Contents Getting Started Selecting Files Managing Files Working With Thumbnails Setup Options TOPIC: Contents: Getting Started Contents Getting Started What is PSP Browser? Activating PSP Browser PSP Browser Window Changing Directories Selecting Files Managing Files Working With Thumbnails Setup Options TOPIC: Contents: Selecting Files Contents Getting Started Selecting Files Selecting Files Selecting Specific Thumbnails Selecting Thumbnails by File Characteristic Selecting All Thumbnails Searching for a File Managing Files Working With Thumbnails Setup Options TOPIC: Contents: Managing Files Contents Getting Started Selecting Files Managing Files Opening Files Copying Files Deleting Files Moving Files Renaming a File Viewing a File's Data Working With Thumbnails Setup Options TOPIC: Contents: Working With Thumbnails Contents Getting Started Selecting Files Managing Files Working With Thumbnails Sorting the Thumbnails Moving a Thumbnail Updating the Thumbnails Printing Thumbnails Setup Options TOPIC: Contents: Setup Options Contents Getting Started Selecting Files Working With Thumbnails Managing Files Setup Options General Options Thumbnail Selection Color Getting Started TOPIC: What is PSP Browser? Getting Started What is PSP Browser? PSP Browser is a visual file system for Paint Shop Pro. It uses an album-and-thumbnail format to make accessing and handling image files easier and more intuitive. PSP Browser's features include: Quick image access Double-clicking on a thumbnail loads the image file in Paint Shop Pro. Easy image sorting You can sort image files by a variety of file and image characteristics. Easy image selection You can select image files by filename, file extension, height, width, and bits-per-pixel. Quick file manipulation You can use PSP Browser to copy, delete, move, and rename image files. TOPIC: Activating PSP Browser Getting Started Activating PSP Browser When you start PSP Browser, it opens the Select Directory Dialog Box, which you use to choose the directory that you want to browse. To start PSP Browser: From the Paint Shop Pro File Menu Click on "File" in the Paint Shop Pro Menubar, then click on "Browse." Press + , then press . From the Open Image Dialog Box To access PSP Browser from Paint Shop Pro's Open Image Dialog Box, click on the Browse Button, or press  + . From Program Manager During Paint Shop Pro's installation, you are given the option of adding Paint Shop Pro to your Program Manager. If you did, then PSP Browser's icon will be in the same group as Paint Shop Pro's. To launch PSP Browser, double-click on its icon. Exiting PSP Browser To exit PSP Browser, select "Exit" from the File menu, or press  + . If you turn Paint Shop Pro's Close Browser After an Image is Selected Option on, PSP Browser will close automatically when you open images in Paint Shop Pro. TOPIC: PSP Browser Window Getting Started PSP Browser Window When PSP Browser has finished searching the selected directory, it will present the PSP Browser Window. The PSP Browser Window functions pretty much the same way as Paint Shop Pro's Main Window. Image File Thumbnails If the search was successful, the PSP Browser Window will contain thumbnails. Each thumbnail represents an image file. A thumbnail contains the file's name and a reduced version of the file's image, displayed on a raised panel. PSP Browser Window (Example) Examples of Thumbnails TOPIC: Changing Directories Getting Started Changing Directories You select a directory to browse from the Select Directory Dialog Box. To access the dialog box: Select "New Directory" from the File Menu. Click on "File" in the Menubar, then click on "New Directory". Press + . To use the Select Directory Dialog Box: 1 Select the the disk drive from the Drive Drop Down Box. 2 Select the directory from the Directories List Box. 3 Click on the OK Button, or press . Selecting Files TOPIC: Overview Selecting Files Selecting Files You select files by selecting thumbnails: You can select specific files. You can use the Select Command to select every file that has a specific characteristic. You can select all of the files. You can search for a file. TOPIC: Selecting Specific Thumbnails Selecting Files Selecting Specific Thumbnails You can select a single thumbnail, a sequential group of thumbnails, or a non-sequential group of thumbnails. Selecting a Single Thumbnail You select a single thumbnail by clicking on it. Use the scroll bars to view the thumbnails. You select a single thumbnail by highlighting it with the cursor keys. Selecting Sequential Thumbnails Click on the first thumbnail in the sequence, then press and hold while you click on the last thumbnail. Use the cursor keys to highlight the first thumbnail, then press and hold while you use the cursor keys to select the last thumbnail. Selecting and Deselecting Non-Sequential Thumbnails Press and hold while you click on the thumbnails. Clicking on a selected thumbnail will deselect it. You can select a non-sequential group of thumbnails with the keyboard, but you cannot select a non-contiguous group. Use the cursor keys to highlight the first thumbnail, then press and hold while you use the cursor keys to select the other thumbnails. TOPIC: Selecting Thumbnails by File Characteristic Selecting Files Selecting by File Characteristic You use the Select Command to select thumbnails that have a specific characteristic. Follow the steps below. Access the Select Dialog Box You open the Select Dialog Box by choosing "Select" from the File Menu. Select the Characteristic The five characteristics that you can use to select thumbnails are outlined in the following table. You select a characteristic from the Select Based On Drop Down Box. Characteristic Description Filename The file's name, including the extension, in the eight-dot-three format, or any portion thereof. Extension The file's extension, without the period ("."). Width An image's width in pixels. Height An image's height in pixels. Bits Per Pixel The number of bits recorded per pixel in an image. Enter the Characteristic's Setting You type the characteristic's setting into the Equal To Text Box. Click in the text box to access it, or press  + . Select the OK Button Click on the OK Button, or press . PSP Browser will select the thumbnails with the characteristic setting that you specified. Select Dialog Box TOPIC: Selecting All Thumbnails Selecting Files Selecting All Thumbnails To select all the thumbnails in the current album, press , then press  + . PSP Browser will highlight every thumbnail. TOPIC: Searching for a File Selecting Files Searching for a File To search for a file, follow these steps: Access the Find Dialog Box To access the dialog box, select "File Name" from the Find Menu. Enter the Search Text Type all or part of the file's name into the text box. PSP Browser will highlight the first file it finds that has the search string anywhere in its name. For example, if you enter "bird", PSP Browser will highlight the first thumbnail with a filename that contains "bird". Select the OK Button Click on the OK Button, or press . PSP Browser will search for the text that you