Quick Reference Guide

Quick Reference Guide Contents PSP8_QR_UI_Overview.pdf Annotated screen capture of the user interface. PSP8_QR_Tools_Overview.pdf Annotated screen capture of the tools (including “flyouts”). PSP8_QR_Toolbars_Overview.pdf Annotated screen captures of the toolbars. PSP8_QR_Palettes1_Overview.pdf Annotated screen captures of Layers, Materials and Tool Options palettes. PSP8_QR_Palettes2_Overview.pdf Annotated screen captures of all other palettes. PSP8_QR_Automtn_Custmztn.pdf Instructions on common automation and customization tasks. PSP8_QR_Image_Editing1.pdf Instructions on six common image editing tasks. PSP8_QR_Image_Editing2.pdf Instructions on another six common image editing tasks. PSP8_QR_Menu1.pdf Command reference for the File, Edit, and View menus. PSP8_QR_Menu2.pdf Command reference for the Image and Effects menus. PSP8_QR_Menu3.pdf Command reference for the Adjust and Layers menus. PSP8_QR_Menu4.pdf Command reference for the Objects, Selections, Window and Help menus. PSP8_QR_UserAsstnc_Rsrcs Brief overview of the main user assistance resources. Quick Reference Guide User Interface Overview x - Menu Bar - Standard Toolbar - Tool Options Palette - Tools Toolbar - Status Bar - Current image - Photo Toolbar Not Shown: Browser Toolbar, Effects Toolbar, Web Toolbar, Histogram Palette, Script Output Palette - Script Toolbar - Layer Palette - Brush Variance Palette - Learning Center Palette - Materials Palette - Overview Palette Quick Reference Guide Tools Overview xx Tool Flyouts: To select a tool: • Click it in the Tools Toolbar; or • Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut (for example, press X to select the Eraser tool) To rearrange the tools: • With the Customize dialog displayed (do this by choosing View > Customize), drag a tool to its new toolbar location. For more information on customization: • Refer to Chapter 18 of the User Guide, or the “Customizing Paint Shop Pro” chapter of the Help system. Quick Reference Guide Toolbars Overview - (Default Configurations) To display or hide a toolbar: • Choose View > Toolbars, and then select the toolbar name; or • Choose View > Customize, click the Toolbars tab, and mark/unmark the toolbar name. To dock or undock a toolbar: • Choose View > Docking Options, and in the Palettes tab of the Paint Shop Pro 8 Preferences dialog, mark/unmark the toolbar name in the “Allow docking of” section. To create a custom toolbar: • Refer to Chapter 18 of the User Guide, or the “Customizing Paint Shop Pro” chapter of the Help system. Quick Reference Guide Palettes Overview – Part I (examples shown below) Layer Palette Materials Palette For more information, refer to Chapter 11 in the User Guide, or the “Working with Layers” chapter in the Help system. For more information, refer to Chapter 5 in the User Guide, or the “Working with Colors and Materials” chapter in the Help system. Tool Options Palette For more information, refer to Chapter 2 in the User Guide, or the “Getting to Know the Program” chapter in the Help system. To display or hide a palette: • Choose View > Palettes, and then select the palette name; or • Choose View > Customize, click the Toolbars tab, and mark/unmark the toolbar name. To dock or undock a palette: • Choose View > Docking Options, and in the Palettes tab of the Paint Shop Pro 8 Preferences dialog, mark/unmark the palette name in the “Allow docking of” section. Quick Reference Guide Palettes Overview – Part II (examples shown below) Learning Center Palette Brush Variance Palette For more information, refer to Chapter 1 in the User Guide, or the “Getting Started” chapter in the Help system. For more information, refer to Chapter 9 in the User Guide, or the “Painting” chapter in the Help system. Overview Palette Script Output Palette For more information, refer to Chapter 17 in the User Guide, or the “Automating Tasks” chapter in the Help system. For more information, refer to Chapter 2 in the User Guide, or the “Getting to Know the Program” chapter in the Help system. Histogram Palette For more information, refer to Chapter 8 in the User Guide, or the “Making Color and Tonal Corrections” chapter in the Help system. To display or hide a palette: • Choose View > Palettes, and then select the palette name; or • Choose View > Customize, click the Toolbars tab, and mark/unmark the toolbar name. To dock or undock a palette: • Choose View > Docking Options, and in the Palettes tab of the Paint Shop Pro 8 Preferences dialog, mark/unmark the palette name in the “Allow docking of” section. Quick Reference Guide Automation and Customization Basic Scripting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Plan your steps precisely — write them down if necessary. On the Script toolbar, click Start . Perform the actions that comprise the script. On the Script toolbar, click Save . In the Save As dialog that appears, assign your script a name and folder location. Run a Script on Multiple Files 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Using the Paint Shop Pro Browser, navigate to the folder containing your images, and then select the ones you'll be processing. Choose File > Batch > Process. In the Batch Process dialog, note that the images you chose are listed in the dialog's File name field. In the dialog's Script section, click Browse, navigate to the folder containing the script you wish to run, and select the script. In the dialog's Save Mode section, choose an option. Click Start to begin applying the script to each image. Create a Tool Preset 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select the tool. Set the desired options in the Tool Palette. Click the Presets drop-down button. Click the Save Presets button . In the Save Presets dialog, assign a name and click OK. Create a Dialog Preset 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the dialog. Make dialog settings, but do not close the dialog. Click the dialog’s Save button . In the Save Presets dialog, assign a name and click OK. Rename Multiple Files Simultaneously 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. *Optional: Create a separate folder for the files to be renamed. Choose File > Batch > Rename. In the Batch Rename dialog, navigate to the folder containing the images. Click Modify. In the Modify dialog, choose your rename options. Click OK to return to the Batch Rename dialog. To launch the renaming process, click Select All. Create a Custom Toolbar 1. 2. 3. Choose View > Customize. In the Customize dialog, select the Toolbars tab. Click New. In the Toolbar Name dialog, enter a name for the new toolbar, and then click OK. The new, empty toolbar appears on the workspace. You may want to move it above or to the side of the Customize dialog. In the Customize dialog, select the Commands tab. Under Categories on the left side, select a Menu. Its items appear under Commands on the right side. Drag the icons of the desired commands into the new toolbar. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until your custom toolbar contains all the desired commands. Click Close to close the Customize dialog. 4. 5. 6. 7. Save a Workspace 1. 2. 3. 4. Set up your current workspace as desired. Choose File > Workspace > Save. *Optional: In the Save Workspace dialog, click Edit Paths to save this workspace in a location other than the default. In the New Workspace Name field, enter a name for the new workspace and then click Save. Load a Workspace 1. 2. 3. Choose File > Workspace > Load. *Optional: If the desired workspace is not listed in the current path, click Edit Paths and then navigate to the folder where it resides. In the Load Workspace dialog, select the desired workspace and then click Load. For more information on these and other related tasks, refer to Chapters 17 and 18 in the User Guide, or to the “Automating Tasks” chapter and the “Customizing Paint Shop Pro” chapter in the Help system. Quick Reference Guide Basic Image Editing – Part I Cropping an Image 1. 