User manual JASC SOFTWARE PAINT SHOP PRO 8.0

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We have done our best to ensure that the material found in this publication is both useful and accurate. However, please be aware that errors may exist in this publication, and that neither the authors nor Jasc Software, Inc. make any guarantees concerning the accuracy of the information found here or in the use to which it may be put. Printed in the United States of America 2003 i Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's New in Version 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Learning Paint Shop Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 6 7 8 Chapter 2 Getting to Know The Program . . . . . . . . . . 11 Starting and Exiting Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exploring the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Toolbars and Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Image Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Shortcut and Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 14 20 24 25 28 Chapter 3 Getting Images into Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . 29 Opening Existing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Images from Digital Cameras and Scanners. . . . . . . . Capturing Images from the Computer Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Paint Shop Pro Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 32 38 41 43 47 ii Contents Chapter 4 Improving Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Basic Steps in Improving Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Approach Color, Contrast, and Saturation Adjustments . Improving Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improving Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improving Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Source Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Image Defects and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Correcting Image Distortions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retouching Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improving Image Clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 53 54 60 61 62 65 69 72 79 Chapter 5 Working with Colors and Materials . . . . . . . 81 Using the Materials Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Understanding Color and Color Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 How Monitor and Print Colors Differ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Working with Color Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Understanding Color Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Working with Image Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Making a Palette Color Transparent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Chapter 6 Editing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Undo/Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeating Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Rulers, Grids, and Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cropping Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Canvas Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotating Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scaling and Transforming Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Correcting Image Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warping Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Borders to Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flipping and Mirroring Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combining Two Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 127 127 129 129 134 137 139 140 143 145 146 150 151 151 Contents iii Chapter 7 Making Selections in Images . . . . . . . . . . 153 Using the Selection Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Edit Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Standard and Floating Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting Selection Borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving Selections within an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting a Selection into a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Custom Patterns from Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving and Loading Selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 164 165 166 167 174 175 175 176 Chapter 8 Making Color and Tonal Corrections . . . . 181 Key Points to Know Before Making Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . How Corrections Relate to Color Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Color Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reducing or Removing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Histogram to Analyze Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 183 184 190 196 198 201 Chapter 9 Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Painting with the Paint Brush or Airbrush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Brush Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Brush and Paint Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warping Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cloning Parts of Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retouching Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filling Areas with Colors, Gradients, Patterns, or Textures . . . Replacing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Painting with Picture Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 209 211 215 216 219 220 222 223 224 iv Contents Chapter 10 Drawing and Editing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . 