To work with Viewing All Layers
To make all the layers in an image visible, do one of the following:
Click the Visibility buttons on the palette until all the layers are visible. When a layer is invisible, the Visibility button displays a red "X" .
Select the Layers and then click View. After that click All.
Right-click a Layer button and choose View and then All from the pop-up menu.
To work with Merge in layer menu
You can combine multiple layers together to create merged layers. The merged layer contains all of the data from the source layers and bases its appearance on their blend modes. All vector data in the source layers will be converted to raster data.
Merge layers in one of the following ways:
Merge all the layers to produce a flat image by choosing Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten) or right-clicking a layer in the Layer palette and choosing Merge followed by Merge All (Flatten) from the pop-up menu.
Merge only the visible layers by choosing Layers and then select Merge. AFter that click Merge Visible or right-clicking a layer in the Layer palette and choosing Merge followed by Merge Visible from the pop-up menu. The hidden layers are not affected.
To work with delete a layer
To delete a layer, choose Layers and then Delete, or do one of the following on the Layer palette:
Right-click the Layer button and choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
Click the Layer button, and then click the Delete Layer button at the upper left of the palette. A message appears asking you to confirm this action. Click Yes.
Drag the Layer button to the Delete Layer button and release the mouse. A message appears asking you to confirm this action. Click Yes.
To work with Duplicate in Layer Menu
There are four ways to duplicate a layer:
Click on the Layer button on the Layer palette, and then choose Layers and Duplicate from the Menu bar.
Right-click its Layer button, and then choose Duplicate from the pop-up menu.
Drag its Layer button over the Create Layer button at the upper left of the Layer palette.
Click on the Layer button; choose Edit and then Copy to copy.
Click on the Layer and then choose Edit. After that click Paste and As New Layer.
To work with Create a Layer
To create a new layer in an image, do one of the following:
Step 1
First, choose Layers. Second, click New Raster Layer. After this, click Layers and then the New Vector Layer button. You can also click Layers and then New Adjustment Layer. For an adjustment layer, choose one of the layer types. After that you will see the Layer Properties dialog box opens.
Step 2
Click the Create Layer button at the upper left of the Layer palette. The Layer Properties dialog box opens with default properties for raster layers. If the image is not a grayscale or 24-bit image, only a Vector layer can be created. Paint Shop Pro warns you and offers to create a vector layer. If you clear the "Show this next time" check box in the message, when you next use this method to create a layer in a palette image (one that is not grayscale or 24-bit), Paint Shop Pro automatically creates a vector layer.
Step 3
Right-click any Layer button on the Layer palette and choose New Raster Layer, New Vector Layer, or New Adjustment Layer. For an adjustment layer, choose one of the layer types then the Layer Properties dialog box will open.
Step 4
Right-click the Create Layer button on the Layer palette and choose New Raster Layer, New Vector Layer, or New Adjustment Layer. For an adjustment layer, choose one of the layer types then the Layer Properties dialog box will open.
Step 5
Press
To work with Adding Layer Mask
Step 1
On the Layer palette, click a layer button to make the layer current (active).
Step 2
Click the Create Mask button at the upper left of the palette. You have three options:
Left-click to create a mask in the "Hide All" mode.
Press
Right-click to open a pop-up menu containing the same commands as the Mask and select New submenu.
To work with Layer Palette
The Layer palette contains the controls used when working with layers and provides quick access to many of the commands and options in the Layers menu and Layer Properties dialog box. Unlike the Layers menu and Layer Properties dialog box, the palette allows you to change the options for all the layers in an image simultaneously.
To toggle between viewing and hiding the Layer palette, do any of the following:
Press
Click the Layer palette button on the toolbar,
Right-click the empty space of a palette or bar and choose it from the menu, or
Choose the View tab from the menu bar and then in the toolbars, select or clear its checkbox in the Toolbars dialog box.
To work with Decrease Color Depth
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and click Decrease Color Depth.
Decreasing the color depth of an image reduces the number of colors it can display. This makes several features and commands unavailable. For example, images other than grayscale with color depths lower than 24-bits cannot contain more than one raster layer or an adjustment layer.
