Image-In Color

Help Index

Command Menus

Keyboard

Procedures

Screen Regions

For information on how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu.


Command Menus

Image-In Color contains the following menus:

File Menu

Edit Menu

Image Menu

View Menu

Tools Menu

Windows Menu

Help Menu


Keyboard

Command menu shortcuts

To choose	Press

Cascade from the Windows menu	Shift+F5

Clear from the Edit menu	Del

Context-sensitive on-line Help	Shift+F1 and click on the object you want help about

Copy from the Edit menu	Ctrl+Ins

Cut from the Edit menu	Shift+Del

Deselect from the Edit menu	Ctrl+D

On-line Help	F1

Open from the File menu	Ctrl+O

Options from the Tools menu	F2

Palette from the View menu	Ctrl+P

Paste from the Edit menu	Shift+Ins

Scan from the File menu	Ctrl+S

Tile from the Windows menu	Shift+F4

Toolbox from the View menu	Ctrl+T

Undo (your latetst action) from the Edit menu	Alt+Backspace

Vectorize from the Tools menu	Ctrl+V

Zoom In from the View menu	Ctrl+Num+

Zoom Out from the View menu	Ctrl+Num-

Tools shortcuts

Airbrush - To	Press

Temporarily activate the Eyedropper	Ctrl

Paint in a straight line, vertically or horizontally	Shift+drag

Brush - To	Press

Temporarily activate the Eyedropper	Ctrl

Paint in a straight line, vertically or horizontally	Shift+drag

Bucket - To	Press

Temporarily activate the Eyedropper	Ctrl

Fill the selection	Shift+Click

Drawing Tool - To	Press

Draw a vertical, 45°, or horizontal line with the Line tool	Shift+drag

Draw a square with the Rectangle tool	Shift+drag

Draw a circle with the Ellipse tool	Shift+drag

Draw vertical, 45°, or horizontal line segments with the Polygon tool	Shift+drag

Eraser - To	Press

Temporarily activate the Eyedropper	Ctrl

Erase in a straight line, vertically or horizontally	Shift+drag

Eyedropper - To	Press

Select a background color from the image colors	Shift+Click

Replace a color in the color palette	Ctrl

Gradient Fill tool - To	Press

Temporarily activate the Eyedropper	Ctrl

Ensure that the fill is vertical or horizontal	Shift+drag

Hand - To	Press

Duplicate a selection	Shift+Click

Magnifier - To	Press

Zoom Out	Shift+Click

Pen - To	Press

Temporarily activate the Eyedropper	Ctrl

Paint in a straight line, vertically or horizontally	Shift+drag

Pointer - To	Press

Force a selection of a square with the Rectangle tool	Shift+drag

Force a selection of a circle with the Oval tool	Shift+drag

Force horizontal, 45°, or vertical line segments with the Polygon tool	Shift+drag

Force a horizontal or vertical selection with the Free Form tool	Shift+drag

Smudge tool - To	Press

Paint in a straight line, vertically or horizontally	Shift+drag

Special Effects tool - To	Press

Brush in a straight line, vertically or horizontally	Shift+drag

Text tool - To	Press

Temporarily activate the Eyedropper	Ctrl


Procedures

Image management procedures

Image editing procedures

Image processing procedures

Image viewing procedures

Tools procedures

Window management procedures

Help procedures

Using tools


Image processing procedures

Image processing procedures which apply to all types of images

Image processing procedures which apply to color images

Colormap procedures

Color separation procedures

Filter procedures

Conversion procedures

Image processing procedures which apply to gray-scale images

Graymap procedures

Color combination procedures

Filter procedures

Conversion procedures

Image processing procedures which apply to bilevel images

Reversing a bilevel image

Filter procedures for bilevel images

Conversion procedures for bilevel images


Image management procedures

Calibrating your printer

Closing your image

Creating a new image

Opening an existing image

Printing your image

Quitting Image-In Color

Restoring your image

Saving your image

Scanning an original

Setting up your printer

Setting up your scanner


Image editing procedures

Clearing a selection

Controling the pasting of a selection

Controling the pasting of a selection (bilevel images)

Controling the pasting of a selection (color images)

Controling the pasting of a selection (gray-scale images)

Converting a selection to a gray-scale image representation

Copying a selection

Cropping an image

Cutting a selection

Deselecting a selection

Disabling the Undo command

Duplicating a selection

Hiding or showing the selection frame

Making a selection

Pasting a selection to a new image

Pasting a selection

Placing a gray-scale image onto the active image

Selecting the entire image

Undoing your latest action


Image processing procedures which apply to all types of images

Adding a perspective effect to your image

Distorting your image

Flipping your image horizontally

Flipping your image vertically

Flipping your image

Resampling your image

Rescaling your image

Resizing your image

Rotating your image at a specified angle

Rotating your image freely

Rotating your image

Slanting your image

Stretching or shrinking your image


Colormap procedures

Editing the colormap of your color image

Equalizing your color image

Modifying the auto density of your color image

Modifying the brightness and contrast of your color image

Modifying the color balance of your color image

Modifying the gamma value of your color image

Modifying the gray balance of your color image

Modifying the hue and saturation of your color image

Opening a colormap

Posterizing your color image

Reversing the color values of your color image

Saving a colormap


Color separation procedures

Performing a color separation

Separating your color image in CMYK Channels

Separating your color image in HSV Channels

Separating your color image in RGB Channels


Filter procedures for color images

Applying the Add Noise filter to your color image

Applying the Black Hole filter to your color image

Applying the Blur filter to your color image

Applying the Blur More filter to your color image

Applying the Despeckle filter to your color image

Applying the Diffuse filter to your color image

Applying the Edge Only filter to your color image

Applying the Edge++ filter to your color image

Applying the Maximum filter to your color image

Applying the Median filter to your color image

Applying the Minimum filter to your color image

Applying the Mosaic filter to your color image

Applying the Motion Blur filter to your color image

Applying the Neutral filter to your color image

Applying the Ripples filter to your color image

Applying the Sharpen filter to your color image

Applying the Sharpen More filter to your color image

Applying the Sphere filter to your color image

Applying the Spiral filter to your color image

Applying the User Defined filter to your color image

Applying the Waves filter to your color image

Opening a User Defined Filter

Saving a User Defined Filter


Conversion procedures for color images

Converting your color image to a bilevel image

Converting your color image to a gray-scale image

Converting your color image to a palette color image


Graymap procedures

Editing the graymap of your gray-scale image

Equalizing your gray-scale image

Modifying the auto density of your gray-scale image

Modifying the brightness and contrast of your gray-scale image

Modifying the gamma value of your gray-scale image

Opening a graymap

Posterizing your gray-scale image

Reversing the gray values of your gray-scale image

Saving a graymap


Color combination procedures

Combining gray-scale channels to a color image

Combining gray-scale CMYK channels to a color image

Combining gray-scale HSV channels to a color image

Combining gray-scale RGB channels to a color image


Filter procedures for gray-scale images

Applying the Add Noise filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Black Hole filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Blur filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Blur More filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Despeckle filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Diffuse filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Edge Only filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Edge++ filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Maximum filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Median filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Minimum filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Mosaic filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Motion Blur filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Ripples filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Sharpen filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Sharpen More filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Sphere filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Spiral filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the User Defined filter to your gray-scale image

Applying the Waves filter to your gray-scale image

Opening a User Defined Filter

Saving a User Defined Filter


Conversion procedures for gray-scale images

Converting your gray-scale image to a bilevel image

Converting your gray-scale image to a palette color image

Converting your gray-scale image to a RGB colors image


Filter procedures for bilevel images

Applying the Noise Removal filter to your bilevel image

Applying the Thinning filter to your bilevel image

Applying the Trace Edge filter to your bilevel image


Conversion procedures for bilevel images

Converting your bilevel image to a gray-scale image

Converting your bilevel image to a palette color image

Converting your bilevel image to a RGB colors image


Image viewing procedures

Generating a histogram

Hiding or showing the Palette

Hiding or showing the Toolbox

Modifying the display options

Modifying the Preferences settings

Viewing image info

Viewing your image full screen

Zooming In

Zooming Out

Zooming


Tools procedures

Editing the background color swatch of color images

Editing the background gray swatch of gray-scale images

Editing the background pattern swatch of bilevel images

Editing the color swatches of color images

Editing the foreground color swatch of color images

Editing the foreground gray swatch of gray-scale images

Editing the foreground pattern swatch of bilevel images

Editing the gray swatches of gray-scale images

Editing the pattern swatches of bilevel images

Modifying the Airbrush options

Modifying the Brush options

Modifying the Bucket options

Modifying the Drawing tool options

Modifying the Eraser options

Modifying the Eyedropper options

Modifying the Gradient Fill options

Modifying the Pen options

Modifying the Smudge options

Modifying the Special Effects options

Modifying the Stamp options

Modifying the Text options

Opening a palette

Opening an options dialog box for a tool

Opening the OCR module

Opening the Vectorization module

Saving a palette


Window management procedures

Arranging icons

Cascading windows

Closing all open windows

Tiling windows


Help procedures

Opening the Help Index

Opening the Help on Keyboard

Using Help

Viewing information about the plug-in modules installed

Viewing the About Image-In information


Using tools

Read Text

Scan

The Foreground/Background Swatches

Using the Airbrush

Using the Brush

Using the Bucket

Using the Drawing tool

Using the Eraser

Using the Eyedropper

Using the Gradient Fill tool

Using the Hand

Using the Magnifier

Using the Pen

Using the Pointer

Using the Scroll tool

Using the Smudge tool

Using the Special Effects tool

Using the Stamp

Using the Text tool

Vectorize


Screen Regions

Palette	A color, gray, or pattern palette

Status Line	Displays messages and other information

Toolbox	Contains editing tools and the Scan, OCR, and Vectorizing buttons


File menu commands

The File menu contains the following file handling commands:

Close

Exit

List of last documents used

New

Open

Print

Printer Calibration

Restore

Save As

Save

Scan

Setup Printer

Setup Scanner


Edit Menu

The Edit Menu contains the following commands:

Clear

Copy

Crop

Cut

Deselect

Disable Undo

Duplicate

Hide/Show Selection Frame

Image to Selection

Paste Control

Paste to New

Paste

Select All

Select

Selection to Image

Undo


Image Menu

The Image Menu contains the following image processing commands:

Color Combination

Color Separation

Colormap

Convert to

Distort

Filter

Flip

Graymap

Perspective

Resample

Rescale

Resize

Reverse

Rotate

Slant

Stretch/Shrink


View Menu

The View Menu contains the following commands:

Display

Full Screen

Histogram

Image Info

Palette

Preferences

Toolbox

Zoom In

Zoom Out

Zoom


Tools Menu

The Tools Menu contains the following commands:

Edit Color

Edit Gray

Edit Pattern

Open Palette

Options

Read Text

Save Palette

Vectorize


Windows Menu

The Windows Menu contains the following commands:

Arrange Icons

Cascade

Close All

Document list

Tile


Help Menu

The Help Menu contains the following commands:

About Image-In Color

Help Index

Help on Keyboard

Using Help


File New command

Use the New command to create a new image. You can specify the size of the image window, the resolution of the image, and whether you want to create a bilevel, gray-scale, or color image.

The New command is useful when you create a new image and then paste a selection from another image into the new image.

A new image is filled with the current background color, gray, or pattern.

Option	Description

Bilevel	To create a new line-art or halftone image

Color	To create a new color image

Gray-scale	To create a new gray-scale image

Height	The height of your new image

Measurement Unit	The unit type

Printer	The default resolution and page size of the currently installed printer will appear in the Resolution and Size text boxes

Screen	The default screen resolution and size will appear in the Resolution and Size text boxes

Width	The width of your new image

X Resolution	The number of dots per inch along the X axis of the new image

Y Resolution	The number of dots per inch along the Y axis of the new image

To create a new image:

1.	Choose New from the File menu.

2.	Adjust the settings in the dialog box.

3.	Choose OK to accept the settings and create a new image.


File Open command

Use the Open command to load an existing image into the Image-In Color window. Image-In Color enables you to import images of various file formats.

You can also import images of file formats that Image-In Color does not support by using a plug-in module for the format.

To open an existing image:

1.	Choose Open from the File menu or press Ctrl+O.

2.	Select the directory in the Directories list box that contains the file you want to open.

3.	Open a file by double clicking on the file name in the Files In list box or click once on the file name and choose Open.Before opening a file, you can view more information about the file in the File Info dialog box.

Formats supported	Extension

Compuserve GIF	.GIF

Gem Paint	.IMG

Mac Paint	.PNT

Microsoft Paint	.MSP

OS/2 PM Bitmap	.BMP

PC Paintbrush	.PCX

Raw format	.RAW

TIFF	.TIF

Truevision TGA	.TGA

Windows 2 Bitmap	.BMP

Windows 3 Bitmap	.BMP


File Info dialog box

This dialog box displays information about the file selected in the Open dialog box.

Topic	Information

Bits per Pixel	The resolution of the image

Compressed	Yes means the file has been saved in compressed form

File Size	The actual file size in bytes

File Type	Identifies the file format

Image Class	Displays whether the image is bilevel, gray scale, or color

Width and Height	The size of the image in pixels

To view more information on a selected file before opening it:

1.	Click once on the file name in the Open dialog box.

2.	Choose File Info.

3.	Choose OK to return to the Open dialog Box.


File Save command

The Save command saves your active image if it has previously been saved. You can then continue working with the image without re-opening the file.

You should periodically save your images to protect any changes you make from being lost.

To save an image:

Choose Save from the File menu.


File Save As command

Use the Save As command to save the active image if it has not been previously saved or when you wish to save it under another name or format and retain the existing copy.

You can also save images of file formats that Image-In Color does not support by using a plug-in module for the format.

Option	Description

Directories	The directory in which you want to store the image

File Name	The file name. If you do not specify an extension, Image-In Color automatically adds the .TIF extension to the file and will save the file as a TIFF file. The TIFF Options dialog box appears.

Format	The format to save your file as. If you save your file ans an EPS file, the EPS Options dialog box appears.

Rescale	To enlarge or reduce the image before saving it

Save Selection	To save a selection only

To save the active image as a new file:

1.	Choose Save As from the File menu.

2.	Adjust the settings in the dialog box.

3.	Choose Save.

Formats supported	Extension

Compuserve GIF	.GIF

Encapsulated Postscript	.EPS

Gem Paint	.IMG

MacPaint	.PNT

Microsoft Paint	.MSP

PC Paintbrush	.PCX

Raw format	.RAW

TIFF	.TIF

Truevision TGA	.TGA

Windows 2 Bitmap	.BMP

Windows 3 Bitmap	.BMP


File Save As TIFF Options dialog box

The TIFF Options dialog box appears when you save your image as a TIFF file.

Option	Description

Add MacBinary Header	To add a MacBinary header.

Compression	To save your TIFF file in compressed format.You can then select a compression technique (CCITT Group 3, Packbits, LZW) from the drop down list box.

Gray-scale	Only available if your image is a gray-scale image. You can select either 16 or 256 gray levels

Mac Format	To save the image as a TIFF file using the Macintosh convention

To save a file in TIFF format:

1.	Select the TIFF format from the Format drop down list box in the Save As dialog box.

2.	Choose Save.

3 	Adjust the settings in the dialog box.

4.	Choose OK.


File Save As EPS Options dialog box

The EPS Options dialog box appears when you save your image as an EPS file.

This format is available for color, gray-scale and bilevel images.

Postscript is a page description language created by Adobe systems and drives Postscript compatible printers.

Option	Description

Include TIFF Preview	To include a TIFF preview in the EPS file, where a reduced TIFF image allows you to preview the EPS image in the target application.

Use Color	To save the file as a color image using the Color Postscript extension. If you do not select this option, the color information is discarded.

To save a file in EPS format:

1.	Select the EPS format from the Format drop down list box in the Save As dialog box.

2.	Choose Export.

3 	Adjust the settings in the dialog box.

4.	Choose OK.


File Restore command

The Restore command in the File menu erases the active image and redraws the last saved version of it on your screen.

