Welcome to Corel PHOTO-PAINT!
This tutorial introduces you to the exciting new Corel PHOTO-PAINT
interface, and familiarizes you with terms you need to know.
When describing the location or appearance of features in Corel
PHOTO-PAINT, this tutorial assumes that your system is using default
settings. The default settings are preset options built into the
application. As you become more familiar with Corel PHOTO-PAINT,
you can customize the default settings.
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The dark gray area
behind your image in the Application Window is the work area.
You can open a number of images and arrange
them in the work area.
Only the image within the Image Window can
be altered.
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The Title Bar
extends across the top of the Application Window. It displays
the name and color mode of the file you're working on.
Try minimizing the Corel PHOTO-PAINT window by clicking the Minimize button.
To bring the minimized window back into view, click the Corel
PHOTO-PAINT button that appears on the task bar.
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Below the Title
Bar at the top of the Corel PHOTO-PAINT window is the Menu Bar.
To access commands from the Menu Bar, click on a menu name.
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The buttons below
the Menu Bar make up the Standard toolbar.
It provides quick access to many of the commonly used features
also found in the Menu Bar.
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Another handy feature
is the Property Bar.
The Property Bar is a context-sensitive toolbar. It displays different
information and controls depending on which Toolbox button is
active.
This gives you quick access to the tools you need when you need
them.
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The Status Bar,
along the bottom of the Corel PHOTO-PAINT window, displays information
about the action you are performing. It also displays the time
and date, and provides details about the paint color, paper color,
and cursor position.
You can customize your Status Bar. Simply right-click the Status
Bar when any image is open and choose Customize from the pop-up
menu.
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The on-screen Color Palette
is used to choose paint, paper, and fill colors. The paint color
is used by the Paint tool to apply color, and is used by the Line
and Shape Tools as an outline color. The paper color refers to
the color of an image's background. The fill color is used by
the Fill tool to "paint" areas on images. It also determines
the color inside rectangles, ellipses, and polygons you draw.
The colors in the on-screen Color Palette depend on the palette
or color-matching system you select from the View menu's Color
Palette flyout.
To see the full range of colors in the Color Palette, click one
of the scroll buttons, or drag the Color Palette away from the
edges of the Application Window and resize it by dragging its
edges.
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The Toolbox
functions much like the toolbar. It provides quick access to Corel
PHOTO-PAINT tools.
In addition to the tools you see on the toolbar, some tools have
flyouts of associated tools.
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To view any part
of your image that doesn't fit in the Image Window, use the scroll bars.
To scroll the current window, hold down the left mouse button
on one of the scroll arrows until the Image Window is no longer
visible.
For more rapid scrolling, click one of the scroll elevators or
drag the thumb.
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Another helpful
viewing aid in Corel PHOTO-PAINT is the Navigator pop-up window.
It provides a preview of the entire image area in miniature. Use
the marquee box to view different sections of the image.
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Roll-Ups and Docker
windows are dialog boxes that contain sets of related controls.
Unlike other dialog boxes, Roll-Ups and Docker windows remain
on the screen after you apply changes.
To close a Roll-Up or Docker window, click the Close button at
the far right of the Title Bar.
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