227 About Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating New Preset Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Custom Line Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Vector Object Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aligning and Arranging Vector Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resizing and Reshaping Vector Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Paths and Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding and Closing Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 229 234 235 237 239 243 245 246 251 Chapter 11 Working with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 About Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Layer palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding New Layers to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Layer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Adjustment Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 265 267 270 279 283 Chapter 12 Working with Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 About Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 289 294 297 298 301 Chapter 13 Working with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Creating Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formatting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scaling and Transforming Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Effects to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Text with Image Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Text on Object Paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting Text to Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 306 307 308 309 309 310 310 313 Contents v Chapter 14 Applying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Choosing Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Picture Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mathematically Combining Two Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Your Own Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 321 322 323 325 Chapter 15 Using the Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Sending Images via E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uploading Images to a Photo Sharing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing Images in a Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mapping Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Image Rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slicing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving Images for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Digital Watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 328 330 331 336 337 341 351 Chapter 16 Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Before Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choosing Printing Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing a Single Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Multiple Images on a Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Images Using a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Images from the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing with CMYK Color Separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 357 359 360 366 369 371 Chapter 17 Automating Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Scripting Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording and Saving a Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running a Saved Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stopping or Undoing a Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About BoundScripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Protected Script Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using and Creating Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processing Multiple Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming Multiple Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 380 380 381 381 382 384 386 388 391 vi Contents Chapter 18 Customizing Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Setting General Program Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting Application Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Custom Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting File Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting File Format Associations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Autosave Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting File Format Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Toolbars and Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Other View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting Monitor Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 401 401 403 407 409 410 412 416 418 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 1 CHAPTER Getting Started 1 Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 is the most complete, easy-to- use software for professional digital imaging results. Combining a unique set of automatic and precision photo editing and graphic design tools with an integrated learning system, Paint Shop Pro helps you deliver superior results with power and ease. It's your complete solution for print and Web. Contents What's New in Version 8 System Requirements . . Installing the Software . . Learning Paint Shop Pro Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 6 7 8 2 Chapter 1: Getting Started What's New in Version 8 Paint Shop Pro version 8 includes many new and improved features to make photo enhancements and image editing easier and more powerful. Enhanced User Interface A New Look Paint Shop Pro includes new icons, palettes, and menu displays to make using the software more intuitive. Enhanced Tool options The Tool Options palette is now fully dockable, streamlined, and much more intuitive. Enhanced Materials The Materials palette (formerly the Color palette) includes easy-to-use controls for selecting colors, patterns, gradients, and textures. Enhanced Tools toolbar The tools on the Tools toolbar are grouped into related categories organized on flyouts. Enhanced Layer palette The Layer palette allows you to better manage and view image data. Integrated Learning Tools Learning Center Window Get started quickly with the new Learning Center window that guides you around Paint Shop Pro. Try out new Quick Guides that lead you through a variety of common projects to help you get up and running fast. Product Tour Familiarize yourself with Paint Shop Pro by viewing the all-new Product Tour. Nearly 50 topics show you the many results you can achieve using Paint Shop Pro for all of your photo and graphics projects. Chapter 1: Getting Started 3 New Tools to Create Professional Results Background Eraser Brush Use the new Background Eraser brush to select a colored area of the image and replace it with transparency. Warp Brush Create fun or dramatic effects by altering your photos. Stretch, pull, push, tug, or swirl to create unlimited effects. Straighten Tool Align crooked photos. Simply draw a horizontal