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The function of each tool on the toolbar and Tool palette is described at the bottom of the Paint Shop Pro window whenever the cursor is over the tool.
To display the name of a tool, hold the cursor over the tool; a Tool Tip will appear.
Press the <Tab> key to hide and/or view all the floating palettes.
Press <C> to display and hide the Color palette.
Press <H> to display and hide the Histogram.
Press <L> to display and hide the Layer palette.
Press <O> to display and hide the Tool Options palette.
Press <P> to display and hide the Tool palette.
Press <T> to display and hide the toolbar.
Press the <Shift> + <Ctrl> + <T> keys to center all the floating palettes.
To prevent a toolbar or palette from docking when it is positioned near the edge of a window, hold down the <Ctrl> key while moving it.
The Histogram and Tool Options and Layer palette automatically roll-up to their title bars to provide more screen space. Position your cursor over them to roll them down as needed.
Customize the toolbar to show only the buttons you want in whatever order you like by right-clicking a palette and choosing Customize.
Use the Window>New Window command to open a new view of an open image. The zoom factor can be adjusted in either window to allow you to see how the image appears at different zoom levels while editing it.
The Recent Colors dialog box displays 10 basic colors and the 10 most recently used colors. Open it by right-clicking a color box.
You can display rulers and a grid on every image by choosing them from the View menu.
Double-click on a ruler to change the preferences for rulers and the grid.
Click the Tool Selection button on the Tool Options palette to activate a tool.
Paint Shop Pro supports multiple levels of undo and redo. You can enable or disable this feature and configure settings for it by choosing File>Preferences>General Program Preferences>Undo.
Paint Shop Pro supports WinTab compliant pressure sensitive drawing tablets. Use the Cursors and Tablets tab on the Tool Options palette to select the desired pressure output settings.
Transparent areas in a image display as a checkered background. To change the colors of the checkerboard, choose File>Preferences>General Program Preferences>Transparency.
To change how color values are displayed in the Color Palette, choose File>Preferences>General Program Preferences>Dialogs and Palettes. The color values can be displayed as RGB or HSL, using either Decimal or Hexadecimal numbers.
Use the Text, Preset Shapes, and Draw tools to create vector objects and text.
Vector objects and text can be re-edited after they have been created.
To edit the properties of a vector object, double click on it in the Layers palette.
To can edit the nodes of a vector object, select it with the Vector Object Selection tool and click the Node Edit button on the Tool Options palette.
You can create text on a path by placing text on a vector object.
You can convert text to a single shape or character shapes using the Convert Text to Curves options from the Vector Object Selection tool's context menu.
You can select and edit objects from multiple vector layers using the Vector Object Selection tool.
Use Adjustment Layers to apply color corrections to an image without modifying its original content.
You can drag-and-drop layers from the Layer palette onto a image to copy them to another image.
You can press <Shift> while clicking the Create Layer button on the Layer palette to create a new Raster layer without opening the Layer Properties dialog box.
You can right click on the Create Layer button on the Layer palette to display a menu with options to create a new Raster, Vector, or Adjustment layer.
To nudge a selection one pixel at a time, hold down the <Shift> key while pressing the keyboard arrows.
To nudge a selection ten pixels at a time, hold down the <Ctrl> + <Shift> keys while pressing the keyboard arrows.
To move a marquee without the selection, right-click and drag with the Mover tool.
Choose the Selections>Expand command to enlarge a selection by a specific number of pixels while retaining its original shape.
Use the Freehand selection tool with the Smart Edge selection type to create a border between two areas of contrasting color or light.
Selections can be saved with an image by saving them into alpha channels using the Selections>Save to Alpha Channel command.
You can select a portion of the current image and save it as a new custom brush tip by activating the Paint Brush, double clicking on the brush preview in the Tool Options palette, and clicking the Create button.
To easily create a mask from a selection, make your selection and then choose Masks>New>Hide or Show Selection.
Use the Browser to view image files in a folder before opening them.
You can open images by dragging their thumbnails from the Browser to the workspace.
You can drag-and-drop thumbnails from the Browser to an image to insert new layers.
By holding down <Alt> before dragging a single thumbnail from the Browser, you can drag-and-drop a Browser image into Microsoft« Word or any other OLE-compliant application that accepts images.
You can perform more than one screen capture at a time before returning to the Paint Shop Pro window. Choose Capture>Setup and select the Multiple Captures check box.
You can place a Paint Shop Pro screen capture directly into OLE-compliant applications by using its object insertion commands to insert a Paint Shop Pro 6 Screen Capture object.
To edit an image's palette, choose Colors>Edit Palette.
When using the Color Replacer tool, you can instantly replace all areas of the color in the image by double-clicking with the mouse.
After making a crop selection with the Crop tool, you can adjust the size by clicking and dragging one of the edges.
You can embed a digital watermark containing copyright and contact information in your image by choosing Image>Watermarking>Embed Watermark.
Undo all changes since your last save by choosing File>Revert.
You can print one or more open images on the same sheet of paper by choosing File>Print Multiple Images.
To set a transparent background and save an image as a GIF file, choose File>Export>Transparent GIF.
To save your current image as a Picture Tube, choose File>Export>Picture Tube.
The LZ77 compression option in the Paint Shop Pro file format is completely lossless and can significantly reduce the file size.
If you often save to the same directory or file type, use File>Save Copy As.
Animation Shop, a powerful and easy-to-use program for creating animations, is included with Paint Shop Pro. To use it, just select File>Run Animation Shop.
Use the Export to Paint Shop Pro feature in Animation Shop to edit frames within Paint Shop Pro and save the results directly back to your animation.
You can drag-and-drop multiple images from the Browser into Animation Shop by holding down <Shift> before dragging to create one animation having frames that reflect the selection order in the Browser.
Depending on the current setting of Animation Shop's Layered Files preferences tab, you can drag-and-drop an open Paint Shop Pro image into Animation Shop, creating either a one-frame or multi-frame animation.
While dragging and dropping frames in Animation Shop, press the <Shift> key to snap to the frame.
You can obtain information about your system by choosing Help>About Paint Shop Pro, and clicking the System Info button.
You can view these tips at any time by choosing Help>Tips of the Day.