The command is only available when you have a previously saved version of the image.

To restore an image to its last saved version:

Choose Restore from the File menu.


File Close command

The Close command closes the active window.

If you have not yet saved your image, you will be prompted to save or discard your new image or the changes you made to an existing image.


File Scan command

Use this command to bring originals directly into Image-In Color.

The Scan command opens the Scanner dialog box corresponding to the model of your currently installed scanner.

To open the scanner driver dialog box:

Choose Scan from the File menu or press Ctrl+S.


File Setup Scanner command

Use the Setup Scanner command when you change your scanner type.

To set up a scanner for use with Image-In Color:

1.	Choose Setup Scanner from the File menu.

2.	Select a scanner from the list.

3.	Choose Setup if you want to change the model or I/O address for the scanner.

4.	Choose OK.


File Print command

Images can be printed on any Windows compatible printer.This includes color printers,especially true 24-bit color printers.

Halftones and color separations can be printed as negatives which in turn can be used by your print press to reproduce your work.

Option	Description

Copies	The number of copies you want to print

Fit to Page	To scale the image up or down, so that it fits the page size set in the page setup

Halftone	To open the Halftone dialog box to setup a halftone screen to print your image with.

Measurement Unit	The unit type

Page Setup	To open the Page Setup dialog box enabling you to adjust specific printing options.

Pixel to Dot	To print exactly one dot for each image pixel, without regard for actual image size

Print Selection	Only available if there is a selection on your image. Disable the Print Selection option if you want to print your entire image.

Scale	To print the image to a scale of its original size

Tone Curves	To open the Tone Curves dialog box to change the density or intensity values of the pixels of an image in relation to those of the printer.

Use Gray/Color	To output gray-scale and color images "as they are" to the printer and let the Windows printer driver do any required processing.

To print your image:

1.	Choose Print from the File menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the dialog box.

3.	Choose OK to print your image.


Page Setup dialog box

This dialog box appears when you choose Page Setup in the Print Image dialog box.

Page Setup enables you to adjust specific printing options such as the position of the image on the paper and printing specific reproduction marks.

Option	Description

Center	To print your image in the center of the page

Crop Marks	To indicate where the image is to be trimmed after it has been printed

Emulsion Side	To ensure that any character in the image is readable when the photosensitive layer is face up

Frame	To print your image with a customized border

Gray Wedge	To print a gray wedge at the bottom of your image

Legend	To add a footer to the printed image

Measurement Unit	The unit type

Negative	To print a color inverted version of the image

Position From Left	To position your image in respect to the upper-left corner of the paper

Position From Top	To position your image in respect to the top-left corner of the paper

Position Marks	To print position marks on each CMYK color separation and center the separated images on the printed output

Pts	To customize the width of your image border

Title	To add a header to the printed image


Print Set Halftone dialog box

This dialog box appears when you choose Halftone in the Print Image dialog box.

The Set Halftone dialog box enables you to setup a halftone screen to print your image with. The Halftone screen (a mask covered with regularly spaced holes) is placed over the image, giving information for printer dot density.

Option	Description

Error Diffusion	To use error diffusion for creating a halftone effect

Halftone	To print with a custom made Halftone screen

-	Dot Shape: Line, Dot, Ellipse or Diamond

-	Angle: to select an angle for the halftone screen

-	Frequency: to select the number of lines per inch in the screen

Printer Default	To use the printer’s default Halftone screen


Print Tone Curve dialog box

This dialog box appears when you choose Tone Curves in the Print Image dialog box.

Use the Tone Curves option to change the density or intensity values of the pixels of an image in relation to those of the printer.

Option	Description

Curve	A graphic representation of the tone curve of the active printer.The graph shows the relationship of the color or gray values available in the image to the color or gray values available on the printer.

Open	To retrieve a previously saved Tone Curve

Reset	To reset the curve to a linear line

Save As	To save a Tone Curve as a file

Smooth	To even out a freehand edited curve

Use Lines	To edit the curve by line segments


Open Print Tone Curve dialog box

The Open option enables you to retrieve a previously saved Tone Curve. You can then edit and save the Tone Curve, preview the effect on the active image, and apply the Tone Curve to the active image.

To open an existing Tone Curve:

1.	Choose Open from the Tone Curve dialog box.

2.	Select the directory in the Directories list box that contains the Tone Curve you want to open.

3.	Open a Tone Curve by double clicking on the file name in the Files In list box or click once on the file name and choose Open.


Save Print Tone Curve dialog box

A Tone Curve can be saved as a file and recalled for use with other images. Each map file is automatically given the .GMA file extension.

To save a Tone Curve:

1.	Choose Save As from the Tone Curve dialog box.

2.	Select the directory in the Directories list box in which you want to save the Tone Curve.

3.	Type a name for your Tone Curve file.

4.	Choose Save.


File Setup Printer command

Use the Setup Printer command to select the type of printer you are using and to change the printer settings such as page orientation and graphic resolution.

To set up a printer for use with Image-In Color:

Choose Setup Printer from the File menu.

A list of available printers is displayed. The highlighted printer is the currently selected printer. By choosing Setup, the dialog boxes described in your Microsoft Windows and printer User’s Guides appear.


File Printer Calibration command

Printer calibration compensates for inevitable dot gain (excess density) of the printer in relation to the scanner input. There are three steps in calibrating the printer.

First you print a gray-scale calibration strip, next you scan the gray-scale strip with certain scanner settings, and lastly you save the resulting tone curve for the gray-scale strip. The resulting tone curve is specific to each halftone setting and each resolution setting for the printer. The tone curve can be saved and reused for printing other images.

The command only applies to gray-scale and color image printing.

To calibrate the printer with the scanner:

1.	Choose Printer Calibration from the File menu.

A dialog box appears prompting you to confirm the Gray-scale printer calibration.

2.	Choose Yes to continue.

A dialog box appears prompting you to print a sample image.

3.	Choose Yes to continue.

The Print Image dialog box appears.

4.	Choose OK from the Print Image dialog box.

A gray-scale calibration strip is printed.

The scanner dialog box appears so that you can scan the gray-scale calibration strip.

5.	Scan the gray-scale calibration strip in the gray-scale scanning mode.

The scanned gray-scale calibration strip is automatically analyzed and a correction tone curve is calculated. The Tone Curve dialog box appears, allowing you to view the calibration results and save the Tone Curve.

6.	Save the Tone Curve.


File Exit command

The Exit command quits Image-In Color and returns to the Windows desktop.

If changes have been made to the active image and have not been saved, a dialog box will appear to confirm exit with or without saving. If you choose to save the image and you have not previously saved it, the Save As dialog box will appear.


File Last Documents Used List

A list of the four most recently used images during the preceding Image-In Color sessions. The image at the top of the list is the most recently used image.

If the list is full and you close another image, the image at the bottom of the list is removed. You can also open one of the images in the list by clicking it.


Edit Undo command

If you make a mistake while using a tool, Undo will correct the mistake. The Undo command deletes your last modifying action only.

To undo your last action:

Choose Undo from the Edit menu or press Alt+Backspace.


Edit Disable/Enable Undo command

By disabling the Undo command, you can free some of your system memory.

If you receive "Out of memory" system messages, disabling the Undo command may correct the problem.

You can switch the command from Disable Undo to Enable Undo.


Edit Cut command

Cutting removes a selection and places the selection on the Clipboard.

To remove a selection by cutting:

1.	Select the part of the image you want to cut.

2.	Choose Cut from the Edit menu or press Shift+Del.


Edit Copy command

Copying places a copy of a selection on the Clipboard, but leaves the contents of the selection unchanged.

To copy a selection:

1.	Select the part of the image you want to copy.

2.	Choose Copy from the Edit menu or press Ctrl+Ins.


Edit Paste command

After you have used the Cut or Copy command, use this command to paste the contents of the Clipboard into the active image window.

You can transfer selections between images if you have more than one image open.

To paste the Clipboard contents into the active image window:

1.	Choose Paste from the Edit menu or press Shift+Ins.

The contents of the Clipboard are placed in the center of the image. The selection becomes a moveable selection.

2.	Select the Hand tool from the Toolbox.

3.	With the Hand, move the selection to the required position.

4.	Move the Hand to any position outside the selection within the image window.

The Hand icon becomes a paste tube and you can now paste the selection into the new position.

The Paste Control dialog box enables you to control the transparency or opacity of a selection.

5.	Click to paste the selection into the new position.


Edit Paste to New command

After you have used the Cut or Copy command, use the Paste To New command to paste the contents of the Clipboard into a new image window.

Image-In Color will create a new image of the same size as the Clipboard contents.

To paste the Clipboard contents into a new image window:

1.	Cut or copy a selection from the active image or copy the entire image.

2.	Choose Paste To New from the Edit menu.


Edit Clear command

Clearing removes the selection from the image.

A selection removed in this way cannot be retrieved with Paste. However it is possible to reverse the action with the Undo command in the Edit menu.

To clear a selection from the image:

1.	Select the part of the image you want to clear.

2.	Choose Clear from the Edit menu or press Del.


Edit Crop command

Cropping retains a selected part of the image and discards the unselected part.

To crop an image:

1.	Select the part of the image that you wish to retain.

2.	Choose Crop from the Edit menu.


Edit Duplicate command

The Duplicate command makes a copy of a selection without changing the contents of the Clipboard. The area on the image where the selection was taken from, remains unchanged.

To duplicate a selection:

1.	Select the part of the image that you wish to duplicate.

2.	Choose Duplicate from the Edit menu.

3.	Choose the Hand tool from the Toolbox.

4.	With the Hand, move the selection to the required position.

5.	Move the Hand to any position outside the selection within the image window.

The Hand icon becomes a paste tube and you can now paste the selection into the new position.

The Paste Control dialog box enables you to control the transparency or opacity of a selection.

6.	Click to paste the selection into the new position.

To make many duplications of the same selection:

1.	Hold down the Shift key and drag the selection to another part on the image.

2.	Release the mouse button and the Shift key.

Each succeeding duplicate is pasted automatically when you make the next duplicate.

3.	Repeat the above two steps for each duplication.


Edit Select command

The Select command opens the submenu for the Pointer tool. The submenu enables you to define the contours, scope and behaviour of the tool.

To select a Pointer tool option:

1.	Choose the Select command from the Edit menu or click right when the Pointer is active.

2.	The currently selected option has a check mark next to it. To select an option click on it or highlight the option by using the cursor keys.

The following selection options are available:

Add	To add subsequent selections to the current selection

Drag From Center	To define the center of an object as the starting point for making a selection

Ellipse	To draw an elliptical selection

Free Form	To manually trace the outline of an irregular object

Intersect	To select the overlapping parts of multiple selections

Invert	To select the area outside the selection

Magic Wand	To automatically select areas based on the similarity of colors

Move Frame	To move the selection frame around the image

New	To make a selection while deselecting the previous selection

Options	To control the border blending of the selections

Polygon	To make a selection consisting of straight line segments

Rectangle	To draw a rectangular selection

Subtract	To subtract selections made within a current selection from the current selection


Edit Select Rectangle command

The Rectangle tool draws a rectangular selection.

You can set a Feather edge in the Options dialog box.

Shift + drag draws a square selection.


Edit Select Polygon command

The Polygon tool enables you to make a selection consisting of straight line segments.

You can set a Feather edge in the Options dialog box.

To select an area with the Polygon tool:

1.	Click to start drawing the polygon.

2.	Each subsequent click will form a straight line from the previous clicked position.

3.	Double click to close the polygon.

A straight line will form between the open ends.

Shift + drag draws horizontal, 45°, or vertical straight line segments for a polygon selection.


Edit Select Ellipse command

The Ellipse tool draws an elliptical selection.

You can set a Feather edge in the Options dialog box.

Shift + drag draws a circular selection.


Edit Select Magic Wand command

The Magic Wand enables you to automatically select areas based on the similarity of colors.

When you use the Magic Wand, Image-In Color will calculate the range of pixel values to be included in the selection from the value of the pixel you clicked, plus and minus the threshold value you set in the Options dialog box. Neighbouring pixel values falling within this range will be included in the selection.

The neighbouring pixels of each pixel included in the selection are evaluated, thus forming a path of pixels whose values fall within the range.


Edit Select Free command

The Free Form tool enables you to trace the outline of an irregular object. A line will form as you trace around the outline. As soon as you release the mouse button, the line will close as a straight line from start to end.

You can set a Feather edge in the Options dialog box.

Shift+drag draws a horizontal or vertical line.


Edit Select Move Frame command

This option enables you to move the selection frame around the image by dragging it.


Edit Select New command

When this option is active, each new selection you make will deselect the previous selection.


Edit Select Add command

As soon as this option is activated, subsequent selections will be added to the current selection. You can use this option to select parts of the image that are widely separated or overlapping each other.


Edit Select Subtract command

Any selection made within a current selection will be subtracted from the current selection. In other words, the selection will be the current selection minus the new selection.


Edit Select Intersect command

When this option is active, the overlapping parts of multiple selections become the active selection.


Edit Select Inverse command

This option is used to select the area outside the selection.

At times it may be more useful to first select the smaller areas you do not want to modify, then using the Inverse command, invert the selection to the larger area.


Edit Select Drag from Center command

The Drag from Center option enables you to define the center of an object as the starting point for making a selection.

The selection frame will radiate out from the point at which you click when you start making the selection.


Edit Select Options command

By choosing Options, you can control the border blending of the selections. The border blending includes values for the feather edge and threshold.

Option	Description

Feather	The Feather edge is the area around the border of a selection to which a change is partially applied. If you fill a selection that has a Feather edge, there is a gradual blending of the fill color with the pixels surrounding the selection and the pixels within the selection.

The Feather edge value indicates the distance inside and outside the selection border that the change extends to until it is blended into the surrounding pixels.

Threshold	The Threshold option applies only to the Magic Wand tool and is disabled if another tool is active. Threshold specifies the color range of pixels that will be included in a selection with the Magic Wand.

For example, if you specify a Threshold value of 20 and click on a pixel with a value of 120 with the Magic Wand, all adjacent pixels with a value between 100 and 140 will be selected. A value close to 0 will therefore select pixels of a similar color.


Edit Select All command

This command will select the entire image for editing, cutting or copying. Any active selections are deselected before the entire image is selected.

To select the entire image:

Choose Select All from the Edit menu.


Edit Deselect command

You can cancel all current selections with this command.

To deselect selections:

Choose Deselect from the Edit menu or press Ctrl+D.


Edit Hide/Show Selection Frame command

This command is a toggle to hide or show the frame that outlines a selection.

The command is useful if you are working at a magnified level and wish to see the pixels under the selection frame or when you want to preview the image without being disturbed by the selection frame.

All editing performed on the selection is carried out, despite the frame being hidden.

To hide the selection frame when it is displayed:

Choose Hide Selection Frame from the Edit menu.

To display the frame when it is hidden:

Choose Show Selection Frame from the Edit menu.


Edit Selection to Image command

This command converts the current selection to a gray-scale image representation of the selection.

To create a gray-scale image representation from a selection:

1.	Select the area you want to make into a gray-scale image representation.

2.	Choose Selection to Image from the Edit menu.

The selection area is transferred to a new gray-scale image: the "gray-scale image representation".

The white and gray areas on the gray-scale image representation denote the area you selected; the black areas are outside the area you selected.

3.	Modify the gray-scale image representation with the editing tools.

After modifying, when you place the gray-scale image representation onto an active image with the Image to Selection command:

-	you will be able to fully edit through the white areas on the gray-scale image representation

-	you will be able to partially edit through the gray areas on the gray-scale image representation

-	you will not be able to edit through the black areas on the gray-scale image representation


Edit Image to Selection command

This command places a gray-scale image (for instance a gray-scale image representation made with the Selection to Image command) onto the active image.

When the gray-scale image is placed over the image, all the image editing you do will be applied through the gray-scale image:

-	you are able to fully edit through the white areas on the gray-scale image representation

-	you are able to partially edit through the gray areas on the gray-scale image representation

-	you are not able to edit through the black areas on the gray-scale image representation

Option	Description

Image List	The list contains the names of the gray-scale images currently open including those open but not yet saved.

