| Introduction | 1 |
| Pt. I | Getting Started in Paint Shop Pro | 3 |
| 1 | Paint Shop Pro Basics | 5 |
| 2 | Tools, Preferences, and Menus | 15 |
| 3 | Opening, Saving, and Printing Files | 35 |
| 4 | Creating Your First Image | 43 |
| Pt. II | Editing Your Images | 57 |
| 5 | Creating and Working with Selections | 59 |
| 6 | Working with Deformations | 73 |
| 7 | Drawing Tools and Techniques | 85 |
| 8 | Painting Tools and Techniques | 99 |
| 9 | Using Color Effectively | 111 |
| 10 | Creating Cool Text Effects | 123 |
| Pt. III | Tools to Work Efficiently | 137 |
| 11 | Layers | 139 |
| 12 | Masks | 155 |
| 13 | Channels | 169 |
| 14 | Picture Tubes | 181 |
| 15 | Applying Filters | 191 |
| Pt. IV | Advanced Paint Shop Pro Tasks | 207 |
| 16 | Special Effects | 209 |
| 17 | Retouching Your Images | 223 |
| 18 | Coloring and Color Correction | 237 |
| 19 | Compositing | 251 |
| 20 | Combining Advanced Techniques/Spectacular Examples | 265 |
| Pt. V | Paint Shop Pro for the Web | 281 |
| 21 | Preparing Your Graphics for the Web | 283 |
| 22 | Buttons and Seamless Tiles | 305 |
| 23 | Animation | 319 |
| 24 | Advanced Animation | 329 |
| App. A | Paint Shop Pro Resources | 337 |
| Index | 339 |