Picture Yourself Learning Corel PaintShop Pro X5

by Diane Koers

Overview

Whether you're new to digital image editing, new to PaintShop Pro, or switching to PaintShop Pro from another image editor, this fun and easy-to-use book will guide you every step of the way. PICTURE YOURSELF LEARNING COREL PAINTSHOP PRO X5 will help you quickly develop your photo- and image-editing chops using this powerful but inexpensive software. Whether you're just out for fun--retouching family photos, displaying your creativity on your Web page or social media platform--or you're looking to create business graphics and increase your value in the workplace, this book teaches you what you need to know. The popular PICTURE YOURSELF step-by-step visual format is the fun way to learn a new skill. With detailed pictures showing you just what to do at every stage, learning the ins and outs of editing digital images has never been simpler. With your images, your imagination, and a copy of PICTURE YOURSELF LEARNING COREL PAINTSHOP PRO X5 in hand, you'll be creating beautiful work in no time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781285196589
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/30/2013
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Diane Koers owns and operates All Business Service, a software training and consulting business formed in 1988 that services the central Indiana area. Her area of expertise has long been in the word-processing, spreadsheet and graphics area of computing as well as providing training and support for Peachtree Accounting Software. Diane's authoring experience includes over forty books on topics such as PC Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, WordPerfect, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop Elements, Lotus SmartSuite, Quicken, Microsoft Money and Peachtree Accounting, many of which have been translated into other languages such as Dutch, French, Bulgarian, Spanish and Greek. She has also developed and written numerous training manuals for her clients.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Acquainted. 2. Working with Paint Shop Pro Photo Files. 3. Becoming More Organized. 4. Making Selections. 5. Making Quick Fixes. 6. Manually Editing Images. 7. Understanding Color. 8. Developing Layers. 9. Adding Effects, Filters, and Deformations. 10. Discovering Drawing Tools. 11. Constructing Vector Objects. 12. Editing Vector Objects. 13. Working with Text. 14. Printing and Sharing Images. 15. Creating Panoramas and 3-D Photos. 16. Making Digital Scrapbooks. Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts. Appendix B: Exploring Useful Web Sites.