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| Introduction | |
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| Getting Started in Paint Shop Pro | |
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| Paint Shop Pro Basics, Tools, and Preferences | |
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| Introduction to Paint Shop Pro | |
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| Overview of New Features | |
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| Using Online Help | |
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| Overview of the Paint Shop Pro Interface | |
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| The Standard Toolbar | |
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| Other Toolbars | |
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| The Toolbox | |
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| The Arrow Tool | |
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| The Zoom Tool | |
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| The Deformation Tool | |
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| The Crop Tool | |
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| The Mover Tool | |
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| The Selection Tool | |
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| The Freehand Tool | |
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| The Magic Wand Tool | |
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| The Dropper Tool | |
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| The Paint Brush | |
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| The Clone Brush | |
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| The Color Replacer | |
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| The Retouch Tool | |
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| Scratch Remover | |
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| The Eraser Tool | |
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| The Picture Tube | |
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| The Airbrush | |
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| The Flood Fill Tool | |
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| The Text Tool | |
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| The Draw Tool | |
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| The Preset Shapes Tool | |
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| The Object Selector Tool | |
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| The Menus | |
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| The File Menu | |
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| The Edit Menu | |
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| The View Menu | |
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| The Image Menu | |
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| The Effects Menu | |
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| The Colors Menu | |
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| The Layers Menu | |
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| The Objects Menu | |
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| The Selections Menu | |
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| The Masks Menu | |
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| The Window Menu | |
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| The Help Menu | |
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| Using the Palettes | |
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| The Color Palette | |
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| The Tool Options Palette | |
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| The Layer Palette | |
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| The Tool Palette | |
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| The Overview Window | |
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| Setting Preferences | |
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| General Program Preferences | |
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| CMYK Conversion Preferences | |
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| File Format Preferences | |
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| File Format Associations | |
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| File Locations Preferences | |
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| Color Management Preferences | |
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| Monitor Gamma Adjustments | |
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| Autosave Settings | |
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| Opening, Saving, and Printing Files | |
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| Opening a File | |
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| Opening a New File | |
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| Opening an Existing File | |
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| Browsing for an Existing File | |
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| Importing Files | |
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| Saving Files | |
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| Exporting Files | |
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| Printing Basics | |
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| Multi-Image Printing | |
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| Creating Your First Image | |
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| Issues to Consider Before Constructing an Image | |
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| Choosing an Image Size | |
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| Choosing an Image Type | |
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| Creating a Simple Image | |
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| Using the Present Shapes Tool | |
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| Avoiding Aliased Images | |
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| Using Brush Tips | |
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| Editing a Simple Image | |
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| Fixing Errors | |
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| Editing Your Images | |
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| Creating and Working with Selections | |
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| Using the Selection Tools | |
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| The Selection Tool | |
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| The Freehand Tool | |
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| The Magic Wand Tool | |
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| Editing Selections | |
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| Adding to a Selection | |
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| Subtracting from a Selection | |
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| Expanding and Contracting a Selection | |
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| Growing a Selection | |
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| Selecting Similar Areas | |
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| Loading and Saving Selections | |
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| Working with Deformations | |
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| Using the Deformation Tool | |
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| Rotating Text | |
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| Using the Perspective, Shear, and Distort Options | |
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| Adding a Shadow Effect | |
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| Drawing Tools and Techniques | |
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| The Drawing Tools and Their Options | |
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| Drawing Shapes | |
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| Drawing Lines | |
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| The Single Line Tool | |
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| The Bezier Curve Line Tool | |
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| Painting Tools and Techniques | |
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| Painting and Drawing with the Paint Brush Tool | |
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| Using the Tool Controls | |
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| Custom Brush Tips | |
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| Using Patterns and Textures | |
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| Using the Airbrush Tool | |
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| Using the Flood Fill Tool | |
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| Filling an Area with a Solid Color | |
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| Filling with a Gradient | |
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| Creating and Editing Multicolored Gradients | |
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| Filling with a Pattern | |
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| Learning the Mysteries of the Clone Brush Tool | |
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| Using Color Effectively | |
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| The Color Tools | |
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| Using the Dropper Tool | |
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| Using the Color Palette | |
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| The Color Models Used with Paint Shop Pro | |
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| The RGB Model | |
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| The CMYK Model | |
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| The HSL Model | |
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| Adjusting Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows | |
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| Adjusting Hue, Saturation, and Luminance | |
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| Creating Cool Text Effects | |
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| Using the Text Tool | |
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| Creating Wooden Textured Text | |
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| Creating Chrome Text | |
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| Adding a Drop Shadow | |
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| Adding a Glow to Your Text | |
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| Creating Text on a Path | |
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| Vector Text | |
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| Tools to Work Efficiently | |
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| Working Progressively with Layers | |
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| Understanding Layers | |
