How to Use Paint Shop Pro

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Check the version of Paint Shop Pro that you have.

   If you are a beginner to PSP, then you will want to find tutorials for the version that you have.
   
   Go to Help >> About...
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   Step 2: Find your images.

   You may have them on your computer, or another hard drive, or on removable media.
   
   Click on Folders >> My Pictures (in most Windows computers). , They will initially show up on the bottom of your screen.
   
   You can scroll through them until you find the one you want. , This will bring you to the 'meat and potatoes'
   
   the editor. , This will bring down a drop down menu of many types of filters and effects that come with PSP. , Look towards the top of your screen and you will see the word Presets and a tiny graphic.
   
   Click on those to choose from your installed tubes. ,, Here is one way to do it.
   
   Click on Selection >> Select All Click on Selection >> Modify >> Contract.
   
   Put in a size that is appropriate for your image.
   
   A large image would need more than a smaller image.
   
   This image has a border of
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   Click on Selection >> Invert.
   
   This will give you a border selection to work with. , You might want to scale them down so that it can be seen what they are. , This will create a pretty frame for your image.
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   Step 3: Look at the images that you are seeing.

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   Step 4: Double click on the thumbnail of the image you want to work on.

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   Step 5: Click Effects.

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   Step 6: Click on the Picture Tube icon.

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   Step 7: Lay down some tubes on your image

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   Step 8: just to play around.

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   Step 9: Make a selection.

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    Step 10: Go back to the Picture Tube icon and 'paint' the tubes into the selection.

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    Step 11: Click on Effects >> 3D Effects >> Bevel.

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