Summary of Common Paint Shop Pro X Operations

To view thumbnail images of an entire folder or disk of images, click the desired folder or disk in the left panel of the browser palette (at the bottom of the screen). Click  if the folder list is not displayed. To open an image, double-click on the thumbnail image.

To save changes to an image (replacing the original), click on . To save an image to another file name, location or format, pull down File => Save as..., select the desired location from the Save in ... menu at the top,  select the desired format from the Save as Type... menu at the bottom, then click Save.

To print an image, click on . Click Properties to select Paper Type and Print Quality. Then click OK and Print. To print multiple images on one page, open the images and click File => Print Layout.
   
To resize an image, click on  or pull down Image => Resize. 
To crop an image, use the  tool (fifth tool down in the tool palette) to stretch out a rectangle over the portion that you want to keep, then click on the green check mark  at the top.
To rotate an image, click the  icons across the top.
To adjust brightness, click Adjust => Smart Photo Fix.. and adjust the Brightness sliders.
To adjust color intensity, click Adjust => Smart Photo Fix.. and adjust the Saturation slider.
To adjust color balance,  click Adjust => Color Balance.. and adjust the slider.
To sharpen an image, pull down Adjust => Sharpness => Sharpen or High Pass Sharpen..
To have the computer automatically enhance a photo, click Adjust => One Step Photo Fix.
To recover a badly faded photo, pull down Adjust => Color => Fade Correction..
To remove redeye, click the Red Eye tool  and click on the pupil of each eye until red is gone.
To reduce grainyness and mottling on surfaces, click Adjust => One Step Noise Removal.
To brighten up the dark portions of a photo,  pull down Adjust => Fill Flash.. and adjust Strength slider.
To darken the light portions, pull down Adjust => Backlighting.. and adjust the Strength slider.

To "zoom in" or "zoom out" on an image, use the mouse wheel. Or click the icons. Note: zooming in or out does not actually change the size of an image when printed, saved, or exported; it changes only how it is displayed on the screen of Paint Shop Pro. To change the actual size of the image, click on  at the top or pull down Image => Resize. 

To cover up small spots on a picture, click the Makeover tool (8th tool from the top) then click the Blemish Fixer icon , use the Size box in the top toolbar to set the inner circle to about the size of the spots and then click on the spots that you want to remove. Or you can use the Smudge tool (select from the 10th tool group). Use the Size box in the top toolbar to set the tool size to about the size of the defects.  To use the smudge tool, position the tool (looks now like a paint brush) on the background color near the spot and drag the tool over the spot.  (Think of it as smudging the wet ink over the spot). 

To cover up large flaws (spots, tears, and streaks), use the Clone Brush  (select from the 9th tool group).  Click on this tool, then right-click on an undamaged background area and then drag (using the usual left mouse button) to paint over the damage. (This is especially good for covering up damage in a texture or repeating pattern that is undamaged elsewhere in the image). Press Alt and drag up and down to resize the tool.  For straight scratches, use the Scratch Remover (in the 9th tool group).

To undo changes that you have made to an image, click .  Each time you click it, one more operation is removed.  Click the  tool to "re-do" the operations.

To save a section of an image as a separate file, without changing the original image, use the  tool (3rd tool group) to stretch out a rectangular area over the desired portion of the image, pull down Edit => Copy, then Edit => Paste as New Image, then Save as above.
(c) Tom O'Haver (toh@umd.edu), February 2006