Remove Image	You can remove an image from the list by selecting it and then selecting the Remove Image option.

To place a gray-scale image onto an image:

1.	Open the gray-scale image.

2.	Activate the image where you want to place the gray-scale image over.

3.	Choose Image to Selection from the Edit menu.

4.	Select the gray-scale image you want to use from the list.

5.	Choose OK to place the gray-scale image onto the active image.


Edit Paste Control command

Paste controls are used to control which pixels in the pasted source (the selection) will replace those in the destination and to define how much of the underlying image will show through the pasted source.

The Paste Control dialog box differs according to the type of image you are working in (color, gray-scale or bilevel).

To set the Paste Controls:

1.	Choose Paste Control from the Edit menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the dialog boxes.

3.	Choose OK. The controls will remain in effect until you change them.

You can preview the changes you make in the Paste controls with the Preview button. Preview is only active if your image has a selection.


Paste Control dialog box for color images

Color paste controls are used to control which pixels in the pasted source (the selection) will replace those in the destination and to define how much of the underlying image will show through the pasted source.

The Paste Control dialog box for color images appears when you select Paste Control from the Edit menu and your active image is a color image.

Option	Description

Sample boxes	Displays a sample of the source and destination overlaps for the chosen settings.

Paste	To select a paste mode.

-	Always: merges all of the pasted source with the background image

-	On Darker Only: merges all source pixels with destination pixels that are darker than the pixels in the source

-	On Lighter Only: merges all source pixels with destination pixels that are lighter than the pixels in the source

-	Hue Only: applies the hue component of the source pixel to the destination pixel

-	Color Only: applies the source pixels to the destination pixels only if they contain color

-	Using Range Control: to use the Range Control Source and Destination bars

Range Control Source	To select which pixel shades in the pasted source are to be pasted over the destination

Only the pixels corresponding to the shaded portion in the top of the bar will be pasted onto the destination.

Range Control Destination	To select which pixel shades in the destination will replace the pixels in the pasted source

Only the pixels corresponding to the portion you removed will replace the pixels in the pasted source.

Colors	To select global, red, green or blue range control

-	Global: bases the color comparison on the gray values of the pixels

-	Red: bases the color comparison on the primary color red

-	Green: bases the color comparison on the primary color green

-	Blue: bases the color comparison on the primary color blue

Opacity	To select an opacity value

The Opacity setting affects the "Always", "On Lighter Only", and "On Darker Only" paste modes.

Reset	To return the Paste Control options to their default values


Paste Control dialog box for gray-scale images

Gray-scale paste controls are used to control which pixels in the pasted source (the selection) will replace those in the destination and to define how much of the underlying image will show through the pasted source.

The Paste Control dialog box for gray-scale images appears when you select Paste Control from the Edit menu and your active image is a gray-scale image.

Option	Description

Sample boxes	Displays a sample of the source and destination overlaps for the chosen settings.

Paste	To select a paste mode.

-	Always: merges all of the pasted source with the background image

-	On Darker Only: merges all source pixels with destination pixels that are darker than the pixels in the source

-	On Lighter Only: merges all source pixels with destination pixels that are lighter than the pixels in the source

-	Using Range Control: to use the Range Control Source and Destination bars

Range Control Source	To select which pixel shades in the pasted source are to be pasted over the destination

Only the pixels corresponding to the shaded portion in the top of the bar will be pasted onto the destination.

Range Control Destination	To select which pixel shades in the destination will replace the pixels in the pasted source

Only the pixels corresponding to the portion you removed will replace the pixels in the pasted source.

Opacity	To select an opacity value

The Opacity setting affects the "Always", "On Lighter Only", and "On Darker Only" paste modes.

Reset	To return the Paste Control options to their default values


Paste Control dialog box for bilevel images

Bilevel paste controls are used to control which pixels in the pasted source (the selection) will replace those in the destination and to define how much of the underlying image will show through the pasted source.

The Paste Control dialog box for bilevel images appears when you select Paste Control from the Edit menu and your active image is a bilevel image.

Option	Description

Paste	To select a paste mode

-	Opaque mode: to cover the underlying image completely with the pasted source

-	Transparent mode: to let the black of the underlying image show through the white of the pasted source

-	Using mix control: to use the mix control

Mix control	To specify any possible combination of selection (pasted source) and underlying image pixels

The Mix control shows the 16 different possible results from combining the 2 (black and white) selection pixels with the 2 (black and white) image pixels.

The Selection and Image patches show how the selection and image pixel colors can be mixed.


Image Reverse command

This command is available for bilevel images only.

Invoking the command will change all black pixels within a selection to white and all the white pixels within a selection to black.

To reverse black and white pixels in a bilevel image:

Choose Reverse from the Image menu.


Image Graymap command

The Graymap command is available for gray-scale images only.

A graymap is the computer’s view of the image. Each pixel in the image has a grayscale value assigned to it. The values range from 0 which is pure black to 255 which is pure white. The Graymap stores the way the shades of gray are plotted to the different values in the image.

To adjust the Graymap:

Choose Graymap from the Image menu.

The submenu of Graymap commands appears and contains the following commands:

Auto Density

Brightness/Contrast

Edit

Equalize

Gamma Correction

Negative

Posterize

Most of the commands in the Graymap submenu display dialog boxes that include these command buttons:

-	Preview to preview the effects of your changes before applying them.

-	OK to accept and apply the changes and the values displayed to the image. This occurs even when you have not adjusted the values.

-	Cancel to return to the image without applying any changes.


Image Colormap command

The Colormap command is available for color images only.

A Colormap is the computer’s view of the image. Each pixel in the image has a color value assigned to it. The Colormap stores the way color values are plotted to the different values in the image. You can change the way the colors are plotted by using the Colormap commands.

To adjust the Colormap:

Choose Colormap from the Image menu.

The submenu of Colormap commands appears and contains the following commands:

Auto Density

Brightness/Contrast

Color Balance

Edit

Equalize

Gamma Correction

Gray Balance

Hue/Saturation

Negative

Posterize

Most of the commands in the Colormap submenu display dialog boxes that include these command buttons:

-	Preview to preview the effects of your changes before applying them.

-	OK to accept and apply the changes and the values displayed to the image. This occurs even when you have not adjusted the values.

-	Cancel to return to the image without applying any changes.


Image Filter command

Filters are editing tools for modifying your image. They enable you to enhance or create special effects for your image.

You can repeat a filter to increase the effect.

If no area is selected, the filter is applied to the entire image. If you wish to apply a filter to a selection, that area must first be selected.

To apply a filter:

1.	Choose Filter from the Image menu.

2.	Choose a filter from the submenu.

Filter	Image types

Add Noise	color and gray-scale images

Black Hole	color and gray-scale images

Blur	color and gray-scale images

Blur More	color and gray-scale images

Despeckle	color and gray-scale images

Diffuse	color and gray-scale images

Edge Only	color and gray-scale images

Edge++	color and gray-scale images

Maximum	color and gray-scale images

Median	color and gray-scale images

Minimum	color and gray-scale images

Mosaic	color and gray-scale images

Motion Blur	color and gray-scale images

Neutral	color images

Noise Removal	bilevel images

Ripples	color and gray-scale images

Sharpen	color and gray-scale images

Sharpen More	color and gray-scale images

Sphere	color and gray-scale images

Spiral	color and gray-scale images

Thinning	bilevel images

Trace Edge	bilevel images

User	color and gray-scale images

Waves	color and gray-scale images


Image Flip command

The Flip command enables you to flip a selection or the entire image either horizontally or vertically.

To flip a selection:

1.	Select an area with the pointer.

2.	Choose Flip from the Image menu.

3.	Choose either Horizontal or Vertical from the submenu.


Image Flip Horizontal command

A horizontal flip turns a selection over from one side to the other.

To flip a selection horizontally:

1.	Select an area with the pointer.

2.	Choose Flip from the Image menu.

3	Choose Horizontal from the Flip submenu.


Image Flip Vertical command

A vertical flip will turn the selection over from the top to the bottom.

To flip a selection vertically:

1.	Select an area with the pointer.

2.	Choose Flip from the Image menu.

3	Choose Vertical from the Flip submenu.


Image Rotate command

The Rotate command enables you to move a selection or the entire image around a fixed point.

To rotate a selection or the entire image:

1.	Choose Rotate from the Image menu.

The center of the selection or the center of the entire image will be the fixed point for the rotation.

2.	Choose the degree and direction of rotation from the submenu.

Angle enables you to specify the precise degree and direction of rotation.

Free enables you to manually control the rotation.

Left 90° will turn the selection counter-clockwise 90 degrees.

Right 90° will turn the selection clockwise 90 degrees.


Image Rotate Left command

Left 90° will turn the selection or the entire image counter-clockwise 90 degrees.


Image Rotate Right command

Right 90° will turn the selection clockwise 90 degrees.


Image Rotate Free command

A Free rotation enables you to manually control the rotation by means of anchor points which appear at the four corners of the selection, and a central fixed point around which the rotation moves. You can move the fixed point to any desired position and then manually rotate the selection with the mouse.

To move the fixed point:

1.	Move the cursor over the central fixed point until it becomes a crosshair.

2.	Drag the crosshair to the desired fixed point position.

To rotate the selection:

1.	Move the cursor over one of the anchor points until it becomes a circular pointer.

2.	Drag the circular pointer until the selection reaches the angle of rotation you want.


Image Rotate Angle command

Angle enables you to specify the precise degree and direction of rotation.

To rotate an image with a precise degree and direction of rotation:

1.	Enter the angle of rotation in degrees.

2.	Select Clockwise if you want a clockwise rotation.


Image Stretch/Shrink command

The Stretch/Shrink command enables you to enlarge or shrink a selection to different sizes. By manipulating anchor points around the selection with the mouse, you can stretch or shrink the selection.

Once chosen, the Stretch/Shrink command remains in effect until you deselect it, choose another menu command, or press Esc.

To stretch or shrink a selection:

1.	Select an area with the pointer.

2.	Choose Stretch/Shrink from the Image menu.

A flexible box with eight anchor points appears around the selection.

3.	Place the cursor over the anchor point where you want to change the dimensions of the selection.

4.	Drag the anchor point to the required spot.


Image Slant command

The Slant command enables you to tilt a selection on either of its horizontal or vertical sides. By manipulating anchor points around the selection with the mouse, you can slant the selection.

Once chosen, the Slant command remains in effect until you deselect it, choose another menu command, or press Esc.

To slant a selection:

1.	Select an area with the pointer.

2.	Choose Slant from the Image menu.

A flexible box with four anchor points appears around the selection.

3.	Place the cursor over the anchor point where you want to tilt the selection.

4.	Drag the anchor point to the required spot.


Image Perspective command

When you apply Perspective to a selection, it will appear as a three-dimensional image. By manipulating one anchor point, you can move opposite sides of the selection and at the same time adjust its height, which creates a perspective effect.

Once chosen, the Perspective command remains in effect until you deselect it, choose another menu command or press Esc.

To apply perspective to a selection:

1.	Select an area with the pointer.

2.	Choose Perspective from the Image menu.

A flexible box with four anchor points appears around the selection.

3.	Place the cursor over the anchor point you want to move.

4.	Drag the anchor point to the required spot.


Image Distort command

Distort enables you to move each corner of a selection independently. By manipulating an anchor point in one direction at a time, you can create a selection of distorted dimensions.

Once chosen, the Distort command remains in effect until you deselect it, choose another menu command or press Esc.

To distort a selection:

1.	Select an area with the pointer.

2.	Choose Distort from the Image menu.

A flexible box with four anchor points appears around the selection.

3.	Place the cursor over the anchor point you want to move.

4.	Drag the anchor point to the required spot.


Image Convert to command

The Convert command enables you to convert one type of image to another. The conversion options available depend on the type of image that is currently active.

To convert an image to a different type:

1.	Ensure that the image you want to convert is the active image.

2.	Choose Convert from the Image menu.

3.	Choose the type of conversion you want to make from the submenu.

The following submenu options are available:

Bilevel	To convert your image to a bilevel image

Gray Scale	To convert your image to a gray-scale image

Palette Color	To convert your image to a palette color image

RGB Colors	To convert your image to an RGB colors image


Image Convert to Bilevel command

You can convert color or gray-scale images to a bilevel image.

A bilevel image is classified as either a line-art image or a halftone image. A line-art image contains only solid areas of black and white pixels. This is in contrast to a halftone image which contains patterns of black and white pixels which simulate different shades of gray.

Option	Description

Halftoning	Select Halftoning if you want to convert your color image to a halftone image. This activates the Set Halftone button.

Height	The height for the converted image. Height is directly linked to the Scale and Width of the converted image.

Measurement Unit	The unit type

Resolution	The dots per inch resolution for the converted image. Remember, the higher the resolution, the more storage space your image will take.

Scale	The scale percentage for the converted image. Scale is directly linked to the Height and Width of the converted image.

Set Halftone	To open the Halftone dialog box to setup a halftone screen for converting your image.

Threshold	To set the Threshold value. The default threshold value is 50% where all gray values (the RGB values are converted to gray values) below the middle gray level are converted to black, and all those above the middle gray level are converted to white.

Thresholding	To convert your color image to a line-art image. This activates the Threshold slider.

Width	The width for the converted image. Width is directly linked to the Height and Scale of the converted image.

To convert a color or gray-scale image to a bilevel image:

1.	Choose Bilevel from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Convert to Bilevel dialog box.

3	Choose OK.


Image Convert to Gray Scale command

You can convert color or bilevel images to a gray-scale image.

Gray-scale images consist of pixels with up to 256 levels of gray, each level representing a different shade of gray.

When converting a color image to a gray-scale image, the RGB value of each pixel is converted to a gray value. No intermediary dialog box appears.

When converting a bilevel image to a gray-scale image the Convert from Bilevel dialog box appears.

Option	Description

2x2 to 8x8 Halftone	To convert a halftone image to a gray-scale image.

When converting a halftone image, specify a cell size from 2x2 to 8x8 pixels per halftone dot.

A halftone image uses a pattern of dots to simulate shades of gray. The larger the cell size, the larger the sample of pixels used to simulate a shade of gray. With a large cell size, the resulting image will appear to have a mosaic pattern.

Line art	To convert a line-art image to a gray-scale image.

A conversion from line-art to gray-scale will result in a gray-scale image containing two gray levels: black, which has a gray value of 0, and white, which has a gray value of 255.

A conversion from line-art to RGB colors will result in an image which contains pixels with red, green and blue values of either 0 or 255.

A conversion from line-art to Palette color will result in an image with 2 palette colors.

To convert a color image to a gray-scale image:

1.	Choose Gray-scale from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

A message appears prompting "Confirm loss of color information?".

2.	Choose OK.

To convert a bilevel image to a gray-scale image:

1.	Choose Gray-scale from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Convert from Bilevel dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Convert to Palette Color command

You can convert color, gray-scale, or bilevel images to a palette color image.

Palette color images can contain up to 256 colors stored in an editable lookup table. An image converted to palette color has limited menu commands and tools available.

A color image is converted to a palette color image by mapping the colors in the image to the maximum number of colors able to be displayed.

A gray-scale image is converted to a palette color image by converting each pixel gray value to a pixel with the same red, green and blue values. As equal values for red, green, and blue give a gray shade, the palette color image is created with a palette containing the 256 shades of gray.

Option	Description

8 color	To convert the image into an RGB 8-color image using a 3 bits per pixel resolution to display 8 colors at one time.

16 color	To convert the image to a 16 Palette Color image using a 4 bits per pixel resolution to display 16 colors at one time. Use the 16 color option for VGA screens with a 16 color mode.

256 color	To convert the image to a 256 Palette Color image uses 8 bits per pixel to display 256 colors at one time. Use the 256 color option for screens with a 256-color mode.

Default Palette	A color palette is built from the system palette and the maximum number of colors available. The colors in the image are then mapped against the default color palette.

Error Diffusion	Pixel error values are diffused to neighbouring pixels. Error values are calculated by taking the difference between the original color values and the palette color values.

None	To map the colors in the RGB image against the closest color available in the color palette.

