To size an object
2 Click the Position and size mode button v on the property bar. 3 Drag any of the handles on the highlighting box. 4 Click the Apply button on the extended property bar. If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. You can resize the object from the center by holding down Shift as you drag any of the handles. You can also change the size of a selected object by typing values in the Size boxes, and clicking the Apply button on the extended property bar.
Erasing image areas
You can edit images and objects by erasing areas. For example, you can erase part of an object to change its shape or reveal more of the layer below. You can also erase areas of the image to reveal the background color, or erase part of the last action applied to the image. The tools used to erase have many of the same settings as brushes, which means you can control the size, shape and transparency to create unique effects. For example, you can apply a bitmap fill to the entire image, increase...
Using a pressuresensitive pen
Corel PHOTO-PAINT provides settings to control brush strokes applied using a pressure-sensitive pen, or stylus. The pressure applied with the pen on a pen tablet determines the size, opacity, and other attributes of the brush stroke. Corel PHOTO-PAINT automatically configures pen tablets. In Windows, you can manually configure older pen tablets. You can assign a different tool to each pressure-sensitive pen and eraser available with the pen tablet. You can also set the pen attributes. Some...
Photopaint
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Click Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 Preferences. 2 In the Document list of categories, click Ruler. 3 In the Units area, choose a unit of measure from the following list boxes If you want to use the same unit of measure for both the horizontal and vertical rulers, enable the Same units for horizontal and vertical rulers check box. 4 In the Origin area, type values in the following boxes The origin value indicates the distance, in the units of measure you specify, between the zero mark of the ruler and...
Repeating and fading actions
You can repeat or fade actions. When you repeat an action, it is reapplied to the image, producing a stronger visual effect. When you fade an action, it is gradually removed. You can also use a merge mode to modify the fade effects. For more information about merge modes, see Understanding merge modes in the Help. You can repeat the last action to intensify the effect. The left image is the original, a wind effect is applied to the center image, and the effect is repeated in the right image....
Click File Publish to PDF Hud
3 In the Publish to PDF dialog box, specify any settings. 5 Click the Add PDF style button -fl- . 6 Type a name for the style in the Save PDF style as list box. If you want to delete a PDF style, select the style and click the Delete PDF style button.
Click File Publish to PDF
2 From the PDF style list box, choose one of the following PDF for document distribution enables JPEG bitmap image compression, and is best used for general document delivery. These documents can include bookmarks and hyperlinks and can be printed on a laser or desktop printer. PDF for prepress enables ZIP bitmap image compression, embeds fonts, and preserves spot color options best designed for high-end quality printing. Consult the service bureau for their preferred settings. PDF for the Web...
Click File Export for Web
2 Choose the folder where you want to save the file. 3 Type a filename in the Filename box Windows or Save as box Mac OS . 4 Disable the Slices check box. 5 Choose a file format from the Save as type list box Windows or Format box Mac OS . 6 Enable the Images only option. 8 In the export dialog box for the chosen file format, specify the settings you want. You can preview an image in a browser by enabling the Display in browser check box. On export, your default Web browser will launch and...
Saving images to different file formats
You can save Corel PHOTO-PAINT images to a variety of file formats. The file format you choose depends on how you want to use the image in the future. When you save an image to the native Corel PHOTO-PAINT file format, all image properties are saved with it, so you can reopen and edit the image later. However, when you save to another file format, you may lose some image properties each file format has its own idiosyncrasies and appropriate use. For example, if you want to work on an image in...
To combine objects
One or more objects with the background Select the objects, and click Object Combine Combine objects together. Select an object or objects, and click Object Combine Combine objects with background. Click Object Combine Combine all objects with background. When objects are combined with the background, they become part of the background layer and can no longer be edited as individual objects. You can specify a merge mode and transparency level before you combine objects by modifying the settings...
