Straightening images

You can easily straighten crooked images by aligning a straightening bar with an image feature. Corel PaintShop Pro rotates the image so that this straightening bar is perfectly horizontal and vertical. This feature is especially useful when an image has a strong vertical or horizontal feature, such as a building or horizon.

The Straighten tool lets you position a straightening bar within an image.

To straighten an image

Edit workspace

On the Tools toolbar, choose the Straighten tool

A straightening bar with end handles appears on the image.

Drag each handle of the straightening bar to align it with the part of the image that you want to straighten.

On the Tool Options palette, choose one of the following options from the Mode drop-list:

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Auto — automatically straightens the image based on the position of the straightening bar

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Make vertical — rotates the image to make the straightening bar vertical

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Make horizontal — rotates the image to make the straightening bar horizontal

Click the Apply button


You can also
Straighten a single layer	Before clicking the Straighten tool, click the layer name on the Layers palette.
Straighten all layers in the image	Mark the Rotate all layers check box on the Tools Options palette.
Choose a specific angle for the straightening bar	Type or set a value in the Angle control on the Tools Options palette.
Crop the edges of the image to make it rectangular after straightening	Mark the Crop image check box on the Tools Options palette.
Fill the edge areas of your image with the background color	Unmark the Crop image check box on the Tools Options palette.

You can also double-click the image to apply the command.