entered. If PSP Browser finds a thumbnail with matching text, it will highlight the thumbnail. If you want to keep searching, see Step 4. If PSP Browser doesn't find any matching text, you will receive a prompt telling you so. Click on the OK Button or press to close the prompt. Repeat the Search (Optional) If PSP Browser found a match for the text that you entered, you can keep searching to see if there are any other thumbnails with a matching filename. Select "Repeat Find" from the Find Menu, or press . Find Dialog Box Managing Files TOPIC: Opening Files Managing Files Opening Files To load the selected files into Paint Shop Pro, press , or select "Open in PSP" from the ImageFile Menu. You can load a single file by double-clicking on its thumbnail. When you open a file, one of two things will happen: Paint Shop Pro will open the file in a new image window. If you selected a meta or vector file, a Photo-CD file, or a RAW file, Paint Shop Pro may open an image import dialog box requesting additional information. TOPIC: Copying Files Managing Files Copying Files To copy image files from the current directory to another directory, follow these steps: Select the Files' Thumbnails You select files by selecting their thumbnails. Access the Copy To Dialog Box To access the dialog box, select "Copy" from the ImageFile Menu. Select the Target Directory To select the target directory: 1 Select the the disk drive from the Drive Drop Down Box. 2 Select the directory from the Directories List Box. 3 Click on the OK Button, or press . Copy To Dialog Box TOPIC: Moving Files Managing Files Moving Files To move image files from the current directory to another directory, follow these steps: Select the Files' Thumbnails You select files by selecting their thumbnails. Access the Move To Dialog Box To access the dialog box, select "Move" from the ImageFile Menu. Select the Target Directory To select the target directory: 1 Select the the disk drive from the Drive Drop Down Box. 2 Select the directory from the Directories List Box. 3 Click on the OK Button, or press . Move To Dialog Box TOPIC: Deleting Files Managing Files Deleting Files To delete image files, follow these steps: Select the Files' Thumbnails You select files by selecting their thumbnails. Select the Delete Command To select the Delete Command: Select "Delete" from the ImageFile Menu. Click on "ImageFile" in the Menubar, then click on "Delete". Press + (or + ). Respond to the Delete Prompt PSP Browser will prompt you to confirm your decision. Click on the Yes Button or press to delete the selected files. Click on the No Button or press to leave the selected files intact. TOPIC: Renaming a File Managing Files Renaming a File To rename a file, follow these steps: Select the File's Thumbnail You can only rename one file at a time, so only select one thumbnail. If you select more than one, the Rename Command will not be available. Access the Rename Dialog Box To access the dialog box, select "Rename" from the ImageFile Menu. Enter the File's New Name Type the file's new name, using the eight-dot-three format, into the text box. Be sure to include the file extension! PSP Browser does not automatically add a file extension. Select the OK Button Click on the OK Button, or press . PSP Browser will rename the file. Rename Dialog Box TOPIC: Viewing a File's Data Managing Files Viewing a File's Data To view information about a file, follow these steps: Select the File's Thumbnail You can only view information for one file at a time, so only select one thumbnail. Access the File Info Dialog Box To access the dialog box, select "Info" from the ImageFile Menu. Review the File's Data The table below explains each of the data items listed in the File Info Dialog Box. Item Description Disk ID Volume label for a removable medium, such as a diskette or a CD, where image file is located. Directory Drive and directory where image file is located. File Size File size in bytes. Reflects file compression, if any. File Date Date and time when file was last saved. File Type File type or format. Version File sub-format, if any. Compression Compression type, if any. Width Image width, in pixels. Height Image height, in pixels. Bits Per Plane Bits per color plane. For raster format, reports image data. For metafile format, reports video display. # of Planes Number of color planes. For raster format, reports image data. For metafile format, reports video display. Reports 1 for non-planar raster formats. Max # of Colors Maximum number of colors that file format supports. Unpacked Size Image size in bytes. Uncompressed file size. Close the File Info Dialog Box Click on the OK Button, or press . PSP Browser will close the dialog box. Working With Thumbnails TOPIC: Sorting the Thumbnails Working With Thumbnails Sorting the Thumbnails You can rearrange the thumbnails so that they appear in ascending or descending order according to eight characteristics. Follow the steps below. Sorting a thumbnail album is a one-time command. The thumbnails will not remain sorted if you add new images, or change the properties of the existing files. New images are always added to the end of the album. Access the Sort Dialog Box To access the dialog box, select "Sort" from the File Menu. Select the Sort Order You can sort the images in ascending or descending order. To select the order: Click on the text or its option button in the panel at the top center of the dialog box. Press plus the option's underlined letter. For example, to select ascending order, press  + . Select the Sort Criterion There are eight ways to sort thumbnails. To select one: Click on the option's text or button. Press plus the option's underlined letter. Select the OK Button Click on the OK Button, or press . PSP Browser will sort the thumbnails according to the order and criteria that you selected. TOPIC: Moving a Thumbnail Working With Thumbnails Moving a Thumbnail You move a thumbnail by dragging-and-dropping it. Follow these steps: Grab the Thumbnail You grab a thumbnail by pointing at it with the mouse and pressing and holding the primary mouse button. The primary mouse button is the one that you use most often. For most users, it's the one on the left. The cursor will change to an arrow over a tiny page. Drag the Thumbnail You drag the thumbnail to its new position by moving the mouse. Place the cursor over the thumbnail that's one space ahead of where you want the one you're moving to appear. For example, if you want to move the thumbnail to the end of the album, place it over the thumbnail that is currently last. If there are more thumbnails than will fit in the window, and you want to move the thumbnail outside the visible area, move the cursor to the top or bottom of the window. PSP Browser will scroll appropriately. Drop the Thumbnail You drop the thumbnail by releasing the mouse button. PSP Browser will rearrange the thumbnails so that the one you dragged-and-dropped is in the position that you selected. Sort Dialog Box TOPIC: Updating the Thumbnails Working With Thumbnails Updating the Thumbnails Updating the thumbnails does two things: Revises the