How to Add a Border to a Picture in Paint Shop Pro

Borders set an image apart from the rest of the document and add contrast to the picture itself. Paint Shop Pro, a popular Web graphics program, makes adding borders easy.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Computers
• Paint Shop Pro

1. Start Paint Shop Pro and open the image that will have a border.

2. Locate the color palette on the left hand side of the screen. Click on the bottom square and select a border color from the palette. Click OK.

3. Select Add Borders from the Image menu. A dialog box will open.

4. Check Symmetric if you want all of the borders to be of equal size.

5. Choose the size of the border by typing a number or using the up/down arrows. If the borders are symmetric, the remaining numbers will change automatically.

6. Click OK and view the picture. If the results aren't what you want, select Undo from the Edit menu.

7. Choose Save As from the File menu to save the new file.

Tips & Warnings

• You will only be able to select a border color from the number of colors in the picture. For example, a grayscale picture will only allow you to select a border in a shade of black, white or grey.

• Before editing a picture, save the file under a different name by selecting Save As from the File menu. This allows you to edit the picture without worrying about the original.