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| The Layer Palette | |
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| The Layers Menu | |
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| Using Layers Effectively | |
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| Moving Layers | |
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| Grouping Layers Together | |
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| Changing the Opacity and Visibility Options | |
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| Understanding the Blending Modes | |
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| A Real-World Blending Mode Example | |
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| Utilizing Masks for Precision | |
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| What Are Masks? | |
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| The Masks Menu | |
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| Creating Your First Mask | |
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| Creating a More Complex Mask | |
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| Saving and Loading Masks | |
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| Understanding Advanced Mask Topics | |
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| Using Channels Effectively | |
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| What Are Channels? | |
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| Splitting Channels | |
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| Combining Channels | |
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| Identifying the Information in Channels | |
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| Putting Channels to Work | |
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| Testing Your Understanding of Channels | |
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| Using Channels to Create Masks | |
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| Working with Flexible Vector Tools | |
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| Using Vector Tools | |
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| Creating Vector Objects | |
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| Editing Nodes | |
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| Creating Vector Lines | |
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| Drawing Single Lines | |
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| Drawing Bezier Curves | |
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| Drawing Freehand Lines | |
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| Drawing Point to Point Lines | |
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| Type as Vectors | |
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| Vector Object Properties | |
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| Rasterizing Your Vector Objects | |
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| Using and Creating Picture Tubes | |
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| What Are Picture Tubes? | |
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| Using Picture Tubes | |
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| Finding New Picture Tubes | |
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| Creating Your Own Picture Tubes | |
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| Applying Filters | |
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| Why Filters? | |
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| Where You Can Get Plug-ins | |
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| Using Built-In Filters | |
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| Buttonize Filter | |
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| Chisel Filter | |
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| Cutout Filter | |
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| Drop Shadow Filter | |
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| Filter Effects with Layer Blending Mode Variations | |
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| Using Third-Party Filters | |
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| Installing Plug-ins | |
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| Alien Skin's Eye Candy | |
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| Auto F/X's Photo/Graphic Edges | |
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| Flaming Pear's BladePro | |
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| Other Plug-ins | |
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| Special Effects | |
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| Adding a Page Curl Effect | |
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| Mastering Metallic Effects | |
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| Using Bevels | |
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| Advanced Paint Shop Pro Tasks | |
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| Retouching Your Images | |
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| Using the Retouching Tools | |
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| Fixing the Brightness and Contrast | |
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| Removing Dust Marks and Scratches | |
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| Using the Unsharp Mask Filter | |
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| Retouching to Remove Portions of an Image | |
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| Coloring and Color Correction | |
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| A Little Color Theory | |
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| Understanding Gamma Correction | |
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| Using the Gamma Correction Feature | |
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| Using the Histogram Palette | |
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| Playing with Other Color Adjustments | |
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| Adjusting the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness | |
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| Working with the Hue Map Command | |
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| Adjusting the Reds, Greens, and Blues of Your Image | |
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| Using Adjustment Layers | |
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| Color Correction in a Nutshell | |
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| Compositing | |
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| Creating Collages | |
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| Creating Photo Montages | |
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| Combining Advanced Techniques | |
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| Outlining Objects | |
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| Filling Text with Photos | |
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| Creating an Interface | |
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| Setting Up the Interface | |
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| Adding the Finishing Touches to the Interface | |
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| Paint Shop Pro for the Web | |
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| Preparing Your Graphics for the Web | |
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| Working with File Formats | |
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| GIFs | |
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| JPGs | |
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| Adjusting Color Depth | |
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| 8-Bit Color | |
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| 16-Bit Color | |
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| 24-Bit Color | |
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| Using Palettes | |
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| Problems with Limited Palettes | |
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| How to Build or Select a Palette | |
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| Loading a Palette | |
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| Previewing Your Images in SmartSaver | |
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| Understanding Dithering | |
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| Understanding Anti-aliasing | |
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| Aliasing | |
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| Anti-aliasing | |
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| Buttons and Seamless Tiles | |
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| Creating Buttons | |
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| Ordinary Buttons | |
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| More Elaborate Buttons | |
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| Complex 3D Textured Buttons | |
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| Using the Buttonize Effect | |
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| Creating Seamless Tiles | |
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| The Basics of Seamless Tiles | |
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| Creating Seamless Tiles with Paint Shop Pro | |
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| Using the Convert to Seamless Pattern Option | |
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| Animation | |
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| Animation Concepts | |
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| Why Use Animation? | |
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| Building an Animation | |
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| Creating Your First Animation | |
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| Saving and Previewing an Animation in Your Web Browser | |
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| Editing Your First Animation | |
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| Using the Mover Tool to Edit the Animation | |
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| Using Transitions | |
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| Creating Text Effects | |
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| Advanced Animation | |
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| Using Layers and Masks in Animation | |
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| Putting Your Own Spin on the World | |
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| Creating the Animation | |
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| Spreading Your Wings | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Installing Paint Shop Pro 7 | |
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| Paint Shop Pro Resources | |
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| Index | |