Paintshop Pro X Essentials

Getting Started with Paint Shop Pro X
Paint Shop Pro X Essentials Overview
Installing Paint Shop Pro X
Updating Paint Shop Pro X
Calibrating Your Monitor

Touring the Interface
The Workspace
The Menus
The Tools
The Palettes
The Toolbars

Painting and Retouching Quickstart
Drawing and Painting Basics
Cutting / Copying and Pasting
Photo Retouching Quickstart
Rotating / Cropping and Resizing
Correcting Mistakes

Working with Files
Opening Files
Creating New Files
Scanning Documents and Images
Resizing Documents and the Canvas
Accessing Image Information
Closing and Saving Files

Working with Palettes
The Brush Variance Palette
The Histogram Palette
The History Palette
The Layers Palette
The Learning Center
The Materials Palette
The Mixer Palette
The Overview Palette
The Browser Palette
Other Palettes

Using the Tools
Pan and Zoom
Pick and Move
Selection Tools
Dropper
Crop
Straighten and Correction Tools
Red Eye
Makeover
Restoration Tools
Brush Tools
Retouching Tools
Eraser
Background Eraser
Flood Fill
Picture Tube
Text
Shape Tools
Pen
Warp Tools
Medium Tools

Choosing Colors and Materials
Choosing Colors
Creating Gradients
Using Patterns and Textures

The Art of Selecting
Working with Selections
Transforming Selections
Modifying Selections

Using Layers and Masks
Working with Layers
Creating and Using Masks

Painting and Drawing
Using Guides / Grids and Rulers
Drawing Lines / Curves and Shapes
Modifying Vector Objects
Aligning and Distributing Objects

Text
Editing Text
Creating Cool Text Effects

Photo Retouching
Removing Noise
Tone / Color and Fade Corrections
Fixing Scratches and Tears
Removing Writing
Removing Objects
Restoring Missing Pieces

Creating Collages
Selecting Source Material
Creating Collages

Creating Web Graphics
Creating Web Graphics
Optimizing Web Graphics
Using the Image Mapper
Using the Image Slicer
Creating Rollovers

Applying Effects
Choosing and Applying Effects
Using the Effects Browser

Automating Tasks
Running Scripts
Creating Scripts
Batch Processing

Printing
Printing
Using Print Layouts
Printing Contact Sheets

Customizing Paint Shop Pro X
Customizing Paint Shop Pro
Changing Preferences
Creating Your Own Workspace

Wrapup
Concluding Remarks

Credits
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