Optimised Palette	A color palette is built from the range of colors found in the color image and the maximum number of colors available. The colors in the image are then mapped against the optimised color palette.

Pattern	To arrange pixels in patterns thereby simulating a color not available in the palette.

To convert a color image to a palette color image:

1.	Choose Palette Color from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the conversion options in the RGB Color To Palette Color dialog box.

3.	Choose OK

To convert a gray-scale image to a palette color image:

Choose Palette Color from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

The gray-scale image is immediately converted to a palette color image.

To convert a bilevel image to a palette color image:

1.	Choose Palette Color from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Convert from Bilevel dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Convert to RGB Color command

You can convert a gray-scale or bilevel image to a color image.

RGB color images consist of pixels with different mixtures of red, green, and blue values, each mixture representing a different color. There are 8 bits per pixel for each red, green, and blue channel, giving a color range of up to 16,7 million colors.

When a gray-scale image is converted to RGB colors, the gray value of each pixel is converted to a pixel with the same red, green and blue values.

To convert a gray-scale image to an RGB Color image:

Choose RGB Colors from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

The gray-scale image is immediately converted to an RGB color image.

To convert a bilevel image to an RGB color image:

1.	Choose RGB Colors from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Convert from Bilevel dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Resample command

The Resample command enables you to change the dots per inch resolution of your active image.

It does not allow you to change the actual size of your image, although the size on the screen may change. This is because the number of pixels in the image changes when you change the resolution.

Use this command to reduce the storage size of your image.

To resample your image:

1.	Choose Resample from the Image menu.

The actual resolution of your image is shown in dots per inch in the Resample dialog box.

The actual size of your image is shown in kilobytes.

2.	Type the new resolution as dots per inch in the text box.

The new image size is then displayed in kilobytes under the new resolution value you have entered.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Resize command

The Resize command enables you to change the size of your active image within the working space on your screen.

It does not allow you to change the resolution of your image.

Option	Description

Existing Image	The Existing Image options enable you to enlarge the area around the image. A canvas area is created around the image with the difference in the current size of the image and the size dimensions you have entered.

-	Place at Center: to place the image in the center of the window with a canvas surrounding it.

-	Place at Lower Left: to place the image in the lower left corner of the window and a canvas in the upper right corner.

-	Place at Lower Right: to place the image in the lower right corner of the window and a canvas in the upper left corner.

-	Place at Upper Left: to place the image in the upper left corner of the window and a canvas in the lower right corner.

-	Place at Upper Right: to place the image in the upper right corner of the window and a canvas in the lower left corner.

-	Stretch/Shrink: to resize your image to the dimensions you have specified without creating a canvas area

Height	Type a new height for your image in the Height text box.

Keep Aspect Ratio	To maintain the height/width ratio of the image, so that the image is not distorted when it is resized. Each change in the Scale, Height or Width text boxes automatically alters the other dimensions accordingly.

Measurement Unit	The unit type

Printer	To display the printer page setup size before you resize your image

Scale	Type a percentage of the active image to scale your image to.

Screen	To display the size of your screen before you resize your image

Width	Type a new width for your image in the Width text box.

Window	To display the active window size before you resize your image

To resize your image:

1.	Choose Resize from the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Resize dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Rescale command

The Rescale command enables you to enlarge or reduce your active image while maintaining the original proportions.

It does not allow you to change the resolution of your image or number of pixels on your screen.

Option	Description

Height	Type a new height for your image in the Height text box.

Measurement Unit	The unit type

Scale	Type the percentage to scale your image to.

Width	Type a new width for your image in the Width text box.

To rescale your image:

1.	Choose Rescale from the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Rescale dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Color Separation command

The Color Separation command is available for color images only.

You can separate your color image into the following image types:

CMYK Channels	to separate your color image into the individual channels of CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black)

HSV Channels	to separate your color image into the individual channels of HSV (hue, saturation, value)

RGB Channels	to separate your color image into the individual channels of RGB (red, green, blue)

Each channel becomes a separate gray-scale image which you can edit.

When a channel image is active you can choose the Color Combination command from the Image menu to merge the channels of a color image.


Image Color Separation RGB Channels command

This command separates your color image into individual channels of red, green and blue.

To separate your color image into RGB channels:

Choose RGB Channels from Color Separation in the Image menu.

Three separate gray-scale images will appear on your screen, each representing the red, green and blue information of your color image.


Image Color Separation HSV Channels command

This command separates your color image into individual channels of hue, saturation, and value.

To separate your color image into HSV channels:

Choose HSV Channels from Color Separation in the Image menu.

Three separate gray-scale images will appear on your screen, each representing the hue, saturation and value information of the color image.


Image Color Separation CMYK Channels command

This command separates your color image into the individual CMYK channels of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

Option	Description

Blue Absorption in Cyan	Type the percentage with which blue should be absorbed by cyan. Cyan ink is also impure in that it contains yellow. Blue is therefore absorbed and not optimally reflected from cyan ink.

Blue Absorption in Magenta	Type the percentage with which blue should be absorbed by magenta. Magenta ink is impure in that it contains yellow. Blue is therefore absorbed and not optimally reflected from magenta ink.

Gray Component	The amount of black to be generated on the black channel

-	Dark: generates a heavier amount of black ink on the black image

-	Light: generates a light amount of black on the black image

-	Maximum: use this option for images that contain a large amount of solid black color against light backgrounds

-	Medium: generates an average amount of black ink

-	None: generates no black ink on the black image

Green Absorption in Cyan	Type the percentage with which green should be absorbed by cyan. Cyan ink also contains some magenta. Green is therefore absorbed and not optimally reflected from cyan ink.

Press Gain Compensation	To apply a tone curve for the type of film or plate that will be used

-	Negative Plate: applies a tone curve for a negative plate

-	None: no tone curve is applied

-	Positive Plate: applies a tone curve for a positive plate

Under Color Removal	Determines the amount of overlapping cyan, magenta, and yellow are replaced by black

To separate your color image into CMYK channels:

1.	Choose CMYK Channels from Color Separation in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Color Separation dialog box.

3.	Choose OK to separate your color image into CMYK channels.

Four separate gray-scale images are produced. These can then then be printed on film which in turn can be used by your print shop for creating printing plates.


Image Color Combination command

This command is only available for separated channels of color images and for gray-scale images.

You can use the Color Combination command to combine different channels to form a single image after you have used the Color Separation command to separate a color image.

You can combine channel images into

CMYK Channels	To create a CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) image type

HSV Channels	To create an HSV (hue, saturation, value) image type

RGB Channels	To create an RGB (red, green, blue) image type

You can even combine the channels of different images, if they have the same size and resolution.


Image Color Combination RGB Channels command

This command is only available for separated channels of color images and for gray-scale images.

Use the command to combine different channel or gray-scale images to form a single RGB (red, green, and blue) image.

To combine image channels:

1.	Choose RGB Channels from Color Combination in the Image menu.

2.	Select a channel you want to include from each Red, Green, and Blue drop down list box.

The available channels in each drop down list box include all open channel or gray-scale images of the same size and resolution.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Color Combination HSV Channels command

This command is only available for separated channels of color images and for gray-scale images.

Use the command to combine different channel or gray-scale images to form a single HSV (hue, saturation, and value) image.

To combine image channels:

1.	Choose HSV Channels from Color Combination in the Image menu.

2.	Select a channel you want to include from each Hue, Saturation, and Value drop down list box.

The available channels in each drop down list box include all open channel or gray-scale images of the same size and resolution.

3.	Choose OK.


Image Color Combination CMYK Channels command

This command is only available for separated channels of color images and for gray-scale images.

Use the command to combine different channel or gray-scale images to form a single CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) image.

To combine image channels:

1.	Choose CMYK Channels from Color Combination in the Image menu.

2.	Select a channel you want to include from each Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black drop down list box.

The available channels in each drop down list box include all open channel or gray-scale images of the same size and resolution.

3.	Choose OK.


View Zoom In command

Use the Zoom In command for a magnified view of your image. The magnification centers around the middle of the image window.

Each time the command is used, the image is magnified by a factor of two.

The maximum zoom level is 16:1.

To zoom in on your image:

Choose Zoom In from the View menu or press Ctrl+[Num]+.


View Zoom Out command

Use the Zoom Out command for a reduced view of your image.

Each time the command is used, the image is reduced by a factor of two.

The minimum zoom level is 1:16.

To zoom out your image:

Choose Zoom Out from the View menu or press Ctrl+[Num]-.


View Zoom command

This command enables you to select a zoom level for your image.

The current zoom level is displayed in the title bar.

To select a zoom level:

1.	Choose Zoom from the View menu.

A checkmark next to a zoom level in the submenu denotes the current zoom settings.

2.	Choose the required zoom level from the submenu.

Zoom levels range from x16 to x1/16 of the original size of the image.

The Fit in Window command will adjust your image to fit into the active window in proportion to its original size. Use this option to quickly return the image to its original size after zooming in or zooming out.


View Zoom Fit in Window command

This command adjusts your image to fit into the active window in proportion to its original size.

Use this option to quickly return the image to its original size after zooming in or zooming out.


View Zoom x16 ... x1/16 command

Select a zoom level from the submenu.

A checkmark next to a zoom level in the submenu denotes the current zoom settings.


View Full Screen command

This command enables you to use your entire screen to display your image.

Your imagewill be displayed in full-screen size, without the image window, menu bar, and Toolbox.

There is no image editing available when you display your image in Full Screen mode.

To display your image in Full Screen mode:

Choose the Full Screen command from the View menu.

To return to the default screen mode:

Press Esc.


View Toolbox command

The Toolbox command activates or deactivates the display of the toolbox to the left of the image window.

When the toolbox is displayed, there will be a check mark next to the Toolbox command.

To display the toolbox:

Choose Toolbox from the View menu or press Ctrl+T.

The Toolbox appears to the left of the image window.


View Palette command

The Palette command activates or deactivates the display of the palette underneath the image window.

When the palette is displayed, there will be a check mark next to the Palette command in the View menu.

A color palette is displayed for an active color image; a gray palette is displayed for an active gray-scale image; a pattern palette is displayed for an active bilevel image.

The palette can be used to select a foreground or background color, gray, or pattern.

To change the foreground and background colors, grays, or patterns by using the palette:

1.	Choose Palette from the View menu or press Ctrl+P.

2.	Click on the option button to set either the foreground or background option.

3.	Click on the desired color or pattern block in the palette bar or move the slider on the gray-scale palette.

A sample of the selected color, gray, or pattern is displayed in the sample box and the foreground/background swatches in the Toolbox.


View Display command

The Display command enables you to calibrate the gamma of your display.

Display gamma affects the lightness or darkness of the image displayed.

Option	Description

Adjust for Color	To adjust the display gamma for a color image

Adjust for Gray Scale	To adjust the display gamma for a gray-scale image

Error Diffusion	For a better but slower rendering of color on a 2, 16, or 256 color display or better but slower rendering of gray-scale on a 2 or 16 color display.

The Error Diffusion option is only available when you have chosen the Adjust for Color option and you do not have a true 16 or 24 bit color display for displaying color images, or when you do not have a 16 bit color display for displaying gray-scale images.

Gamma	Set the Gamma slider to the desired level.The normal gamma value of an RGB monitor is 2.2.

To adjust your display settings:

1.	Choose Display from the View menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the Display Options dialog box.

3.	Choose OK to apply the chosen gamma values to the display.


View Preferences command

This command enables you to change the viewing preferences.

Option	Description

Apply to All Documents	To select to use the preferences you have set for all the images that you open or only the active image.

Palette	To activate or deactivate the display of the palette underneath the image window.

Rulers	To activate or deactivate the display of the rulers in the image window borders.

Scroll Bars	To activate or deactivate the display of the scroll bars in the image window borders.

Show Position	To activate or deactivate the numeric display of the vertical and horizontal cursor coordinates. They indicate the position of the cursor in the image window. They will be displayed to the right on the Status Line.

Status Line	To activate or deactivate the display of the Status Line underneath the image window.

Toolbox	To activate or deactivate the display of the Toolbox to the left of the image window.

Unit	To select the unit of measurement you want to use while working in Image-In Color. The unit, either millimeter, centimeter, inch, cm, picas, points, or pixels, will be used for various options in the dialog boxes.

To change the view preferences:

1.	Choose Preferences from the View menu.

2.	Adjust the Prefernces dialog box options.

A checkmark denotes an active option.


View Image Info command

The Image Info command displays information on the active image.

Item	Description

Class	The image type

Creation Date	The date the image was created

Digitizer	The name of the scanner used to scan the image

Height	The height of the image in the unit of measurement chosen in the Preferences setting

More Info	To view or add more information on the active image.

Software	The software package used to create the image

Storage Size	The actual file size displayed in bytes

Width	The width of the image in the unit of measurement chosen in the Preferences setting

X Resolution	The resolution of the image along its X axis in dots per inch

Y Resolution	The resolution of the image along its Y axis in dots per inch

To display information on the active image:

1.	Choose Image Info from the View menu.

2.	Choose OK.


View Image More Info dialog box

This dialog box enables you to enter a document name, page name, the artist’s name, and any other relevant information for the image.

This information is added to the TIFFfile but is lost as soon as the file is converted to another format.


View Histogram command

This command is available for gray-scale and color images only.

The command enables you to visualize the distribution of gray values for a gray-scale image or color intensities for a color image. It will help you determine how to change the gray values or colors of a scanned image, or to see how they have been changed.

The histogram plots the gray or color values in an image against the total number of pixels with those values. A histogram of a color image also plots the individual color channels (red, green, and blue).

You can view a histogram of the entire image or a selection.

Item	Description

Blue	The number of pixels in the color image with the same blue value as the graph point under the pointer

Global	Displays the number of pixels in the image with the gray value shown next to Value

Green	The number of pixels in the color image with the same green value as the graph point under the pointer

Max	Displays the total number of pixels in the image or selection

Red	The number of pixels in the color image with the same red value as the graph point under the pointer

Value	Displays the gray value of the graph point under the pointer

X axis	Represents the color or gray values from the darkest (0, black) at the left to the lightest (255, white) at the right

Y axis	Represents the total number of pixels with the X axis color or gray value

To view a histogram of an image:

1.	Choose Histogram from the View menu.

The values shown beneath the Histogram change as you move the pointer across the Histogram.

To view the plotting of red, green, and blue for a color image individually, use the checkbox toggles.

2.	Choose OK when you have finished viewing the contents of the Histogram dialog box.


Tools Options command

The Options command enables you to access the options dialog box of selected drawing tools, not including the Pointer, Hand, and Magnifier.

This is an alternative to clicking right when the tool is in the image window, double clicking on the tool, or pressing F2 when the tool is active.

Airbrush options

Brush options

Bucket options

Drawing tool options

Eraser options

Eyedropper options

Gradient Fill options

Pen options

Smudge options

Special Effects options

Stamp options

Text tool options


Tools Eraser Options command

The Eraser Options dialog box enables you to change the thickness of the eraser.

To change the thickness of the Eraser:

Adjust the Eraser Thickness using the scroll arrows.


Tools Pen Options command

The following options are available in the Pen Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Paint	To control which pixels are affected by the Pen

-	Always: to change all the pixels to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels that are darker than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels that are lighter than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Opaque: to change all pixels to the current foreground pattern.(bilevel images only)

-	Transparent: to let the background appear through the white dots of the fill in shade.(bilevel images only)

Pressure	To select the opacity or transparency of the paint deposited on the image (color and gray-scale images only)

Shape	To select a Pen shape

The selected shape is surrounded by a frame and displayed in the selected thickness.

Spacing	To select the rate at which the paint is deposited on the image when moving the Pen

Spacing is the distance between the dots that are affected by the Pen.

Thickness	To select a thickness value for the Pen

A thickness of 1 draws an area of 1 x 1 pixels. The actual size of the Pen is shown in the Shape box.


