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Printed in the United States of America 2003 i Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started . 1 What’s New in Version 8 . 2 System Requirements . 6 Installing the Software . 6 Learning Paint Shop Pro. 7 Getting Help. 8 Chapter 2 Getting to Know The Program . 11 Starting and Exiting Paint Shop Pro . 12 Exploring the User Interface . 12 Using Toolbars and Palettes . 14 Viewing Images . 20 Viewing Image Information . 24 Working with Dialogs . 25 Using Shortcut and Function Keys . 28 Chapter 3 Getting Images into Paint Shop Pro . 29 Opening Existing Images . 30 Creating Images . 32 Importing Images from Digital Cameras and Scanners. 38 Capturing Images from the Computer Screen. 41 Using the Paint Shop Pro Browser . 43 Saving Image Files . 47 ii Contents Chapter 4 Improving Photographs. 51 Basic Steps in Improving Photographs . 52 How to Approach Color, Contrast, and Saturation Adjustments . 53 Improving Colors . 54 Improving Contrast . 60 Improving Saturation . 61 Removing Source Defects . 62 Removing Image Defects and Noise . 65 Correcting Image Distortions . 69 Retouching Photographs . 72 Improving Image Clarity. 79 Chapter 5 Working with Colors and Materials . 81 Using the Materials Palette . 82 Understanding Color and Color Models . 103 How Monitor and Print Colors Differ . 106 Working with Color Channels. 107 Understanding Color Depth. 108 Working with Image Palettes . 117 Making a Palette Color Transparent . 120 Chapter 6 Editing Images . 123 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting. 124 Deleting Images . 127 Using Undo/Redo . 127 Repeating Commands . 129 Using Rulers, Grids, and Guides . 129 Cropping Images . 134 Resizing Images . 137 Changing Canvas Size. 139 Rotating Images . 140 Scaling and Transforming Images. 143 Correcting Image Perspective . 145 Warping Images . 146 Adding Borders to Images. 150 Flipping and Mirroring Images . 151 Combining Two Images . 151 Contents iii Chapter 7 Making Selections in Images . 153 Using the Selection Tools. 154 Using Edit Selection. 164 Working with Standard and Floating Selections. 165 Adjusting Selection Borders. 166 Modifying Selections . 167 Moving Selections within an Image . 174 Converting a Selection into a Layer . 175 Creating Custom Patterns from Selections . 175 Saving and Loading Selections. 176 Chapter 8 Making Color and Tonal Corrections . 181 Key Points to Know Before Making Corrections . 182 How Corrections Relate to Color Depth . 183 Adjusting the Color Balance. 184 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast . 190 Replacing Colors . 196 Reducing or Removing Colors . 198 Using the Histogram to Analyze Images . 201 Chapter 9 Painting . 207 Painting with the Paint Brush or Airbrush . 208 Creating Brush Tips . 209 Setting Brush and Paint Options. 211 Warping Images . 215 Erasing . 216 Cloning Parts of Images . 219 Retouching Images. 220 Filling Areas with Colors, Gradients, Patterns, or Textures . 222 Replacing Colors . 223 Painting with Picture Tubes . 224 iv Contents Chapter 10 Drawing and Editing Objects. 227 About Objects . 228 Drawing Objects . 229 Creating New Preset Shapes . 234 Creating Custom Line Styles. 235 Editing Vector Object Properties. 237 Aligning and Arranging Vector Objects . 239 Resizing and Reshaping Vector Objects . 243 Editing Paths and Contours . 245 Adding and Closing Contours . 246 Editing Nodes . 251 Chapter 11 Working with Layers . 259 About Layers. 260 Using the Layer palette . 265 Adding New Layers to Images . 267 Editing Layer Properties . 270 Modifying Layers . 279 Using Adjustment Layers . 283 Chapter 12 Working with Masks . 287 About Masks . 288 Creating Masks . ..