To work with Count Colors Used
Select the Choose Colors tab from the Menu Bar and click Count Colors Used.
Viewing Number of Colors
To view the actual number of colors a layer contains. In an image with one layer, Paint Shop Pro will display the total number of colors in the image. If the image contains more than one layer, Paint Shop Pro will display the number of colors in the current layer.
To work with Solaris
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and click Solaris.
Drag the Threshold slider; use the keyboard Arrow buttons, or type a number into the box to set the threshold level. As the level increases, colors must be increasingly lighter to be inverted.
To work with Pasteurize
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and click Pasteurize.
Drag the Levels slider; use the keyboard Arrow buttons, or type a number in the slider box to pasteurize the image. As you lower the number, you increase the effect.
To work with Negative
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and click Negative.
Here you can create a Negative image replaces each pixel color with its opposite on the color wheel. The brightness value of the pixel changes to 255 minus the original value. Zero becomes 255, and 30 becomes 225. The new image is like a photographic negative. You can use this function to create a positive image from a scanned negative.
To work with Histogram
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Histogram.
Use the Histogram Adjustment feature to adjust the contrast of your image by adjusting the histogram. This brings out details in the image without losing important information.
The histogram appears in the center. It displays the graph for the component selected in the Edit box. The horizontal axis represents values from 0 to 255. The vertical axis represents values from 0 to X.
To work with Grey Scale
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Grey Scale.
The Grayscale command removes the colors from an image and replaces each color with a gray matching its luminance value. The effect is similar to a black-and-white photograph.
To convert an image to grayscale:
Choose Colors and Grayscale, or
Click the optional Grayscale button on the toolbar.
To work with Colorize
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and click Colorize.
Step 1
Drag the Hue slider to the left and right, use the arrow buttons o the keyboard, or type a number in the Hue box to change the hue. Moving the slider represents moving around the color wheel. 0 is red; 43 are yellow; 85 are green; 128 are cyan; 170 are blue; 213 are magenta; 255 are back to red.
Step 2
Drag the Saturation slider to the left or right, use the keyboard Arrow buttons, or type a number in the Saturation box to set the saturation. A value of 0 indicates no saturation; a value of 255 indicates a fully saturated image.
To work with Threshold
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Threshold.
In the Threshold box, set the level at which all pixels become either white or black. As you increase the value, more pixels become black.
To work with Red/Green/Blue
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Red/Green/Blue.
Move each of the red, green, and blue sliders away from center to add or remove that color proportionally.
To work with Levels
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Levels.
Input Levels
Modify the Input levels to darken the darkest values and lighten the lightest values. This increases the contrast in the image. The Input levels boxes correspond to the diamonds on the slider underneath them. The box and diamond on the left represent a lightness value of 0. The middle box and diamond control the gamma curve. The box and diamond on the right represent a lightness value of 255.
Output Levels
The Output levels modify the edited Input values to another set of brightness values. Modify the levels to lighten the darkest pixels and darken the lightest pixels. You set the lowest range and highest range for brightness levels.
To work with Hue Map
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Hue Map.
Step 1
Move the slider of each column to shift a hue. If the image does not contain that hue, nothing happens.
Step 2
Drag the Saturation slider to the left and right to decrease and increase the saturation of all colors in the image.
Step 3
Drag the Lightness slider to the left and right to decrease and increase the lightness of the entire image.
To work with Hue/ saturation/ Lightness
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Hue/ saturation/ Lightness.
Step 1
Choose either the Linear or Dynamic adjustment method. With the Linear option, the original settings of the image are displayed as Shadow at 0, Mid-tone at 50, and Highlight at 100. With the Dynamic option, the original setting for each area is 0.
Step 2
For the Linear adjustment methods:
Drag the Shadow slider to the right or type a value up to 100 to darken increasingly lighter pixels and shift more of the image into the Shadow area.
Drag the Mid-tone slider or type a value between 0 and 100 to shift the middle area of the light scale. Note that this can cause some color distortion.
Drag the Highlight slider to the left or type a value down to 0 to lighten increasingly darker pixels, which shifts more of the image into the highlight area.
