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To quickly resize an open image using Paint Shop Pro: (from your Keyboard’s right-side) tap either the Plus or Minus Key.

I have road-tested this keyboard shortcut using Windows XP.

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Click here to view a Palette and Toolbar-free workspace example.

This tip has been road-tested using Windows XP Only.

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To change Photoshop Elements 8’s default dark grey background to light grey, from the top menu of Photoshop Elements, choose Edit then choose Preferences then choose General.  Now, from Preferences box’s Appearance Options menu, mark Light.  And then click OK.

To revert back to the default Dark Grey Background, return to the Preferences box, and this time mark Dark.

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And then to swap their colours, tap your Keyboard’s X Key.

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Now, correct any mistakes by typing in your word, or by selecting one from the Suggestions list, and then click Change.  And when your mistakes have been corrected, click Done.

And then, if necessary click the Type Tool’s Commit any current edits tick.

Change The Spell Checker To Your Country’s Language
To change the Spell Checker’s language; from the top menu choose Window and then click a tick before Character - as illustrated below.

And from the bottom of the subsequent Character dialogue box, click open the language list, and then left-click to highlight the language of your choice.

When you next utilise the Spell Checker, it will be set to your country’s language.

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To begin, right-click over a Shortcut icon: I am demonstrating this tip using Photoshop Elements.

Then from the subsequent Properties dialogue box, click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon tab, then click OK.  As demonstrated below.

Then from the subsequent Change Icon dialogue box, either select an icon that you have created or downloaded, by clicking the Browse tab to search your PC, then navigate to the folder where your icon has been previously saved: then highlight the icon and then click OK.  Alternatively, left-click to select an icon from Photoshop’s or Paint Shop Pro’s own icon library - as illustrated below, and then click OK.

After clicking OK the icon will then represent your choice.

Congratulations, you have changed your programme’s start icon, and it can be changed back to its original icon at any time in exactly the same way.

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Preferences Note
Photoshop remembers environmental preferences for example, Tool settings and the last File Format utilised by storing the information in a file every time you close Photoshop.  When Photoshop behaves erratically, deleting the Preferences  can get Photoshop to work properly again.  Because of the number of times the Preferences File is altered and updated, it’s always in danger of becoming corrupt: - as long as you back up any new files, for example, Brushes or Actions; deleting the Preferences File won’t delete your newly created (or downloaded) files.

Tip
Prior to deleting Photoshop’s Preferences, back up to an external drive your newly created Brushes and Custom Shapes, etc.

Now, to delete Photoshop’s Preferences, first power up Photoshop as usual: then (before Photoshop has time to load its settings), immediately press the Ctrl+Shift+Alt Keys all at the same time.

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You will find this easier if you hover your fingers over the three keys, just before powering up Photoshop.

If you have followed my previous steps correctly, (pressing Ctrl, Alt and Shift before Photoshop opens), you will see the following “Delete Preferences” dialogue box.

Now, (to delete Photoshop’s Preferences), click Yes.

Photoshop will then delete its Preferences File and it, Photoshop, will open.  You will then have to reset your Preferences.

To access Photoshop’s Preferences dialogue box, from the top menu, choose Edit then choose Preferences: (Ctrl then K).

Now, make your choice from the subsequent Preferences dialogue box, and then click OK.

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When implementing the Paint Brush or Eraser Brush Tools for precise intricate work, you will find it helpful to display your Brush Tool’s Crosshairs.  To display Photoshop’s Brush Tool Crosshairs, from the top menu, choose Edit then choose Preferences then choose Cursors.  From the subsequent Preferences dialogue box, mark Crosshairs and Full Size Brush Tip - as illustrated below - then click OK.

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For personal results; explore the Painting and Other Cursors settings.

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