When you open Paint Shop Pro, it displays the main program window. This window is your work area. It contains the commands and tools used to create, edit, print, and export your images.
Save time by saving workspaces: Did you know that you can save entire workspaces, not just images? The workspace includes open images and their magnifications and screen positions, as well as positions and preferences of palettes, toolbars, dialogs, and windows. For more information, see Using Custom Workspaces.
The Paint Shop Pro workspace includes the following components:
Menu bar The menu bar displays commands for performing tasks. Menus are organized by topic. For example, the Effects menu contains commands for applying effects to images.
Toolbars The toolbars display buttons for common commands. See Using Toolbars.
Palettes The palettes display information and help you select tools, modify options, manage layers, select colors, and perform other editing tasks. See Using Palettes.
Status bar The Status bar displays text about the selected tool or menu command as well as image information, including the dimensions and color depth. See Viewing Image Information.
Browser Displays thumbnail previews of image files. You can open, delete, copy, and perform other file commands in the Browser. For more information, see Using the Paint Shop Pro Browser.
Print Layout window Displays a page on which you can arrange and size multiple images, and then print the images. For more information, see Printing Multiple Images on a Page.