Tools Text Tool Options command

The following options are available in the Text dialog box:

Option	Description

Align	To align your text to left of, right of, or centered over the insertion point

Font	To select any installed Windows screen font

Size	To select a size for the font

Style	To select a style for the text

You can select Normal or a combination of Bold, Italic, Underlined, and Strikethrough

Text Sample	Displays an example from A to Z of the font and style options you have chosen

Text	To enter your text


Tools Brush Options command

The following options are available in the Brush Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Edge	To control the transition of color from the Brush stroke outline on the background image (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Smooth: to blur the edges of the Brush stroke

-	Medium: to slightly blur the edges of the Brush stroke

-	Sharp: to clearly define the edges of the Brush stroke

Fadeout	To define the gradual decline in color at the end of a Brush stroke (color and gray-scale images only)

The higher the value, the quicker the fade out and the shorter the paint flow at the end of the Brush stroke.

Paint	To control which pixels are affected by the Brush

-	Always: to change all the pixels to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels that are darker than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels that are lighter than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Opaque: to change all pixels to the current foreground pattern.(bilevel images only)

-	Transparent: to let the background appear through the white dots of the fill in shade.(bilevel images only)

Pressure	To select the opacity or transparency of the paint deposited on the image (color and gray-scale images only)

Shape	To select a Brush shape

The selected shape is surrounded by a frame and displayed in the selected thickness.

Spacing	To select the rate at which the paint is deposited on the image when moving the Brush

Spacing is the distance between the dots that are affected by the Brush.

Thickness	To select a thickness value for the Brush

A thickness of 1 draws an area of 1 x 1 pixels. The actual size of the Brush is shown in the Shape box.


Tools Airbrush Options command

The following options are available in the Airbrush Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Diffusion	To control the size of the paints drops emerging from the Airbrush (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Smooth: applies small sized drops of paint

-	Medium: applies average sized drops of paint

-	Crude: applies large sized drops of paint

Fadeout	To define the gradual decline in color when the spray ends (color and gray-scale images only)

The higher the value, the quicker the fade out and the shorter the paint flow at the end of the spray.

Paint	To control which pixels are affected by the Airbrush

-	Always: to change all the pixels to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels that are darker than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels that are lighter than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Opaque: to change all pixels to the current foreground pattern.(bilevel images only)

-	Transparent: to let the background appear through the white dots of the fill in shade.(bilevel images only)

Pressure	To select the opacity or transparency of the paint deposited on the image (color and gray-scale images only)

Repeat	To select the rate at which the spray is deposited on the image when the Airbrush is stationary

The higher the value, the more paint is deposited.

Shape	To select an Airbrush nozzle shape

The selected shape is surrounded by a frame and displayed in the selected thickness.

Spacing	To select the rate at which the paint is deposited on the image when moving the Airbrush

Spacing is the distance between the dots that are affected by the Airbrush.

Thickness	To select a thickness value for the Airbrush

A thickness of 1 draws an area of 1 x 1 pixels. The actual size of the Airbrush is shown in the Shape box.


Tools Stamp Options command

The following options are available in the Stamp Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Anchored	To reposition the crosshair to the first starting point each time you release the mouse after dragging

Copy	To determine the mode of the copying

-	Clone: to keep the crosshair at an equal distance and position from the Stamp if you have disabled the Anchored option

-	Pattern: to copy a defined area many times, creating a mosaic effect

Edge	To control the transition of color from the Stamp outline on the background image (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Smooth: to blur the edges of the Stamp impression

-	Medium: to slightly blur the edges of the Stamp impression

-	Sharp: to clearly define the edges of the Stamp impression

Fadeout	To define the gradual decline in color when the duplication ends (color and gray-scale images only)

The higher the value, the quicker the fade out and the shorter the paint flow at the end of the Stamp stroke

Paint	To control which pixels in the duplication target are affected by the Stamp

-	Always: to change all pixels in the duplication target to the colors of the duplication source (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels in the duplication target that are darker than the duplication source.(color and gray-scale images only)

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels in the duplication target that are lighter than the duplication source (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Opaque: to replace all pixels by those of the duplication (bilevel images only)

-	Transparent: to let the background appear through the white dots of the fill-in shade.(bilevel images only)

Pressure	To select the opacity or transparency of the duplication deposited on the image (color and gray-scale images only)

The higher the value; the more opaque the duplication will be.

Repeat	To select the rate at which the duplication source is deposited on the duplication target when the Stamp is stationary

The higher the value, the more paint is deposited.

Shape	To select a Stamp surface shape

The selected shape is surrounded by a frame and displayed in the selected thickness.

Spacing	To select the rate at which the paint is deposited on the image when moving the Stamp

Spacing is the distance between the dots that are affected by the Stamp.

Thickness	To select a thickness value for the Stamp

A thickness of 1 draws an area of 1 x 1 pixels. The actual size of the Stamp is shown in the Shape box.


Tools Special Effects Tool Options command

The following options are available in the Special Effects Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Mode	To select a filter mode for the Special Effects tool

-	Blur: to defocus and soften the area under the Special Effects tool

-	Darken: to modify the brightness of the pixels by darkening them

-	Lighten: to modify the brightness of pixels by lightening them

-	Sharpen: to enhance the focus and improve the clarity of the area under the Special Effects tool

Pressure	To select the opacity or transparency of the paint deposited on the image (color and gray-scale images only)

Shape	To select a shape for the surface of the Special Effects tool

The selected shape is surrounded by a frame and displayed in the selected thickness.

Spacing	To select the rate at which the paint is deposited on the image when moving the Special Effects tool

Spacing is the distance between the dots that are affected by the Special Effects tool

Thickness	To select a thickness value for the Special Effects tool

A thickness of 1 draws an area of 1 x 1 pixels. The actual size of the Special Effects tool is shown in the Shape box.


Tools Smudge Options command

The following options are available in the Smudge Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Paint	To control which pixels are affected by the Smudge

-	Always: to change all the pixels to the current foreground color

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels that are darker than the current foreground color to the current foreground color

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels that are lighter than the current foreground color to the current foreground color

Pressure	To select the length of the smudge (color and gray-scale images only)

The higher the value; the longer the smudge.

Shape	To select a Smudge shape

The selected shape is surrounded by a frame and displayed in the selected thickness.

Spacing	To select the rate at which the paint is deposited on the image when moving the Smudge

Spacing is the distance between the dots that are affected by the Smudge.

Thickness	To select a thickness value for the Smudge

A thickness of 1 draws an area of 1 x 1 pixels. The actual size of the Smudge is shown in the Shape box.


Tools Gradient Fill Options command

The following options are available in the Gradient Fill Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Color Transition	To define which color model is used and in which direction of the HSV color model the color range will be (color images only)

-	HSV Clockwise: to fill with the HSV color model in a clockwise direction

-	HSV Counter-clockwise: to fill with the HSV color model in a counter-clockwise direction

-	RGB: to fill with the RGB color model range

Direction	To specify the direction for the Gradient Fill

-	Linear: to create a Gradient Fill in a straight line from one point to another

-	Radial: to radiate the color transition outwards from a central point

Opacity	To define an opacity value for the Gradient Fill

The lower the value, the more transparent the fill and the more the background image shows through.

Paint	To control which pixels are affected by the Gradient Fill

-	Always: to change all the pixels to the fill colors

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels that are darker than the fill color to the fill color

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels that are lighter than the fill color to the fill color

Sample Patch	Displays a sample of the Gradient Fill with the options chosen


Tools Bucket Options command

The following options are available in the Bucket Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Fill Selection	To fill only a selection with the foreground color

Flood Fill	To fill only areas of similar colors with the foreground color

Opacity	To define an opacity value for the Bucket (color and gray-scale images only)

The lower the value, the more transparent the fill and the more the background image shows through.

Paint	To control which pixels are affected by the Bucket

-	Always: to change all the pixels to the fill colors (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels that are darker than the fill color to the fill color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels that are lighter than the fill color to the fill color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Opaque: to change all pixels to the current foreground pattern.(bilevel images only)

-	Transparent: to let the background appear through the white dots of the fill in shade.(bilevel images only)

Range	To determine how similar pixels have to be in order to be filled (color and gray-scale images only)

A low value only fills pixels with similar values; a high value fills pixels that are dissimilar in color.This option is only available when you have chosen the Flood Fill option.


Tools Drawing Tool Options command

The following options are available in the Draw Options dialog box:

Option	Description

Drag From Center	To define the center of the shape as the starting point for drawing a rectangle or ellipse

Fill	To control the fill used by the Closed Bezier Curve, Rectangle, Ellipse and Polygon tools

The current background color is used for the fill.

Lines	To control the lines drawn by the Drawing tools

The current foreground color is used for the lines.

Opacity	To define how much of the background image shows through the lines or fill (color and gray-scale imagesonly)

Paint	To control which pixels are affected by lines or fill

-	Always: to change all the pixels under the lines or fill to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Color Only: to change only the hue and saturation of a pixel and leave the luminosity value unchanged (color images only)

-	Hue Only: to change only the hue of a pixel and leave the saturation and luminosity values unchanged (color images only)

-	On Darker Only: to change all pixels under the lines or fill that are darker than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	On Lighter Only: to change all pixels under the lines or fill that are lighter than the current foreground color to the current foreground color (color and gray-scale images only)

-	Opaque: to change all pixels of the line or fill to the current foreground pattern.(bilevel images only)

-	Transparent: to let the background appear through the white dots of the line or fill (bilevel images only)

Thickness	To select a thickness value for the lines

Tools	To select the type of drawing tool

-	Bezier Curve tool: draws irregular shaped lines in the current foreground color

-	Closed Bezier Curve tool: draws shapes with straight and curved line segments then fills the shape with the current background color

-	Ellipse tool: draws a circle or ellipse which is then filled with the current background color

-	Line tool: draws a straight line in the current foreground color

-	Polygon tool: draws a closed polygon shape consisting of straight line segments. then fills the shape with the current background color

-	Rectangle tool: draws a box or rectangle which is then filled with the current background color


Tools Eyedropper Options command

This command is only available for color images.

The commands in the submenu allow you to select a color model for displaying the color levels of pixels. The color levels are displayed in the Status Line when you use the Eyedropper.

The color models available in the submenu are:

CMYK	To select the CMYK color model to display the color values in the Status Line

HSV	To select the HSV color model to display the color values in the Status Line

RGB	To select the RGB color model to display the color values in the Status Line


Tools Eyedropper Option RGB command

This command is only available for color images.

The command displays the red, green,and blue levels of pixels in the Status Line when you use the Eyedropper.

To select the RGB color model for displaying pixel color levels:

1.	Choose the Eyedropper from the toolbox.

2.	Choose RGB from Eyedropper Options in the Tools menu.


Tools Eyedropper Option HSV command

This command is only available for color images.

The command displays the hue, saturation,and value levels of pixels in the Status Line when you use the Eyedropper.

To select the HSV color model for displaying pixel color levels:

1.	Choose the Eyedropper from the toolbox.

2.	Choose HSV from Eyedropper Options in the Tools menu.


Tools Eyedropper Option CMYK command

This command is only available for color images.

The command displays the CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) levels of pixels in the Status Line when you use the Eyedropper.

To select the CMYK color model for displaying pixel color levels:

1.	Choose the Eyedropper from the toolbox.

2.	Choose CMYK from Eyedropper Options in the Tools menu.


Tools Edit Pattern command

This command is available for bilevel images only.

It enables you to change the Foreground or Background Patterns of the editing tools.

Choose from the submenu to edit either the Foreground or Background Pattern.


Tools Edit Pattern Background command

This command is available for bilevel images only.

You can either select a pattern from your image or you can create your own background pattern.

Option	Description

Dot magnification box	A magnified view of the current pattern

Each square in the 8 x 8 grid is a dot in the pattern. You can alter the pattern by clicking on the black squares to make them white and vice versa.

Pattern sample	Automatically displays the effects of the changes you make in the magnification box and when you pick a pattern from the image

Pick	To change the pattern by sampling the patterns contained in your image

The pointer changes to an eyedropper and you can pick up the pattern from your image.

To edit the background pattern:

1 	Choose Background from Edit Pattern in the Tools menu.

2.	Modify the pattern in the Edit Background Pattern dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Tools Edit Pattern Foreground command

This command is available for bilevel images only.

You can either select a pattern from your image or you can create your own foreground pattern.

Option	Description

Dot magnification box	A magnified view of the current pattern

Each square in the 8 x 8 grid is a dot in the pattern. You can alter the pattern by clicking on the black squares to make them white and vice versa.

Pattern sample	Automatically displays the effects of the changes you make in the magnification box and when you pick a pattern from the image

Pick	To change the pattern by sampling the patterns contained in your image

The pointer changes to an eyedropper and you can pick up the pattern from your image.

To edit the foreground pattern:

1 	Choose Foreground from Edit Pattern in the Tools menu.

2.	Modify the pattern in the Edit Foreground Pattern dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Tools Edit Gray command

This command is available for gray-scale images only.

It enables you to change the foreground or background grays of the editing tools.

Choose from the submenu to edit either the Foreground or Background Gray.


Tools Edit Gray Background command

This command is available for gray-scale images only.

To set the background gray:

1.	Select a gray level from the slider or type the new gray level in the gray level text box.

A sample of the selected gray level is displayed in the gray level sample box.

2.	Choose OK to accept your changes or Cancel to ignore them.


Tools Edit Gray Foreground command

This command is available for gray-scale images only.

To set the foreground gray:

1.	Select a gray level from the slider or type the new gray level in the gray level text box.

A sample of the selected gray level is displayed in the gray level sample box.

2.	Choose OK.


Tools Edit Color command

This command is available for color images only.

It enables you to change the foreground or background colors of the editing tools.

Choose from the submenu to edit either the Foreground or Background color.


Tools Edit Color Background command

This command is available for color images only.

You can create a background color by using either the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) or HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color models.

Option	Description

Color Page	The large colored square displays the range of colors available for the two color variables you have not selected from either the RGB or HSV color model.

The crosshair on the color page shows the position of the color values of the two unselected variables.

Color Sample	The small colored square automatically displays the effects of the changes you make.

Color Scale	The vertical colored bar displays the range of color levels available for the color variable you selected from either the RGB or HSV color model.

To change the background color:

1.	Choose Background from Edit Color in the Tools menu.

2.	Select the variable (H, S, V, R, G, or B) from the Set Background Color dialog box.

3.	To adjust the value of the selected variable, move the arrow head on the Color Scale by dragging it or clicking on the new position.

For example, if you selected the H (Hue) variable, the Color Scale displays the range of Hue values that are available for the current values of Saturation and Value. The Saturation and Value remain constant.

4.	To adjust the values for the other variables, move the crosshair on the Color page by dragging it or click on the new position.

For example, if you selected the H (Hue) variable, the Color Page displays the range of values for Saturation and Value that are available for the current Hue value.

5.	Choose OK.


Tools Edit Color Foreground command

This command is available for color images only.

You can create a foreground color by using either the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) or HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color models.

Option	Description

Color Page	The large colored square displays the range of colors available for the two color variables you have not selected from either the RGB or HSV color model.

The crosshair on the color page shows the position of the color values of the two unselected variables.

Color Sample	The small colored square automatically displays the effects of the changes you make.

Color Scale	The vertical colored bar displays the range of color levels available for the color variable you selected from either the RGB or HSV color model.

To change the foreground color:

1.	Choose Foreground from Edit Color in the Tools menu.

2.	Select the variable (H, S, V, R, G, or B) from the Set Foreground Color dialog box.

3.	To adjust the value of the selected variable, move the arrow head on the Color Scale by dragging it or clicking on the new position.

For example, if you selected the H (Hue) variable, the Color Scale displays the range of Hue values that are available for the current values of Saturation and Value. The Saturation and Value remain constant.

4.	To adjust the values for the other variables, move the crosshair on the Color page by dragging it or click on the new position.

For example, if you selected the H (Hue) variable, the Color Page displays the range of values for Saturation and Value that are available for the current Hue value.

5.	Choose OK.


Tools Open Palette command

This command is only available for color and bilevel images.

Use this command to open a palette that you have previously saved.

To open a previously saved palette:

1.	Choose Open Palette from the Tools menu.

2.	Select the directory in the Directories list box that contains the palette you want to open.

The Files In list box will display a list of all the palettes in the directory you have selected.

Color palettes have the .PAL extension; Bilevel palettes have the .PAT extension.

