Tour of PaintShop Pro

To get to the other options within the "File" menu and all the other options on the toolbar, you need to have an image open, so:

click on the "File" menu

click on the "New" option

The dialogue box that has come up is what I called the New Image dialogue box on the previous page.  You don't need to worry about what all the different bits mean for this tutorial, so just accept the defaults - we just need to have something open in PSP so that we can access all the goodies!  :o)

This is where PSP springs into life.  You will notice that you've now got more options in the toolbar and the palettes on the left and right hand side of your workspace have now been activated.

Go back to the "File" menu and you'll notice that there are *loads* more option in there now.  Just like on the last page, we'll briefly go through what each option is for.

The "New", "Open", "Browse", "Workspace", "Import", "Jasc Software Products", Batch Conversion", "Preferences" and "Exit" options all do the same as we looked at on the first page. 

By clicking on "Close" you will close the graphic you are currently working on.  Try it!  Click on close, then open another new image in the same way you have just done.

The "Save" option is a quick way of saving updates to a graphic that you have already named.  The "Save As" option is where you first go to save a new image.  Try it!  

Click on "Save As" and navigate to where you want to save your graphic - I have a folder set up in "My Documents" on the computer for everything I do within PSP.  When you have found where you want to save it, give it a name.  You don't need to worry about the ending of the file, just accept the default and hit the "Save" button.

Now you are back at your image and we want to "Save" it this time 'cos it's already got a name.  Go back to the "File" menu and this time click on "Save".  Every time you want to save changes to this image now, just do "File, Save"

If you click on "Send", PSP should fire up your email programme and attach the image you are working on to the message.

The "Export" option gives you a variety of other ways you can save your image.  I don't use this option very often, but it's good to know what is available to you.  

The next block of options ("Page Setup", "Print Preview" and "Print") are all the same as in other Windows programmes.  The "Print Multiple Images" option lets you print several images on the same page