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Paint Shop Pro 7
Installing Preset Shapes
The first thing you must do before downloading a file for PSP is check if it is the same version as your program.
Always go for files that are for the same or previous version of your program to avoid problems. Files made for versions above yours won’t work.
After downloading the file, check the extension.
Preset Shape files have a .jsl extension. Most downloads, however, offer the file with a .zip extension.
Unzipping the file
There are several programs that you can use to unzip the file. Most of them work practically the same way, so you can follow the steps for WinRAR even if you don’t use it.
Note: Windows XP comes with the ability to handle .zip files, so you can use this feature instead of worrying with yet another piece of software.
Double-click on your .zip file to call the program that handles it.
Click on the Extract button (WinRAR) located right above the listing of the .zip contents.
On the options box that appears, choose the location for your .jsl file.
Note: you can put the file under any folder you wish. Unzip to the Shapes folder under the PSP directory if you want to use the default setting, though.
Click OK and close WinRAR.
Once the .jsl file is moved, it is safe to delete the .zip.
After unzipping
If you’ve moved the .jsl file to the Shapes folder under the PSP directory, no further action is required.
For custom folders, there’s one more step.
Open PSP, go to File » Preferences » File Locations » Shapes tab. Click on the Browse button and select your folder. Make sure that Enable this Path is located and click OK.
The new preset shape is now ready to use.
Note: sometimes PSP won’t show the new shape after you’ve installed it because of the cache file it creates to speed up the loading process. If that’s the case, go to the Cache folder under the PSP directory and delete the Shapes file. A new cache file will be generated the next time you open the custom shapes box.
In order to use the new shape, open the Tool Options palette for the Custom Shapes tool and select it from the drop-down list.
Further note
Different from .jbr and .jgd files (brushes and gradients), .jsl files can be opened in PSP for further editing. You can change from the shape itself to the name displayed on the drop-down menu.
To change the name, open the layers palette and expand the vector layer by clicking on the “+” sign located on the left side of the name. Once expanded, a list of objects is displayed.
Double-click on any of the listed objects to open the Properties dialog box. Enter the desired name on the Name field and click OK. Save the file.
Tools, Menus and Palettes · Mar 26, 2005 ·