Paint Shop Pro provides a lot of tools otherwise available only in very much more expensive packages. It also bundles capabilities which ordinarily would be separate software solutions, such as high-quality and flexible screen-shooting and animation. Although it is more expensive than the bundled Microsoft Office image products (which are, of course, free), it is very much cheaper than many of its brethren - half as expensive as Corel Draw, and less than a third of the cost of Adobe PhotoShop. It, of course, is missing some of the tools available in Draw and PhotoShop, but, unless you are a true professional, it is doubtful you'll miss them.

On this web site is a discussion of opening and saving, cutting and pasting, layering, color manipulation, transparency, plug-in effects, and adding text. In addition, there is a discussion of a modular approach to the layering of image documents which simplify the production of icons and logos for use in any digital environment, including presentations, video, the Web, documents - any environment that uses digital images.