Q.  When working in Corel PHOTO-PAINT™, I am no longer able to access the menu bar. 
How can I correct this ? 

A.  If you have clicked View, Maximize Work Area, then the screen will move out beyond the
boundaries of your monitor. To restore your screen try the following:

1.  Press ALT+V.  This accesses the View menu.
2.  Click Restore Screen from the menu.

If this does not restore the screen, try the following:

1.  Press ALT+F, and click Exit.
2.  In Windows® 95 launch the Windows Explorer, in Windows 3.X launch File Manager.
3.  Double-click the COREL50 directory.
4.  Double-click the CONFIG directory.
5.  Double-click the CORELPNT.INI file, to open it in Notepad.
6.  Change the "Window =" line in the [PHOTOPAINT] section to remove any negative symbols. 
Note: Just remove the "-"sign in front of the numbers.  For example it might read Window=-1,0,-
766,558,0.  Change the line to read Window=1,0,766,558,0 .
7.  Click File, Save.  Exit the file and close the Windows Explorer or the File Manager.
8.  Launch Corel PHOTO-PAINT.


Q.   Why do I get the error message "The file format is invalid or the filter type is not registered",
when I double-click a GIF or JPG image from Windows Explorer or File Manager?

A  After you install Corel PHOTO-PAINT Select, it may have assumed the "Open with"
Privileges to GIF and JPG files.  To correct this, perform the following steps:

In Windows 3.X
1.  Close all Corel products running
2.  Double-click the Main group, and double-click File Manager.
3.  Click any *.JPG file, and click File, Associate.
4.  Type the path to your JPG Viewer.
5.  Repeat steps 1 through 6 to associate all GIF files.

In Windows 95
1.  Close all Corel products.
2.  Click Start, Programs, Windows Explorer.
3.  Click any *.JPG file, and SHIFT+ right-click.
4.  Click Open With.
5.  In the Open With dialog box , select your JPG viewer from the list.
6.  Enable the Always Use this Program to Open this Type of File check box, and click OK.
7.  Repeat steps 1 through 8 to associate your GIF files.


Q.  What are the main differences between Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5, and Corel PHOTO-PAINT
5 Select?

A.  Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5 is a part of the CorelDRAW™ 5 Suite.  It shares a manual and
clipart book with the rest of the Suite.  It comes with 42 effects and Image enhancers.  Corel
PHOTO-PAINT 5 has access to 825 True Type and Type 1 fonts,  22000 clipart, 100 photos,
tiles and textures. The Corel Image Source is included for scanning into Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5. 
  
Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5 Select is a compilation of selected features from the Corel PHOTO-
PAINT 5 program.   It includes Import/Export support for the following file types;  .CPT, .BMP,
.PCX, .TIF, and .EPS.  It comes with 5 image enhancement filters, such as; Color, Fancy, Noise,
Sharpen, and Tone & Equalize,  5 tiles and 14 brushes are shipped with the package. A  150 page
manual and online documentation is included.