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- Learn Paint Shop Pro by making text

- Tutorial is written for Paint Shop Pro X2 ...

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  STEP 1

• Save this picture and open in your Paint Shop Pro (or you can use any wallpaper, picture you want). Name it OriPic

  STEP 2

• Right click on the layer OriPic -> Duplicate -> named BlurPic
• Choose the BlurPic -> on the topmenu choose Adjust -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur radius_90

• Set the layer opacity 81

  STEP 3

• Press T to choose tool to write text, layer name OriText, my setting is font_comicsansms size_72 fontstyle_B color_white

• Still on the text layer, ctrl + A -> left click in the picture -> ctrl + shift + F to select only text.

• At the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Save Selection To Alpha Channel -> named TextSelection
• Still with that selection, choose layer BlurPic -> press Delete -> ctrl + D
• I know nothing change right, because your text layer is still on. Now lets turn it off by click the icon of layer OriText 

  STEP 4

• At the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Load Selection From Alpha Channel -> choose TextSelection
• Create new layer named BlurBorder on top of the layer list, and fill with black color_#000000

• Ctrl + D to deselect -> on the topmenu choose Adjust -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur radius_2

• At the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Load Selection From Alpha Channel -> choose TextSelection -> press Delete

  CONGRATULATION !