2. From the Tools toolbar, select the Crop tool . Define the crop rectangle by clicking and dragging the tool, or by using the Tool Options palette’s Height/Width/Left/Top/Right/Bottom fields, or by choosing an option in the Presets drop-down. When the crop rectangle encompasses the desired image area, click Apply in the Tool Options bar, or double-click inside the crop rectangle. Rotating an Image • • • To rotate an image 90 degrees, choose Image > Rotate, and then choose either Rotate Clockwise 90, or Rotate Counter-clockwise 90. To rotate to any degree, choose Image > Rotate > Free Rotate, and then use the options in the Free Rotate dialog. If the image is promoted to a full (Raster) layer you can also rotate it using the Deform tool . Refer to the Editing Images chapter in the User Guide or Help system for more information. To rotate vector objects, select them via the Object and then use the rotation handle. Selection tool Refer to the Drawing and Editing Objects chapter in the User Guide and Help system for more information. 3. • Resizing an Image 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Choose Image > Resize. *Optional: In the Pixel Dimensions section, choose Percent or Pixels in the drop down, and then enter the new Width and Height. *Optional: In the Print Size section, choose Inches or Centimeters in the drop down, and then enter the new Width and Height. The bottom of the dialog contains other options you can set. Experiment with these to find what works best for your image. Click OK to resize the image. Resizing the Image Canvas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Choose Image > Canvas Size. In the Canvas Size dialog’s New Dimensions section, choose to resize by Pixels, Inches, or Centimeters. *Optional: Click inside the Background color box to specify background pixel color. In the dialog’s Placement section, click the desired direction in which to add to or subtract from the canvas. Click OK to resize the canvas. Fixing a Photo in One Step 1. 2. If it is not already displayed, display the Photo toolbar by choosing View > Toolbars and then choosing it from the list. From the Photo toolbar’s Enhance Photo drop-down, choose the script OneStepPhotoFix. The script’s corrections will be automatically applied. Removing Red-eye 1. 2. 3. 4. Choose Adjust > Red-eye Removal, or choose this command from the Photo toolbar. In the Red-eye Removal dialog’s Method drop-down, choose the Auto Human Eye option. In the right side of the dialog, choose an accurate Hue and Color for the eyes. *Optional: If necessary, click the Zoom In button. Position the eyes in the preview panels by clicking the Navigate button or by dragging inside the Right preview window. In the Left (editing) panel, click the center of each eye. A control box appears over each eye, and the Right (preview) panel will reflect the current correction settings. Adjust the sides of the box if necessary. Click OK to apply the correction. 5. 6. For more information on these and other related tasks, refer to the User Guide or to the Help system. Also, many of these tasks are demonstrated in the Product Tour. Quick Reference Guide Basic Image Editing – Part II Straighten a Crooked Photo 1. 2. 3. Note where the photo’s true “horizon” should be. From the Tools toolbar, select the Straighten tool. Notice the guideline on the image. Adjust the guideline along the axis you want to straighten. Drag the guideline to move it. Adjust the guideline angle by dragging its ends, or by entering a value in the Angle numeric edit control in the Tool Options palette. Click Apply in the Tool Options palette, or double-click inside the image. The image will rotate so that the guideline becomes the new horizon. Correcting Perspective Distortion 1. 2. From the Tools toolbar, select the Perspective Correction tool. Notice the correction box on the image. Drag the corners of the box over the perspective you want to correct. For example, to straighten a seemingly tilted building, drag the corners to the outline of a tilted side on the building. Click Apply in the Tool Options palette, or doubleclick inside the image. The marked lines will straighten to a rectangle. 4. 3. Adding Borders 1. 2. 