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