Click Window Dockers Palettes Movie 1
2 Click a frame thumbnail in the Movie Docker window palette. 3 Type a value in the Frame delay box beside the thumbnail. If you want to test the effect of the frame display time change on the movie, click the Play button c- . In the Movie Docker window palette, a red outline around a frame thumbnail indicates the active frame. This is the frame that is displayed in the image window. Active frames can be edited. There can only be one active frame at a time. Selected frames are indicated by blue...
To export a sliced image
1 Click File Export for Web. 2 Choose a folder where you want to save the HTML JavaScript file. 3 Type a filename in the Filename box Windows or Save as box Mac OS . 4 Ensure that the Slices check box is enabled. 5 Ensure that the HTML and images option is enabled. 6 In the Image destination area, enable the Use HTML name for image sub-folder option. The image slices are saved in the same location as the HTML file, and the folder name is based on the HTML filename. Specify a different image...
To make selected colors in an object transparent
2 Open the Interactive Transparency flyout 3 . jj , and click the Color transparency tool c- . 3 Type a value in the Tolerance control box on the property bar to specify the range of colors that will become transparent. If you want to blend the surrounding colors with the transparent pixels, type a value in the Smoothing box. Higher values create a smoother transition. 4 Click a color in the image window.
To create a movie background
2 Choose a color mode from the Color mode list box. 3 Open the Background color picker, and click a background color. 4 Choose a frame size from the Size list box. If you want to use a different unit of measure, choose an option from the list box beside the Width box. 5 Choose a value from the Resolution list box. 6 Enable the Create a movie check box. 7 Type a value between 1 and 1000 in the Number of frames box to specify the number of frames in the movie. To create an animated GIF for a Web...
To paint text
Windows Open the Pick flyout - , and click the Object pick tool b Mac OS Click the Object pick tool. 3 Enable the Lock object transparency button jp, in the Objects Docker window palette. If the Objects Docker window palette is not open, click Window Dockers Palettes Objects. 4 Open the Brush flyout be gt i , and click the Paint tool i . 5 Specify any tool settings on the property bar. 6 In the color control area, double-click the Foreground color swatch , and choose a color. Ensure text is...
To add an interactive drop shadow
1 Open the Interactive Transparency flyout 3 . j , and click the Interactive dropshadow tool Q . If you want to create a flat drop shadow, drag from the center of the object If you want to create a perspective drop shadow, drag from the edge of an object. Drag a color swatch from the color palette to the end node on the drop shadow arrow. Drag the start node on the drop shadow Change the direction of the drop shadow Drag the triangular Transparency handle Adjust the edge feathering Drag the...
Reverting to an earlier image state
As you create or edit an image, you can revert to its last-saved version to remove all the changes you made since you saved the image. If you want to remove only some changes, you can restore specific image areas to the way they look in the last-saved version of the image. You can also create a checkpoint to save the current image temporarily, so that later you can return the image to that state if necessary. You can also create a workspace that lets you save automatically using a checkpoint....
Changing the color mode of images
In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, the colors of images are defined by color modes. Computer monitors display images in the RGB color mode by default, images in Corel PHOTO-PAINT are created in the RGB color mode. You can convert images to different color modes, depending on their intended use. For example, it is recommended that images sent for high-end printing be in the CMYK color mode. For the World Wide Web, photos should be in the RGB color mode and GIF images should be in the paletted color mode....
To add to or subtract from an editable area
1 Open the Mask flyout . . , t , and click a mask tool. 2 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons 3 Drag in the image to define the area that you want to add to or subtract from an editable area. After you begin to drag, you can use Ctrl and Shift Windows or Shift and Option Mac OS to constrain the shape of the area you add or subtract. For example, if you're using the Ellipse mask tool, holding down Ctrl Windows or Shift Mac OS constrains the shape to a circle, and holding down...