Step 2
For the Dynamic adjustment methods:
Drag any slider to the right or type a value up to 100 to lighten the pixels of the specific area.
Drag any slider to the left or type a negative value to –100 to darken the pixels of the specific area.
To work with Highlight/Mid-tone/Shadow
Step 1
Choose either the Linear or Dynamic adjustment method. With the Linear option, the original settings of the image are displayed as Shadow at 0, Mid-tone at 50, and Highlight at 100. With the Dynamic option, the original setting for each area is 0.
Step 2
For the Linear adjustment methods:
Drag the Shadow slider to the right or type a value up to 100 to darken increasingly lighter pixels and shift more of the image into the Shadow area.
Drag the Mid-tone slider or type a value between 0 and 100 to shift the middle area of the light scale. Note that this can cause some color distortion.
Drag the Highlight slider to the left or type a value down to 0 to lighten increasingly darker pixels, which shifts more of the image into the highlight area.
Step 3
For the Dynamic adjustment methods:
Drag any slider to the right or type a value up to 100 to lighten the pixels of the specific area.
Drag any slider to the left or type a negative value to –100 to darken the pixels of the specific area.
To work with Gamma Correction
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Gamma Correction.
Step 1
To adjust the red, green, and blue curves individually, clear the Link check box. By default, the sliders are linked so that they move in unison.
Step 2
To update the original image automatically each time you change the settings, click the Auto Proof button.
Step 3
The graph to the right of the sliders shows the curves for the three colors. The left side of the graph represents the shadows of the image; the right side represents the highlights. To view the image’s current settings, move the sliders to a setting of 1.00. The three curves will combine into a single straight line. This line mirrors the slider values in the Highlight/Mid-tone/Shadow dialog box, where the current image settings are 0% Shadow, 50% Mid-tone, and 100% highlight.
Step 4
If the sliders are linked, drag any slider or type a number into any box to move the curve. Dragging to the right pushes more pixels into a higher lightness value and lightens the image. Dragging to the left darkens the image.
Step 5
To change the color balance of the image, clear the Link check box and adjust the sliders individually. Drag to the right to add more of the color and to the left to remove it.
Step 6
If you are not using the Auto Proof feature, click the Proof button to see the effect applied to the original image.
To work with Curves
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Curves.
Use the Curves Adjustment tab to map any brightness value to a new value. This tab gives you more flexibility than the Levels tab because you can edit any value from (0 to 255) (black to white) scale.
The graph charts the relationship between the input and output levels. At the lower left of the chart, both values are 0 (black). At the upper right, both values are 255 (white).
Select a channel to edit from Channel drop-down box. You can edit all the R/G/B values simultaneously or select a single channel.
To work with Color Balance
Select the Choose Color tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust in the Menu. After that click Color Balance.
Step 1
In the "Tone balance" panel select which lightness level to adjust.
Step 2
Select or clear the "Preserve luminosity" check box. Default is selected and luminosity is preserved.
Step 3
Use the sliders or type values in the three Color levels boxes at the top to set the color balance. When the boxes display 0 and the sliders are in the middle, the image contains its original colors. Increase the amount of one color to decrease the amount of its opposite.
Step 4
Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the settings.
To work with Channel Mixer
Select the Choose Colors tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust. After that click Channel Mixer.
Step 1
Select a color channel to edit from the Output channel drop-down box. Your choices are Red, Green, and Blue.
Step 2
If you want to create a grayscale image, select the Monochrome check box. This sets the Output channel to black. You can then move the Source channel sliders. They set the percentage of each channel used for the grayscale value of the final image.
Step 3
The Source Channels are used to define the current channel you are editing. For example, if you select the Red channel in the Output channel drop-down box and then set the Red slider to 50, you reduce the amount of red in the image to 50% of its original amount.
Step 4
The Constant slider brightens and darkens the image across all the channels. The default of 0 is the original setting.
To work with the Brightness/Contrast
Select the Choose Colors tab from the Menu Bar and choose Adjust. After that click Brightness/Contrast.