3. Choose Image > Add Borders. *Note: If your image is not flattened to a single Background layer, the program will prompt you to do this. In the dialog’s Original Dimensions area, choose Pixels, Inches, or Centimeters. In the Size in Pixels area, enter the border amount in the Top/Right/Bottom/Left fields. For symmetrical borders, mark the Symmetric check box; leave it unmarked for non-symmetrical borders. Click inside the Color box and choose a border color. Click OK to add the border. Adding a Picture Frame 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Choose Image > Picture Frame. In the dialog’s Picture Frame drop-down, choose the desired frame. In the Orientation section, choose whether to have the frame inside or outside the image. You can also flip, mirror, or rotate the frame. *Optional: If the frame has transparent areas (for example, round or oval frames), use the Transparency color section of the dialog. Click OK to apply the frame. 4. 5. Adding Text on a Separate Layer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Make sure the Layer palette is displayed. From the Tools toolbar, select the Text tool. In the Tool Options palette, choose Vector in the Create As drop-down, and then choose a Font and Size. In the Materials palette, set the color options. Standard text most often has a solid color fill and no stroke. On the image, click where you want to place the text. In the Text Entry dialog, enter the text, and then click Apply. To move or modify the text, use the Object Selection tool. You can also adjust the text layer's opacity via the Layer palette. Adding Text on a Path 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. If you don’t already have a vector path object in your image, create one. From the Tools toolbar, select the Text tool. Set the Text Tool Options as desired. Place the cursor over the object (notice how the cursor icon changes to an angled “A” with a curve below it) and then click. In the Text Entry dialog, enter the text, and then click Apply. *Optional: To make just the curved text visible, in the Layer palette, toggle off the visibility of the vector object. For more information on these and other related tasks, refer to the User Guide or to the Help system. Also, many of these tasks are demonstrated in the Product Tour. Quick Reference Guide Menu Command Reference (Default Configurations) – File, Edit, and View File Edit New Undo Open Redo Browse Repeat Close Command History Revert Cut Save Copy Save As Copy Merged Save Copy As Paste ► Paste As New Image Workspace ► Load Paste As New Layer Save Paste As New Selection Delete Paste As Transparent Selection Delete Paste Into Selection Send Paste As New Vector Selection Import ► Custom Brush Clear Screen Capture ► Setup ▪ Start Empty Clipboard TWAIN ► Acquire ▪ Select Source From Scanner or Camera View Export ► Image Slicer Full Screen Edit Image Mapper Full Screen Preview PhotoSharing Zoom ► Zoom to 100% JPEG Optimizer Zoom In By 1 Step GIF Optimizer Zoom In By 5 Steps PNG Optimizer Zoom Out By 1 Step Custom Brush Zoom Out By 5 Steps Picture Tube Preview in Web Browser Picture Frame Rulers Shape Grid Script ► Run Guides Edit Snap to Grid Stop Snap to Guides Clear Output Window Change Grid, Guide & Snap Properties Start Recording Toolbars ► Browser Pause Recording Effects Cancel Recording Photo Save Recording Script Print Standard Print Layout Status Jasc Software Products ► [Product Names] Tools Batch ► Process Web Rename Palettes ► Brush Variance Preferences ► General Program Preferences Histogram CMYK Conversion Preferences Layers File Format Preferences Learning Center File Format Associations Materials File Locations Overview Color Management Script Output Monitor Gamma Tool Options Autosave Settings Magnifier Reset Preferences Docking Options Recent Files ► [File Names] Customize Exit For more information on these and other menu commands, refer to the User Guide or to the Help system. Quick Reference Guide Menu Command Reference (Default Configurations) – Image and Effects Image Flip Mirror Rotate ► Free Rotate Rotate Clockwise 90 Rotate Counter-clockwise 90 Add Borders Canvas Size Crop to Selection Picture Frame Resize Arithmetic Image Information Count Image Colors Palette ► Edit