Examining Screen Objects

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The Paint Shop Pro window, called the workspace , is full of toolbars and palettes. Each has a specific purpose to assist you in creating or editing images. As you read through this book, you'll use and learn more about each of these objects. Paint Shop Pro groups many objects into two categories: toolbars and palettes. Toolbars display buttons for the most common tasks , and palettes display information and help you select tools, modify options, manage layers , select colors, and perform other editing tasks.

The mini table that follows describes each of the screen objects.

NOTE

You'll learn lots more about the Materials palette in Chapter 5, "Understanding the Materials Palette."

Additionally, although they are not displayed by default, Paint Shop Pro includes other toolbars and pallets.

Object Name	Function
Browser toolbar	Displays useful tools when you're browsing images
Web toolbar	Displays commonly used tools when you're working with Web graphics
Effects toolbar	Displays commonly used effects
Script toolbar	Displays commands for creating and running scripts
Histogram palette	Displays a graph showing the distribution of color and light in an image
Brush Variance palette	Displays additional options for working with brushes
Layers palette	Lists each layer in the current image
Overview palette	Displays entire image when you're zooming in to a small area
Scrip Output palette	Displays script actions you make and the results of running scripts
Learning Center palette	Displays tutorials for common tasks

NOTE

You can learn about working with layers in Chapter 9, "Developing Layers."

Hiding and Displaying Toolbars and Palettes

The toolbar or palette you want might not be visible, or you might not need or want some that are displayed. You can easily hide or display toolbars or palettes.

Docking Toolbars and Palettes

Most toolbars and palettes are docked at an edge of the screen, but if a toolbar is not located in a favorable position for you to access, move it to any position on the screen. Sometimes, you might move a toolbar accidentally into the middle of the screen, blocking your view of your document. It's easy to move a toolbar or palette into any position.

NOTE

To put an object back in its normal position, press and hold the mouse button over the toolbar title bar and drag it into the desired position, usually at the top of the screen.

Moving Floating Windows

If a floating screen object is in the way of your work, you can easily move it to a new location.

Working with Automatic Rollup

When a palette is not docked, it has a feature called automatic rollup. The objects roll up and close when your mouse is out of their vicinity but open automatically as you hover your mouse in their area. The automatic rollup feature applies only to palettes, not to toolbars.

The automatic rollup arrow points to the left when the feature is active and points upward when the window is locked.

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