Step 1
To brighten the image, move the Brightness slider to the right or type a positive number in the box. To darken the image, move a slider to the left or type a negative number in the box. The number you enter is added to or subtracted from the Brightness values (0 – 255) of all the pixels.
Step 2
To increase the contrast, move the Contrast slider to the right or type a positive number in the box. To decrease the contrast, move a slider to the left or type a negative number in the box.
To work with Vector Object Selection Tool
Here you can use the Vector Object Selection tool to move, resize, skew, stretch vector and rotate vector objects, to edit vector object nodes, and to use Edit menu commands on Vector objects.
To work with Preset Shape Tool
Step 1
Configuring the shape type, style, width, and other characteristics. This includes setting the options on the first two tabs of the Tool Options palette and selecting foreground/stroke and background/fill styles and textures.
Step 1
Drawing the shape on a new or existing layer.
To work with Drawing Tool
Step 1
- Configuring the characteristics, including type, style, and color. You have to use the Tool Options palette and the Color palette.
Step 2
- Drawing it on a new or existing layer.
To work with Text Tool
Creating Text as a Selection.
Text created as a selection appears on the current (active) layer as an empty, transparent selection. You can use this method when creating raster text.
You can then promote it to a layer, color it using a painting tool, or edit it as you would any other selection.
To add text to an existing selection, press the
To work with the Airbrush
This option allows you to create the Straight Lines with the Airbrush.
Step 1 - Click the image where you want the line to begin.
Step2 - Press and hold the
Step 3 - Click the image where you want to end the line.
Step 4 - Continue adding line segments by clicking with the left or right mouse button.
Release the
To work with Picture Tube Tool
Step 1
Activate the Picture Tube tool by clicking its button on the Tool palette.
Step 2
On the first tab of the Tool Options palette:
Select a Picture Tube from the Tube drop-down list. A sample of the tube appears in the preview box.
Use the numeric edits control of the Scale box to set the Picture Tube size. You can reduce and enlarge it from 10% to 250% of its original size.
Step 3
In the Placement Mode drop-down boxes, choose the Random or Continuous placement mode to control whether the Picture Tubes appear in the image at random or equal intervals.
Step 4
In the Selection Mode drop-down boxes; choose how Paint Shop Pro selects the cells (images) it paints. You have a choice of 5 modes:
The Random mode randomly selects images in the tube.
The Incremental mode selects the first image in the tube and repeats it only after it has selected all the images.
The Angular mode selects images based on the direction you drag the cursor as you paint.
Step 5
To change the Picture Tube settings, you can also click the Options button to open the Picture Tube Options dialog box. You can apply tubes without changing the settings.
Step 6
If you changed the settings in the dialog box, click OK to close it.
Step 7
- Here you can paint with the Picture Tube.
To work with Eraser Tool
Step 1
Activate the Eraser by clicking its button on the Tool palette or in the Tool Selection menu of the Tool Options palette.
Step 2
Use the Tool Options palette tab 1 to configure the Eraser tip.
Step 3
Select or clear the "Build Up Brush" check box. When the check box is selected, each eraser stroke removes more of the color. When the check box is cleared, the color is erased only on the first brush stroke.
Step 4
On the Color palettes, select the Eraser styles and textures if you are erasing a background of an image.
Step 5
Drag the cursor across the image:
On a background, the left mouse button paints the background/fill style and texture, while the right mouse button paint the foreground/stroke style and texture.
On a layer, use the left mouse button to erase to a transparency. The right mouse is not used.
To work with Scratch Removal Tool
Step 1
Click the Scratch Removal Tool button on the Tool Palette.
Step 2
Use the numeric edit controls of the Tool Options palette to set the width of the tool. The area can be 4 to 100 pixels wide and the default width is 20 pixels.
Step 3
Click either the flat-end or pointed-end Selection Boxes option to choose the shape of the ends of the enclosure box.
Step 4
Move the cursor over the image.
Step 5
Click and hold the left mouse button where you want to start removing the scratch.
Step 6
Drag the mouse to enclose the area containing the scratch. As you move the mouse, Paint Shop Pro displays a box around the selected area.
