PaintShop Pro 7
Foundation Level Training Course

Courseware Training Manual

1. PAINT SHOP PRO 7 OVERVIEW

THE TOOLS

• Working with the interface
• Working with the Main Toolbar
• Using the Browser Toolbar

PALETTES

• Working with the Tool palette
• Using the Tool Options palette
• Working with the Color palette
• Working with the Layer palette

THE WORKSPACE

• Viewing the working environment
• Using the Image window
• Using the Overview window
• Working with the Histogram window
• Using the Multiple Image Printing window

THE BROWSER

• Using the Browser window
• Adding folders to the tree
• Using the panes of the Browser window
• Opening an image using the Browser window
• Accessing contextual menus
• Sorting thumbnails in a folder

2. PAINTING

RASTER IMAGES

• Working with raster images

PAINTING

• Displaying the painting tools palettes
• Working with the selection tools
• Using the Paint Brush
• Using the Airbrush
• Working with the Clone Brush
• Applying the Retouching tool
• Using the Eraser
• Using the Flood Fill tool

PICTURE TUBES

• Using Picture Tubes
• Painting with Picture Tubes
• Creating a Picture Tube

LAYERS

• Working with layers
• Creating a new raster layer
• Working with the Layer palette
• Adjusting the opacity of a layer
• Modifying layers
• Grouping layers
• Blending and combining layers

SELECTIONS

• Working with selections

3. DRAWING

VECTOR IMAGES

• Working with vector images

DRAWING

• Using the drawing tool
• Drawing lines
• Working with nodes

SHAPES

• Using preset shapes

EDITING AND CUSTOMIZING

• Editing vector objects
• Editing vector properties
• Creating a custom line style

4. COLOR

COLOR MANAGEMENT

• Defining color
• Using the color palette

GRADIENTS AND TEXTURES

• Adding gradients
• Editing gradients
• Adding patterns
• Adding textures

COLOR ADJUSTMENT

• Making color adjustments
• Using color replacer

COLOR CHANNELS

• Working with color channels
• Splitting and combining color channels

5. TEXT

TEXT BASICS

• Working with text
• Adding text to an image
• Adding texture to text

TEXT AND PATHS

• Placing text on a path
• Attaching existing text to a path

6. IMPORTING, EXPORTING, AND PRINTING

ACQUIRE IMAGES

• Importing images
• Capturing a screen image
• Loading images from a digital camera

EXPORT IMAGES

• Working with Web images
• Exporting JPG images
• Using the JPEG Wizard
• Exporting GIF images
• Using the GIF Wizard

BATCH FILES

• Batching files

PRINTING

• Defining
• print basics
• Printing in Paint Shop Pro
• Printing multiple images
• Working with the multiple image printing toolbar
• Arranging images on the layout grid
• Setting up Print Preview
• Saving the layout
• Printing the layout
• Printing from the Browser