To draw a line
1 Open the Shape flyout n o- j , and click the Line tool i . 2 Type a value in the Width box on the property bar. 3 Click the Color button on the property bar, and choose a color. 4 On the property bar, open the Line joint list box, and click one of the following Butt joins the segments if you specify a higher width value, a gap appears between the joined segments Filled fills the gaps between joined segments Round rounds the corners between joined segments Point makes points on the corners of...
To scale an object
2 Click the Scale mode button on the property bar. 3 Drag a corner handle on the highlighting box. 4 Click the Apply button on the extended property bar. If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. You can also scale a selected object by typing values in the Size boxes, and clicking the Apply button on the extended property bar. ' When you scale, skew, or rotate an object, its edges can appear jagged. For this reason, these transformation modes enable...
Creating and editing rollovers
A rollover is an interactive image that changes in appearance when you click or point to it. For example, you can make a button change color when it is clicked, or display text when you point to it. Rollovers are frequently used on Web pages as navigation buttons. Rollover are made using objects, such as shapes, brush strokes and text. You can use a single object or a group of objects, such as an ellipse with text on it. Rollovers consist of the following states Normal displays the default...
Changing the edges of objects
You can adjust the appearance of an object by changing the characteristics of its edges. You can blend the edges of an object with the background by feathering, defringing, and removing black and white edges. To emphasize a certain object in an image, you can define its edges by sharpening them. You can also customize the object marquee. Feathering softens the edges of an object by gradually increasing the transparency of the edge pixels. You can specify the width of the feathered section of...
To tile a bitmap fill
1 Open the Fill flyout gt t , and click the Fill tool gt . 2 Click the Bitmap fill button on the property bar. 3 Click the Edit button on the property bar. 4 In the Bitmap fill dialog box, open the Bitmap fill picker, and click a fill. 5 In the Size area, disable the Use original size and Scale bitmap to fit check boxes. 6 Type values in the Width and Height boxes to specify the size of bitmap tiles. Fill an image with the default tile size In the Size area, enable the Use original Maintain the...
To flip an object
2 Hold down Ctrl Windows or Command Mac OS , and drag a middle handle on the highlighting box across the object, past the middle handle on the opposite side. 3 Click the Apply button on the extended property bar. If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. ft You can flip a selected object disproportionately by not holding down Ctrl Windows or Command Mac OS while dragging a middle handle of the highlighting box across the middle handle on the opposite side.
Moving copying and deleting objects
Corel PHOTO-PAINT lets you move an object or part of an object to a new location in the same image window or to another image window. You can also copy an object, or part of an object, and paste it into an image. To copy and paste between image windows, you can drag and drop an object from one window to another. When you move or copy part of an image, you must first define an editable area for that part of the image. You can also move or copy an object into an editable area. For more...
Saving images
You can save an image to preserve it. You can also save images automatically at regular intervals and save backup copies of the file. When you save an image, you can specify a file format, a filename, and a folder where you want to save the file. Images are automatically saved using the currently selected file format, name, and location. The default format is the native Corel PHOTO-PAINT CPT file format. Saving to the Corel PHOTO-PAINT CPT file format retains all image properties objects, the...
Docker windowspalettes
Docker windows palettes display controls, such as command buttons, options, and list boxes. Some Docker windows palettes also include additional visual information about the tools or image elements. You can keep Docker windows palettes open while you work on an image. In Windows, you can attach, or dock, Docker windows to either side of the application window, or you can float, or undock, them so you can move them as you work in the application window. You can also minimize Docker windows to...
To apply a gradient fill
1 Open the Fill flyout gt t , and click the Interactive fill tool . If you want to fill an object, you must select it using the Object pick tool fe before applying the fill. 2 Choose a gradient type from the Fill type list box on the property bar. 3 Choose Custom from the Interactive fill style list box on the property bar. 4 Drag in the image window to set the gradient arrow. 5 Drag a color swatch from the color palette to a color node on the gradient arrow. A black arrow displays to indicate...
