ArcSoft photostudio Manuale Utente

 

 

 

- 4 - 

 
“Palettes” are sections of the program desktop that can be moved around or hidden so that your 

work area looks and feels the way you want.  Each different palette has a different set of 

information that will help you when you work with your photos.  Some people prefer to have 

every single option and button available at all times.  Other people like having as much free 

space as possible to see their images.  You can freely move each of these components, or hide 

them completely when you don’t need them. 
 

Here’s a list of the available palettes and moveable components of the PhotoStudio desktop: 

 

•  The Quick Access Bar 

•  The Tools Palette 

•  The Tool Options Palette 

•  The Layers Palette 

•  The Navigation Palette 

•  The Status Bar 

 

The Quick Access Bar contains buttons that serve as shortcuts to some of the most common 

functions and options that PhotoStudio offers.  As you move your mouse over the icons, a pop-
up with the button name will appear.  Not all of the buttons will be available at all times.  

Sometimes you’ll need to have an image open in order for a button to become active.  Depending 

on the image properties, some options may be unavailable as well. 

 

Here’s a list of what you’ll find on the Quick Access Bar: 

 

New: Click this button to create a new, blank image.  You can define all the characteristics about 

the new image, including the data format, size, and resolution.  Basically, clicking this button 

creates a blank canvas for you to work on.  The color of the canvas is dependent on the colors 

selected in the Tools Palette.  This button is a shortcut to the “New” command under the File 

menu. 

 

Open: Clicking here opens the standard Windows Open window.  From here you can search your 

system for any image file to be displayed within the program.  This button is a shortcut to the 

“Open” command under the File menu. 

 

Browser: The Browser offers a “tree view” of the files on your system, as well as your ArcSoft 
albums.  The Browser and albums are discussed further in their own section.  You can also open 

the Browser by accessing the “Open Browser” command under the File menu.