Opening Image Files | New Images Files | Duplicating an Image | Save | Closing a Single File | Copying File | Print | Deleting a File | Creating a New Layer | Accessing Layer Property | Promoting a Background Layer | Adding a Layer | Deleting a Layer |
To launch Paint Shop Pro choose Start-Programs-Paint Shop Pro
Paint Shop Pro gives you the tools you will need to paint, edit, and retouch your images, and a browser to help manage your files.
Most-Recently Used List contains the names of the files that have been opened most recently by Paint Shop Pro. The list appears at the bottom of the File menu, just above the "Exit" selection. The number of files that can appear on the list is controlled by the Recent File Listing option. You select a file from the list by clicking on it.
Paint Shop Pro will open the New Image dialog box. From here you can set width and height of the image by adjusting the Width and Height text boxes and select the units of measurement. In a similar manner, type the resolution number, and select the units of pixels/inch or pixels/cm. Click OK when finished.
Reverting to the Saved File To abandon all changes made to a file since it was last saved, select File-Revert. You will be prompted to confirm your decision.
Closing a Single File You can close a single file, or you can close all of the open files.
Closing All Files To close all open files, select Window-Close All. This option determines whether you will be prompted to save any new or edited files. Paint Shop Pro will also close the Browser Window.
Browser A tree-based Browser similar to the Windows Explorer.
It is a visual file system that makes image file management easier and
more intuitive.
Working with Image Windows When you open a file or
create a new file, Paint Shop Pro displays the image in an image window.
Image windows appear within
the Workspace.
Working with Image Layers: A layer is an individual
level of an image. Think of it as a transparent sheet. In a multi-layered
image, the sheets
are stacked.
When you apply paint to a layer, it is like covering one of these
sheets. Some layers are completely covered in paint; others contain
unpainted
areas. The areas not covered remain transparent, and the layer underneath
is visible.
Layer can be added, delete, reordered, and pixels may be blended
in a variety of ways. Until you merge the layers, they remain independent
and can be
edited without affecting the rest of the layers.
Paint Shop Pro supports up to 64 layers per image. The actual number of layers you can create may be further limited by the amount of memory in your computer.
Paint Shop Pro provides the Layer palette, the Layer Properties dialog box, and various commands in the Layers menu for working with layers. They contain many of the same functions; use the method you prefer. An image must be a grey scale or 24-bit color image to contain more than one layer. You can increase an image’s bit depth if necessary.
Layer Properties Dialog Box Use to select and edit the attributes of individual layers. The upper half of the dialog box contains the Layer and Mask panels. The options within them, except for the Layer Name, can also be controlled using the Layers palette. The default names for new layers are "Layer1," "Layer2," etc.
Accessing Layer Properties: After you have created a layer, you can re-open its Layer Properties dialog box by doing one of the following:
Note: When you create a new image and choose transparent as the background color, the new image appears as a transparent layer floating above the checkered background. It is labeled Layer