3.	Open a palette by double clicking on the file name in the Files In list box or click once on the file name and choose Open.


Tools Save Palette command

This command is only available for color and bilevel images.

Use the Save Palette command to save a palette you have edited. This enables you to reuse it during a subsequent Image-In Color session.

To edit and save a palette:

1.	Double click on the color or pattern in the palette that you want to change.

2.	Modify the color in the Edit Color dialog box or modify the pattern in the Edit Pattern dialog box.

3.	Choose Save Palette from the Tools menu.

4.	Type the name of the palette in the File Name text box.

Palettes are automatically given the .PAL (color) or .PAT (bilevel) file extension when saved.

5.	Select the directory from the Directories list box, in which you want to save the palette.

The current directory is displayed next to Directory.

6.	Choose Save.


Tools Read Text command

This command can only be activated if you have purchased the Image-In OCR (Optical Character Recognition) module.

The Read Text command is only available for bilevel images.

The command activates the automatic character recognition module of Image-In. This module recognizes text contained in a scanned image and converts it to (ASCII) code.


Tools Vectorize command

The Vectorize command activates the Vectorization module that converts a bitmapped image into a vectored image.


Windows Cascade command

This command resizes and layers open image windows within the Image-In Color window.

The title bar for each image window will be visible.


Windows Tile command

If you have more than one image window open at any one time, this command will divide the available space within the Image-In Color window into smaller windows of similar sizes. The windows will be arranged side-by-side.


Windows Arrange Icons command

This command evenly distributes the Image-In Color icons at the bottom of the Image-In Color window.

If you have used the Windows Minimize command on a Image-In window or opened and minimized the Vectorization program, their icons will be available to you in the standard Windows manner.


Windows Close All command

This command closes all open image windows.

Before each window closes, you will be prompted if you want to save any changes you have made. If no changes have been made, the window will just close.


Windows Select Active Image command

A list of open image windows is displayed at the bottom of the Windows menu. You can choose to make an image window in the list active by clicking it. The active image has a checkmark.

If there are more than nine open images, the More Windows command will be added to the bottom of the list. If you choose this command, the Select Window dialog box is displayed.

To make an image active you can select one of the following methods:

-	Double click on the name of the image.

-	Select the image name and choose OK.


Help Index command

This command displays an alphabetical list of all Help topics that are available for the Image-In Color program.

Context sensitive Help is available when the message "For help press F1" appears in the Status Line.


Help Keyboard command

This command displays the tables of key combinations for using your keyboard with Image-In Color.


Help Using Help command

This command enables you to view a short tutorial and other information about using the Help system of Image-In Color.


Help About command

This command displays information about Image-In Color in a dialog box.

It includes the Image-In Color copyright and version number, and the Image-In Color modules, scanner, and plug-in modules you have currently installed.

Choose Plug-In Modules to view a list of Image-In Color plug-in modules that are installed.

To view more information on a particular plug-in module, select the module from the list and choose About.

Choose OK.


Toolbox

The Toolbox contains tools for editing an image, and buttons for scanning, text recognition, and vectorization.

Most of the tools have options which you can modify within their dialog boxes.

To use a tool:

1.	Activate the tool by choosing the tool button in the Toolbox.

2.	Point to the position in the image where you wish to start using the tool.

Within the image window, the Pointer will change into the shape appropriate for that tool.

3.	Click or drag to start using the tool.

4.	Deselect the tool by selecting another.

To open the options dialog box for a tool, you can select one of the following four methods:

-	Double-click on the tool button.

-	Click right when the tool is active.

-	Press F2 when the tool is active.

-	Choose Options from the Tools menu.

The following tools are available:

Airbrush

Brush

Bucket

Drawing Tool

Eraser

Eyedropper

Foreground/Background Swatches

Gradient Fill Tool

Hand

Magnifier

Pen

Pointer

Read Text

Scan

Scroll Tool

Smudge Tool

Special Effects Tool

Stamp

Text Tool

Vectorize


Pointer

The Pointer is a selection tool used for selecting areas to edit.

You can define the selection shape, scope, and behavior of the Pointer by selecting options from a submenu.

The following selection shapes are available:

-	Rectangle

-	Ellipse

-	Polygon

-	Magic Wand

-	Free Form

The following scope options are available:

-	Make a new selection

-	Add to a current selection

-	Subtract from a current selection

-	Intersect with a current selection

-	Invert the current selection

The following behaviour options are available:

-	Move the selection frame

-	Drag from the center to make a selection

-	Extra options to control the border blending of the selections.

To use the Pointer:

1.	Choose the Pointer from the toolbox.

2.	Point to the position in the image where you wish to start using the tool.


Hand

The Hand moves a selection to any chosen position within the image window and pastes it to that spot.

To use the Hand:

1.	Select the area where you want to cut and paste.

2.	Choose the Hand from the Toolbox.

When outside the selection area, the Hand is displayed within a stop sign, indicating that you cannot use it.

3.	Drag the selection with the Hand to the required position.

4.	Move the Hand to any position outside the selection within the image window.

The Hand icon becomes a paste tube and you can now paste the selection into the new position.

Before pasting the selection to the background image, you may want to control its transparency or opacity with Paste Control.

5.	Click to paste the selection into the new position.


Scroll tool

The Scroll tool enables you to move the image vertically, horizontally, or diagonally on the screen.

Use this tool when the image is larger than the window and using the scroll bars is less effective.

To use the Scroll tool:

1.	Choose the Scroll tool from the Toolbox.

2.	Position the Scroll cursor anywhere on the image.

3.	Drag the image in the required direction until you can see the part of the image you want.


Magnifier

Use the Magnifier to zoom in on a selected part of your image for a magnified view or zoom out for an overall view.

The Magnifier can zoom either up or down so that each click increases the zoom factor by two and each Shift+click decreases the zoom factor by two. You can also select a zoom level directly from the Zoom submenu. Zoom levels range from 1/16 to 16 times the original size of your image.

The size ratio in the title bar always displays the current zoom level.

To use the Magnifier:

1.	Choose the Magnifier from the toolbox.

2.	Move the magnifying glass into the active image window.

3.	Click the center of the spot you wish to magnify or press Shift+click to reduce.

The magnification or reduction centers around the magnifying glass.


Eraser

The Eraser changes the foreground color of all that it touches to the current background color.

You can define the width of the area to be erased in the Eraser Options dialog box.

To use the Eraser:

1.	Select the background color you wish to use.

2.	Choose the Eraser from the toolbox.

3.	Move the Eraser into the active image window.

4.	Drag to change the area under the Eraser to the background color.


Pen

The Pen draws freehand or straight lines in the current foreground color. You can select options for the Pen from the Pen Options dialog box.

To use the Pen:

1.	Select the foreground color you wish to use.

2.	Choose the Pen from the toolbox.

3.	Move the Pen into the active image window.

4.	Drag to draw the foreground color onto the image under the Pen.


Text tool

The Text tool enables you to add text, in the currently selected foreground color, to your image.

To add text to your image:

1.	Choose the Text tool from the toolbox.

2.	Move the Text tool to the position where you want the text to appear.

3.	Click to mark the starting position of your text.

4.	Type the text in the Text box of the Text Optionsdialog box.

To start a new line of text, press Ctrl+Enter.

5.	Adjust the other options in the Text options dialog box.

6.	Choose OK to place the text on the image.

The text will be positioned where you clicked to open the dialog box.

7.	Place the Text cursor over the anchor at the top left-hand corner of the text box.

The Text cursor becomes a Hand.

8.	Drag the text box with the Hand to the desired position on the image.

9.	Paste the text box on the image by clicking when the pointer becomes a paste tube.


Brush

The Brush can be used just like a normal paintbrush to paint shapes on your image in the current foreground color.

You can select options for the Brush from the Brush Options dialog box.

To use the Brush:

1.	Select the foreground color you wish to use.

2.	Choose the Brush from the toolbox.

3.	Move the Pointer into the image window.

The Pointer becomes a Brush.

4.	Drag to paint the foreground color onto the image under the Brush.

The density of the paint is determined by the speed at which you drag.


Airbrush

The Airbrush sprays an image area with the current foreground color.

You can select options for the Airbrush from the Airbrush Options dialog box.

To use the Airbrush:

1.	Select the foreground color you wish to use.

2.	Choose the Airbrush from the toolbox.

3.	Move the Pointer into the image window.

The Pointer becomes an Airbrush.

4.	Drag to paint the foreground color onto the image under the Airbrush or click for a short burst of spray.

The density of the spray is determined by the speed at which you drag.


Stamp

The Stamp duplicates part of an image.

You can select options for the Stamp from the Stamp options dialog box.

To use the Stamp:

2.	Choose the Stamp from the toolbox.

3.	Move the Stamp into the active image window over the center of the object you want to duplicate.

4.	Press Ctrl and click simultaneously, to take a sample of the object.

A crosshair appears over the center of the object.

5.	Position the Stamp where you want the duplication to appear.

6.	Drag to duplicate the object.

The crosshair moves in unison with the Stamp while you are dragging and identifies the part of the object that is being duplicated. As you drag through a wider area, more of the duplication will appear. You can duplicate the object again by releasing the mouse button, moving the Stamp to the new position and dragging again.


Special Effects tool

The Special Effects tool enables you to apply a localized brush filter to a selection.

You can select filters and other options from the Special Effects options dialog box.

To use the Special Effects tool:

1.	Choose the Special Effects tool from the toolbox.

2.	Move the Special Effects cursor into the image window.

3.	Drag to apply the Special Effect onto the image under the cursor.


Smudge tool

The Smudge is only available for color and gray-scale images.

The tool smudges the part of the image under the Smudge cursor. It has the same effect as smudging an inkblot. The colors of the pixels are dispersed into the surrounding area.

You can select options for the Smudge from the Smudge options dialog box.

To use the Smudge:

1.	Choose the Smudge from the toolbox.

2.	Place the Smudge cursor in the image window where you want the smudge to occur.

3.	Drag to smudge the area under the cursor.


Gradient Fill tool

The Gradient Fill is available for color and gray-scale images.

This tool creates a Gradient Fill that displays a gradual transition from foreground color to background color.

You can select options for the Gradient Fill from the Gradient Fill options dialog box.

To use the Gradient Fill:

1.	Select the foreground color you wish to use.

2.	Select the background color you wish to use.

3.	If required, select an area for the Gradient Fill.

4.	Choose the Gradient Fill from the toolbox.

The cursor changes to a crosshair within the image window.

For a linear Gradient Fill:

1.	Ensure that the linear option is active in the Gradient Fill dialog box.

2.	Position the crosshair where you want the transition in color to start.

Everything before this point will become the foreground color.

3.	Drag to the position where you want the background color to start.

Everything after this point will become the background color. As you drag, a line will be drawn from the start of the drag to the end of the drag. The colors in the area parallel to the line will be the gradual transition from foreground to background color.

For a radial fill:

1.	Ensure that the radial option is active in the dialog box.

2.	Position the crosshair in the center of the selection where you want the foreground color to start.

3.	Drag away from the central point to the position where you want the background color to start.

The center of the fill is the foreground color which radiates out to the background color.


Bucket

The Bucket enables you to fill a selection or image areas with the current foreground color.

You can select options for the Bucket from the Bucket options dialog box.

To use the Bucket:

1.	Select the foreground color you wish to use.

2.	Choose the Bucket from the toolbox.

3.	Move the Bucket into the active image window.

4.	Pour the paint from the Bucket by clicking over the chosen spot.


Drawing tool

The Drawing tool enables you to draw a variety of filled and non-filled shapes on your image.You can define the shape,and behavior of the Drawing tool by selecting options from a dialog box.

The following drawing shapes are available:

-	Line

-	Rectangle

-	Ellipse

-	Polygon

-	Bezier curve

-	Closed Bezier curve

You can select options for the Drawing tool from the Drawing tool options dialog box.

To use the Drawing tool:

1.	Select the foreground color you wish to use.

2.	Select the background color you wish to use.

3.	Choose the Drawing tool from the toolbox.

4.	Move the Pointer to the position in the image where you want start using the Drawing tool.

To stop drawing with the Bezier Curve, Closed Bezier Curve and Polygon tool:

Double click or press Enter.

To cancel a Bezier Curve, Closed Bezier Curve and Polygon drawing while using these tools:

Press Esc.


Eyedropper

The Eyedropper is only available for color and gray-scale images.

The Eyedropper enables you to pick a sample of color from the image window for either the foreground or background color. It is available while working with any drawing tool by pressing Ctrl.

To select the foreground and background colors with the Eyedropper:

1.	Choose the Eyedropper from the toolbox.

2.	Click on the color within the active image window that you want to pick as the foreground color.Shift+Click on the color within the active image window that you want to pick as the background color.

You will see your choice reflected in the color swatches.

To select the color model used to display the color values in the Status Line:

1.	Choose the Eyedropper from the toolbox.

2.	Click right to open the Eyedropper submenu.

3.	Select to either display RGB, HSV, or CMYK color model values in the Status Line.


Foreground/Background Swatches

The two swatches display the foreground and background colors, grays, or patterns used by the tools.

The Foreground Swatch displays the current foreground color, gray, or pattern used by many of the painting tools.

The Background Swatch displays the current background color, gray, or pattern used as the background in new images. It also appears in places where you cut or erase from your image.

You can alter the colors, gray levels, or patterns by using the Eyedropper, selecting from the palette or opening the dialog boxes for setting colors or patterns.

Clicking on the appropriate swatch opens the Set Foreground/Background Color and Pattern dialog boxes.


Scan

The Scan button will invoke the scanner driver of your scanner, enabling you to scan an original which you can then edit, save, and print.

The dialog box that appears when you select the Scan button depends on the type of scanner you have installed.


Read Text

This button is only active if you have purchased the Image-In OCR (Optical Character Recognition) module.

OCR is only available for bilevel images. The OCR button activates the automatic character recognition module of Image-In. This module recognizes text contained in a scanned image and converts it to (ASCII) code.

Choosing the OCR button is an alternative to choosing the Read Text command in the Tools menu or pressing Ctrl+R.


Vectorize

This button activates the Vectorization module that converts a bitmapped image into a vectored image. The dialog box that appears when you choose the vectorization button depends on the type of image (bilevel or gray-scale) that is currently active.

Choosing the Vectorization button is an alternative to choosing the Vectorize command in the Tools menu or pressing Ctrl+V.


Palette

The Palette contains the colors, grays or patterns available for editing your images. The Palette changes according to the type of image that is active (color, gray-scale, or bilevel).

A color palette is displayed for an active color image; a gray palette is displayed for an active gray-scale image; a pattern palette is displayed for an active bilevel image. The palette is used for selecting foreground and background colors, grays, or patterns. The foreground color, gray, or pattern is used by many of the painting tools. The background color, gray, or pattern is used as the background in new images and appears in places where you have cut or cleared from your image.

The Palette is a display preference that can be toggled on and off by choosing either Palette from the View menu, or checking the Palette option in the Preferences dialog box.

Foreground/Background option

Sample box

RGB Color palette

Palette Color palette

Gray-scale palette

Pattern palette


Palette: Foreground/Background option

The palette is used for selecting foreground and background colors, grays, or patterns. The foreground color, gray, or pattern is used by many of the painting tools. The background color, gray, or pattern is used as the background in new images and appears in places where you have cut or cleared from your image.

To modify the foreground color, gray, or pattern:

Click on the option button to set the Foreground option.

To modify the background color, gray, or pattern:

Click on the option button to set the Background option.


Palette: Sample box

The sample box displays a sample of the selected color, gray, or pattern.


RGB Color palette

The RGB Color palette is displayed when the active image is a RGB color image.

The RGB Color palette displays the RGB colors available.


Palette Color palette

The Palette Color palette is displayed when the active image is a palette color image.

The Palette Color palette displays the palette colors available.


Gray-scale palette

The Gray-scale palette is displayed when the active image is a gray-scale image.

The Gray-scale palette displays the gray levels available.


Pattern palette

The Pattern palette is displayed when the active image is a bilevel image.

The Pattern palette displays the patterns available.


Status Line

The Status Line at the bottom of the Image-In Color window displays the current status of commands, tool usage and other relevant information.

The Status Line shows the following information:

-	the name and function of the currently highlighted menu commands

-	the color values of the pixel under the pointer

-	the pointer screen coordinates if chosen in Preferences in the View menu

-	the current measurement unit chosen in Preferences in the View menu

-	the pressure or opacity of the current tool

-	the paint mode of the current tool or the scope of the pointer

-	the size of the current tool in pixels

-	the status of the current selection (none, selected, moveable selection)

-	when an image is being loaded, the percentage loaded is displayed at the left hand side of the Status Line. A progression meter is displayed in the middle of the Status Line. The progression meter is also displayed when you select an action that takes some time


Set Halftone dialog box

This dialog box appears when you choose Halftone from the Convert to Bilevel dialog box.

The Set Halftone dialog box enables you to setup a halftone screen to convert your image with.

Option	Description

Error Diffusion	To use error diffusion for creating a halftone effect

Halftone	To print with a custom made Halftone screen

-	Dot Shape: Line, Dot, Ellipse or Diamond

-	Angle: to select an angle for the halftone screen

-	Frequency: to select the number of lines per inch in the screen


Convert From Bilevel dialog box

A bilevel image contains only black or white pixels. You can convert a bilevel image to a gray-scale, palette color, or RGB color image.

To convert a bilevel image to a gray-scale, palette color, or RGB Color image:

1.	Choose the image type to convert to from the Convert submenu in the Image menu.

-	When converting a line-art image, choose Line-Art.

A line-art image contains only solid areas of black and white pixels. This is in contrast to a halftone image which contains patterns of black and white pixels which simulate different shades of gray.

A conversion from line-art to gray-scale will result in a gray-scale image containing two gray levels: black, which has a gray value of 0, and white, which has a gray value of 255.

A conversion from line-art to RGB colors will result in an image which contains pixels with red, green and blue values of either 0 or 255.

-	When converting a halftone image, specify a cell size from 2x2 to 8x8 pixels per halftone dot.

A halftone image uses a pattern of dots to simulate shades of gray. The larger the cell size, the larger the sample of pixels used to simulate a shade of gray. With a large cell size, the resulting image will appear to have a mosaic pattern.

2.	Choose OK.


About Image-In Modules dialog box

To view more information about the Plug-In Modules you have installed:

Choose Plug-In Modules from the About dialog box.

To view more information on a particular plug-in module:

1.	Select the module from the list and choose About.

2.	Choose OK when you have finished viewing the contents of the dialog box.


Edit Graymap

The Edit command enables you to produce a customized tone curve map for use with many images. You can edit the tone curve by remapping the gray values of pixels to different values.

Option	Description

Open	The Open option enables you to retrieve a previously saved Graymap. You can then edit and save the Graymap, preview the effect on the active image, and apply the Graymap to the active image.

Reset	The Reset option will reset the curve to a linear line.

Save As	A Graymap can be saved as a file and recalled for use with other images. When you save a Graymap it is automatically given the .GMA file extension.

Smooth	The Smooth option will smoothly even out a freehand edited curve.

Use Lines	The Use Lines option enables you to edit the curve by line segments. The curve will be broken into line segments with control points at each end. You can adjust the line segments by dragging the control points.

To edit the Graymap:

Choose Edit from Graymap in the Image menu.

The dialog box displays a graphic representation of the current graymap. The graph shows the relationship of the gray values available in the image to the gray values displayed on screen. The horizontal axis represents the gray values of the scanned image (the input) and the vertical axis represents the gray values that can be shown on the screen or output to the printer. A diagonal line from the bottom left to the top right shows a 1:1 correspondence between input and output.

You can achieve many different effects by changing the relationship of the input grays (source) to the output grays (result). A reversed line (top left to bottom right) produces a negative. Increasing the slope of the line increases the contrast (a more vertical line). A line that starts lower on the vertical axis makes the image darker. A line that starts higher on the vertical axis gives a brightness increase.


Open Graymap dialog box

The Open option enables you to retrieve a previously saved Graymap. You can then edit and save the graymap, preview the effect on the active image and apply the Graymap to the active image.

To open a Graymap:

1.	Select Open from the Edit Map dialog box.

2.	Select the directory in the Directories list box that contains the Graymap you want to open.

3.	Open a Graymap by double clicking on the file name in the Files In list box or click once on the file name and choose Open.


Save Graymap dialog box

A Graymap can be saved as a file and recalled for use with other images. When you save a Graymap it is saved as four different files (gray, red, green, and blue map). Each map file is automatically given the .CMA file extension.

Option	Description

Directories	The directory in which you want to store the Graymap

File Name	The file name

To save your Graymap:

1.	Select Save As from the Edit Map dialog box.

2.	Adjust the settings in the dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Edit Colormap

The Edit command enables you to produce a customized tone curve map for use with many images. You can edit the tone curve by remapping the color values of pixels to different values.

Option	Description

Mode	You can edit your Colormap using the global gray values or the separate color channels of red, green, and blue.

-	Global: the Global option displays the gray values of the color image.

-	Red: the Red option displays the red values of the RGB color image.

-	Green: the Green option displays the green values of the RGB color image.

-	Blue: the Blue option displays the blue values of the RGB color image.

Open	The Open option enables you to retrieve a previously saved Colormap. You can then edit and save the colormap, preview the effect on the active image and apply the Colormap to the active image.

Reset	The Reset option will reset the curve to a linear line.

Save As	A Colormap can be saved as a file and recalled for use with other images. When you save a colormap it is saved as four different files (gray, red, green, and blue map). Each map file is automatically given the .CMA file extension.

Smooth	The Smooth option will even out the peaks of a freehand edited curve.

Use Lines	The Use Lines option enables you to edit the curve by line segments. The curve will be broken into line segments with control points at each end. You can adjust the line segments by dragging the control points.

To edit the Colormap:

Choose Edit from Colormap in the Image menu.

The dialog box displays a graphic representation of the current colormap. The graph shows the relationship of the color values available in the image to the color values displayed on screen. The horizontal axis represents the color values of the scanned image (the input) and the vertical axis represents the color values that can be shown on the screen or output to the printer. A diagonal line from the bottom left to the top right shows a 1:1 correspondence between input and output.

You can achieve many different effects by changing the relationship of the input (source) to the output (result). Increasing the slope of the line increases the contrast (a more vertical line). A line that starts lower on the vertical axis makes the image darker. A line that starts higher on the vertical axis gives a brightness increase.


Open Colormap dialog box

The Open option enables you to retrieve a previously saved Colormap. You can then edit and save the colormap, preview the effect on the active image and apply the Colormap to the active image.

To open a Colormap:

1.	Select Open from the Edit Map dialog box.

2.	Select the directory in the Directories list box that contains the Colormap you want to open.

3.	Open a Colormap by double clicking on the file name in the Files In list box or click once on the file name and choose Open.


Save Colormap dialog box

A Colormap can be saved as a file and recalled for use with other images. When you save a colormap it is saved as four different files (gray, red, green, and blue map). Each map file is automatically given the .CMA file extension.

Option	Description

Directories	The directory in which you want to store the Colormap

File Name	The file name

To save your Colormap:

1.	Select Save As from the Edit Map dialog box.

2.	Adjust the settings in the dialog box.

3.	Choose OK.


Gamma Correction

Gamma is the measure of how compressed or expanded dark or light shades become in an image.

Gamma correction does not affect the density range of an image, but rather the distribution of its density. It lightens an image without substantially changing the lighter parts of an image.

To adjust the gamma of your image:

1.	Choose Gamma Correction from Colormap/Graymap in the Image menu.

The default value displayed (2.2) is the normal gamma value for an RGB monitor.

2.	To change the value type a value between 1 and 5 in the text box.

The value you enter is the amount of gamma that will be applied to your screen. The higher the value the lighter your image becomes.


Brightness/Contrast

Contrast is the relationship between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. Adjusting brightness will lighten or darken an image; an increased contrast improves a flat image.

To adjust the brightness and contrast of your image:

1.	Choose Brightness/Contrast from Colormap/Graymap in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the values according to your needs.

A higher brightness value will lighten your image; a higher contrast will increase the difference between the lightest and darkest areas of your image.

The values for brightness and contrast are displayed at the top of the sliders and are automatically changed with each adjustment you make.


Auto Density

The density values of the brightest highlight and the darkest shadows are different for each image. The Auto Density option lets you set the optimum density value (dot percentages) for your image before printing it. The resulting image will contain the greatest detail possible and there will be no loss of detail in either the highlights or shadows.

When you choose Auto Density, you can define the minimum highlight value and the maximum shadow value that will be applied to your image.

To adjust the density values of your image:

1.	Choose Auto Density from Colormap/Graymap in the Image menu.

2.	Type the minimum value for the highlights and the maximum value for the shadows.

3.	Choose OK.


Hue/Saturation

This command is only available for color images.

In the HSV color model, Hue is the attribute of a color in its purest state (without the addition of white or black), based on the wavelength of light it reflects. Saturation is the purity of the color and the amount of gray in a color. The higher the gray content, the lower the saturation. The Hue/Saturation command enables you to adjust the hue and saturation in your image.

To adjust the hue and saturation of your image:

1.	Choose Hue/Saturation from Colormap in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the sliders to the desired levels.

The value for hue is the degree of rotation on the HSV color spectrum (from 0 to 360°). The lower the saturation value the more gray your image will contain.


Color Balance

This command is only available for color images.

White light is formed by beams of red, green, and blue color respectively. These colors form the additive primary colors. When one of the additive primary colors is removed a subtractive color (cyan, magenta, or yellow) is produced.

Color balance is the mixture of the additive primary colors in your color image. In areas where only two of the additive primary colors overlap, subtractive color is visible. The Color Balance command enables you to adjust the color levels in either the highlight, midtone, or shadow areas of your image. The color levels can either be adjusted individually or as a combination.

To adjust the color balance of your image:

1.	Choose Color Balance from Colormap in the Image menu.

2.	Select the image area where you want the color levels changed.

Highlights are the lighter areas of your image, shadows are the darker areas, and midtones are the areas between the highlights and shadows.

3.	Adjust the color sliders to the desired levels.

A positive value shows an increase in red, green or blue and a negative value shows a decrease in these colors.

For example, setting the red slider to -100 will produce cyan in the areas of your image where there are equal amounts of green and blue.


Gray Balance

The Gray Balance command enables you to compensate for a color shift. Color shift occurs when the color values in the pixels of a scanned image are not true to the color values of the original. A scanned image can contain pixels that should be gray but are not truly gray. The Gray Balance command will change these pixels to a true gray color.

To adjust the gray balance of your image:

1.	Choose Gray Balance from Colormap in the Image menu.

2.	Type the maximum color shift you want in the text box.

The value you enter is used to calculate which pixels will be changed to true gray. A pixel with a value that falls within the true gray value plus the color shift value will be converted to a true gray color. Therefore, the higher the color shift value, the grayer the image.


Posterize

Posterizing reduces the number of gray levels in your image. When you choose this command, you can specify how many gray levels you want in your image.

To posterize your image:

1.	Choose Posterize from Colormap/Graymap in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the slider to the number of gray levels (between 2 and 64) you want to reduce your image to.


Equalize

Equalizing enhances the contrast in your image by evening the distribution of brightness values of colors.

To equalize the brightness values of the pixels:

Choose Equalize from Colormap/Graymap in the Image menu.


Negative

Choose this option to make a negative of the active image if it is a positive image, and a positive of the active image if it is a negative. Pixel values are inverted to the corresponding value at the other end of the scale of 256 colors. For example, a pixel in a color image with a red value of 255, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 212 would change to a red value of 0, a green value of 255, and a blue value of 44.

To invert the color values of pixels in your active image:

Choose Negative from Colormap/Graymap in the Image menu to invert the color values in your image.


Blur filter

The Blur filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Blur filter is a smoothing filter that defocusses and softens the image. It eliminates noise in the higher frequency parts of the image where abrupt color transition occurs, by spreading noise out over neighboring pixels.

To use the Blur filter:

Choose Blur from Filter in the Image menu.

The Blur filter is immediately applied to the current selection or entire image.


Blur More filter

The Blur More filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Blur More filter is a smoothing filter that defocusses and softens the image four times more dramatically than the Blur filter. It eliminates noise in the higher frequency parts of the image where abrupt color transition occurs, by spreading noise out over neighboring pixels.

To use the Blur More filter:

Choose Blur More from Filter in the Image menu.

The Blur More filter is immediately applied to the current selection or entire image.


Sharpen filter

The Sharpen filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Sharpen filter enhances the focus of an image and improves its clarity. It modifies the boundaries between light and dark areas by increasing the contrast in adjacent pixels. With this increased color contrast around the edges, more detail is created.

To use the Sharpen filter:

Choose Sharpen from Filter in the Image menu.

The Sharpen filter is immediately applied to the current selection or entire image.


Sharpen More filter

The Sharpen More filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Sharpen More filter applies a stronger effect than the Sharpen filter. It enhances the focus of an image and improves its clarity. It modifies the boundaries between light and dark areas by increasing the contrast in adjacent pixels. With this increased color contrast around the edges, more detail is created.

To use the Sharpen More filter:

Choose Sharpen More from Filter in the Image menu.

The Sharpen More filter is immediately applied to the current selection or entire image.


User Defined filter

The User filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The User filter enables you to create your own filter which you can save and open for use with other images. You create a filter which changes the brightness values of pixels.

The filter uses a kernel consisting of text boxes where each text box represents one pixel. The kernel acts as a template for calculating the brightness value of each pixel. The center text box represents the current pixel and the text boxes around it represent the neighbouring pixels. New brightness values for each pixel in the image are calculated by using the brightness values of neighbouring pixels and the values you enter in the kernel, factor, and bias text boxes.

To create a user defined filter:

1.	Choose User from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Select a kernel size for the grid.

3.	Type the multiplication values in the text boxes.

The values of the pixels corresponding to each text box will be multiplied by the value you enter in the text box. The higher the value, the more brightness will be assigned to a pixel.

4.	Enter a factor for dividing the sum of the brightness values of the pixels in the calculation

5.	Enter a Bias value to add to the result of the division of the sum of brightness values.

6.	Choose OK.


Open User Defined filter

To open a User Defined filter you have previously saved:

1.	Choose Open in the User Filter dialog box.

If necessary, open the drive and directory where the filter is located.

2.	Select the filter you want to open from the list of files.

3.	Choose Open.

The grid in the user filter dialog box will now show the template of the filter you loaded. You can then either apply the filter by choosing OK in the User Filter dialog box or modify the filter and save the modifications.


Save User Defined filter

To save your User Defined filter:

1.	Choose Save in the User Filter dialog box.

2.	Type a file name for your filter in the File Name text box.

If you want to save the filter in a different directory or drive, type the new directory and drive. A .FLT file extension is automatically added to the file.


Diffuse filter

The Diffuse filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Diffuse filter is a smoothing filter which makes the image or selected part appear less focussed. When you apply the Diffuse filter repeatedly, your image will appear as though you are looking at it through ground glass. It decreases the contrast around the edges by moving pixels around in the image regardless of their color values.

To use the Diffuse filter:

Choose Diffuse from Filter in the Image menu.

The Diffuse filter is immediately applied.


Add Noise filter

The Add Noise filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

Noise is the random distribution of pixel color levels in an image. The Add Noise filter is a special effects filter that redistributes the colors of the pixels. Selecting a higher noise level creates a more speckled effect. You can use this filter to blend in areas you have painted on your image which have no noise.

To use the Add Noise filter:

1.	Choose Add Noise from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Enter a maximum value between 1 and 255 for the amount of noise you wish to add.

The color values of the added noise are randomly selected between 0 and the specified value.

3.	Choose OK.


Edges Only filter

The Edges Only filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Edges Only filter is a sharpening filter that reduces the image to lines depicting the edges on the image. It traces the outlines of an image where the greatest transition between color values occurs and erases the rest of the image. You can specify a value for areas to be considered as edges. Colored lines will mark the edges of a color image and white lines will mark the edges of a gray-scale image.

