Summary of Common Paint Shop Pro Studio Operations

To view thumbnail images of an entire folder or disk of images, pull down File => Browse... and select the desired folder or disk in the panel on the left. To edit an image, double-click on the small 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 on 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, pull down Image => Resize. 
To crop an image, use the  tool (third tool down in the tool palette) to stretch out a rectangle over the portion that you want to keep, then click on the check mark Ö in tool options.
To rotate an image, click the  icons across the top.
To adjust contrast and brightness, click Adjust => Automatic Contrast Enhancement or click  .
To adjust color intensity, click Adjust => Automatic Saturation Enhancement or click 
To adjust color balance,  click Adjust => Automatic Color Balance or click .
To sharpen an image, pull down Adjust => Sharpness => Sharpen (OR Sharpen More).
To have the computer automatically enhance a photo, click .
To recover a badly faded photo, pull down Adjust => Color Balance => Fade Correction.
To remove redeye, click on the  icon OR select  Adjust => Photo Fix => Redeye removal.
To reduce grainyness and mottling on surfaces, click on the  icon OR click Adjust => Add/Remove Noise => Edge Preserving Smooth.
To brighten up the dark portions of a photo, click the Fill Flash icon OR pull down Adjust => Photo Fix => Fill Flash.
To reduce the brightness of the light portions of a photo, click the Backlighting icon OR pull down Adjust => Photo Fix =>Backlighting.

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, use Resize from the Image menu.   

To cover up small spots on a picture, you can use the Smudge tool (select from the 9th 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 defects (spots, tears, and streaks),  use the Clone Brush  (select from the 8th tool group).  Click on this tool, use the Size box in the top toolbar to set the tool size to about the size of the defects., then right-click on an undamaged background area near the damaged spot and then left-drag 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). 

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 (5th 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 (to2@umail.umd.edu), January 2005