I am using Paint Shop Pro 6 on a machine with Win98 SE.  Have got a couple
of XP machines but use this one for mail.

I have some patches and logos that I have loaded onto my machine (will be
making stationary - watermarks)

I have got two books on Paint Shop Pro and while they talk about
transparency I cannot find direction on how to do it.

I am in the process of learning Paint Shop but I would like some help with
this as I would like to get it done.

Logos or pictures will be in color.  They will be jpg, tif or gif.  If
someone would give me some specific directions as to how to make the area
around the logo (I take it that is the background) transparent I would
appreciate it.

After I set the background color, will be making the picture opaque (for the
purposes of watermarking) so that must be a consideration in all this.

Thanks in Advance

Slick32

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>I am using Paint Shop Pro 6 on a machine with Win98 SE.  Have got a couple
> of XP machines but use this one for mail.
>
> I have some patches and logos that I have loaded onto my machine (will be
> making stationary - watermarks)
>
> I have got two books on Paint Shop Pro and while they talk about
> transparency I cannot find direction on how to do it.
>
> I am in the process of learning Paint Shop but I would like some help with
> this as I would like to get it done.
>
> Logos or pictures will be in color.  They will be jpg, tif or gif.  If
> someone would give me some specific directions as to how to make the area
> around the logo (I take it that is the background) transparent I would
> appreciate it.
>
> After I set the background color, will be making the picture opaque (for 
> the
> purposes of watermarking) so that must be a consideration in all this.
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Slick32
>
I started with PSP 7 But I hope this will work for you.
Firstly when you drag or open an image in psp it will have what is called a 
background layer look in the layers pallet to see this. Right click that 
layer and from the context menu pick the promote background layer. This will 
turn it into a regular layer that can support transparency. I you are 
creating an image from new start with a transparent layer, and unless you 
flood the entire layer with colour the are around which you are working will 
stay transparent.
Back to the imported image. Now its on a regular layer you can erase the 
unwanted background using erase or you can select with freehand selection 
tools such as point to point,the part of the image you want to keep then 
inverse the selection (which makes the unwanted bit selected and hit delete 
to remove it, followed by selections none .

Now only  jpeg can not have transparency and gif can have only 256 colours 
which is ok for a logo, and 1 and only 1 of those colours can be designated 
as the colour not to display/paint that being the background colour makes it 
appear to have transparency. PSP 's native format can have transparency and 
if your going to create your logo in psp then add it to an image as a 
watermark inside psp then that would be the best format to use and save the 
logo in. 

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> "news.east.cox.net" <Slick32@Somewhere.Com> wrote in message
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> >I am using Paint Shop Pro 6 on a machine with Win98 SE.  Have got a
couple
> > of XP machines but use this one for mail.
> >
> > I have some patches and logos that I have loaded onto my machine (will
be
> > making stationary - watermarks)
> >
> > I have got two books on Paint Shop Pro and while they talk about
> > transparency I cannot find direction on how to do it.
> >
> > I am in the process of learning Paint Shop but I would like some help
with
> > this as I would like to get it done.
> >
> > Logos or pictures will be in color.  They will be jpg, tif or gif.  If
> > someone would give me some specific directions as to how to make the
area
> > around the logo (I take it that is the background) transparent I would
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > After I set the background color, will be making the picture opaque (for
> > the
> > purposes of watermarking) so that must be a consideration in all this.
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> >
> > Slick32
> >
> I started with PSP 7 But I hope this will work for you.
> Firstly when you drag or open an image in psp it will have what is called
a
> background layer look in the layers pallet to see this. Right click that
> layer and from the context menu pick the promote background layer. This
will
> turn it into a regular layer that can support transparency. I you are
> creating an image from new start with a transparent layer, and unless you
> flood the entire layer with colour the are around which you are working
will
> stay transparent.
> Back to the imported image. Now its on a regular layer you can erase the
> unwanted background using erase or you can select with freehand selection
> tools such as point to point,the part of the image you want to keep then
> inverse the selection (which makes the unwanted bit selected and hit
delete
> to remove it, followed by selections none .
>
> Now only  jpeg can not have transparency and gif can have only 256 colours
> which is ok for a logo, and 1 and only 1 of those colours can be
designated
> as the colour not to display/paint that being the background colour makes
it
> appear to have transparency. PSP 's native format can have transparency
and
> if your going to create your logo in psp then add it to an image as a
> watermark inside psp then that would be the best format to use and save
the
> logo in.
>
I appreciate the comeback; however, I think that you have the idea that I am
relatively familiar with PSP.

