Synopses & Reviews
Learn how to easily add custom images to your home and business graphics projects with Paint Shop Pro 8 FastandEasy. The reader will learn how to retouch, repair, and edit photos with easy-to-use, high-quality, automatic photo enhancement features. Built-in Web tools and artistic drawing and text tools enable the reader to create and optimize Web graphics. Animations Shop 3, which is included free with Paint Shop Pro, empowers the reader to design dynamic animations. The popular ?fastandeasy? style is a great way to learn how to use this powerful editing package and all the new features of this version.
About the Author
Diane Koers owns and operates All Business Service, a software training and consulting business formed in 1988 that services the central Indiana area. Her area of expertise has long been in the word-processing, spreadsheet and graphics area of computing as well as providing training and support for Peachtree Accounting Software. Diane's authoring experience includes twenty other books on topics such as PC Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, WordPerfect, Paint Shop Pro, Lotus SmartSuite, Quicken, Microsoft Money and Peachtree Accounting, many of which have been translated into other languages such as Dutch, Bulgarian and Spanish. She has also developed and written numerous training manuals for her clients. Diane resides in Indianapolis, IN.
Table of Contents
PART 1: Getting Started with the Basics 1. Exploring the Basics 2. Working with Paint Shop Pro Files 3. Discovering Drawing Tools 4. Working with Selections 5. Understanding the Materials Palette 6. Editing Images and Drawings 7. Printing Images 8. Getting Help and Assistance PART 2: Working with Raster Graphics 9. Developing Layers 10. Forming Masks 11. Designing with Picture Tubes 12. Adding Effects, Filters, and Deformations PART 3: Using Vector GraphicsandText 13. Constructing Vector Objects 14. Editing Vector Graphics 15. Generating Text 16. Creating Text Effects PART 4: Creating Web Graphics 17. Designing Web Page Components 18. Discovering Animation Shop 19. Creating an Animation 20. Building Animated Banners PART 5: Special Photo Projects 21. Removing Photo Red Eye 22. Restoring a Photo 23. Working With Picture Frames Appendices: A: Keyboard Shortcuts B: Exploring Useful Web Sites C: Sample Effects