PhotoLine FAQ: Frequently asked Questions
 
1. I am searching for the rectangle lasso or circle lasso, but I find only the free lasso. 
PhotoLine 32 has so much functions that the tool bar would not be large enough. So we made icons with a little red point on the bottom right side. This icons have several functions. Click on the icon and hold down the left mouse key for a second. A popup appears and you can select the function you want. 
 
 
2. I installed PhotoLine 32 and it changed all my graphic formats to PhotoLine Documents. I don't like this because I have a special picture viewer. 
PhotoLine 32 asked while the installation if you want to start PhotoLine when you double click a picture file. If you selected "Yes" PhotoLine will act like you mentioned. 
You can revert this by deinstalling PhotoLine 32 with the "Unwise.exe" from the Start-Menu. Then reinstall it and select "No" at the installation program. 
If you have already deleted PhotoLine 32 without Unwise, the only way to get your files back to the old state is as follows: 
Select one of your graphic files. Then press the Shift key and click on the file with the right mouse button. A popup appears, select "Open with..". In the dialog select your prefered program and click on "Always use this program ...". Then press "OK". You have to do this with each image format you want to change one time. 
 
3. I want to crop an image, but I don't know how this works 
First create a lasso where you want to crop the image. Then press "Crop Lasso" in the tool options dialog of the lasso tool. When you setup "Soft edge" before you create the lasso, you will get a smooth edge. 
 
 
4. How can I delete all drawings of an image to get a white sheet? 
Select the rubber icon and then press "Work on whole picture". If there is a mask, you should first select Tool/Mask/Delete. 
  

5. How do I draw straight lines? 
You can draw straight lines with all painting tools and the "Stamp" and "Finger" option by holding down the Ctrl-key simultaneously. 

6. How do I make exact circles instead of ovals? 
Press the Alt-key while dragging up the lasso. The same is true for creating squares with the rectangular lasso. 

7. How can I move the lasso without moving the contents? 
Hold down both the Alt- and Ctrl-key while moving the lasso with the mouse. 

8.  Can I enlarge the image area? 
To enlarge the image area select Layer/Layer Info and fill in the new values for width and height. 

9.  I have third party plug-in filters, but I do not see them! 
Be sure that the path to the folder which contains the plug-in filters is correctly specified at Options/File/Plug in Moduls and the filters are set active. The filter files have an "8bf" suffix. 
If your filters do not appear in spite of this check if you have a file called PLUGIN.DLL and MSVCRT10.DLL in your windows or system folder. Plug-in filters often want to have this dll. 

10.  Why is there no screen capture function in PhotoLine? 
Because Windows95/98/NT can do what you want. Press "Print" on your keyboard to copy the whole screen to the clipboard or "Alt+Print" to copy only the top window. You can paste the clipboard into PhotoLine. 

 
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Please email questions and suggestions on these tips to Gerhard Huber.