Using Toolbars

The toolbars display buttons for the most common tasks. Position the cursor over a button to display a ToolTip with its name. The Status bar displays more information about the command.

Display or hide toolbars, or arrange them on the workspace. Dock a toolbar to snap it into place at an edge of a workspace, or to float it to move it anywhere on the screen.

Note: The Status Bar cannot be customized or moved. It only appears at the bottom of the main Paint Shop Pro window.

Paint Shop Pro contains these toolbars:

Standard toolbar Displays the most common commands, such as saving images, undoing a command, and cutting items. Paint Shop Pro automatically displays this toolbar when you first run the program.

Tools toolbar Crop, paint, draw, type, and perform other image editing tasks. See Using Tools.

Browser toolbar Displays commands for using the Paint Shop Pro browser.

Effects toolbar Displays commands for applying effects to your images.

Photo toolbar Displays commands for enhancing photos.

Script toolbar Displays commands for creating and running scripts.

Web toolbar Displays commands for creating and saving images for the Web.

Status bar Displays brief information about the current tool or command, as well as cursor x:y position and image size.

To execute a toolbar command:

Click the command button. If the button is greyed out, it is not available.

To display or hide a toolbar:

Do either of the following:

Note: To hide a specific toolbar or the palette, click the close button on its title bar.

Customizing toolbars: You can add and remove buttons from toolbars and create your own toolbars. For more information, see Customizing Toolbars and Menus.

Related Topics

Using Context Menus

Using Palettes

Using the Overview Palette

The Status Bar

Using Tools

Setting Tool Options