Welcome to Corel PHOTO-PAINT®, a powerful bitmap image-editing application that lets you
retouch existing photos or create original graphics.

In this tutorial, you’ll use the tools provided by Corel PHOTO-PAINT to create a Web page banner.
You’ll save the final project as a GIF file with a transparent background.
Click here to view what your final project should look like.

What you will learn
This tutorial introduces you to the workspace of Corel PHOTO-PAINT. The application window
contains elements that help you access the tools and commands you need to view and edit images.
Application commands are accessible through the menu bar, toolbox, property bar, toolbars, or
dockers.

As you practice creating a Web page banner, you’ll learn how to use the following tools:
• menu bar
• toolbox
• flyouts
• property bar
• dockers
• Help

Using the menu bar

The menu bar is an area containing drop-down menus with commands grouped by category. These
commands let you open, edit, and save projects.
First, you’ll use the File menu to open the sample file used in this tutorial. Then, you’ll use the Image
menu to access the Cutout dialog box and cut out the red car from the sample file.

To open the sample file
1 Click File menu Open.
2 Choose the folder Program files\Corel\Corel Graphics 12\Languages\EN\Tutorials\Sample
files.
3 Double-click the filename car.tif.

To cut out a foreground image area
1 Click Image menu Cutout.
You can resize the Cutout dialog box to increase the workspace area.