These logos that I am speaking of are pictures (gif jpg, tif, etc) that I
have downloaded from the net.

I am not creating or drawing anything.

On creating the water mark.  I am making the picture very opaque, saving it,
and using watermark in word or stationary in OE and that creates what I
need.

I cannot find the "layer palette" and I am probably looking in all the wrong
places.

On the main tool bar, "layers" gets me no place; however at the bottom of
the drop down that appears it does have a check mark next to "Layer 1 -
Background" (significance of that is unknown).

On main toolbar "layer", view brings up "tool bars" at the bottom of the
drop down.  Select that and another drop down appears that gives me an
option to "select tool bars".  Select "layer palette" and "Layer Palette -
Background" opens.

I cannot find anything that states "Promote Background Layer"

I have no idea how to get to any of the functions which you write of and the
help menu is great if you are going to cook meat.

I can make a JPEG opaque and save it in what ever format PSP allows.  From
there I guess that I can reload it and work on the background.  An actually,
using the multi-step approach would be good for me.  Once I am able to
accomplish some - even using an extra long method then I can learn the short
cut/fast way.

As I mentioned before I know very little about PSP. A clam probably has
better knowledge.  The two books that I have do explain a lot, just nothing
about how to get to the tool bars for the functions that want you to use.

Again, thanks for the help, but if you can put it in a little more detailed
directions I would appreciate it.

Was in a computer store and came across a lady who was about 80 yrs old.
She stated that PSP was the greatest thing for handling her grandchildren's
pictures.  I just kept my mouth shut.

Slick32

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> "Trev" <trevbowdenHATdsl.pipex.com.invalid> wrote in message
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>>
>> "news.east.cox.net" <Slick32@Somewhere.Com> wrote in message
>> news:1PtMg.5784$B14.3211@dukeread03...
>> >I am using Paint Shop Pro 6 on a machine with Win98 SE.  Have got a
> couple
>> > of XP machines but use this one for mail.
>> >
>> > I have some patches and logos that I have loaded onto my machine (will
> be
>> > making stationary - watermarks)
>> >
>> > I have got two books on Paint Shop Pro and while they talk about
>> > transparency I cannot find direction on how to do it.
>> >
>> > I am in the process of learning Paint Shop but I would like some help
> with
>> > this as I would like to get it done.
>> >
>> > Logos or pictures will be in color.  They will be jpg, tif or gif.  If
>> > someone would give me some specific directions as to how to make the
> area
>> > around the logo (I take it that is the background) transparent I would
>> > appreciate it.
>> >
>> > After I set the background color, will be making the picture opaque 
>> > (for
>> > the
>> > purposes of watermarking) so that must be a consideration in all this.
>> >
>> > Thanks in Advance
>> >
>> > Slick32
>> >
>> I started with PSP 7 But I hope this will work for you.
>> Firstly when you drag or open an image in psp it will have what is called
> a
>> background layer look in the layers pallet to see this. Right click that
>> layer and from the context menu pick the promote background layer. This
> will
>> turn it into a regular layer that can support transparency. I you are
>> creating an image from new start with a transparent layer, and unless you
>> flood the entire layer with colour the are around which you are working
> will
>> stay transparent.
>> Back to the imported image. Now its on a regular layer you can erase the
>> unwanted background using erase or you can select with freehand selection
>> tools such as point to point,the part of the image you want to keep then
>> inverse the selection (which makes the unwanted bit selected and hit
> delete
>> to remove it, followed by selections none .
>>
>> Now only  jpeg can not have transparency and gif can have only 256 
>> colours
>> which is ok for a logo, and 1 and only 1 of those colours can be
> designated
>> as the colour not to display/paint that being the background colour makes
> it
>> appear to have transparency. PSP 's native format can have transparency
> and
>> if your going to create your logo in psp then add it to an image as a
>> watermark inside psp then that would be the best format to use and save
> the
>> logo in.
>>
> I appreciate the comeback; however, I think that you have the idea that I 
> am
> relatively familiar with PSP.
>
> These logos that I am speaking of are pictures (gif jpg, tif, etc) that I
> have downloaded from the net.
>
> I am not creating or drawing anything.
>
> On creating the water mark.  I am making the picture very opaque, saving 
> it,
> and using watermark in word or stationary in OE and that creates what I
> need.

