Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To open an image
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To insert a file into an active image

Opening images

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 Importing files.

You can use the clipart and photos that are included on the Corel DVD. If you are using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, you can search for images by different criteria, such as filename, title, subject, author, keyword, comment, and other properties attached to the file. For more information about searching for files with Windows 7 or Windows Vista, see the Windows Help. If your operating system is Windows XP, you can use Windows Desktop Search to find files. You can also browse and search for content by using Corel CONNECT. For more information, see Exploring Corel CONNECT.

Opening 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 Modifying encoding settings to display text correctly.

To open an image Back to Top
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Click File Open.
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Locate the folder where the file is stored.
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Click a filename.
If necessary, you can search for an image by using the search box. You can search by filename, title, subject, author, keyword, or comment.
To search for user-identified tags with Windows XP, you must have Windows Desktop Search installed on your computer.
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Click Open.

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Detect a watermark
Enable the Check for watermark check box.
This option is not available for all file formats.
Remove unwanted areas from an image as you open it
(Windows 7 and Windows Vista) In the Open list box, click Crop and load.
(Windows XP) In the Files of type list box, click Crop.
Decrease the dimensions of an image as you open it
(Windows 7 and Windows Vista) In the Open list box, click Resample and load.
(Windows XP) In the Files of type list box, click Resample.
Search for an image (Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Type a word or phrase in the search box.
The search box looks for files only in the current folder and subfolders. To search for an image in another location, you must first navigate to the folder where the image is stored.
Access a previous version of a file (Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Right-click a file, and click Restore previous versions.
You can access a previous version of a file only if System Protection is turned on.
For detailed information about accessing previous versions of files, see the Windows Help.
Display object names and notes correctly in an image that was created in an earlier version of Corel PHOTO-PAINT
(Windows 7 and Windows Vista) Choose the corresponding option from the Select code page list box.
(Windows XP) Choose the corresponding option from the Code page list box.
This option is not available for all file formats.

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 insert a file into an active image Back to Top
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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.
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