thumbnail images to reflect any changes to the files. Adds and removes thumbnails to match the current contents of the selected directory. To update the thumbnail images for the current directory, select "Update" from the File Menu: Click on "File" in the Menubar, then click on "Update". Press  + , then press . TOPIC: Printing Thumbnails Working With Thumbnails Printing Thumbnails You can print some or all of the thumbnails in the current album. Follow these steps: Select the Thumbnails (Optional) If you want to print specific files or thumbnails, select the thumbnails now. Access the Print Dialog Box To access the dialog box, select "Print" from the File Menu. Select the Print Range You can print all the thumbnails, the selected thumbnails, or certain pages of thumbnails. To select a print range option: Click on the option's text or button in the Print Range Group Box. Press plus the option's underlined letter. If you're printing pages of thumbnails, enter the starting and ending pages in the From and To Text Boxes. To access a text box, click in it, or press plus its label's underlined letter. Select the Print Quality (Optional) You set the print resolution from the Print Quality Drop Down Box. The available options are determined by the selected printer. For some printers, the Print Quality Drop Down Box will be greyed out. Enter the Number of Copies (Optional) If your printer supports multiple copies, you can print more than one copy of an album at a time. (If your printer does not support multiple copies, the Copies Text Box will be greyed out.) Type the number of copies that you want to print into the Copies Text Box. To access the text box, click in it, or press  + . Select the Image Source You can print the thumbnails as they currently appear, or you can recreate them from the image files. You select the image source from the Print Using Group Box: Click on the option's text or button. Press plus the option's underlined letter. Change the Printer (Optional) The current printer is listed at the top of the Print Image Dialog Box. If you want to select a different printer or change your printer setup, click on the Setup Button, or press  + . PSP Browser will open the Print Setup Dialog Box. Select the OK Button Click on the OK Button, or press . PSP Browser will send the thumbnails to the printer. Print Dialog Box Customizing Your Setup Printer Setup You change your printer setup from the Print Setup Dialog Box. You can access the dialog box from the Print Dialog Box, or by selecting "Printer Setup" from the File Menu. The name of the Print Setup Dialog Box is a little misleading. You can use the dialog box to select any of your system's graphic output devices. These devices are usually printers, but can also be another type of device, such as a fax modem. In the interest of simplicity, this section will use "printer" to mean any graphic output device. Selecting a Printer You can can use any of the other printers that are available to your system. You select a printer form the Printer Drop Down Box. Setting the Page Orientation There are two different page orientations, portrait and landscape. On a standard piece of stationary paper (8½" by 11" in the U.S.), printing in portrait orientation will place the image with its top toward one of the narrower sides, and printing in landscape orientation will place the image with its top toward one of the wider sides. To select an orientation: Click on its text or option button in the Orientation Group Box. Press plus the option's underlined letter. Selecting the Paper Size and Source The printer determines which paper size and source options are available. You select the size and source from the drop down boxes in the Paper Group Box. (For some printers, one or both of the drop down boxes may be unavailable.) Other Options Selecting the Options Button opens a dialog box that is specific to the software or driver that operates the selected printer. For help using the dialog box, try pressing , selecting the Help Button (if there is one), or referring to the appropriate documentation. TOPIC: General Preferences Customizing Your Setup General Preferences You change most of Paint Shop Pro's settings from the General Preferences Dialog Box. You access the dialog box by selecting "General" from the File Preferences Sub-Menu. Using the General Preferences Dialog Box The options in the General Preferences Dialog Box are grouped under four tabs. You select a tab by clicking on it. Most of the options are controlled by check boxes. To turn a check box option on or off: Click on the option's text or its check box. Press plus the option's underlined letter. General Tab Options Adobe-Compatible Image Processing Filters (Plugins) Adobe-compatible is the Windows standard for image processing filters. To use Adobe-compatible filters with Paint Shop Pro: 1 Fill the Enable Plugins Check Box. 2 Select the Browse Button. 3 Use the Select Directory Dialog Box to select the directory that contains the filters. Enable Internal Plugin Filter Masking If the Enable Internal Plugin Filter Masking Option is turned on, and a plugin filter is applied to an image that has a mask, Paint Shop Pro will run the results of the plugin filter through the image's mask. Some plugin filters may work better with this option on, and others may require it to be off. For more information, consult the plugin's documentation or on-line help. Fit Window to Image When Zooming When this option is turned on, Paint Shop Pro resizes image windows when you zoom in or out. A window is resized to include as much of the image as possible. Anti-Alias Selected Area Operations Anti-aliasing smoothes out jagged edges by applying shading to outlying pixels. When this option is turned on, Paint Shop Pro applies anti-aliasing to tasks that involve selections. Close Browser After an Image is Selected When this option is turned on, PSP Browser will close when you load an image or images into Paint Shop Pro. Loading Tab Options Use Aldus-Compatible Import Filters Aldus-compatible is the Windows standard for file import filters. Paint Shop Pro can use Aldus-compatible filters to read additional file formats. To use Aldus-compatible import filters with Paint Shop Pro, fill in the check box, and enter the appropriate section heading from your WIN.INI file in the text box. For most users, this will be "MS Graphic Import Filters". Metafile / Import Options There two ways that Paint Shop Pro can open metafiles: (1) it can prompt you for the size and other settings when it opens a metafile; or (2) it can try to use the available file header information. If you select to use file header information, you need to set the default size for files without a header. You use the spin controls to set the dimensions. Saving Tab Options Ask Before Changing... When an option in this group is turned on, and the specified task is performed, Paint Shop Pro will ask for confirmation before it alters an image to accommodate a change in file format. For example, if the File Save As Option is turned on, and you use the File Save As Dialog Box to save an image to a format