Getting started : Opening and closing images
 
Opening and closing images
You can open most image formats in Corel PaintShop Pro. You can open the images by using the menu bar or by using the Manage workspace. You can associate specific file formats with Corel PaintShop Pro, such as JPEG, TIF, or PNG, so that these files will open in Corel PaintShop Pro when you double-click them. For more information about setting file format associations, see Setting file format associations.For a list of the file formats that you can open in Corel PaintShop Pro, see Files supported by Corel PaintShop Pro. For information on RAW files, see Supported RAW file formats.
To open an image
Edit workspace 
1 Choose File Open.
2 In the Look in drop-list, choose the folder where the file is stored.
3 Click the name of the file that you want to open.
If you want to open multiple files, hold down Ctrl, and click the filenames.
4 Click Open.
 
You can also
 
View information about an image
In the Open dialog box, click the filename, and click Details.
View a thumbnail in the preview area
In the Open dialog box, mark the Show preview check box.
Run a script on the files as they open
In the Open dialog box, mark the Enable Pre‑processing check box, and choose a script from the drop-list.
To open a recently viewed file
Edit workspace 
Choose File Recent Files, and choose the filename.
By default, the Recent Files menu lists four recently viewed files. You can choose to list up to 10 files. For more information, see To set the number of files that appear in the Recent Files list.
To open an image from the Manage workspace
Manage workspace 
Click a thumbnail to select the file.
To view thumbnails from another folder, click Browse More Folders on the Navigation palette, and from the Browse For Folder dialog box that appears, choose the folder you want. The folder appears in the Folders list.
You can work with the file in the Manage workspace, or click the Adjust tab or Edit tab to edit the file in another workspace.
To open a RAW photo image
Edit workspace 
Do one of the following:
Choose File Open.
Double-click on a RAW image thumbnail.
Hold down Ctrl, and click the filenames or thumbnails to open multiple files.
The Camera RAW Lab dialog box opens. This dialog box lets you adjust the settings that are stored with the RAW photo file.
To close an image
Choose File Close.
In the Edit workspace, you can also close an image by clicking the Close button above the image.