Me thinks word can use an image as a watermark and adjust saturation to give 
pastel effect and fade the image also. OE is another mater.
>
> I cannot find the "layer palette" and I am probably looking in all the 
> wrong
> places.
>
Press L on the Keyboard to toggle on and again to toggle off
Another important key stroke I O that's Oh not zero this opens the tool 
options that you will need to adjust brush size ect.
These palates can display just the title bar but when hovered over open to 
display contents A little arrow head next to the X for exit will lock them 
open or activate the roll up

> On the main tool bar, "layers" gets me no place; however at the bottom of
> the drop down that appears it does have a check mark next to "Layer 1 -
> Background" (significance of that is unknown).
That's indecating which layer you are curently on, the layer will also be 
higelited in the layers pallet.
>
> On main toolbar "layer", view brings up "tool bars" at the bottom of the
> drop down.  Select that and another drop down appears that gives me an
> option to "select tool bars".  Select "layer palette" and "Layer Palette -
> Background" opens.
Ah you just reminded me wher the icons are that open the pallets on the 
standerd tool bar below the menu bar. You have discoverd how to select which 
pallets and tool bars you want open at start up.
>
> I cannot find anything that states "Promote Background Layer" My error I 
> think in your psp that will be promote to layer
>
> I have no idea how to get to any of the functions which you write of and 
> the
> help menu is great if you are going to cook meat.
>
> I can make a JPEG opaque and save it in what ever format PSP allows.  From
> there I guess that I can reload it and work on the background.  An 
> actually,
> using the multi-step approach would be good for me.  Once I am able to
> accomplish some - even using an extra long method then I can learn the 
> short
> cut/fast way.

Ok most folk add a new raster layer, Top item in layers menu.
Using the flood tool, like a bucket on the tools menu that by default runs 
vertically on the left.
Now you need to open the Colour pallet if its not open. under the rainbow 
you should see two boxes called styles. These are the left mouse button and 
the lower the right mouse button styles. the tricky bit is the arrow head if 
you click that and exactly that a fly out appears. On this are 4 icons the 
first a brush for plain colour the second is a gradient where one colour 
fades into another and 3rd is a pattern where you select to paint with a 
pattern the last is null nothing zilch, ok no entry.
After all that you need the first one selected now click the colour if its 
not white If it is leave it as that if it was not a new box just opened 
where you can pick the colour you want then click ok.
Now back on the image give the title bar of the image a quick click to make 
sure its active. and left click in that new raster layer and the image turns 
white, Well only the top layer. now over on the layers pallet. You will see 
a dark bar with 100 writen in it, to the right of that bar and before the 
next one that says normal. You will find a half a hour glass grab this with 
your mouse and slide to the left. As you do so the opacity of the white 
layer is reduced at around 50 or a bit less you will have a faded image that 
you can use as a background image in a document. This can be saved as a Jpeg 
for those programs that need it that way OE for instance Though word can 
just use copy merged from PSP and paste in word.

I hope that's enough to get you started.

>
> As I mentioned before I know very little about PSP. A clam probably has
> better knowledge.  The two books that I have do explain a lot, just 
> nothing
> about how to get to the tool bars for the functions that want you to use.
>
> Again, thanks for the help, but if you can put it in a little more 
> detailed
> directions I would appreciate it.
>
> Was in a computer store and came across a lady who was about 80 yrs old.
> She stated that PSP was the greatest thing for handling her 
> grandchildren's
> pictures.  I just kept my mouth shut.

Well it is I love it and Corel the owners for the last two years are about 
to release PSP XI or 11 if your not of roman descent. I wait in suspenders 
:�) to see what's new.
>
> Slick32

Corel has its own news servers where lots of help is given 
http://snipurl.com/g95n Give's instructions
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