that does not support the image's current color depth: (a) you will be notified that a color depth change is necessary to accommodate the new format; and (b) you will be asked to confirm the change. Ask to Save Changes... When an option in this group is turned on, and the specified task is performed, Paint Shop Pro will prompt you to save each open file that is new or has been changed. For example, if the File Exit Option is turned on, and you close Paint Shop Pro, you will be prompted to save every open file that has been edited or has not been saved. DPI To Be Written... These options control the dots-per-inch (DPI) for files saved under the specified formats. You use the spin controls to change the DPI settings. JIF/JPG Compression Level Controls the amount of compression applied to JIF/JPG files. The higher the number, the smaller the files, and the greater the loss of data. Misc Tab Options Default PCD Size Kodak Photo-CD files contain multiple sizes of a single image. The active Default PCD Size Option determines which size will be read when a PCD file is opened. If the last option is selected, you will be prompted to select the size each time you open a PCD file. RAW Save Options The RAW Save Options control how Paint Shop Pro saves RAW pixel data. TOPIC: New Windows Customizing Your Setup New Windows Paint Shop Pro lets you determine if commands that create a new image should: Replace the original image with the new image within the current image window Leave the original image intact and place the new image in a new window. For example, when you apply a deformation or filter, you may want to create a new image instead of replacing the existing image. When you install Paint Shop Pro 3.0, all commands are set to replace existing images. If you installed Version 3.0 over Version 2.0, your old settings were not retained. This is due to a necessary change in the underlying technology, and we regret any inconvenience. You change the New Window Settings from the New Windows Dialog Box. You access the dialog box by selecting "New Windows" from the File Preferences Sub-Menu. Understanding the Menu Items The word before the dash indicates the menu and the text after the dash indicates the item. For example, "Image - Resize" is the Resize Selection on the Image Menu. Selecting/Deselecting Menu Items You can set all of the menu items at once, or you can select them individually. To turn the New Window Option on for all of the menu items, select the All Create Button. To turn the New Window Option off for all of the menu items, select the All Replace Button. To turn the New Window Option on or off for a specific menu item: 1 Select the menu item from the list box. 2 Select the appropriate option from the bottom of the dialog box. TOPIC: Undo Storage Options Customizing Your Setup Undo Storage Options The Undo Command removes the last set of unsaved changes to an image. You use the File Preferences Undo Sub-Menu to select if and where Paint Shop Pro should store its backup images. For most users, the "In Memory" setting provides the best results. Disabled If Undo is disabled, Paint Shop Pro does not save backup images. To undo your changes, use the File Revert Command to retrieve the last saved copy of the file. In Memory When "In Memory" is selected, Paint Shop Pro saves the backup images in RAM, which provides the quickest retrieval. If your system is short on memory, or you are working with very large, memory-intensive images, this option may prove too demanding. Try the "To Disk" setting. To Disk When "To Disk" is selected, Paint Shop Pro saves the backup images to the Windows temporary directory, which places less demand on your system's memory, but offers slower retrieval. If the drive containing your Windows temporary directory is short on space, this option may take too long to read and write, and you may encounter problems with large image files. Selecting an Undo Setting You select an Undo Setting by clicking on its menu selection, or by pressing the appropriate hot keys. The selected setting has a check mark next it on the File Preferences Undo Sub-Menu Using the Paint Tools TOPIC: Overview Using the Paint Tools Overview You use the Paint Tools to create and edit images. The Paint Tools simulate many types of painting and drawing utensils, such as brushes, pens, and pencils. For help with one of the Paint Tools, click on it in the diagram below. Paint Toolbox Many of the Paint Tool's color effects are only apparent at high color depths. If some of the Paint Tools seem to do little or nothing, please confirm that your video display and the image you are editing both show 16 million colors. TOPIC: Standard Brush Using the Paint Tools Standard Brush The Standard Brush Tool simulates painting with an artist's paintbrush. To use the Standard Brush: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Standard Brush Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start painting. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to paint with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to paint with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 Move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 When you're done, release the mouse button. Standard Brush Properties You change the Standard Brush's size and style from the Standard Brush Control Panel. The Size Spin Control sets the brush's width in pixels. You select the brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. TOPIC: Clone Brush Using the Paint Tools Clone Brush You use the Clone Brush to copy part of an image to another location. You can use it to copy within a single image, or between two images of the same color depth. To use the Clone Brush: 1 Click on the Clone Brush Button. 2 Place the cursor over the part of the image that you want to copy. 3 Click once with the secondary mouse button. Your computer will beep once to indicate that you have selected the source area. 4 Place the cursor where you want the copy of the source area to appear. This is called the target area. The target area can be within the same image, or in another image of the same color depth. 5 Press and hold the primary mouse button. Crosshairs will appear over the source area. The crosshairs indicate which pixel you are copying from. 6 Move the mouse to copy color from the source area to the target area. 7 When you're done, release the mouse button. Clone Brush Properties You change the Clone Brush's properties from the Clone Brush Control Panel. Size The Size Spin Control sets the brush's width in pixels. Opacity The Opacity Property determines how opaque or transparent the applied color will be. The Opacity Spin Control sets the property on a scale of 1 to 128, with 1 being nearly transparent (the applied color will barely appear) and 128 being completely opaque (the applied color will completely cover any underlying colors). Style You select the Clone Brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. TOPIC: User-Defined Brush Using the Paint Tools User-Defined Brush The User-Defined Brush Tool is essentially the Standard Brush with more options. The extra properties give you a greater degree of control over the brush's behavior. To "paint" with the User-Defined Brush: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the User-Defined Brush Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start painting. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to paint with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to paint with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. User-Defined Brush Properties You change the User-Defined Brush's properties from the User Brush Control Panel, which contains two sets of controls. To switch between the two sets, click on the Right Arrow Button or the Left Arrow Button. Size The Size Spin Control sets the tool's width in pixels. If the Size Spin Control is not currently visible, click on the Left Arrow Button. Opacity The Opacity Property determines how opaque or transparent the applied color will be. The Opacity Spin Control sets the property on a scale of 1 to 128, with 1 being nearly transparent (the applied color will barely appear) and 128 being completely opaque (the applied color will completely cover any underlying colors). If the Opacity Spin Control is not currently visible, click on the Left Arrow Button. Style You select the brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. If the Style Drop Down Box is not currently visible, click on the Left Arrow Button. Fade The Fade Properly determines the change in opacity from the brush's center to its edges. The Fade Spin Control sets the property on a scale of zero to 100, with zero being no change in opacity across the brush, and 100 being an opacity of zero (complete transparency) at the brush's edges. If the Fade Spin Control is not currently visible, click on the Right Arrow Button. Density The Density Property determines how many of the brush's "fibers" make contact with the image. In computerese, it determines how many of the tool's pixels are active. The Density Spin Control sets the property on a scale of one to 255, with one activating very few pixels, and 255 activating all of the brush's pixels. If the Density Spin Control is not currently visible, click on the Right Arrow Button. Movement The Movement Property determines how the brush responds to the movement of the mouse: Continuous: Applies color at every pixel along the brush's path. Non-Continuous: Applies color when Windows sends a message to Paint Shop Pro saying that the mouse has been moved. Stepped: Staggers color based on the brush's size. Velocity-Sensitive: Applies color less often as the mouse moves faster, and more often as it moves slower. You select the Movement Property from the Movement Drop Down Box. If the Movement Drop Down Box is not currently visible, click on the Right Arrow Button. TOPIC: Push Brush Using the Paint Tools Push Brush You use the Push Brush to spread colors. The effect is similar to smearing paint, but with the Push Brush the color never thins. To use the Push Brush: 1 Click on the Push Brush Button. 2 Place the cursor where you want to pick up colors. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Move the brush by moving the mouse. The color you picked up will be deposited by the brush. 5 Release the mouse button. Push Brush Properties You change the Push Brush's properties from the Push Brush Control Panel. Size The Size Spin Control sets the brush's width in pixels. Strength The Strength Property determines how much color the Push Brush will deposit. The Strength Spin Control sets the property on a scale of 1 to 128, with 1 being almost no color and 128 being an exact match of the colors it picked up. Style You select the brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. Click on the drop down box to open it, then click on the shape that you want. Use the scroll bar to move through the list. TOPIC: Airbrush Using the Paint Tools Airbrush The Airbrush Tool simulates painting with an airbrush or spray can. To use the Airbrush: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Airbrush Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start painting. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to paint with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to paint with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. Airbrush Properties You change the Airbrush's properties from the Airbrush Control Panel. Size The Size Spin Control sets the brush's width in pixels. Flow The Flow Spin Control sets determines how heavily the color is applied (how fast the paint is sprayed on). Opacity The Opacity Property determines how opaque or transparent the applied color will be. The Opacity Spin Control sets the property on a scale of 1 to 128, with 1 being nearly transparent (the applied color will barely appear) and 128 being completely opaque (the applied color will completely cover any underlying colors). TOPIC: Fill Tool Using the Paint Tools Fill Tool You use the Fill Tool to fill an area with a color. The area can be: An area filled with a single color or similar colors and bounded by different colors and/or the edge of the image. A selection that contains a single color or similar colors. An area within a selection that contains a single color or similar colors, and is bordered by: (a) another color or colors; and (b) part of the selection's boundary. To use the Fill Tool, follow these steps: 1 Set the Fill Tool Tolerance (see below) to the appropriate level. If you're working with full-color images (16 million colors), the tolerance level will determine if you do or do not fill color blends. 2 Select the colors that you want to use. 3 If you're using a selection as all or part of the area's boundaries, make the selection now. 4 Click on the Fill Tool Button. 5 Place the cursor's crosshairs over a pixel in the area that you want to fill. 6 Click once with the primary mouse button to fill the area with the foreground color. Click once with the secondary mouse button to fill the area with the background color. Fill Tool Tolerance The Fill Tool sets the fill area by color. It determines the color of the current pixel, then searches for pixels that are within a certain range of that target color. The tolerance setting determines how closely the color of the pixels it selects must be to the color of the selected pixel. You set the Fill Tool's tolerance from the Tolerance Spin Control on the Fill Tool Control Panel. The spin control uses a scale of zero to 100, with zero being no tolerance (a perfect color match), and 100 being a tolerance of roughly half the spectrum. TOPIC: Pen Using the Paint Tools Pen The Pen Tool simulates drawing with a ball-point pen. To use the Pen: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Pen Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start drawing. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. Pen Properties You change the Pen's width and shape from the Pen Control Panel. The Size Spin Control sets the Pen's width in pixels. You select the Pen's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. TOPIC: Pencil Using the Paint Tools Pencil The Pencil Tool simulates drawing with Pencil. To use the Pencil: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Pencil Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start drawing. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. Pencil Properties You change the Pencil's width and shape from the Pencil Control Panel. The Size Spin Control sets the Pencil's width in pixels. You select the Pencil's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. TOPIC: Marker Using the Paint Tools Marker The Marker Tool simulates drawing with a magic marker or felt-tip pen. To use the Marker: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Marker Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start drawing. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. Marker Width You change the Marker's width from the Marker Control Panel. The Width Spin Control sets the width in pixels. TOPIC: Crayon Using the Paint Tools Crayon The Crayon Tool simulates drawing with Crayon. To use the Crayon: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Crayon Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start drawing. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. Crayon Width You change the Crayon's width from the Crayon Control Panel. The Width Spin Control sets the width in pixels. TOPIC: Chalk Using the Paint Tools Chalk The Chalk Tool simulates drawing with chalk. To use the Chalk Tool: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Chalk Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start drawing. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. Chalk Width You change the Chalk Tool's width from the Chalk Control Panel. The Width Spin Control sets the width in pixels. TOPIC: Charcoal Using the Paint Tools Charcoal The Charcoal Tool simulates drawing with Charcoal. To use the Charcoal: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Charcoal Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start drawing. 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 5 To add more color, move the brush by moving the mouse. 6 Release the mouse button. Charcoal Width You change the Charcoal's width from the Charcoal Control Panel. The Width Spin Control sets the width in pixels. TOPIC: Swap Brush Using the Paint Tools Swap Brush You use the Swap Brush to replace one color with another. To use the Swap Brush: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. The Swap Brush can replace the background color with the foreground color or vice-versa. 2 Click on the Swap Brush Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to start replacing color. 4 To replace the background color with the foreground color, press and hold the primary mouse button. To replace the foreground color with the background color, press and hold the secondary mouse button. 5 Move the mouse to swap the colors. 6 Release the mouse button. Swap Brush Properties You change the Swap Brush's properties from the Swap Brush Control Panel. Size The Size Spin Control sets the Swap Brush's width in pixels. Tolerance The Tolerance Property determines how close a color must be to the background color in order to be replaced. The Tolerance Spin Control uses a scale of zero to 100, with zero being no tolerance (a perfect color match), and 100 being a tolerance of roughly half the spectrum. Style You select the Swap Brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. TOPIC: Undo Brush Using the Paint Tools Undo Brush You use the Undo Brush to remove the effect of your last action. For example, if you added a color over another color, you can "peel back" the new color using the Undo Brush. To use the Undo Brush: 1 Click on the Undo Brush Button. 2 Place the cursor where you want to start removing the effect. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Move the mouse to remove the effect. 5 Release the mouse button. Undo Brush Properties You change the Undo Brush's properties from the Undo Brush Control Panel. Size The Size Spin Control sets the brush's width in pixels. Opacity The Opacity Property determines how much of the effect will be removed. The Opacity Spin Control sets the property on a scale of 1 to 128, with 1 leaving the effect almost as is, and 128 removing all of the effect. Style You select the Undo Brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. Click on the drop down box to open it, then click on the shape that you want. Use the scroll bar to move through the list. TOPIC: Text Tool Using the Paint Tools Text Tool You use the Text Tool to add text to an image. Follow these steps: Select the Text's Color Select the colors that you want to use. The new text will appear in the foreground color. If you use the Shadow Effect, it will appear in the background color. Select the Text Tool Click on the Text Button in the Paint Toolbox. Select the Image Click anywhere in the image that you're editing. Paint Shop Pro will open the Add Text Dialog Box. Select the Font Properties The Text Tool supports three font properties: font (typeface), style, and size. You select the properties from the combo boxes at the top of the dialog box. Select the Text Effects The Text Tool provides two text effects, strikeout and underline. A text effect is on when its check box is filled. Select the Special Effects The Text Tool provides three special effects: AntiAlias, Shadow, and Rotate 90 Degrees. A special effect is on when its check box is filled. Enter the Text Enter the text that you want to add to the image in the text box (labeled "Text") at the bottom of the dialog box. To access the text box, click in it, or press + . Close the Add Text Dialog Box Click on the OK Button, or press . Paint Shop Pro will close the Add Text Dialog Box. Position the Text When the Add Text Dialog Box closes, your cursor will be a four-headed arrow, and the text that you entered will be floating behind the cursor. Move the cursor to the place where you want the text to appear and click once. Paint Shop Pro will deposit the text at the selected spot. TOPIC: Line Tool Using the Paint Tools Line Tool You use the Line Tool to draw straight lines. To use the Line Tool: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Line Button. 3 Place the cursor where you want to the line to start. 4 To draw a straight horizontal or vertical line, press and hold while you complete these steps. 5 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. Paint Shop Pro will add color at the cursor. 6 Drag the cursor to the other end of the line. 7 Release the mouse button. Line Width You change the Line Tool's width from the Size Spin Control on the Line Tool Control Panel. The Width Spin Control sets the width in pixels. TOPIC: Hollow Rectangle Tool Using the Paint Tools Hollow Rectangle Tool You use the Hollow Rectangle Tool to draw empty boxes. To use the Hollow Rectangle Tool: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Hollow Rectangle Button. 3 Point the cursor's upper-left corner where you want one of the rectangle's corners to appear. 4 To draw a square, press and hold while you complete these steps. 5 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. 