To browse a folder or disk of images, select Browse... from the File menu and select the desired folder or disk in the panel on the left. To open an image displayed in the browser, just double-click on the small thumbnail image.

To open an image, click on .

To save an image, click on . To save an image in another format, select Save as... from the File menu.

To print an image, click on .

To resize an image, select Resize from the Image menu.

To crop and image, use the tool to stretch out a rectangular area, then select Crop from the Image menu.

To save a section of an image as a separate file, without changing the original image, use the tool to stretch out a rectangular area, click on , then click on .

To rotate an image, select Rotate from the Image menu.

To adjust contrast and brightness, select Colors --> Adjust --> Brightness/Contrast.

To adjust individual image colors, select Colors --> Adjust --> Red/Green/Blue.

To adjust image color saturation, select Colors --> Adjust --> Hue/Saturation/Lightness.

To adjust midtone level, select Colors --> Adjust --> Highlight/Midtone/Shadow.

To adjust gamma, select Colors --> Adjust --> Gamma Correction.

To cover up small spots on a picture, you can use the retouch tool . But first you have to check to see that it is in the correct mode. Right-click on the tool, select Tool Options, click the second tab and select Smudge from the Retouch mode menu, click on the first tab and set the tool size to about 4 or so (you can change this later if you want a larger or smaller tool). To use the smudge tool, position the tool (looks now like a paint brush) on the background color near the spot and drag the tool over the spot. (Think of it as smudging the wet ink over the spot).

To cover up large defects (spots, tears, and streaks), drag over a patch of nearby background color with the tool, then position the cursor over the patch (cursor changes to a ), hold down the Alt key, and drag the patch over the defect until it is covered up and blends in with the background. (This is especially good for repairing damage in an area that has a repeating pattern that occurs elsewhere in the image).

To undo any changes that you have made to an image, click . Each time you click it, one more operation is removed. Click the tool to "re-do" the operations.

To "zoom in" or "zoom out" on an image, you can use the Zoom In and Zoom Out commands in the View menu. Or you can use the tool. If you right-click with this tool, you zoom in; if you left-click with this tool, you zoom out. Note: zooming in or out does not actually change the size of an image when printed, saved, or exported; it changes only how it is displayed on the screen of Paint Shop Pro. To change the actual size, use Resize from the Image menu. Tom O'Haver (to2@umail.umd.edu), May 2000