Paint Shop Pro 5

This series provides an introduction to using Paint Shop Pro 5 to create graphics. It describes how to create, open, and save files, and how to perform basic manipulations such as cropping, resizing, changing colors, and rotating images. Advanced topics presented include using the Image Browser, adjusting an image's brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and lightness, working with layers, text, and drop shadows, and printing images.

Syllabus

WORKING WITH GRAPHICS

Shows users how to create graphics using basic Paint Shop Pro 5 functions. It describes how to create, open, and save files as well as how to do simple image manipulations, such as cropping, resizing, and altering colors.

• Opening and Saving Images
• Zooming, Cropping, and Resizing Images
• Copying and Pasting Image Files
• Selecting and Rotating Images
• Working with Colors
• Creating a Finished Image

ENHANCING IMAGES

Shows users how to use advanced Paint Shop Pro 5 techniques to manipulate complex images like scanned photographs and graphics with multiple parts.

• Using the Image Browser
• Adjusting an Image
• Introducing Layers
• Working with Layers
• Managing Layers
• Working with Text and Drop Shadows
• Printing Images

Qualifications

Qualification: Printable Transcript

On completion of this course you may print a transcript off as evidence of your progression throughout the course.

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 40 hrs.