“The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the PSP Toolbar Settings” focuses on optimizing the main Tools toolbar in Corel PaintShop Pro (PSP). It teaches users how to customize their digital workspace, group favorite commands, and adjust tool visibility to drastically speed up photo editing and graphic design workflows.
The core concepts taught in a comprehensive PSP toolbar mastery guide cover several key areas: 1. Workspace-Dependent Behaviors
The main Tools toolbar dynamically shifts location and design based on your active workspace:
Complete Workspace: Displays the full, traditional vertical toolbar on the left side of the screen.
Essentials Workspace: Shows a simplified, smaller rectangle containing only core editing options.
Photography & Sea-to-Sky Workspaces: Features a touch-friendly, streamlined horizontal layout positioned at the bottom of the canvas. 2. Customizing Tool Visibility
You do not have to settle for the default tool layout. You can toggle what you see using these steps:
Click the Quick Customize button (the + icon) located at the very bottom of the Tools toolbar.
Check or uncheck individual tools (such as the Pick, Dropper, or Magic Wand tools) to instantly add or remove them.
Use the Reset Toolbar button inside that same menu if you ever need to restore the factory layout. 3. Creating Custom Toolbars
For specialized projects like digital scrapbooking or batch photo retouching, creating a dedicated toolbar is highly effective:
Navigate to View > Customize to open the customization dialog box.
Under the Toolbars tab, click New and give your toolbar a specific name.
Switch to the Commands tab, pick a category (e.g., Effects or Layers), and drag your favorite command icons directly onto your blank new toolbar.
Right-click the custom toolbar to toggle between displaying Icons Only or Image and Text labels. 4. Docking, Floating, and Sizing
Floating: Drag a toolbar by its handle (the dotted grip edge) away from the window border to let it float freely anywhere across your monitors.
Resizing: Hover over the border of a floating toolbar and drag its edges to reshape it from a single column into a multi-row block.
Docking: Double-click the title bar of a floating toolbar, or drag it to any screen edge, to snap it cleanly back into place.
Icon Scaling: If the tool icons are too small on a high-resolution display, navigate to User Interface > Icon Size to change them to Medium or Large. 5. Managing Flyout Groups
Many tools on the toolbar are stacked in groups to save space, indicated by a small flyout arrow next to the primary tool icon. For example, clicking the arrow next to the standard Selection tool opens a flyout menu containing the Freehand Selection, Smart Selection, and Magic Wand variants. If you would like to expand on this, let me know: An Overview of the PaintShop Pro Toolbar
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