments, or effects that you have applied to the image. You can also redo single or multiple actions to reapply commands that you have undone. You can also revert to the last saved version of the image. The History palette lets you undo and redo actions selectively, regardless of their sequence. For more information about using the History palette, see "Undoing and redoing actions by using the History palette" in the Help. Important! You cannot use the Undo controls to undo the following actions: renaming files, saving files, opening and closing files, emptying the Clipboard, making changes that are program-wide and not specific to the current image (such as changes to color settings and preferences), and using commands that do not change the image pixels (such as zooming and scrolling). To undo an action · Choose Edit Undo. Undo command. If you want to undo multiple actions, repeat the Edit The Undo command undoes multiple actions in the order in which they were performed. To undo actions selectively, use the History palette. If the action cannot be undone, the Undo command is unavailable. You can also undo an action by clicking the Undo button toolbar, or by pressing Ctrl + Z. on the Standard To redo an action · Choose Edit Redo. The Redo command redoes multiple actions in the order in which they were undone. To redo actions selectively, use the History palette. Only actions that have been undone can be redone. Getting started with Corel Paint Shop Pro 35 You can also redo an action by clicking the Redo button toolbar, or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Z. on the Standard Deleting images You can delete image files from the main workspace, or you can delete images by using the Browser palette. To delete the current image in the workspace · Choose File Delete. To delete an image by using the Browser palette 1 On the Browser palette, right-click the image that you want to delete. 2 Choose Delete. 36 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide Adjusting images When you view your photos in Corel Paint Shop Pro, you may notice problems that you want to correct. In some photos, the problems are obvious, such as when the subject is too dark. In other photos, you may sense the need for improvement but not know what to fix. With Corel Paint Shop Pro, you can correct specific aspects of a photo or allow the program to make basic photo adjustments. In this section, you'll learn about · rotating images · cropping images · straightening images · correcting photographic perspective · making basic photo adjustments · removing digital photo noise · resizing images Rotating images You can rotate an image by 90 degrees to change its orientation to landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical). If your camera contains sensors that mark images taken in a portrait orientation, Corel Paint Shop Pro automatically rotates photos to the correct orientation. For information about rotating an image to straighten it according to reference points within the image, such as the horizon, see "Straightening images" on page 40. Adjusting images 37 Corel Paint Shop Pro offers several ways to rotate an image quickly. To rotate an image · Select an image, and perform a task from the following table. To Rotate an image 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise Rotate an image interactively Do the following Choose Image Rotate Left. Rotate Right or Image Choose the Pick tool from the Tools toolbar. Rotate the image by dragging the rotation handle (the square connected by a line to the rotation pivot point) to a new position. You can also rotate an image by clicking the Rotate Right Rotate Left button on the Standard toolbar. or Cropping images You can remove unwanted portions of an image to create stronger compositions or change the image focus. Corel Paint Shop Pro helps you crop by providing presets to common image sizes, such as 4 × 6 inches or 10 × 15 centimeters. Cropping can reduce the amount of hard drive memory required for editing the image. Also, by eliminating extraneous areas of color, cropping can improve color corrections. If a photograph 38 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide requires both cropping and color correction, you should crop the image first and then apply the color correction. Important! Cropping permanently removes the image area outside the crop rectangle. To preserve the original photo, use the Save As command to save the cropped version of your image to a new filename. You can remove unwanted portions of an image to create stronger compositions or to change the image focus. To crop an image 1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Crop tool. The image area outside the crop rectangle is shaded. 2 Adjust the crop area size or position. If you want to use a preset crop size, choose an option from the Presets drop-list on the Tool Options palette. 3 When you're ready to crop the image, click the Apply button Options palette. You can also Define the crop area interactively Adjust the crop area interactively Drag over the image with the Crop tool to define the crop area rectangle. Drag any of the handles. on the Tool Adjusting images 39 You can also Move the entire crop rectangle Constrain the crop area to its current proportions Place the cursor inside the crop area, and drag. Mark the Maintain aspect ratio check box on the Tool Options palette. This option is available only for custom-defined crop rectangles. Right-click anywhere in the image. Clear the crop area and start over Straightening images You can easily straighten crooked images by specifying a line along an image feature that you want to correct. Corel Paint Shop Pro then aligns the image vertically or horizontally with this rotation line. You can use this technique when an image has a strong vertical or horizontal feature, such as a building or horizon. The Straighten tool lets you draw a line by using reference points within an image. You can then use the line to straighten the image. To straighten an image 1 On the Tools toolbar, click the Straighten tool . A straightening bar with end handles appears on the image. 2 Drag each handle of the straightening bar to align it with the part of the image that you want to straighten. 40 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide 3 On the Tool Options palette, choose from the following options: · Auto -- automatically straightens the image based on the position of the straightening bar (recommended) · Make vertical -- rotates the image to make the straightening bar vertical · Make horizontal -- rotates the image to make the straightening bar horizontal 4 Click the Apply button You can also Straighten a single layer Straighten all layers in the image Choose a specific angle for the straightening bar Crop the edges of the image to make it rectangular after straightening Fill the edge areas of your image with the background color Click the layer name on the Layers palette before you begin. Mark the Rotate all layers check box on the Tools Options palette. Type or set a value in the Angle control on the Tools Options palette. Mark the Crop image check box on the Tools Options palette. Unmark the Crop image check box on the Tools Options palette. . You can also double-click the image to apply the command. Correcting photographic perspective When you take pictures of tall objects, the resulting photographs may have perspective distortion -- that is, the objects may seem to be leaning or angled. This distortion occurs when the camera is at an angle to the subject. You can fix perspective distortion. For example, by using the Perspective Correction tool, you can straighten a photo of a building with sides that should be straight but appear angled. Adjusting images 41 Using the Perspective Correction tool changes the angle of the building. To correct perspective 1 On the Tools toolbar, select the Perspective Correction tool A bounding box with corner handles appears on the image. . 2 On the Tool Options palette, select from these options: · Grid lines -- lets you enter the number of grid lines to display · Crop image -- recrops the image to a rectangular shape after the perspective is applied Note: Marking the Crop image check box deletes the areas of the image that fall outside the rectangle. 3 Drag each handle to the corner of the object that should be rectangular. 4 Click the Apply button . You can also apply the command by double-clicking the image. Making basic photo adjustments When you open a photo in Corel Paint Shop Pro, and you are not sure what adjustments to make, you can apply one of the two Photo Fix commands and see if you like the results. Both Photo Fix commands operate by quickly analyzing your photo, identifying the areas that are darkest, brightest, and in between (the midtones), and then applying corrections based on these identified areas. 42 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide You can use the One Step Photo Fix command to improve the exposure and color balance of images quickly and easily. The One Step Photo Fix command automatically applies a predetermined set of color balancing and sharpening corrections to your photo -- all you need to do is select the command. If you want the option of controlling the amount of these same corrections, you can use the Smart Photo Fix command. The Smart Photo Fix feature gives you control over the amount and type of corrections applied to an image. Adjusting images 43