Corel® PaintShop® Pro X8 User Guide Contents Welcome . 1 What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X8 . 1 Installing and uninstalling Corel programs . 5 Starting and exiting the program. 6 Registering Corel products. 7 Updates and messages . 8 Corel Support Services. 8 About Corel . 9 The digital workflow . 11 Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro . 17 Documentation conventions . 17 Using the Help system. 19 Corel PaintShop Pro X8 User Guide PDF. 20 Using the Learning Center palette . 20 Learning with video tutorials . 22 Using Web-based resources. 23 Workspace tour . 25 Exploring the workspaces . 26 Switching between workspaces . 31 Choosing a workspace color . 31 Using palettes . 32 Using toolbars. 34 Using tools . 36 Customizing toolbars and palettes. 42 Using dialog boxes . 44 Contents i Viewing images . 49 Using shortcut keys. 53 Using context menus . 54 Using rulers, grids, and guides . 55 Getting started. 61 Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro . 62 Connecting with image scanners. 63 Opening and closing images . 64 Saving images. 66 Creating images . 71 Viewing images and image information . 78 Capturing images from the computer screen . 81 Zooming and panning . 83 Cutting, copying, and pasting . 86 Copying images into other applications . 89 Undoing and redoing actions . 90 Repeating commands . 95 Deleting images . 96 Files supported by Corel PaintShop Pro . 96 Reviewing, organizing, and finding photos. 101 Setting up the Manage workspace . 101 Browsing folders for photos . 105 Finding images on your computer . 108 Working with saved searches . 110 Adding keyword tags to images . 111 Viewing photos by tags. 113 Using the calendar to find images . 114 Finding people in your photos. 115 Adding location information . 121 ii Corel PaintShop Pro X8 User Guide Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace . 127 Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos . 132 Displaying and editing photo information . 135 Using Quick Review to review photos . 138 Working with trays . 139 Using the Adjust workspace . 143 Opening the Adjust workspace . 144 Working in the Adjust workspace . 144 Tools and features in the Adjust workspace . 145 Working with camera RAW photos . 149 Supported RAW file formats . 149 Using the Camera RAW Lab. 150 Applying edits to multiple RAW photos . 152 Converting RAW photos to another file format . 152 Working with XMP files. 153 Adjusting images. 155 Fixing common problems . 156 Rotating images . 160 Cropping images. 162 Straightening images . 168 Correcting photographic perspective . 170 Making basic photo corrections automatically . 172 Brightening images . 177 Darkening images . 178 Removing purple fringe. 178 Removing digital noise . 179 Removing chromatic aberrations . 183 Using Lens Correction to fix distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting . 187 Correcting lens distortions. 190 Contents iii Adjusting white balance . 192 Adjusting brightness, contrast, and clarity . 195 Adjusting hue and saturation . 208 Adding or removing noise. 212 Controlling depth of field . 221 Blurring images. 224 Sharpening images . 227 Softening images . 230 Resizing images . 231 Retouching and restoring images. 239 Removing red-eye . 240 Applying cosmetic changes . 243 Removing scratches. 248 Removing flaws and objects . 250 Using Magic Fill to erase image areas . 253 Moving selected areas with Magic Move . 254 Erasing image areas . 256 Cutting out image areas . 261 Retouching image areas by using brushes . 263 Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect . 266 Replacing colors, gradients, or patterns . 269 Filling areas with colors, gradients, or patterns . 271 Flipping and mirroring images. 274 Adding borders. 275 Scaling photos by using Smart Carver . 276 Scaling and transforming photos using the Pick tool . 279 Resizing the canvas . 283 Merging exposures and content. 285 Understanding HDR . 285 Taking photos for HDR processing. ..