Using Tubes You Download
The tubes on this site are free for you to use as you
wish, except that they are not to be included on another web site for
downloading. These tubes are to be used only for your personal use and
can not be sold. They will work with versions 6 and above.
Tubes are in .zip format. You must have a program for unzipping
the file (If you need software for unzipping these
files, try WinZip
for free). When you click on the file on a web page, you are
given the option of opening it or saving it. Save the file and make
sure you remember where you saved it. I know several people that save
files and then can't remember where they put it or what the name of the
file was :-). I find that the easiest way is to create a folder in "My
Documents" named tubes, then every time I download a tube file I save it
to that folder.
Once your tube .zip file is saved, go back and find it
and unzip it into the same folder. You can usually unzip the file by just
double clicking on it and your program (WinZip) will open for extracting
the file.
Open Paint Shop Pro and go to "File" and "Browse". Choose
the folder you saved the tube file in. You should see the thumbnails (small pictures) of the tubes. Some
tubes may show up with a lot of pictures on one graphic. Open a tube file.
Notice how many rows and columns of graphics there are. It may have only
one, like the ones we made earlier. It may just be one row of several
graphics. Most of the tubes here on this web site are just one tube to a
file.
Go to "File", "Export" and
"Picture Tube". If there was only one graphic for the tube, do
as before and just name it and click on "OK". If there was more
than one, insert the number of rows and the number of columns that were in
the tube. Now name the file and click "OK". Your tube is
now ready to use in your project.
Ready to try it? I have placed some of my tubes on this
site for you to download. Click
here to go there. There is also a page of links to other sites with
free tubes. Have Fun!
If you need software for unzipping these
files, try WinZip
for free.
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