To create an object using a brush tool
1 Click Object Create New object. 2 Open the Brush flyout Ki gt , and click the Paint tool . 3 Set the attributes on the property bar. 4 Drag in the image window to create a brush stroke. When the Marquee visible command in the Object menu is enabled, a dashed outline, called a marquee, surrounds the new object. All brush strokes and sprayed images are added to the active object by default. You can also create an object by clicking the New object button Q in the Objects Docker window palette....
To create a rollover
When you create a rollover, the original objects are destroyed. If you want to retain the original objects, save them before you create a rollover. 2 Click Web Create rollover from object. 3 In the Rollover Docker window palette, set any of the following properties for the rollover URL specifies an address, or URL, for a Web page. ALT specifies the alternate text that displays when you point to a rollover. 4 Choose one of the following rollover states from the States list box 5 Edit the...
Fitting text to a path
After you create a path, you can fit text to it to place text along a line or shape. After you fit text to a path, you can adjust the text's position relative to that path. For example, you can place text on the inside or outside of the path, or you can adjust the distance between text and a path. You can render text as an object to separate it from a path the text retains the shape of the path to which it was fitted. You can also straighten text to separate it from the path without retaining...
To spray images
1 Open the Brush flyout Ee -j gt , and click the Image sprayer tool it. 2 Choose a preset image list from the Type list box on the property bar. 3 Type a value in the Size box on the property bar. Return to the preset image list options Click Reset image list button -fc on the Choose the sequence of images in the Choose an option from the Image options spraylist list box on the property bar Change the transparency of the spraylist images Type a value in the Transparency box on the extended...
To add an object to a rollover
1 In the Rollover Docker window palette, choose one of the following rollover states from the States list box 2 Open the Shape flyout q o- j , and click a shape tool. 3 Drag in the image window to create a shape. The object is added to all rollover states. Add brush strokes Open the Brush flyout J -j J , click the Paint tool , and drag in the image window to create a brush stroke. Add text Click the Text tool if, , click in the image For more information about adding shapes and brush strokes,...
Setting up the grid
The grid is a series of intersecting lines that are superimposed on an image to help you align and position objects accurately. You can display or hide the grid at any time. You can have objects and editable areas align automatically with the gridlines. You can set up the grid by specifying values for the frequency, which is the number of gridlines per unit of horizontal and vertical distance, or the spacing, which is the distance between the grid lines. The color and style of the grid can also...
Working with object transparency
You can change the transparency of an object to reveal image elements that lie beneath it. When you change the transparency of an object, you change the grayscale value of its individual pixels. Changes to the transparency of an object are permanent. If you want to apply transparency changes separately, so the object is not affected, you can use a clip mask. For more information, see Using clip masks to change object transparency in the Help. You can change the transparency of an entire object,...
Setting up guidelines
Guidelines are vertical or horizontal lines that you can add anywhere in the image window to help you measure, align, and position image components. The guidelines use the same units of measure as the rulers. When you save an image in the Corel PHOTO-PAINT application, the guidelines are saved too. You can display or hide the guidelines. You can also add, remove, move, and lock guidelines in the image window. You can have objects and editable areas snap to guidelines, so that when you move an...
To adjust the position of text fitted to a path
1 Select the text using the Text tool jr. . 2 On the property bar, choose a setting from any of the following list boxes Text orientation lets you specify the orientation of text Vertical placement lets you specify the vertical position of text Text placement lets you specify the placement of text Distance from path lets you specify the distance between the text and the path Horizontal offset lets you specify the horizontal position of text If you want to move text to the opposite side of the...
To crop a border color from an image
1 Click Image Crop Crop border color. 2 Enable one of the following options Background crops the color specified in the Background color swatch gj in the color control area of the toolbox Foreground crops the color specified in the Foreground color swatch in the color control area of the toolbox Other crops the color you choose using the color picker or the Eyedropper 3 In the Tolerance area, enable one of the following options Normal determines the color tolerance based on the similarity of...
