User Guide

Corel Painter 37
size in inches, centimeters, points, or
picas and change resolution, the
dimensions will not be affected by the
change.
Resolution and Print Quality
The resolution of output devices
(printers) is measured in dpi and, in
the case of halftones, lines per inch
(lpi). Output device resolutions vary
depending on the type of press and
paper you’re printing on. Generally, a
photograph will be output at a crisp
150 lpi if printed on glossy magazine
stock and at 85 lpi for more porous,
and therefore more forgiving,
newspaper stock.
If you are using a personal laser
printer or inkjet printer, set your
document size in inches, centimeters,
points, or picas at the dpi specific to
your printer. Most printers will
produce excellent output from images
set to 300 ppi. Your file will be output
correctly, at the best resolution for
your laser printer and at the proper
size. Increasing the file’s ppi setting
does not necessarily improve the
output, and can make for a larger and
sometime unwieldy file.
If you are using a commercial printer
or a more sophisticated output device,
the dimensions of the image should
always be set to the actual size it will
appear in the printed piece. For the
resolution, a good rule of thumb is to
set your document’s pixels per inch to
twice the desired lpi. So, when lpi is
150, the pixels per inch should be
twice that, or 300; if the lpi is 85, the
pixels per inch should be 170. It’s a
good idea to check with your service
bureau if you have questions about
output device resolution.
Working with Documents
Viewing Documents
You can change your view of an image
by changing its level of magnification
(zooming in or out), repositioning the
document in the Corel Painter
workspace, or rotating the document.
You can also change the characteristics
of the document window by changing
the screen mode, and by selecting
options from the Canvas menu.
Zooming
By default, Corel Painter opens a
document at 100% magnification, but
you can change the level of
magnification by zooming. You can
zoom in and out using the Magnifier
tool, reset magnification and zoom to
fit the screen. You can even zoom in
and out while working with other
tools.
The Magnifier tool lets you zoom in and out by
clicking in the document window.
To zoom in:
1 Do one of the following: