Opening an Image for the First Time

There are four ways to open an image for the first time:

• At the bottom of the screen, click on Open and locate the image you want to work on. When you have found it, click the Open button in the bottom right hand corner of the dialogue box and the photograph will appear in the Canvas area; or

• Go to the drop-down menu at the top of the screen and click File>Open and locate the image you want to work on; or

• Map directly to the image you want to work on, click on the file name to open the image in its default application and drag the image on to the Canvas; or

• Map directly to the image you want to work on, click on the file name to open the image in its default application, press Ctrl+C (PC), Command+C (Mac) i.e. copy then move to the Canvas area and press Ctrl+V (PC) Command+V (Mac) i.e. paste.

Note: ArtMasterPro displays an opened image in the Canvas area on a fit-to-view basis i.e. the program will assess your computer’s screen resolution (in pixels) and the size of your image (in pixels). It then automatically determines the maximum size that can be displayed and displays it to fit the viewable area. For a large image displayed on a small screen this may force the zoom function to less than 100%. (See section Zoom).