or vertical line specifying the direction in which to align the image. Enhanced Deform Tool The new handles are easier to use. Use the tool to scale, shear, distort, rotate, and apply perspective to images. Enhanced Painting Engine Enjoy better photo retouching with greater precision and smoother blending of brush strokes. Enhanced Retouch Brushes All of the retouch brushes that were formerly part of the Retouch tool are now separate brushes. For example, use the Dodge brush to lighten images and bring out details, use the Burn brush to darken areas of images, or use the Saturation brush to increase or decrease the saturation. Enhanced Crop Tool Choose from preset crop sizes, such as 4 x 6 or 8 x 10. This tool now also provides aspect ratio control to make it even easier to achieve the perfect crop. Enhanced Selections New Edge Seeker mode adds more intelligence as the Freehand Selection tool automatically seeks an edge between mouse click points along an object. You also have a wide choice of ways to modify selections, such as removing holes and specks and adding an inside feather. Versatile Tablet Options Explore your freedom and creativity with additional options for pen tablets--vary the color, density, opacity, rotation, size, and thickness of brush strokes based on pressure, tilt, altitude, and more. Layer Groups Place layers in layer groups to organize the Layer palette, apply settings (such as opacity) to all layers within a group, and have mask and adjustment layers affect only layers within the group (rather than all underlying layers). Mask Layers Masks are now separate layers rather than attributes of other layers. Mask layers mask all image data below them at the same level. 4 Chapter 1: Getting Started New Filters and Special Effects Black and White Points Feature Set the overall tonal range of photographs and bring out image detail without losing information. Lens Distortion Correction Quickly correct images that have pincushion, barrel, or fisheye distortions. Balls and Bubbles Have fun creating realistic transparent bubbles with full control over the reflection. Halftone Create a trendy dot representation of a photograph. Soft Focus Create your own "glamorous shot." Magnifying Lens Draw focus to an area of the image. This effect simulates placing a lens on the image. Enjoy full control over lighting, reflection, optical distortions, and magnification strength. Lens Distortion Simulate many lens distortion effects, such as fisheye, barrel, or pincushion. Offset Precisely define where an image wraps when creating seamless patterns. Seamless Tiling Professionally prepare high-quality seamless patterns and tiled images. Share Images with Others Enhanced Print Layout Use a variety of preset printing templates designed to offer common page layouts and commercial papers, such as 3 x 5's, 4 x 6's, and business cards. Create and save your own custom templates to reuse or share with others. More File Types Now Paint Shop Pro supports even more file types, such as new JPEG 2000 and PDF, as well as Wireless Bitmap (WBMP). EXIF Photo Information View detailed EXIF photo information from digital cameras, including date, time, resolution, f-stop, ISO speed, and more. Information is preserved when you save the images in Paint Shop Pro (.PspImage), JPEG, and TIFF file formats. Windows Image Architecture (WIA) Support Easily import images directly from many digital cameras and scanners using the WIA interface (available only when using Windows ME or XP). Chapter 1: Getting Started 5 Automated Productivity Presets Create and save custom presets for all filters and effects. Use the presets to recreate a specific look or to share with others. Brush Presets Paint with creative brush effects such as crayon, charcoal, pencil, and more, designed to provide realistic painting effects. Choose from many artistic presets or create, save, and share your own. Scripts Use the new scripts feature to repeat any series of commands or steps on any image. Choose from dozens of preset scripts or record your own custom series of steps to save and replay or share with others. Modify your scripts using a text editor. Enhanced Batch Processing Save time and maximize your processing power with many new enhancements to Batch Processing, such as the ability to rename files and apply a script to a series of images in a folder. New File Extensions Many of Paint Shop Pro's native formats have new file extensions that make them easier to recognize. Images are .PspImage files; gradients are .PspGradient files; masks are .PspMask files, and so on. Paint Shop Pro version 8 also reads file formats from previous versions of the software. Dynamic Personalization Customizing the User Interface Adapt your workspace to the way you work. Drag and drop any feature, special effect, filter, and tool anywhere on the interface - wherever you want. Place menu items and tools you frequently use on a floating or docked toolbar that you create. You can also create your own keyboard shortcuts, and customize the menus. Enhanced Workspaces Once you have everything set up just the way you like it, save your workspace - or multiple workspaces. This is perfect if you share a computer with others because each person can have their own personalized workspace that loads instantly and saves time otherwise spent moving things around. 6 Chapter 1: Getting Started System Requirements Before you install this program, make sure that your computer meets or exceeds these requirements: Windows® 98 / NT4 SP6a / 2000 / ME / XP Pentium® or comparable processor 128 MB RAM 200 MB free disk space 16-bit display adapter at 800 x 600 resolution Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Installing the Software Before you install the program, close any programs or applications that you have running on your computer. To install the software: 1 Insert the Paint Shop Pro CD in your CD-ROM drive. The installation program starts automatically. Note: If the installation program does not start automatically, double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click on the CD-ROM icon. When the window opens displaying the contents of the CD-ROM, double-click Setup.exe. 2 Follow the prompts to install the program. Chapter 1: Getting Started 7 Learning Paint Shop Pro Learn Paint Shop Pro in a variety of ways: follow the Quick Guides, view the Product Tour, or use the Help system. Using the Quick Guides to Learn Common Tasks Quick Guides are short, fast tutorials that guide you through new tasks and projects using your own image. Perform each step yourself, or have the program show you where to find the tools needed to complete the task. To use Quick Guides: 1 Choose View > Palettes > Learning Center or press F10 to open the Learning Center window. 