Step 7
After you have enclosed the scratch release the mouse button.
To work with Retouch Tool
Step 1
Click the image where you want the brush stroke to start.
Step 2
Drag the cursor to apply the effect.
Step 3
Release the mouse button to end the brush stroke.
To work with Color Replacer
Step 1
Activate the Color Replacer by clicking its button on the Tool palette or in the Tool Selection menu of the Tool Options palette.
Step 2
Select the color you are replacing as the foreground/stroke or background/fill color.
Step 3
Select the color you are substituting as the other active solid color.
Step 4
To add a texture, select one as the active foreground/stroke texture.
Step 5
Use the Tool Options palette tab 1 to configure the brush tip.
Step 6
Click tabs 2 to bring it to the front.
Step 7
Set a Tolerance value to determine how closely the colors of the image must match the old color in order to be replaced. As you increase the tolerance, more colors are replaced.
Step 8
Paint to replace the color in the following way:
If the new color is the foreground/stroke style, press the left mouse button while you paint or double-click with the left button.
If the new color is the background/fill style, press the right mouse button or double-click with it.
To work with Clone Brush
Here you can use the Clone brush to copy part of an image to another location.
To clone part of an image:
Step 1
Position the cursor over the part of the image that you want to copy. Set the source area by doing either of the following:
Right-clicking the source area once. Your computer beeps to indicate that you have selected the source area.
Pressing
Step 2
To place the cloned image on a specific layer or in a selection, select that layer or area now. The Paint Shop Pro will clone only within the selection.
Step 3
Move the cursor to the area you want to start copying the image. This can be within the same image or in another image of the same color depth.
Step 4
Press and hold the left mouse button. Crosshairs appear over the source area. The crosshairs indicate which pixel you are copying.
Step 5
Drag the mouse to clone from the source area to the target area.
Step 6
Release the mouse button to end the Clone brush stroke.
Step 7
To resume copying, start over at step 5. Remember that the location of the source area depends on the clone mode.
To work with the Paintbrush Tool
To create freehand paint strokes with a brush, use the following method:
Step 1
Click the image where you want the brush stroke to start.
Step 2
Drag the cursor while pressing one of the mouse buttons.
To apply the foreground/stroke style and texture, click the left mouse button.
To apply the background/fill style and texture, click the right button.
Step 3
Release the mouse button to end the brush stroke.
To work with the Dropper Tool
This option allows you to select the active foreground and background solid colors.
Step 1
Move the Dropper over the color you want to select.
Step 2
Click to select an active color:
- Left-click to select the foreground/stroke solid color.
- Right-click to select the background/fill solid color.
To work with the Magic Wand Tool
This tool works by selecting content rather than defining edges.
It uses four types of values for making selections:
RGB Value, Hue, Brightness, All Opaque and Opacity.
Step 1
Move the cursor over the image.
Step 2
Click the color you want to select.
Step 3
Release the mouse button. After that you will see a marquee surround the selection.
To work with the Freehand Tool
Here you can use the Freehand selection mode to draw the outline of the selection.
Step 1
Click the Freehand button on the Tool palette.
Step 2
On the Tool Options palettes, choose Freehand as the Selection Type and set the options.
Step 3
Move the cursor over the image.
Step 4
Click the image at a point that you want to become the border of the selection.
Step 5
Drag the cursor to create an outline of the area you want to select.
Step 6
If you release the mouse, start again, add to the selection using the
Step 7
When the line encloses the selection, release the mouse. The line becomes a marquee indicating the border of the selection.
To work with the Selection Tool
Step1
Click the Selection button on the Tool palette.
Step 2
Place the mouse on the image at one of two places:
To create a rectangular, square, or rounded rectangular or square selection, place the cursor at a corner of the area you want to select.
To create a circular or elliptical selection, place the cursor at the center of the area you want to select.
To create a selection using the other shapes, place the cursor at a point that would form the corner of an imaginary rectangle enclosing the shape.
Step 3
Click and drag the mouse until the selection is the size you want. As the mouse moves, a line appears to indicate the border of the selection.
Step 4
Release the mouse button. The selection border will become a marquee.