To use the Edges Only filter:

1.	Choose Edges Only from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type a value between 1 and 255 in the Min. Gradation text box.

By specifying a certain threshold value, the areas where a transition in value of the pixels is more than or equal to that value are outlined. For example, when you enter a value of 32, the Edges only filter finds all areas in the image where there is a value difference of 32 between adjacent pixels. These areas will be considered as edges and will be outlined.

3.	Choose OK.


Edge++ filter

The Edge++ filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Edge++ filter is a sharpening filter which enhances the edges of an image by outlining them. It differs from the Edges only filter in that the rest of the image remains visible. Outlines of edges are traced where the greatest transition between color values occur. You can specify a value for areas to be considered as edges. Colored lines will mark the edges of a color image and white lines will mark the edges of a gray-scale image.

To use the Edge++ filter:

1.	Choose Edge++ from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type a value between 1 and 255 in the Minimum Gradation text box.

By specifying a certain threshold value, the areas where a transition in value of the pixels is more than or equal to that value are outlined. For example, when you enter a value of 32, the Edge++ filter finds all areas in the image where there is a value difference of 32 between adjacent pixels. These areas will be considered as edges and will be outlined.

3.	Choose OK.


Despeckle filter

The Despeckle filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Despeckle filter is a smoothing filter that defocusses and softens the image. The filter blurs the image by removing noise from the entire image except the edges. You can specify a value for areas that are to be considered as edges where no noise is to be removed.

To use the Despeckle filter:

1.	Choose Despeckle from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type a color value between 1 and 255 in the Minimum Gradation text box.

By specifying a certain threshold value, the Despeckle filter detects all areas in the image where the color value difference between adjacent pixels is equal to or greater than that value. These areas will be considered as edges and noise will not be removed from them.

3.	Choose OK.


Neutral filter

The Neutral filter is only available for color images.

The Neutral filter neutralizes color shift. Pixels which are close to neutral in color (gray) are replaced by neutral pixels. For example, if a pixel was supposed to be gray, but was slightly pink, it is said to have a color shift. When the Neutral filter is used the pixel will be replaced by a gray pixel.

To use the Neutral filter:

1.	Choose Neutral from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type a value between 1 and 255 in the Max. Color Shift text box.

The color shift value that you type is used by the neutral filter to detect all pixels with values that fall within the neutral value plus the value you type in the color shift text box. These are the pixels that will be changed to a neutral value.

3.	Choose OK.


Minimum filter

The Minimum filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Minimum filter is a brightness filter that expands the shadows and reduces the highlights in an image. It evaluates the brightness level of pixels surrounding each individual pixel and applies the lowest brightness level found to that pixel.

To use the Minimum filter:

Choose Minimum from Filter in the Image menu.

The Minimum filter is immediately applied.


Median filter

The Median filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Median filter is a brightness filter that normalizes brightness levels by removing noise. It blurs the image. Noise pixels which have random color values are scattered among other pixels in the image. The Median filter evaluates the brightness level of pixels surrounding each noise pixel and applies the median value found to that noise pixel.

To use the Median filter:

Choose Median from Filter in the Image menu.

The Median filter is immediately applied.


Maximum filter

The Maximum filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Maximum filter is a brightness filter that expands the highlights and reduces the shadows in an image. It evaluates the brightness level of pixels surrounding each individual pixel and applies the highest brightness level found to that pixel.

To use the Maximum filter:

Choose Maximum from Filter in the Image menu.

The Maximum filter is immediately applied.


Mosaic filter

The Mosaic filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Mosaic filter is a special effect filter creating a chequered effect. It clumps the pixels together into blocks of the same color. You can specify the size of the blocks by entering a pixel value in the dialog box.

To use the Mosaic filter:

1.	Choose Mosaic from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Enter the pixel cell block size in the Cell Width text box.

3.	Choose OK.


Wave filter

The Wave filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Wave filter is a special effects filter in which the image edges appear wavy. Pixels are displaced horizontally.

To use the Wave filter:

1.	Choose Wave from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type the number of waves in the text box.

The number of waves defines how long each wave is.

3.	Type the height of the waves in the magnitude text box.

4.	Choose OK.


Spiral filter

The Spiral filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Spiral filter is a special effects filter which creates a spiral distortion of the pixels, giving the appearance of a whirl pool.

To use the Spiral filter:

1.	Choose Spiral from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type the degree of the spiral in the text box.

The degree of the spiral is the angle of distortion of the pixels at the center of the spiral.

3.	Choose OK.


Sphere filter

The Sphere filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Sphere filter is a special effects filter which displaces the pixels in spherical form.

To use the Sphere filter:

1.	Choose Sphere from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type the Power of the Sphere filter in the text box.

The power of the sphere defines the bulge of the hemisphere.

3.	Choose OK.


Black Hole filter

The Black Hole filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Black Hole filter is a special effects filter making the selection appear that it is being pulled into a central black hole.

To use the Black Hole filter:

1.	Choose Black Hole from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type the Power of the Black Hole filter in the text box.

The lower the value, the smaller the hole in the center.

3.	Choose OK.


Ripples filter

The Ripples filter is only available for color and gray-scale images.

The Ripples filter is a special effects filter that creates concentric ripples of increasing magnitude in the image. The effect is much the same as dropping an object into a pool of water.

To use the Ripples filter:

1.	Choose Ripples from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Type the number of ripples in the text box.

The number of ripples refers to how many ripples will be created within the selected area.

3.	Type the height of the ripples in the Magnitude text box.

4.	Type the fade-out rate of the ripples in the Propagation text box.

5.	Choose OK.


Noise Removal filter

The Noise Removal filter is only available for bilevel images.

Noise pixels in a bilevel image are random pixels, either black or white, which are unrelated to the surrounding pixels. The Noise Removal filter will convert these pixels to the same color (black or white) as their surrounding pixels.

To use the Noise Removal filter:

Choose Noise Removal from Filter in the Image menu.

The filter is immediately applied.


Thinning filter

The Thinning filter is only available for bilevel images.

The Thinning filter reduces all black image objects to a single line of pixels or to pixels of a specified line width.

To use the Thinning filter:

1.	Choose Thinning from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Adjust the options in the dialog box.

Select the Maximum Thinning option to reduce the image objects to a single line of pixels. The Number of Steps option will be deactivated.

Specify the Number of Steps if you have not chosen the Maximum Thinning option. Each step removes a layer of pixels around each black image object, down to a minimum of 1 pixel width.

3.	Choose OK.


Motion Blur filter

The Motion Blur filter is available for color and gray-scale images.

The Motion Blur filter is a special effects filter that creates a blur effect in a particular direction, much the same as photographing a moving object.

To use the Motion Blur filter:

1.	Choose Motion Blur from Filter in the Image menu.

2.	Set the distance the object moves on the Length slider.

A higher value produces a stronger blur effect.

3.	Set the angle of direction of the blur on the Angle slider.

4.	Choose OK.


Trace Edge filter

The Trace Edge filter is only available for bilevel images.

The Trace Edge filter draws lines at the edges which separates regions of different shades and removes all non-edges.

To use the Trace Edge filter:

Choose Trace Edge from Filter in the Image menu.

The Trace Edge filter is immediately applied.


Plug-In Modules

Choose Plug-In Modules from the About dialog box to view a list of plug-in modules that are installed.

To view more information on a particular plug-in module:

Select the module from the list and choose About.


Additive colors

The primary colors red, green, and blue (RGB). Increasing their presence on a monitor adds to the brightness of the image.


Bezier curve

A curve, named after Pierre Bezier, the shape of which can be changed by moving its control points. A Bezier curve has control points, one at each end of two straight direction lines. Each direction line meets the curve in a single point.


Bilevel

Bilevel images contain only black and white pixels.

A bilevel image is classified as either a line-art image or a halftone image. A line-art image contains only solid areas of black and white pixels. A halftone image contains patterns of black and white pixels which simulate different shades of gray.


Bitmap

A digitized image stored in computer memory and displayed on a monitor. The image is mapped into a grid of pixels. The density or color values of each pixel are expressed in binary digits or bits.


Calibration

The adjustment of a device by measuring its deviation from standard values and then, during operation of the device, applying values to compensate for the deviation. In prepress, calibration is the fine-tuning of scanners, monitors, printers, and imagesetters in order to increase the accuracy of their output.


CMYK

The subtractive color model used in process printing. Cyan, magenta, yellow and black are the four process inks that, combined, can reproduce a wide range of colors. Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the subtractive colors. Black is added to CMY to enhance details and print a true black.


Color shift

An original, an image, or a reproduction has a color shift when its overall color appearance inaccurately tends to one hue. Especially with transparent originals, a color shift can impede good reproduction.


Color model

A method of describing, representing, or reproducing colors. The most common color models are RGB (the additive color model) and CMY+K (the subtractive color model). Other color models are HSV, HSL, and CIElab.


Color separation

The separation of a color image into four layers corresponding to the four inks (CMYK) used in process printing. Each layer is a halftone image in itself.


Density

A measure of the darkness of an image on paper or film. In the case of paper, which is reflective, the less light reflected, the higher the density. In the case of film, which is transparent, the less light showing through, the higher the density. Paper has an integral density range from 0 to 2; film from 0.1 to 3.6.


Density range

The difference in density between the brightest highlights and darkest shadows of an image.


Dot gain

An imperfection of printing that causes halftone dots to print larger than they should. This imperfection is mainly caused by the absorption of ink by paper (comparable to what happens when you drop ink on blotting paper). The reproduction thus becomes darker than it should. Calibration can remedy this through a calibration curve. Dot gain is most noticeable in the midtones.


Dot shape

The shape within the halftone cell. Enlarging the shape increases the density.


Dots per inch (dpi)

A commonly used measure for the resolution of scanners, monitors, printers, and imagesetters. However, the term is slightly misleading because of the apparent, but nonexistent relation with dots in a halftone. More accurate measures of resolutions are ppi (pixels per inch) and rpi (rels per inch).


Emulsion

The coating of light-sensitive material on photographic film. The emulsion side should face the lens during exposure.


EPS

Encapsulated Postscript: a file format that consists of text and data in the Postscript language. This format can be easily printed by many applications on many platforms. An EPS image has two parts: a low-resolution bitmap for displaying the image and a resolution-independent description for printing the image.


Equalize

This feature distributes gray levels evenly, over the entire image, and gives improved contrast. For example, an image with 10 levels of medium grays will have low overall contrast. If you select Equalize, the image’s gray levels will be redistributed over the entire range of gray, from white to black. This may improve an image’s overall contrast.


Gamma correction

Adjusting images, using gamma curves. Because of the characteristics of a gamma curve, gamma correction does not affect the density range of an image, but rather the distribution of its density. The brightening (with gamma >1) or darkening (with gamma <1) occurs mainly in the midtones.

Gamma correction is often used to smoothly expand details in the shadows. This is often required with transparent originals. Displays also require gamma correction.


Gray balance

In process printing, indicates the proportions of cyan, magenta, and yellow (in slide-making, the proportions of red, green, and blue) to obtain a neutral gray, that is, a gray with no apparent color cast.


Gray scale

A range of grays with regular density intervals from white to black. A gray-scale image is an image that contains various levels (or shades) of gray.


Halftone

A technique used to economically reproduce a continuous-tone original, such as a photograph. The printing press prints a matrix of miniature dots of varying size, or lines of varying thickness. A limited set of inks (only black ink or CMYK inks) can thus give the naked eye an illusion of many grays and colors.


Highlights

The brightest areas in an original or an image, represented in a halftone by the smallest dots or the absence of dots.


Histogram

A bar chart that plots the distribution of density values or color intensities in an image or an area of an image. The higher the proportion of pixels of the same density value or color intensity, the higher the corresponding bar will be.


Hue

In the HSV and HSL color models, the attribute of a color in purest state (without the addition of white or black), based on the wavelength of light it reflects.


Image

The bitmapped result of scanning an original.


Line art

An original without grays, such as pen-ink drawings or text. In order to digitize a line-art original, a scanner only needs to register whether a pixel is turned on (black) or off (white). The pixel depth is 1.


Lines per inch (lpi)

The measure of frequency (the spacing) of the lines in a halftone screen, usually ranging from 55 to 200. The higher the frequency, the smaller the halftone dots will be.


Original

The pictorial source in its original form, for example, artwork or a photograph.


Pixel

Picture element: a square dot that is the smallest unit of a bitmapped image. A scanner creates a bitmap by sampling the original and storing each sample in a pixel. The higher the resolution of a scanner, the smaller the pixels will be. The resolution of a scanner should be expressed in pixels per inch (ppi).


Posterization

A reduction in the number of gray levels or colors in an image. Although posterization is sometimes applied before vectorization or for special effects, it is usually an unintentional result of (1) printing with a screen frequency that is too high for the printer or (2) repeatedly adjusting an image’s tone curve. The result of posterization is also known as ‘false contours’.


Postscript

A language for describing graphic and typographic elements. The elements described in Postscript can be displayed or printed regardless of the output resolution of the monitor, printer, or imagesetter. This independence from resolution is achieved by describing the elements as a collection of vectors with specific shapes. The vectors are Bezier curves.


Primary colors

Pure colors that can be mixed to represent a range of other colors. The primary colors red, green, and blue are called the additive colors because increasing their presence on a monitor adds to the brightness of the image; the primary colors cyan, magenta, and yellow are called the subtractive colors because increasing their presence on a printed page subtracts brightness from the reproduction.


Reproduction

The result of printing many copies of a single image.


Resolution

A measure of fineness of detail that a device can record or produce. The higher the resolution, the finer the detail. Resolution is expressed in elements per unit, for example, pixels per inch (ppi) for scanners and monitors, and rels per inch (rpi) for printers and imagesetters. Monitors have the lowest resolution (±70 ppi); laser printers have resolutions ranging from 300 to 600 rpi; imagesetters have resolutions ranging from 1200 to 2500 rpi.


RGB

Red, Green, Blue: the primary colors in the additive color model. The RGB model is used in color televisions, monitors, and scanners.


Saturation

A measure of the amount of gray in a color in the HSL and HSV color models. High saturation corresponds to an intense, vivid color; low saturation corresponds to a quiet, dull color.


Screen angle

The angle at which lines in a halftone screen are printed. For gray-scale reproductions, an angle of 45° is common; for color reproductions, each CMYK halftone has a carefully chosen angle to avoid moiré.


Screen frequency

The spacing of the lines in a halftone image, usually measured in lines per inch (lpi). Each line is composed of a number of halftone dots.


Shadows

The darkest areas in an original or an image, represented in a halftone by the largest dots.


Subtractive colors

The primary colors cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMYK). Increasing their presence on a printed page subtracts brightness from a reproduction.


TARGA

A file format for exchanging 24-bit color files between PCs.


Threshold

The gray level above which a scanner records white pixels. In order to obtain an image with only black or white pixels from an original with many gray levels, you should set the threshold. The threshold setting will determine which range of gray levels are recorded as white pixels and which as black.


TIFF

Tagged Image File Format: a file format for exchanging bitmapped images (usually scanned) between applications or between computer platforms.


Tone curve

A curve that plots the modification of densities in an image. A 45° straight tone curve leaves the image intact. Changing the shape of the curve modifies the image.


Under Color Removal

A color separation technique that substitutes black ink for calculated amounts of cyan, magenta, and yellow ink in neutral gray or black areas. Under Color Removal economizes on inks because one ink (black) does the job of three (cyan, magenta, and yellow).


Value

A measure of the luminosity in the HSV color model. A high value corresponds to a bright color; a low value to a dark color.


Vectorization

The conversion of a scanned, bitmapped image into a set of lines and curves, called vectors. The shapes in a vectorized image can be changed more easily than in a bitmapped image.


HSV

A color model based on hue, saturation, and value. Hue specifies the color, saturation specifies the amount of black added to or subtracted from the hue, value identifies the addition or subtraction of white from the hue.


Gamma

The measure of how compressed or expanded the dark or light shades become in an image.


Brightness

The lightness of an image.


Contrast

The relationship between the lightest and darkest areas of an image.


Scan

The translation of an analog original into digital form so that it can be manipulated by a user in the computer environment.