Paint Shop Pro X User Guide - FTP - Corel Corporation

To erase an image area1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Eraser tool .2 On the Tool Options palette, choose the brush options.3 Drag in the image to erase.You can alsoRestore erased pixelsErase a straight lineHold down the right mouse button and dragover the erased area.Click at the beginning of the line, hold downShift, and click the end of the line. Tocontinue erasing the line, move to the nextpoint, hold down Shift, and click again.If you erase the background layer, the Eraser tool erases to transparency, andthe layer is automatically promoted to a raster layer.To erase the background area in an image1 On the Layers palette, click the layer containing the image element that you wantto isolate.2 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Background Eraser tool .3 On the Tool Options palette, choose the brush options.For information about setting brush options, see “Choosing brush options” in theHelp.4 Drag around the edges of the image area that you want to isolate.Slow, careful strokes give you the best results.You can alsoRestore erased pixelsRight-click and drag.Retouching and restoring images 55