6 Drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the rectangle. 7 Release the mouse button. Hollow Rectangle Width You change the width of the Hollow Rectangle's border from the Hollow Rectangle Tool Control Panel. The Width Spin Control sets the width in pixels. TOPIC: Solid Rectangle Tool Using the Paint Tools Solid Rectangle Tool You use the Solid Rectangle Tool to draw filled rectangles. To use the Solid Rectangle Tool: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Solid Rectangle Button. 3 Point the cursor's upper-left corner where you want one of the rectangle's corners to appear. 4 To draw a square, press and hold while you complete these steps. 5 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. 6 Drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the rectangle. 7 Release the mouse button. TOPIC: Hollow Oval Tool Using the Paint Tools Hollow Oval Tool You use the Hollow Oval Tool to draw empty ovals. To use the Hollow Oval Tool: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Hollow Oval Button. 3 Point the cursor's crosshairs at any "corner" of the oval area that you want to draw. 4 To draw a circle, press and hold while you complete these steps. 5 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. 6 Drag the cursor to the opposite "corner" of the oval. 7 Release the mouse button. Hollow Oval Width You change the width of the Hollow Oval's border from the Hollow Oval Tool Control Panel. The Width Spin Control sets the width in pixels. TOPIC: Solid Oval Tool Using the Paint Tools Solid Oval Tool You use the Solid Oval Tool to draw filled ovals. To use the Solid Oval Tool: 1 Select the colors that you want to use. 2 Click on the Solid Oval Button. 3 Point the cursor's crosshairs at any "corner" of the oval area that you want to draw. 4 To draw a circle, press and hold while you complete these steps. 5 Press and hold the primary mouse button to draw with the foreground color. Press and hold the secondary mouse button to draw with the background color. 6 Drag the cursor to the opposite "corner" of the oval. 7 Release the mouse button. TOPIC: Smooth Brush Using the Paint Tools Smooth Brush You use the Smooth Brush to soften or blur edges and contrasts. To use the Smooth Brush: 1 It's generally a good idea to zoom in on the part of the image that you want to soften. 2 Click on the Smooth Brush Button. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Move the brush over the area by moving the mouse. Repeat until you achieve the desired effect. If it's not happening fast enough, increase the Strength Setting (see below) and start over at Step 3. 5 Release the mouse button. Smooth Brush Properties You change the Smooth Brush's properties from the Smooth Brush Control Panel. Size The Size Spin Control sets the brush's width in pixels. Strength The Strength Property determines how powerful the Smooth Brush's effect will be. The Strength Spin Control sets the property on a scale of 1 to 128, with 1 having almost no effect and 128 being a pronounced and rapid blurring of details. Style You select the brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. Click on the drop down box to open it, then click on the shape that you want. Use the scroll bar to move through the list. TOPIC: Sharpen Brush Using the Paint Tools Sharpen Brush You use the Sharpen Brush to heighten and accentuate edges and contrasts. To use the Sharpen Brush: 1 It's generally a good idea to zoom in on the part of the image that you want to sharpen. 2 Click on the Sharpen Brush Button. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Move the brush over the area by moving the mouse. Repeat until you achieve the desired effect. If it's not happening fast enough, increase the Strength Setting and start over at Step 3. 5 Release the mouse button. Sharpen Brush Properties You change the Sharpen Brush's properties from the Sharpen Brush Control Panel. Size The Size Spin Control sets the brush's width in pixels. Strength The Strength Property determines how powerful the Sharpen Brush's effect will be. The Strength Spin Control sets the property on a scale of 1 to 128, with 1 being almost no effect and 128 being a pronounced and rapid increase in edges and contrasts. Style You select the brush's shape from the Style Drop Down Box. Using the Select Tools TOPIC: Overview Using the Select Tools Overview For help with one of the Select Tools, click on it in the diagram below. Select Toolbox TOPIC: Standard Cursor Using the Select Tools Standard Cursor Tool The Standard Cursor Tool returns your cursor to its default state. If you click on an image that contains a selection, the Standard Cursor Tool will deactivate the selection. TOPIC: Color Selector Using the Select Tools Color Selector You use the Color Selector to set an active color by clicking on part of an image. To use the Color Selector: 1 Click on the Color Selector Button. 2 Point the eye dropper's tip at the color you want to select. The middle panel of the Statusbar will display the color's RGB values. In palletized images, the Statusbar displays the color's palette index before its RGB values. 3 Click once with the primary mouse button to select the foreground color. Click with the secondary mouse button to select the background color. TOPIC: Magnifier Using the Select Tools Magnifier When you click on the Magnifier Button, the cursor changes to a small magnifying glass. Zooming In Clicking on an image with the primary mouse button increases the magnification factor by one level. If you start at 1:1, clicking once will take you to 2:1. Zooming Out Clicking on an image with the secondary mouse button (the button you use less often) decreases the magnification factor by one level. If you start at 1:1, clicking once will take you to 1:2. TOPIC: Image Mover Using the Select Tools Image Mover You use the Image Mover to scroll through the image area when the entire image is not visible. To use the Image Mover: 1 Click on the Image Mover Button. 2 Place the hand-shaped cursor over the image area. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Drag the image by moving the mouse. 5 Release the mouse button. TOPIC: Rectangle Selector Using the Select Tools Rectangle Selector You use the Rectangle Selector to select rectangular areas. There are two ways to use this tool: you can draw the rectangle, or you can specify it numerically. Once you have made a selection, you can use the Selection Adjuster to modify it. Drawing a Rectangular Selection To draw a rectangle with the mouse, follow these steps: 1 Click on the Rectangle Selector Button. 2 Point the cursor's crosshairs at any corner of the rectangular area that you want to select. 3 To select a square, press and hold while you finish these steps. To use the saved aspect ratio (width / height), press and hold . 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 5 Drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the rectangle. 