Quick links to procedures on this page:

 
 
 


Creating images

You can produce original artwork by creating an image from scratch, or by duplicating an existing image. You can also use data copied to the Clipboard from another image window or another application.

When you create an image from scratch, you can specify the size of the image, its background color, and the color mode you want to use. You can also choose the image resolution, or the number of pixels per unit of measure.


To create an image from scratch

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Click File Photo Paint onestep Creating images New.
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Choose a color mode from the Color mode list box.
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Open the Background color picker, and click a color for the background.
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Choose a size from the Size list box.
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Enable one of the following options:
Portrait
Landscape
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Choose a value from the Resolution list box.
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Click OK.

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Higher image resolution results in a larger file size.

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You can specify a custom page size by choosing Custom from the Size list box and typing values in the Width and Height boxes.
 
You can also create an image by clicking the New button Photo Paint pgx new image button Creating images on the standard toolbar. If the standard toolbar is not displayed, click Window Photo Paint onestep Creating images Toolbars Photo Paint onestep Creating images Standard.

To create an image from a duplicate

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Click Image Photo Paint onestep Creating images Duplicate.
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Type a filename in the As box.
If you want to combine the objects and background in the new image, enable the Merge objects with background check box.

To create an image by using the Clipboard contents

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Click File Photo Paint onestep Creating images New from Clipboard.

Creating images