Palette Load Palette Save Palette Set Palette Transparency View Palette Transparency Decrease Color Depth ► 2 Colors (1 bit) 16 Colors (4 bit) 256 Colors (8 bit) 32K Colors (24 bit) 64K Colors (24 bit) X Colors (4/8 bit) Increase Color Depth ► 16 Colors (4 bit) 256 Colors (8 bit) 16 Million Colors (24 bit) Greyscale Split Channel ► Split to RGB Split to HSL Split to CMYK Combine Channel ► Combine from RGB Combine from HSL Combine from CMYK Delete Alpha Channel Watermarking ► Embed Watermark Read Watermark Effects Effect Browser 3D Effects ► Buttonize ▪ Chisel ▪ Cutout ▪ Drop Shadow ▪ Inner Bevel ▪ Outer Bevel Art Media Effects ► Black Pencil ▪ Brush Strokes ▪ Charcoal ▪ Colored Chalk ▪ Colored Pencil ▪ Pencil Artistic Effects ► Aged Newspaper ▪ Balls and Bubbles ▪ Chrome ▪ Colored Edges ▪ Colored Foil ▪ Contours ▪ Enamel ▪ Glowing Edges ▪ Halftone ▪ Hot Wax Coating ▪ Magnifying Lens ▪ Neon Glow ▪ Posterize ▪ Sepia Toning ▪ Solarize ▪ Topography Distortion Effects ► Curliques ▪ Lens Distortion ▪ Pinch ▪ Pixelate ▪ Polar Coordinates ▪ Punch ▪ Ripple ▪ Spiky Halo ▪ Twirl ▪ Warp ▪ Wave ▪ Wind Edge Effects ► Dilate ▪ Enhance ▪ Enhance More ▪ Erode ▪ Find All ▪ Find Horizontal ▪ Find Vertical ▪ Trace Contour Geometric Effects ► Circle ▪ Cylinder – Horizontal ▪ Cylinder – Vertical ▪ Pentagon ▪ Perspective – Horizontal ▪ Perspective – Vertical ▪ Skew ▪ Spherize Illumination Effects ► Sunburst ▪ Lights Image Effects ► Offset ▪ Page Curl ▪ Seamless Tiling Reflection Effects ► Feedback ▪ Kaleidoscope ▪ Pattern ▪ Rotating Mirror Texture Effects ► Blinds ▪ Emboss ▪ Fine Leather ▪ Fur ▪ Mosaic – Antique ▪ Mosaic – Glass ▪ Polished Stone ▪ Rough Leather ▪ Sandstone ▪ Sculpture ▪ Soft Plastic ▪ Straw-wall ▪ Texture ▪ Tiles ▪ Weave User Defined Plugins Last Used Plugin For more information on these and other menu commands, refer to the User Guide or to the Help system. Quick Reference Guide Menu Command Reference (Default Configurations) – Adjust and Layers Adjust Color Balance ► Automatic Color Balance ▪ Black and White Points ▪ Channel Mixer ▪ Color Balance ▪ Fade Correction ▪ Grey World Color Balance ▪ Manual Color Correction ▪ Red/Green/Blue Brightness and Contrast ► Automatic Contrast Enhancement ▪ Brightness/Contrast ▪ Clarify ▪ Curves ▪ Gamma Correction ▪ Highlight/Midtone/Shadow ▪ Histogram Adjustment ▪ Histogram Equalize ▪ Histogram Stretch ▪ Levels ▪ Threshold Hue and Saturation ► Automatic Saturation Enhancement ▪ Colorize ▪ Hue/Saturation/Lightness ▪ Hue Map Lens Correction ► Barrel Distortion Correction ▪ Fisheye Distortion Correction ▪ Pincushion Distortion Correction Add/Remove Noise ► Add Noise ▪ Automatic Small Scratch Removal ▪ Deinterlace ▪ JPEG Artifact Removal ▪ Moirẻ Pattern Removal ▪ Despeckle ▪ Edge Preserve Smoothing ▪ Median Filter ▪ Salt and Pepper Filter ▪ Texture Preserve Smoothing Blur ► Average ▪ Blur ▪ Blur More ▪ Gaussian Blur ▪ Motion Blur Sharpness ► Sharpen ▪ Sharpen More ▪ Unsharp Mask Softness ► Soft Focus ▪ Soften ▪ Soften More Red-eye Removal Negative Image Layers New Raster Layer New Vector Layer New Layer Group New Mask Layer ► Hide All ▪ Show All ▪ Hide Selection ▪ Show Selection ▪ From Image New Adjustment Layer ► Brightness/Contrast ▪ Channel Mixer ▪ Color Balance ▪ Curves ▪ Hue/Saturation/Lightness ▪ Invert ▪ Levels ▪ Posterize ▪ Threshold Duplicate Delete Ungroup Layers Properties Matting ► Defringe ▪ Remove Black Matte ▪ Remove White Matte Arrange ► Bring to Top ▪ Move Up ▪ Move Down ▪ Send to Bottom ▪ Move Into Group ▪ Move Out of Group View ► Current Only ▪ All ▪ None ▪ Invert ▪ Show Link Set ▪ Hide Link Set Merge ► Merge Down ▪ Merge All (Flatten) ▪ Merge Visible ▪ Merge Group Invert Mask/Adjustment View Overlay Load / Save Mask ► Load Mask From Disk ▪ Load Mask From Alpha Channel ▪ Save Mask To Disk ▪ Save Mask To Alpha Channel Convert to Raster Layer Promote Background Layer Count Layer Colors For more information on these and other menu commands, refer to the User Guide or to the Help system. Quick Reference Guide Menu Command Reference (Default Configurations) – Objects, Selections, Window and Help Objects Align ► Top ▪ Bottom ▪ Left ▪ Right ▪ Vertical Center ▪ Horizontal Center ▪ Center in Canvas ▪ Horiz. Center in Canvas ▪ Vert. Center in Canvas Distribute ► Vertical Top ▪ Vertical Center ▪ Vertical Bottom ▪ Horizontal Left ▪ Horizontal Center ▪ Horizontal Right ▪ Space Evenly Horz. ▪ Space Evenly Vert. Make Same Size ► Horizontal ▪ Vertical ▪ Both Arrange ► Bring to Top ▪ Move Up ▪ Move Down ▪ Send to Bottom Group Ungroup Properties Fit Text to Path Convert Text to Curves ► As Single Shape ▪ As Character Shapes Edit ► Cut ▪ Copy ▪ Paste ▪ Delete ▪ Select All ▪ Select None ▪ Invert Selection ▪ Join▪ Merge ▪ Break ▪ Close ▪ Reverse Contour ▪ Reverse Path ▪ Duplicate & Offset ▪ Duplicate Node Type ► Asymmetric ▪ Symmetric ▪ Cusp ▪ Smooth Tangent ▪ Convert To Line ▪ Line Before ▪ Line After ▪ Curve Before ▪ Curve After Transform Selected Nodes ► Flip ▪ Mirror ▪ Rotate ▪ Skew X ▪ Skew Y ▪ Contract ▪ Expand Selections - (continued) Edit Selection Promote Selection to Layer Float Defloat Window New Window Cascade Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Close All Duplicate Fit to Image Fit to Window Fit to Screen Help Help Topics Context Help Learning Center Product Tour Keyboard Map Register Product Online Jasc Software Online ► Jasc Software Web Site ▪ PhotoSharing Web Site ▪ Online Support and Services ▪ User Forums ▪ Check for Updates ▪ Resources and Components ▪ Online Tutorials About Paint Shop Pro Selections Select All Select None From Mask From Vector Object Invert Matting ► Defringe ▪ Remove Black Matte ▪ Remove White Matte Modify ► Expand ▪ Contract ▪ Select Similar ▪ Select Color Range ▪ Feather ▪ Inside/Outside Feather ▪ Unfeather ▪ Shape Based Anti-alias ▪ Recover Anti-alias ▪ Remove Specks and Holes ▪ Smooth ▪ Select Selection Borders Hide Marquee Load / Save Selection ► Load Selection From Disk ▪ Load Selection From Alpha Channel ▪ Save Selection From Disk ▪ Save Selection From Alpha Channel - (continued at top of next column) For more information on these and other menu commands, refer to the User Guide or to the Help system. Quick Reference Guide User Assistance Resources Product Tour The Product Tour consists of over 40 interactive movies that show Paint Shop Pro 8’s features and tools in action. Watching these movies is a great way to familiarize yourself with Paint Shop Pro and inspire your creativity. User Guide The User Guide covers all aspects of the application. Use the Contents and Index to find information. Purchasing the User Guide Accessing the Product Tour • Choose Help > Product Tour. • Many Quick Guides as well as Help system topics contain direct links to a related Product Tour movie. • If you’re purchasing Paint Shop Pro 8 by download from Jasc.com, you can also purchase the Download Kit which contains the User Guide. • To purchase a User Guide at any time, contact Jasc Customer Service at 800-622-2793. Quick Guides Quick Guides are brief, HTML-based, mini-tutorials that guide you through a given task. Many Quick Guides contain scripts that can perform the step for you. Tutorials The Jasc Web site’s Learning Center is loaded with a variety of tutorials and tips that cover a range of Paint Shop Pro tasks. Accessing the Quick Guides Help System • Choose View > Palettes > Learning Center, or press F10. Accessing the Tutorials • Choose Help > Jasc Software Online > Online Tutorials. The Help system covers all aspects of the application. Use the Contents, Index, or Search tabs to find information. User Forums / Online Support and Services These let you talk to other users, talk to Jasc Technical Support, and search for answers about Paint Shop Pro and other Jasc Software products. You’ll be able to share software tips, and project ideas, get your questions answered, and much more. Accessing the User Forums • Choose Help > Jasc Software Online > User Forums. • Choose Help > Jasc Software Online > Online Support and Services. Accessing the Online Support and Services Accessing the Help System • Choose Help > Help Topics. For more information on these resources, refer to the User Guide, the Help system, or visit www.Jasc.com.