Transforming objects
You can change the appearance of objects using the following transformations. Lets you change the width and height of an object Lets you size an object to a percentage of its original size Lets you turn an object around its center of rotation Lets you create a horizontal or vertical mirror image of an object Lets you slant an object to one side Lets you stretch an object disproportionately Lets you give an object the appearance of depth You can apply freeform transformations in the image...
Mac OS Click Image Movie Insert frame
2 Type a value in the Insert box to specify the number of frames to add. 3 Enable one of the following options Before inserts the frames before the frame specified in the Frame box After inserts the frames after the frame specified in the Frame box 4 Type a value in the Frame box to specify the location of the new frames. 5 Enable one of the following options Copy current frame adds frames using a copy of the current frame Use background color adds blank frames using the current background...
To save a movie as an animated GIF
2 Choose the folder where you want to save the file. 3 Type a filename in the File name box Windows or Save as box Mac OS . 4 Choose GIF animation from the Save as type list box Windows or Format list box Mac OS , and click Save. 5 In the Convert to paletted dialog box, you can adjust the 8-bit color palette, and then click OK. 6 In the GIF 89 animation options dialog box, click the Frame settings tab. 7 Enable one of the following options in the Palette area Use global uses the same color...
Removing dust and scratch marks
You can quickly improve the appearance of an image that has small dust and scratch marks by applying a filter to the entire image. If an image has one or more scratches in a specific area, you can create a mask around the scratches and apply the filter to the editable areas. The filter works by eliminating the contrast between pixels that exceed the contrast threshold you set. You can set a radius to determine how many pixels are affected by the changes. The settings you choose depend on the...
Adding drop shadows to objects
There are three types of drop shadows glow, flat, and perspective. Glow drop shadows silhouette objects and are centered horizontally and vertically they simulate a light source shining straight onto an object. Flat drop shadows simulate the effect of directional light, so shadows are offset. Perspective drop shadows create three-dimensional depth. You can add a drop shadow to any object, including text. The object on the left has a flat drop shadow, while the object on the right has a...
Improving scanned images
You can remove lines from scanned or interlaced video images. These lines can be filled with copies of adjacent lines of pixels, or with colors derived from surrounding pixels. You can also remove moir or noise. Moir is the wave pattern produced when halftone screens of two different frequencies are superimposed on the same image. Noise is the speckled effect produced by scanning or video-capturing. You can remove lines from a scanned image using the Deinterlace filter. You can remove lines...
Sharpening images
You can sharpen images to increase contrast, enhance image edges, or reduce shading. To sharpen an image, or an editable area of an image, you can use filters or brush strokes. Filters can also be applied using a lens. For more information about lenses, see Working with lenses on page 105. Sharpening is usually done after adjusting the color and tone of an image and after resampling or resizing. You can reveal more image detail by sharpening an image. You can reveal more image detail by...
To create a lens from an editable area
2 Click Object Create New lens. 3 Enable the Create lens from mask check box. 4 Choose a lens from the Lens type list. 5 Type a name in the Lens name box. 7 In the dialog box, specify the lens properties. You can also create a lens from an editable area by clicking the New lens button w in the Objects Docker window palette after defining an editable area. If the Objects Docker window palette is not open, click Window Dockers Palettes Objects.
To deselect objects Windows
Open the Pick flyout - , and click the Object pick tool k . Click anywhere outside the object's highlighting box. Open the Pick flyout, and click the Object pick tool. Hold down Shift, and click each All objects Open the Pick flyout, click the Object pick tool, and click the background. When you deselect an object, it is still active. If the background is part of the selection, clicking the background in the image window does not deselect all objects.
Stitching images together
Image stitching allows you to seamlessly join 2D images. For instance, you can scan a large image in smaller, overlapping pieces and reassemble them. In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can stitch multiple images interactively. You can select, move, and rotate the images, as well as change your view of them to allow more precise positioning. As you position the images, overlapping areas will turn black to signal that you have aligned the edges correctly. You can then save the stitched images as a single,...