Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Using custom workspaces

Using custom workspaces

The PaintShop Pro workspaces consist of tabs, palettes, toolbars, and open images. You may find that the way you arrange the workspace while editing photos may differ from the arrangement while using the Web tools. Fortunately, PaintShop Pro lets you save and use any number of workspace arrangements.

Important! Workspace files do not include an actual copy of any open images. Workspace files only reference the name and location of an image. If you delete an image from your computer, the image will not appear in the workspace.

Saving custom workspaces

When you save a workspace, PaintShop Pro saves the information in a PSPWorkspace file. The following information is stored:

• ruler, grid, and guide information

• menu, palette, and toolbar settings, locations, and docking status

• full screen edit mode status

• open images, including zoom levels and scroll bar locations

Loading workspaces

You can load a custom workspace. Tool, menu, and palette positions change to reflect the workspace you are loading.

If you had two windows open for the same image when you saved the workspace, they both open again. If an image from the workspace is already open, PaintShop Pro applies the workspace settings to the open image.

Deleting saved workspaces

If you no longer want to use a saved workspace, you can delete it.

To save the current workspace

Edit tab

Manage tab

1 Choose File

Workspace

Save.

The Save Workspace dialog box appears.

2 In the New Workspace Name field, type a name for the new workspace.

3 Click Save.

If your workspace contains any modified images that you have not saved, you are prompted to save the changes to your image. To save the image changes and the workspace, click Yes. To save the workspace, but not the image changes, click No. To cancel saving the workspace and the image changes, click Cancel.

You can open the Save Workspace dialog box by pressing Shift + Alt + S.

You can save the workspace in a folder other than the program default folder, by clicking the File Locations button in the Save Workspace dialog box. For more information about editing paths, see Setting file locations.

To load a workspace

Edit tab

Manage tab

1 Choose File

Workspace

Load.

The Load Workspace dialog box appears.

2 Click one of the following:

• Yes — saves the current workspace before loading another one

• No — does not save the current workspace before loading another one

3 Select the workspace file you want to load.

4 Click Load.

You can open the Load Workspace dialog box by pressing Shift + Alt + L.

You can load the workspace from a folder other than the program default folder, by clicking the File Locations button in the Load Workspace dialog box. For more information about editing paths, see Setting file locations.

You can also load a recently used workspace by choosing it from the list of recent workspaces located at the bottom of the File Workspace menu.

To delete a saved workspace

Edit tab

Manage tab

1 Choose File

Workspace

Delete.

The Delete Workspace dialog box appears.

2 Select the workspace file you want to delete.

3 Click Delete.

You can open the Delete Workspace dialog box by pressing Shift + Alt + D.