Paint Shop Pro support - How do you circle an object and then add text to it

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How do you circle an object and then add text to it

lugoff81

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

I would like to be able to circle a picture and then put notes out to
the side, I use these as illustrations in training documents, I can do
it in microsoft paint but it is very limited, but I can't seem to find
the correct tools in Paint shop pro 9. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Lugoff81

Fred Hiltz

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

lugoff81 wrote:
> I would like to be able to circle a picture and then put notes
> out to the side, I use these as illustrations in training
> documents, I can do it in microsoft paint but it is very limited,
> but I can't seem to find the correct tools in Paint shop pro 9.

I am not sure, but guess that you want to remove the part of the
picture that is outside a circle, leaving a white background on
which to write text. Please correct me if that is wrong.

1. Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten). This will be greyed out if
the picture is already a background layer.

2. Activate the Selection tool with Selection type = Circle, Mode =
Replace, Feather = 0 and un-check Anti-alias. Drag out a circle of
the correct size with the left mouse button. Position it with the
right mouse button.

3. On the Materials palette, right-click the small Background and
Fill Color box. Set it to white.

4. Selections > Invert. Press Delete.

5. Activate the Text tool. Select a font and size. Set Stroke width
= 0. On the Materials palette, set the Background and Fill
Properties box to the color you want for text. Enter your text.

6. If you need more room, Image > Canvas will enlarge the canvas.
--
Fred Hiltz, fhiltz at yahoo dot com

lugoff81

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

Actually what I'm doing is basically taking a screen shot and marking
this screenshot with Notes and may be circling or placing a box or
arrows pointing to it.

Thanks

Lugoff81

Sceadu

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

"lugoff81" <phillip_bennett@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1109552148.944968.112780@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>I would like to be able to circle a picture and then put notes out to
> the side, I use these as illustrations in training documents, I can do
> it in microsoft paint but it is very limited, but I can't seem to find
> the correct tools in Paint shop pro 9. Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks Lugoff81

Paste the picture into a larger canvas so you have room to work. Click the
Preset Shape Tool on the toolbar, which lookes like a circle in front of a
rectangle. Now on the Options toolbar you can switch the shape to "Ellipse"
and draw one around your picture (Hold down Shift to make a true circle).
Then click the Text tool on the toolbar and add your notes on the side.

Sceadu

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Sceadu

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

"Sceadu" <aeonarcanum@NOhotSPAMmail.com> wrote in message
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> "lugoff81" <phillip_bennett@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:1109552148.944968.112780@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
> Paste the picture into a larger canvas so you have room to work. Click
> the Preset Shape Tool on the toolbar, which lookes like a circle in front
> of a rectangle. Now on the Options toolbar you can switch the shape to
> "Ellipse" and draw one around your picture (Hold down Shift to make a
> true circle). Then click the Text tool on the toolbar and add your notes
> on the side.
>
> Sceadu

Follow-up: Use the Pen tool to draw arrows. On the Options bar, uncheck
"Contiguous" and change "Line Style" to "Arrowhead End."

Sceadu

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lugoff81

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

Thank you Very Much I will try that tomorrow at work.

Lugoff81

lugoff81

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

One More question sometimes I have to takeout small part of the image
How I do I fill it back with the same background.( Example: Picture of
truck in a yard but I want to remove a bush and replace it with the
grass that is in the picture)

Thanks in advance
Lugoff81

Sceadu

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

"lugoff81" <phillip_bennett@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> One More question sometimes I have to takeout small part of the image
> How I do I fill it back with the same background.( Example: Picture of
> truck in a yard but I want to remove a bush and replace it with the
> grass that is in the picture)
>
> Thanks in advance
> Lugoff81

You have to do that by hand. You can use the Clone Brush to sample parts of
the grass and "paint" over the bush.

You could also use the Selection tools to copy and paste a patch of grass
over the bush, and feather the edges to blend it in.

Sceadu

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Fred Hiltz

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

lugoff81 wrote:
> One More question sometimes I have to takeout small part of the
> image How I do I fill it back with the same background.( Example:
> Picture of truck in a yard but I want to remove a bush and
> replace it with the grass that is in the picture)

The most common among several methods is the clone brush. Find
directions for using it at Help > Index > Clone Brush tool.
--
Fred Hiltz, fhiltz at yahoo dot com

lugoff81

2005-02-27, 11:20 pm

Thanks for all your help. I also fond that I can select duplicate layer
and select it and drag and drop as well. Once again thanks

Lugoff 81