Paint Shop Pro XI Courseware Training Materials
Foundation Level Course

    Training Course Outline.

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - IMAGING FUNDAMENTALS

• Digital Images, Capture Devices & Storage Media
• Pixels
• Antialiasing
• Vector V Raster
• Colour Depth
• True Colour
• Colour Models
• The CMYK Colour Model
• Indexed Colour
• Greyscale Images
• Background and Foreground Colour
• Image File Formats - Overview
• Lossless and Lossy
• File Formats
• Uses of Images
• Copyright
• Digital Image Editing Software

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - GETTING STARTED

• Opening Corel Paint Shop Pro Paint XI
• The Paint Shop Pro interface
• Open a Single Image
• Closing an Image

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - THE ORGANIZER PALETTE

• The Organizer Palette - Overview
• The Organizer Toolbar
• The Organizer Button
• The Toggle Organizer Mode Button
• Minimising the Organizer Palette
• Restoring the Organizer Palette
• Thumbnail Zoom
• Sorting Thumbnails
• Selecting a Thumbnail Image
• Rotating Thumbnails
• Using the Organizer to Open an Image
• Quick Preview
• Search Options
• Using the Organizer to Delete an Image
• Closing the Organizer Palette
• Opening a Palette

PAINT SHOP PRO XI HELP

• Built-in Help
• The Contents Tab
• The Index Tab
• The Search Tab
• A Guide to Printing Help File Information
• Closing the Built-in Help Window
• Accessing Online Help

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - THE LEARNING CENTER

• The Learning Center - Overview
• Automated Common Tasks
• Learning Center Instructions
• Auto Hide Learning Centre

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - OPENING, CREATING AND SAVING IMAGES

• Opening Multiple Image Files of Different Formats
• Switching Between Images
• Saving Images using Different File Formats
• Save As
• Creating a New Image
• Specifying Settings for Image Creation

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - SELECTION & VIEWING TECHNIQUES

• Selecting Single or Multiple Parts of an Image
• Rectangle Selection Tool
• Selecting a Single Part of an Image
• Ellipse Selection Tool
• Freehand Selection Tool
• Magic Wand Tool
• Selecting Multiple Areas of an Image
• Modifying Selection Tool Properties
• Feathering
• Zoom

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - IMAGE MANIPULATION

• Resizing an Image
• Resize the Image Canvas
• Cropping Images
• Flipping Images
• Rotating Images

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - DRAWING TOOLS

• Drawing Tools
• Selecting Background and Foreground Colours
• Modifying Drawn Object Line Weight
• Using Grids and Grid Properties
• The Pen Tool
• Applying Different Line Styles
• Modifying Drawn Object Colours

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - TEXT FORMATTING

• Adding and Editing Text
• Changing Font Colour
• Changing Font Type
• Font Size
• Applying Bold, Underline and Italic Formatting
• Copying, Moving and Deleting Text

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - PAINTING TOOLS

• Using Gradient Fill Tools
• Modifying Opacity & Transparency
• Filling Part of an Image with Gradient Colour
• Using the Paint Brush Tool
• Using the Eraser Tool

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - EFFECTS AND FILTERS

• Adjusting Brightness & Contract
• Adjusting Hue, Saturation and Light
• Colour Balance
• Pixelate
• Embossing
• Time Machine
• Blurring

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - LAYERS

• What are Layers?
• Creating a New Layer
• Arranging Layers
• Copying a Layer
• Deleting a Layer
• Show / Hide Layers
• Renaming a Layer
• Transparency Lock
• Layer Opacity
• Blending Layers
• Merging Layers
• Converting a Vector Layer to a Raster Layer

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - IMPORTING & CAPTURING IMAGES

• Scanning Images
• Transferring Images from a Digital Camera
• Downloading an Image Direct from a Digital Camera
• Copying Images via a Card Reader
• Saving Images from a Web page
• Using the Print Screen Function

PAINT SHOP PRO XI - PRINTING AND PUBLISHING

• Printing an Image
• Print Layout
• Closing the Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI application