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PSP
7 Tools Tutorial
This
tutorial will give you a description on the different
tools that are available to use in Paint Shop Prop 7.
The picture below is my tool bars. I keep them on top. They are
easier for me to find.
![](../images/tutorialindex/psp7_tools/1.jpg)
Click
on this to Open up a NEW IMAGE.
Click on
this to open up a GRAPHIC that is Saved on your hard drive.
Click on
this if you wish to save your image.
Click on
this if you wish to Print your Image.
This
is the UNDO button. Click on this if you want to make a change to your
image.
This is the REDO
button. Click on this if you decide to redo your change that you undid and
did not like.
Click on
this if you loose your toolbar this will make it reappear.
Click on
this if you would like the TOOL OPTIONS Box Visible.
Click on
this to make the COLOR PALETTE Visible.
Click on
this to make the LAYER PALETTE Visible.
Click on
this to make the OVERVIEW Window appear.
ARROW.
When using this tool, you can move your windows or point to something.
MAGNIFYING GLASS. Clicking on this will let you magnify your image or decrease
image. You can use this to zoom closer on your image or right mouse
click to decrease the image.
DEFORMATION TOOL. This allows you to change the shape of an image to your
specifications. This is used alot in advanced tutorials.
CROP
TOOL. This tool allows you to cut your image down to your preferred size.
MOVER
TOOL. This tool allows you to move an image within an image, move text,
and more.
SELECTION TOOL. You use this tool to make objects, shapes, and more.
LASSO
TOOL. This tool is very similar to your selection tool except the
selection tool is limited to certain shapes and images. The LASSO TOOL is
is unlimited in its selections as you can use it to select most any shape.
MAGIC
WAND. This tool is used to select colors, and objects and so much more.
DROPPER.
Click on this when you want to catch a certain color from an image ad do
not know the coding for it. This will select the color for you.
PAINT
BRUSH TOOL. You can paint your images, touch them up, with this
tool.
CLONE
TOOL. Clicking on this will let you clone your image.
COLOR
REPLACER. Select the color you are replacing as the foreground/stroke or
background/fill color.
TOUCH UP
TOOL. This can smudge, darken, lighten, etc. your image.
SCRATCH
REMOVER TOOL. Drag this tool along scratches, cracks, and other unwanted objects
to remove them from your photographs.
ERASER
TOOL. With this you can erase parts of your image that you do not want.
TUBE
TOOL. Actually, Tube comes from the extension name of the image this tool
uses, ".tub" Tubes Are transparent backed with images that can be
sized and used over and over again with this tool.
AIRBRUSH
TOOL. The Airbrush simulates painting with an airbrush or spray can.
FLOOD
FILL TOOL. The Flood Fill tool fills an area with a color, pattern, or gradient.
TEXT
TOOL. Click on this to add text to your image.
DRAW
TOOL or LINE TOOL. Use the Drawing tool to draw straight lines, freehand
lines. etc.
PRESET SHAPES TOOL. Use the Shape tool to draw rectangles, buttons, callouts,
signs, and polygons as raster objects on raster layers or vector objects on
vector layers.
Use the
Vector Object Selection tool to move, resize, skew, stretch vector and rotate
vector objects, to edit vector object nodes, and to use Edit menu commands on
Vector objects.
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