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In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can create objects from
You can create objects from scratch by applying brushstrokes or creating shapes, or you can add brushstrokes and shapes to an existing object. For more information about applying brushstrokes and creating shapes, see Drawing and painting.
You can also create an object by using an entire image background. The background cannot be edited or moved in the stacking order unless it is converted to an object.
Another way you can create an object is to define an editable area on an image background or another object. When you create an object from an editable area, you can include only the visible elements in that area. If an object is obscured by other objects, and you cannot see it, it will not be included in the editable area. For information about defining editable areas, see Working with masks.
You can create an object by using part of an image background. Here, an editable area is defined and then the selection is copied and moved.
All objects in an image have the same resolution and color mode. As you add objects to a file, the file size and memory requirements increase. To decrease file size, you can flatten an image by combining objects. For more information on combining objects, see Grouping and combining objects.
To retain objects when you save an image, you must save the image in the native Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT) file format. For more information on saving images, see Saving and closing.
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Click Object  Create New object. |
When the Show object marquee command in the Object menu is enabled, a dashed outline, called a marquee, surrounds the new object.
All brushstrokes and sprayed images are added to the active object by default.
You can also create an object by clicking the New object button 
in the Object manager docker. If the Object manager docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object manager.
When the Show object marquee command in the Object menu is enabled, a dashed outline, called a marquee, surrounds the new object.
To add a shape to the active object without creating a new object, disable the New object button on the property bar.
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Click Object Create From background. |
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If the Object manager docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object manager. |
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Click Object Create Copy from mask. |
To remove the editable area of an image as you create an object, click Object Create Cut from mask.
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Click Edit Copy visible. |
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Click Edit Paste Paste as new object. |
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