You can open most bitmaps in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. Each image you open appears in its own image window.
You can also import images. Importing allows you to add a new image to the active image window. For more information, see Import files.
You can use the clipart and photos that are included with the application. You can search for images by different criteria, such as filename, title, subject, keyword, comment, and other properties attached to the file. For more information about searching for files, see the Windows Help. For more information, see Find clipart and other images with the CONNECT Content docker.
Open earlier versions of multilingual files
You can open or import an image from version 11 or earlier of Corel PHOTO-PAINT that contains text in a language different from the language of your operating system. To do this, you can use code page settings to ensure that object names and notes saved with the image are displayed correctly in the Objects docker. To ensure that text is correctly displayed in the image window, you need to use encoding settings. For more information, see Modify encoding settings.
| To open an image |
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| 1 . | Click File  Open. |
| 2 . | Locate the folder where the file is stored. |
| 3 . | Click a filename. |
| If necessary, you can search for an image by using the search box. |
| 4 . | Click Open. |
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Enable the Check for watermark check box.
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In the Open list box, click Crop and load.
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In the Open list box, click Resample and load.
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Right-click a file, and click Restore previous versions.
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Choose the corresponding option from the Select code page list box.
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To open a file you have recently worked on, click File Open Recent, and click the filename. To clear the list of recently opened files, click File Open Recent Clear Menu.
You can also open an image by clicking the Open button 
on the standard toolbar. If the standard toolbar is not displayed, click Window Toolbars Standard.
| To open documents in floating windows |
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| 1 . | Click Tools Options Corel PHOTO-PAINT. |
| 2 . | Click General. |
| 3 . | Enable the Open documents in floating windows check box. |
| To insert a file into an active image |
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| • | Drag the image or sound file to the image window. |
You can also open a file in a new image window by dragging the file to the application window.
The features documented in the Help are available in the full version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2020. Some features may not be available in this version of the product.