2 Click the title of a Quick Guide to view the selected topic. Viewing the Product Tour Watch the movies in the Product Tour to see the new tools and features in action. The product tour even links to the Help file and the Quick Guides. To view the Product Tour: 1 In the Windows desktop, click the Start button and choose Programs. The Programs pop-out menu appears to the right. 2 Choose Jasc Software - Jasc Paint Shop Pro to open Paint Shop Pro. 3 Choose Help > Product Tour. When you are finished viewing the Product Tour, click Start Using Paint Shop Pro to return to the main program window. 8 Chapter 1: Getting Started Using the Jasc Software Learning Center The Jasc Software Learning Center shows you how to use Paint Shop Pro's features to create amazing photographic enhancements and sophisticated graphics. Jasc and third-party tutorials walk you through the steps for everything from restoring old photographs to creating metallic text. To access the Jasc Software Learning Center, browse to www.jasc.com/learncenter.asp. Or, go to Jasc.com, click the Support tab and select Learning Center. Getting in Touch with Other Paint Shop Pro Users Millions of people use and love Paint Shop Pro. There are many independent (non-Jasc) Paint Shop Pro communities where users share tips and tricks, ask questions, and get answers about Paint Shop Pro. There are Websites, newsgroups, and chatrooms devoted to Paint Shop Pro. As a starting point, search online for "Paint Shop Pro." One popular newsgroup is the Usenet newsgroup, comp.graphics.apps.paint-shop-pro, which you can access using your favorite news reader. Getting Help With Paint Shop Pro, you have many options for getting help with the software: you can use the Help system, contact Jasc Technical Support, check out our web-based resources, or refer to the README.html file that was installed with Paint Shop Pro for the latest information about the software. Using the Help System Paint Shop Pro's Help system complements this user guide. To use help, choose Help > Contents and Index or press F1. Most dialogs also have a Help button; click it to display contextsensitive help. Chapter 1: Getting Started 9 Accessing Free Technical Support When you buy Paint Shop Pro, you have free access to Jasc's staff of technical support personnel. Contact us to get assistance in any of the following ways: US / Canada Contact Method Call Technical Support Technical Support on the Web Fax Technical Support Call Customer Service Go to the Jasc Website Address or Number 952-930-9171 www.jasc.com/custcare/support.asp 952-930-9172 800-622-2793 (8am - 5pm CST, Monday - Friday) www.jasc.com International Contact Method Find your local country contact details on the Web International e-mail Call International Customer Service (English Only) Fax International Customer Service Address or Number www.jasc.com/world intl@jasc.com +1- 952-930-9800 (8am - 5pm GMT-6:00, Monday - Friday) +1- 952-930-9172 10 Chapter 1: Getting Started Using Web-Based Resources On the Help menu of Paint Shop Pro, you can access a number of Website pages dedicated to support issues. Choose Help > Jasc Software Online and select one of the following Website links: Jasc Software Website Visit www.jasc.com to preview or buy the latest Jasc products, access the Learning Center or the Support Center, and find answers to your questions. Support Center Access the Jasc Customer Care Center to search for answers in our Knowledge Base, submit questions to Technical Support, or give us feedback. Register Product Online Register your copy of Paint Shop Pro online. Check for Updates Check the Jasc.com Website for updates to Paint Shop Pro. E-mail Technical Support Send an e-mail message to Technical Support. 11 CHAPTER 2 The Paint Shop Pro workspace includes menus, tools, and palettes that you can use to create and edit images. Navigate this workspace to accomplish your painting, drawing, and photo editing tasks. Getting to Know The Program Contents Starting and Exiting Paint Shop Pro Exploring the User Interface . . . . . . Using Toolbars and Palettes . . . . . Viewing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Image Information . . . . . . . Working with Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . Using Shortcut and Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 14 20 24 25 28 12 Chapter 2: Getting to Know The Program Starting and Exiting Paint Shop Pro To start Paint Shop Pro: If you chose to place the Paint Shop Pro icon on your desktop during installation, you can start the program by double-clicking this icon. If you chose not to place the Paint Shop Pro icon on your desktop, start the program by clicking the Start button and choosing Programs > Jasc Software > Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8. The first time you start Paint Shop Pro, the program displays the File Format Associations dialog. This dialog lets you assign file formats to the program so that your computer always uses Paint Shop Pro to open files in those formats. You can change associations at any time by choosing the File > Preferences > File Format Associations menu commands. For more information, see "Setting File Format Associations" on page 407. To exit paint Shop Pro: Click the close button in the upper right-hand corner of the program window. Click the Paint Shop Pro icon in the upper left-hand corner of the title bar and choose Close. Note: If you have any images that need to be saved, Paint Shop Pro displays a messages asking if you want to save the images before closing the program. Exploring the User Interface When you open Paint Shop Pro, it displays the main program window. This window is your work area. It contains the commands and tools used to create, edit, print, and export your images. The Paint Shop Pro workspace includes the following components: Menu bar The menu bar displays commands for performing tasks. Menus are organized by topic. For example, the Effects menu contains commands for applying effects to images.