6 Release the mouse button. Specifying a Rectangular Selection Numerically Double-clicking on the Rectangle Selector Button accesses the Select Area Dialog Box. You use the dialog box to specify a selection by entering X and Y pixel coordinates. TOPIC: Oval Selector Using the Select Tools Oval Selector You use the Oval Selector to select oval areas. There are two ways to use this tool: you can draw the oval, or you can specify it numerically. Once you have made a selection, you can use the Selection Adjuster to modify it. Drawing an Oval Selection To draw an oval with the mouse, follow these steps: 1 Click on the Oval Selector Button. 2 Point the cursor's crosshairs at any "corner" of the oval area that you want to select. 3 To select a circle, press and hold while you finish these steps. To use the saved aspect ratio (width / height), press and hold . 4 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 5 Drag the cursor to the opposite "corner" of the oval. 6 Release the mouse button. Specifying an Oval Selection Numerically Double-clicking on the Oval Selector Button accesses the Select Area Dialog Box. You use the dialog box to specify a selection by entering x and y pixel coordinates. TOPIC: Selection Adjuster Using the Select Tools Selection Adjuster You use the Selection Adjuster to move or resize a selection. Moving a Selection When you move a selection, you are not moving the selected image data. Instead, you are changing what part of the image is selected. To move a selection, follow these steps: 1 Click on the Selection Adjuster Button. 2 Point at the middle of the selection. The cursor will change to a four-headed arrow. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Drag the selection to its new location. 5 Release the mouse button. Resizing a Selection You cannot resize selections made with the Lasso Tool or the Magic Wand. You can only resize selections made with the Rectangle Selector and the Oval Selector. When you resize a selection, you move a side or corner so that the selection includes a different portion of the image. Moving a corner repositions two sides of the selection at once. To resize a selection, follow these steps: 1 Click on the Selection Adjuster Button. 2 Point at a side or corner of the selection. The cursor will change to a two-headed arrow. The "corners" of an oval selection are located where the corners of a rectangle with equal height and width would appear. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Drag the border or corner to its new location. 5 Release the mouse button. TOPIC: Cloner Using the Select Tools Cloner You use the Cloner to copy a selection's contents to another location in the image. Follow these steps: 1 Click on the Cloner Button. 2 Place the cursor over the selection. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Drag the selection by moving the mouse. 5 Release the mouse button. Paint Shop Pro will copy the selection's contents to the new location. TOPIC: Lasso Using the Select Tools Lasso You use the Lasso to make a freehand selection. A freehand selection can be any shape that you can draw with the mouse. To use the Lasso: 1 Click on the Lasso Button. 2 Point the cursor's crosshairs at any point along the boundary of the area that you want to select. 3 Press and hold the primary mouse button. 4 Drag the cursor to draw the selection's boundary. The boundary can cross itself. The selection will contain any image data that is within an area enclosed by the boundary . 5 Release the mouse button. If you haven't "closed" the selection, Paint Shop Pro will add a straight line between the selection's starting and ending points. TOPIC: Magic Wand Using the Select Tools Magic Wand You can use the Magic Wand to select an area of similar or matching color, or to select an area that is bounded by a single color or by similar colors. Using the Magic Wand To use the Magic Wand: 1 If the object you're trying to select is small, try zooming in until it's clearly visible. 2 Click on the Magic Wand Button. 3 Point the cursor at the object that you want to select. 4 Click once with the primary mouse button. 5 If the Magic Wand didn't select the object you wanted, try repositioning the cursor. If that doesn't work, try adjusting the Wand's tolerance. Setting the Magic Wand Tolerance The Magic Wand locates image objects by color. It determines the color of the current pixel, then searches for pixels that are within a certain range of that target color. The tolerance setting determines how closely the color of the pixels it selects must be to the color of the selected pixel. To set the tolerance, start by double-clicking on the Magic Wand Button. Paint Shop Pro will present the Magic Wand Dialog Box. You use the Tolerance Spin Control to change the tolerance setting. The spin control uses a scale of zero to 100, with zero being no tolerance (a perfect color match), and 100 being a tolerance of roughly half the spectrum. When the Tolerance Text Box displays the setting that you want, click on the OK Button, or press . TOPIC: Color Tools Using the Select Tools Color Tools You can select the active colors using the Color Tools, which are grouped at the bottom of the Select Toolbox. Selecting an Active Color To select an active color from the current image's available colors, double-click on the Foreground Color Panel or the Background Color Panel. Monochrome Images Paint Shop Pro will toggle the color. If it's black it will switch to white, and vice-versa. 16 Color and 256 Color Images Paint Shop Pro will open the appropriate color palette dialog box. To select a color, click on its square, then click on the OK Button. 16 Million Color Images Paint Shop Pro will open the Color Dialog Box. Reversing the Active Colors To switch the active colors, so that the foreground color is set to the current background color and vice-versa, double-click on the Color Reverse Tool. Controlling the Screen TOPIC: Image Windows Controlling the Screen Working with Image Windows When you open a file or create a file, Paint Shop Pro displays the image in an Image Window. Image windows appear within the Workspace. Positioning an Image Window You can position an Image Window within the workspace just like you position the Main Window within the Windows desktop. Maxmize, Minimize, and Restore Moving a Window Resizing a Window Resizing a Window to Fit Its Image To resize an Image Window so that it exactly fits its image, select "Fit to Image" from the Window Menu. Scrolling the Image Area If an image is larger than its window can display, you can view it by scrolling through the image area. There are three ways to do this: You access the Image Mover Tool by clicking on its button in the Select Toolbox. When an image is larger than its window's image area, scrollbars will appear at the right side and/or bottom of the image area. You can use the cursor keys. Arranging All of the Image Windows The Window Menu's Tile Command and the Cascade Command arrange all of the non-minimized Image Windows. The Arrange Icons Command lines up all the of minimized Image Windows at the bottom of the Workspace. Closing Image Windows When you close an Image Window, you are also closing the image's file. You can close a single Image Window... ...Or you can close all of the Image Windows. 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