To work with the Mover Tool
Here you can use the Mover Tool to move a selection marquee or a layer.
To move a selection marquee, click the Mover button on the Tool palette, right-click on or inside the marquee, and drag with the mouse.
To move a layer, click the Mover button on the Tool palette, left-click any part of a layer containing data, and drag with the mouse.
To work with the Crop Tool
Here you can use the Crop tool to select the area of the image you want to keep. While the area outside the rectangle is deleted.
Step 1
Click the Crop tool button on the toolbar.
Step 2
Place the cursor over the image at a corner of the area you want to keep.
Step 3
Press the left mouse button and drag. A rectangle appears. The area inside the rectangle will be saved; the area outside the rectangle will be cropped.
Step 4
When the rectangle encloses the area you want to keep, release the mouse button.
Step 5
To change the area the rectangle encloses, do any of the following:
Click one of the rectangle’s sides and drag to move it,
Click inside the rectangle and drag to enclose a different area, or
Right-click to remove the rectangle and start over.
Step 6
To crop the image, either:
Double-click inside the rectangle, or
Click the Crop Image button on the Crop tab of the Tool Options palette.
To work with the Deformation Tool
This tool allows you to rotate, resize, skew, and distort layers, floating selections, and images.
Step 1
Click the Deformation tool button on the Tool palette. The Deformation handles and guides appear on the image.
Step 2
Move the cursor to the area to be deformed. The cursor will change shape whenever it is over a handle.
Step 3
You can deform the image by doing one or more of the following:
Resize vertically by dragging the center top and bottom handles.
Resize horizontally by dragging the center left and right handles.
Resize horizontally and vertically at the same time by dragging the corner handles.
Rotate by dragging the center bar.
Change perspective by pressing
Apply a skew/shear effect by pressing while dragging any of the 4 center handles.
Distort by pressing
Step 4
To apply the deformation, either click the Apply button on the Tool Options palette or double-click the image.
Step 5
To cancel the deformation, click the Cancel button on the Tool Options palette.
To work with the Zoom Tool
To activate the Zoom tool, click the Zoom tool button on the Tool palette. Use the left and right mouse buttons to increase and decrease the magnification level.
Step 1
To zoom in, left-click the image. The magnification increases by one level each time you click the image, and the image centers where the Zoom tool was clicked.
Step 2
To zoom out, right-click the image. The magnification decreases by one level with each click.
To work with the Arrow Tool
Step 1 - Click the Arrow button on the tool palette.
Step 2 - Move the cursor over the image.
Step 3 - Press and hold down the left button. The cursor will change into a hand.
Step 4 - Drag the image until the area you want is visible.
Step 5 - Release the mouse button.
To work with Arrange in Object Menu
To move an object behind or in front of another:
Step 1
Select the object you want to move. Note that you can only arrange one object at a time.
Step 2
Right-click the object and choose Arrange and then one of the commands.
To work with Distribute in object menu
a) Distributing Objects Horizontally
When you distribute vector objects horizontally, the objects closest to the left and right boundaries of the group become the two target objects. The distance between these target objects determines the distribution, or spacing, of the objects in between them.
There are three types of horizontal distribution:
Left distribution, where objects are evenly spaced between the left edges of the left and right targets.
Center distribution, where objects are evenly spaced between the centers of the left and right targets.
Right distribution, where objects are evenly spaced between the right edges of the left and right targets.
b) Distributing Objects Vertically
When you distribute vector objects vertically, the objects closest to the top and bottom of the group boundaries become the target objects. The distance between the two target objects determines the distribution of the objects in between.
When you distribute objects vertically, the distance between the object closest to the top and to the bottom edges of the group determines distribution.
There are three types of vertical distribution:
Top distribution, where objects are evenly spaced between the top edges of the top and bottom targets.
Center distribution, where objects are evenly spaced between the centers of the top and bottom targets.
Bottom distribution, where objects are evenly spaced between the bottom edges of the top and bottom targets.
To work with Make Same Size in Object Menu
To make one or more vector objects with the same width and/or height as a selected object.
You can also use this command any time when two or more vector objects are selected.
