User Guide

Corel Painter 57
Palettes
Palettes have been redesigned for
Corel Painter, allowing you to have
more control over snapping and
grouping them.
To change palette behavior
1 Do one of the following:
• (Mac OS) Choose Corel
Painter 8 menu > Preferences
> Palettes.
• (Windows) Choose Edit menu
> Preferences > Palettes.
2 Choose your preferences from the
following options:
• Autoscroll — lets you scroll
through a palette with many
elements automatically.
• Snapping Behavior — deter-
mines where palettes are
docked in relation to other ele-
ments on the user interface
• Snapping Tolerance — deter-
mines the minimum distance,
in pixels, between the palette
and other elements on the user
interface before docking
Using Two Monitors
The Corel Painter user interface can
be displayed across two or more
monitors. You can drag any of the
Corel Painter palettes, the property
bar, and the toolbox to any monitor;
however, each palette must be
displayed entirely on one monitor at a
time.
If a palette straddles two monitors, it
will automatically snap to the nearest
vertical edge of the monitor with the
largest portion of the palette. If the
palette is displayed equally on both
monitors, it will snap to the vertical
edge of the left monitor.
For best performance, make sure both
monitors are set to the same
resolution. In Windows, you must
stretch the application window to
straddle both monitors, then redesign
your workspace.
For information on configuring your
system to display across two or more
monitors, refer to your operating
system documentation.
Using Plug-ins
Plug-ins are software modules that
extend Corel Painter capabilities.
Many plug-ins come with Corel
Painter and are automatically installed
in the Corel Painter > Plug-ins
folder. Other special effects plug-ins
are available for purchase from third-
party software developers.
Corel Painter uses the following types
of plug-ins:
• Effects filters offer special effects
for raster images. You can access
available filters at the bottom of the
Effects menu, below standard
effects.
Most Photoshop-compatible filters
run on Corel Painter; however,
there are some exceptions. For
example, because Corel Painter is
an RGB-based program, it cannot
run filters that are specific to
CMYK or Grayscale modes. Check
with the manufacturer to
determine if a filter is compatible
with Corel Painter.
• Plug-in brushes extend the power
of the Brush tool.