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Paint Shop Pro
Tutorials
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Tutorials
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How
to Create a Watermark
1.
Open a new image 300x300, transparent
background with 16 million colors.
2.
Set your forground color to null and
your background color to a shade of grey
-
I have used #808080.
3.
Select the text tool and check that your
text tool options are set to the below,
if not change them to match.
* Floating
* Antialias ticked
* Auto Kern ticked
You can use any font and size you like.
4.
Click your text tool text tool in the
center of your blank image canvas.
5.
In the Text Box enter your chosen
watermark text. This is the text that
will
appear as your watermark.
If you would like the © copyright symbol
here's how.
* Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard
while you type +0169
(use the numeric keypad to type the
numbers).
6.
When you have your watermark text typed
the way you like it click the ok button.
Your text should now appear on your
image with the selection marquee
around your text letters (marching
ants). Be sure to leave
your text selected at this point.
7.
Click on Effects, 3D Effects, Inner
Bevel and apply the 2nd round
bevel type to your selected text with
the following settings:
* width=2
* smoothness=100
* depth=15
* ambience=0
* shininess=20
* light color=white
* angle=315
* intensity=50
* elevation=30
8.
Next with your text still selected,
click on Effects, 3D Effects,
Drop Shadow. Apply a drop shadow using
the following setting.
* Set the vertical offset to -1
* horizontal offset to -1
* opacity to 90
* blur to 4.9
9.
Deselect your text from Selections,
Select None.
10. Go to Layers > Properties and apply
the following settings:
* Blend Mode = Hard Light
* Opacity = 20
If you would like your watermark to be
darker (more noticeable)
adjust the Opacity to 50.
11. Now we'll turn the image into a tube
to be able to insert it easily
into other graphics. So using your
cropping tool,
block the area to be used. Then just
double click the image.
12.
File, Export, Picture Tube
13.
Give your tube the appropriate name and
then click ok
That's it your new watermark is now
ready to be inserted into
new graphics that you create.
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These Tutorials below
are informational only, there is no project.
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TIPS & TRICKS FOR
PAINTSHOP PRO
Resetting
PSP to default.
Resetting PSP to default (deleting PSP's registry) can fix
many problems within PSP, errors caused by a corrupt
registry missing or greyed out tools and other
irregularities.
The big draw back from resetting is the loss of custom
settings you have made and having to redo the preferences.
To delete and re-write PSP's registry (reset defaults) do
the following:
Go to START/PROGRAMS/Jasc Software Inc/ PAINT SHOP PRO 7.
Immediately after you click on the PAINT SHOP PRO 7 icon
press and hold CTRL+ALT on your keyboard.
Paint Shop Pro will ask you if you would like to delete the
registry settings for Paint Shop Pro. Select YES.
When Paint Shop Pro opens it will have all the restored
features of initial i! nsta! llation.
Freeing space in the PSP Program Folder.
When you applied the PSP Patch 7.02 , Version 7.02 created a
backup of version 7 in a folder called Unpatch ( C:\Program
Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\Unpatch folder)
The same would apply if you installed the 7.04 patch, a back
up of 7.02 would have been created. If you have ran PSP
patched versions with no problem then it is unnecessary to
keep this folder on your hard drive.
You can copy it to a cd for safe keeping if you like and
delete the Unpatch folder, reclaiming up to 62 mgb of disk
space.
Freeing memory
Lower the "undo" storage for files
File/Preferences/General Program Preferences, hit the Undo
tab and set the undo storage to 15 MB.
If you are working with large graphics and use the undo
frequently you may need to set it to 40mgb.
Browser Caches
PSP creates a browser cache when using the browse function
in PSP. This enables faster lo! ading ! of graphics. However
if graphics are moved around, stored else where or deleted
the browser cache remains the same size and can get very
large taking up valuable space. It is advisable to delete
them frequently to allow a build of a fresh cache in your
files. To do this go to Find files and type in "jbf" without
the quotation marks. You will see all the pspbrwse icons
appear. Select them all and press delete on your keyboard.
The next time you browse in PSP new caches will be built.
Autosave
When PSP crashes or freezes for some reason and you haven't
saved your work, you can lose everything,
Go to File > Preferences > Autosave settings.
This will open the Autosave Settings dialogue box, Tick the
'Enable Autosave' box. Set the time schedule you require, 5
minutes should be sufficient. Click OK. Autosave is now
enabled and your work will automatically be saved to the
temp file every 5 minutes. If PSP crashes you can re-open
and your work will be loaded as before.
Save Worktop
When you save ! your wor! kspace, you will be saving
settings for your toolbar, palettes, also settings for your
rulers and grids plus image information including image
position in your workspace etc., so that you can return to
your project at a later time.
Go To >File > Workspace > Save. The standard "Save as"
dialogue box will appear. It will ask you for a file
location you wish to save your workspace to. Workspace will
be saved in a ..wsp format, so you need to give it a name eg:
project2.wsp.
Next time you open PSP go to File > Workspace > Load. The
workspace will remember the locations of your graphics so it
is important that you do not move them after saving the
workspace.
Tools greyed out
The majority of tools will only function on a image with a
colour depth of 16.7 million colours (24 bit). To restore
your image to 24 bit, Go to Colours > Increase Colour Depth
> 16 Million. Now all of your tools should be active except
the tools that req! uire a sel! ection.
Using Fonts in PSP
Having too ma ny fonts ins talled on your system can cause
PSP to load slower, as it has to load all the fonts. PSP can
use any font that is not installed. Open the font file you
wish to use, by double clicking on the font icon, and
minimize it on your desktop. That font will now show up in
the font list in the 'Text' dialogue box.
Screen Shots
If you want to make a screen shot of your work or tools in
PSP, or anywhere else on your computer. Press the Print
Screen key on your keyboard, right click on your PSP
workspace and "Paste as new image" you can then crop your
screen shot down to size and use.
Previous File Formats
PSP, by default will want to save all your new images as .psp
files, which can be annoying when working mostly with jpg's
To avoid this, open the General Program Preferences, hit the
Dialogues and Palettes Tab, check the box "Remember last
type used in file save-as dialogue".
Floating tool bars/palettes
While working ! on a project! particularly when lasooing an
image, the tool palettes tend to get in the way. Just press
the tab key on your keyboard to make them disappear and
press the tab key once more to make them reappear.
Crop Tool
Make your selection on the graphic, and double click outside
your selected area still on the graphic and your picture
will crop automatically
Always use the crop tool and not the selection tool to "cut"
an image for a clean outline. The selection too tends to
leave and edge of white pixels (unless using for a seamless
selection)
Sharpen Option
When making a graphic smaller, got to effects > sharpen
once, this will bring back the clarity of the pixels that
are lost when shrinking the graphic.
Applying Shadow
While the image that you are applying shadow to is
surrounded by the selection go to Selections > Modify >
Contract and contract by 1 pixel this will prevent a ragged
white appearance arou! nd the graphi! c after shadow has
been applied.
PSP Colour Palette
F or those of you who like to have a range of colours and
the hexadecimal value for stationery etc. Got to File >
Program Preferences > Make sure the hexadecimal preference
box is ticked and untick " use standard Windows colour
picker". This will give you a slider bar choices on
hues/sat/light and red/blue/green along with other useful
information in the colour dialogue box. Which will enable
you a far greater range in colours.
Colour Option Effect
This is a very little used option in PSP that enhances the
colours of graphics. Effects > Enhance Photo > Automatic
Colour Balance.
A nice little tool that allows you to make the colours look
warmer or cooler. I find it invaluable.
Likewise the option of Effects > Enhance Photo > Clarify
enhances and clarifies the colours.
The effects that are under the tools of "Enhance Photo" are
very useful effects and are not restricted to Photo's. Try
them out on your graphics. |
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BEGINNERS
Alrighty..since we have a Beginner in here..let
me throw this page at you.
Slowly work your way through those.. just to get
you started at things. There is
only a few.. setting up folders etc. If
you need help.. feel free to shout out!!
Advanced
Mosiac Blur
Rose Tutorial
Jumping Out Frame
Okies..this one is too neat for words!
Sweet Dreams
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Making Mist Tubes
Tutorial
By: RainbowCoffi
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Please feel free to share my tutorials anywhere...
The above tag has two mist tubes on it, the kitty and the roses.
I have written three tutorials on Mist tubing, this one
is a combination of them and what I have learned from
Mist tubing and some of the benefits that I use
simply from this technique...This is sooo easy to do...
Mist tubes have an outer-spreading lightened edge look.
You still see the image, but it eventually disappears into the color
of the background or graphic, that it is on.
Mist tubing the edge of
an unfinished graphic to get a smoother look works well too.
Cropping a selected mist outline also
can be the finishing edge of a tag, like the above tag.
See Hints below....
Most regular tubes are done with the
Freehand tool and the feather set at 0 to 2 and antialias checked...
Mist tubes are set at a much higher feather number on
the Freehand tool to achieve a feathery misty look.
Since roses are my favorite things to mist tube ,
I chose a rose graphic for the tutorial.
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Step 1
Pull up a graphic or use the one included with this tutorial...
Using the Guide box below. ..Go to the Freehand Tool  and
right click it for the tool box, click toolbox and when the box comes up, set it like below or at a high feather number you would like to try first. Move the box aside...
If your graphic is smaller than 7"by 7" set the feather at: 25
any higher ,and the whole tube gets very light when cut and pasted, which can be a useful thing to use too later for something else..
Experimenting with the feather number gives different results ...
Most of the time I set the feather at 39 or up to 49 on most graphics sizes.
You can also mist parts of tubes for tags too.
Step 2
Using the Freehand tool, outline the flowers.
You do not have to be precise,
the outline looks like below on the left, until you double-click the mouse. Then it swells like on the right below.
 
Step 3
...go to Edit..Cut...Paste As...A new Image
Above is what your original graphic looks
like after you cut and paste..close this
graphic now and do not save the changes...
Below on the left is what your Mist rose tube should look like.
Save it by going to File.Export...as a Picture tube
Give it a name and click okay.
On the right below is the same tube, but merged to show you how it looks...
Thats all there is to it...Ü
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HINTS
Making the color edges like the graphic above with the kitty.
Before doing this step, Make a duplicate of your tube,
then close the original, and clicking on the duplicate,go to Image...Merge all
Once again I used the mist tube technique, but this time,
I used the Selection tool set at the settings below.
As you can see it looks like a regular tubing on the below left and when you double-click it swells again..
 
Use the color picker or select a color from
the color bar for the bottom color box. See Below..
I chose lite Pink.
Next go to ... Image.. Crop to Selection
and you have the edge like below. The higher the feather setting on the toolbox , the more the pink color feathers in from the edge.
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Small graphics...
Small graphics can be mist tubed also...
Just pull up the graphic...Make a duplicate..
and with the duplicate, go to Image ...Resize . and set the number for 200..click ok.
Then go and mist tube it...when you are done...go back to Image..resize it back to 50, sharpen if necessary. Cut and paste as a New Image and go to File and save as a tube or .psp
Happy Misting...Ü. ....Victoria
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Resetting PSP to default
Resetting PSP to default (deleting
PSP's registry) can fix many problems within PSP, errors caused by a
corrupt registry missing or greyed out tools and other
irregularities.
The big draw back from resetting is the loss of custom settings you
have made and having to redo the preferences. To delete and re-write
PSP's registry (reset defaults) do the following:
Go to START/PROGRAMS/Jasc Software Inc/ PAINT SHOP PRO 7.
Immediately after you click on the PAINT SHOP PRO 7 icon press and
hold CTRL+ALT on your keyboard.
Ant Shop Pro will ask you if you
would like to delete the registry settings for Paint Shop Pro.
Select YES.
When Paint Shop Pro opens it will have all the restored features of
initial installation.
Freeing space in the PSP Program Folder
When you applied the
PSP Patch 7.02 , Version 7.02 created a backup of version 7 in a
folder called Unpatch ( C:\Program Filesasc Software Inc\Paint Shop
Pro 7\Unpatch folder)
The same would apply if you installed the 7.04 patch, a back up of
7.02 would have been created. If you have ran PSP patched versions
with no problem then it is unnecessary to keep this folder on your
hard drive.
You can copy it to a cd for safe keeping if you like and delete the
Unpatch folder, reclaiming up to 62 mgb of disk space.
Freeing memory
Lower the "undo"
storage for files
File/Preferences/General Program Preferences, hit the Undo tab and
set the undo storage to 15 MB.
If you are workin wth large graphics and use the undo frequently you
may need to set it to 40mgb.
Browser Caches
PSP creates a browser cache when
using the browse function in PSP. This enables faster loading of
graphics. However if graphics are moved around, stored elsewhere or
deleted the browser cache remains the same size and can get very
large taking up valuable space. It is avsable to delete them
frequently to allow a build of a fresh cache in your files. To do
this go to Find files and type in "jbf" without the quotation marks.
You will see all the pspbrwse icons appear. Select them all and
press delete on your keyboard. The next time you browse in PSP new
caches will be built.
Autosave
When PSP crashes or
freezes for some reason and you haven't saved your work, you can
lose everything,
Go to File > Preferences > Autosave settings.
This will open the Autosave Settings dialogue box, Tick the 'Enable
Autosave' box. Setthetime schedule you require, 5 minutes should be
sufficient. Click OK. Autosave is now enabled and your work will
automatically be saved to the temp file every 5 minutes. If PSP
crashes you can re-open and your work will be loaded as before.
Save Worktop
When you save your workspace, you
will be saving settings for your toolbar, palettes, also settings
for you rlers and grids plus image information including image
position in your workspace etc., so that you can return to your
project at a later time.
Go To >File > Workspace > Save. The standard "Save as" dialogue box
will appear. It will ask you for a file location you wish to save
your workspace to. Workspace will be saved in a wsp format, so you
need to give it a name e.g.:
project2.wsp.
Next time you open PSP go to File > Workspace > Load. The workspace
will remember the locations of your graphics so it is important that
you do not move them after saving the workspace.
Tools greyed out
The majority of tools will only function on a image with a colour
depth of 16.7 million colours (24 bit). To restore your image to 24
bit, Go to Colours > Increase Colour Depth > 1 6 Million. Now all of
your tools should be active except the tools that require a
selection.
Using Fonts in PSP
Haingtoo many fonts installed on your system can cause PSP to load
slower, as it has to load all the fonts. PSP can use any font that
is not installed. Open the font file you wish to use, by double
clicking on the font icon, and minimize it on your desktop. That
font will now show up in the font list in the 'Text' dialogue box.
Screen Shots
If you want to make a screen shot of
your work or tools in PSP, or anywhere else on your computer. Press
the Print Screen key on your keyboard, right click on your PSP
workspace and "Paste as new image" you can then crop your scren sht
down to size and use.
Previous File Formats
PSP, by default will want to save all
your new images as .psp files, which can be annoying when working
mostly with jpg's To avoid this, open the General Program
Preferences, hit the Dialogues and Palettes Tab, check the box
"Remember last type used in file save-as dialogue".
While working on a project
particularly when lasooing an image, the tool palettes tend to get
in the way. Just press the tab key on your keyboard to make them
disappear and press the tab key once more to make them reappear.
Crop Tool
Make your selection on
the graphic, and double click outside your selected area still on
the graphic and your picture will crop automatically
Always use the crop tool and not the selection tool to "cut" an
image for a clean outline. The selection too tends to leave and edge
of white pixels (unless uing fo a seamless selection)
Sharpen Option
When making a graphic smaller, got to
effects > sharpen once, this will bring back the clarity of the
pixels that are lost when shrinking the graphic.
Applying Shadow
While the image that
you are applying shadow to is surrounded by the selection go to
Selectins &g; Modify > Contract and contract by 1 pixel this will
prevent a ragged white appearance around the graphic after shadow
has been applied.
PSP Colour Palette
For those of you who
like to have a range of colours and the hexadecimal value for
stationery etc. Got to File > Program Preferences > Make sure the
hexadecimal preference box is ticked and untick " use standard
Windows colour picker". This will give you a slider bar choices on
hues/sat/light and red/blue/green along with other useful
information in the colour dialogue box. Which will enable you a far
geater rnge in colours.
Colour Option Effect
This is a very little
used option in PSP that enhances the colours of graphics.Effects >
Enhance Photo > Automatic Colour Balance.
A nice little tool that allows you to make the colours look warmer
or cooler.I find it invaluable.
Likewise the option of Effcts &g; Enhance Photo > Clarify enhances
and clarifies the colours.
The effects that are under the tools of "Enhance Photo" are very
useful effects and are not restricted to Photo's. Try them out on
your graphics.
Shortcuts
a.....Freehand Tool.
b.....Paint Brush.
c.....Toggle Color Palette
d.....Arrow Tool.
e.....Eraser.
f.....Flood Fill.
g.....Zoom Tool.
h.....Toggle Histogram.
i.....Line Tool.
l...Toggle Layer Palette.
m.....Magic Wand.
n.....Clone Brush.
o.Toggle Tool OptionsBox. r.....Crop Tool.
s..Selection Tool.
u.....Spray Can.
v.....Mover Tool.
x... Add Text.
y.....Color Picker.
z.....Retouching Tool.
<...Color Replacer.
>..... Picture Tubes.
/.....Shapes Tool.
Ctr + a.....Select All
Ctr + b.....Open Browser.
Ctr + i.Image Information.
Ctr + m.....Mirror Image.
Sft + b.....Brightness.
Sft + c.....Minimize PSP.
Sft + d....Duplicate Image.
Sft + g.....Gamma Correction dialog box.
Sft + h.Hue, Saturation, Lightness dialog box.
Sft + l.....Colorize dialog box.
F12.....Save As dialog box.
Ctr + n.....New Image.
Ctr + o...Open File.
Ctr + r.....Rotate Image.
Ctr + s.....Save As.
Sft + m.....Shadow, Midtone, Highlight dialog box.
Sft + o.....Load Palette dialog box.
Sft + s.....Resize Image.
Sft + v...Adjust R,G,B Settings.
ft + w....New Window.
Sft + z.....Posterize dialog box.
Command Keys
Brightness/Contrast =Shift+B
Browse =Ctrl+B
Colorize =Shift+C
Decrease to 256 =Shift+Ctrl+3
Edit mask =Ctrl+V
Flip =Ctrl+I
Hue/Sat/Light =Shift+H
Increase to 16 million =Shift+Ctrl+0
Invert selection =Ctrl+Shift+I
Mirror =Ctrl+M
Paste as new layer =Ctrl+L
Paste as selection =Ctrl+E
Redo =Ctrl+Alt+Z
Repeat last command =Ctrl+Y
Resize =Shift+S
Rotate =Ctrl+R
Save as new image =F12
Save copy as =Ctrl+F12
Select none =Ctrl+D
Toggle grid =Ctrl+Alt+G
Toggle rulers =Ctrl+Alt+R
View mask =Ctrl+Alt+V
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Hello Everyone!!!!!
Welcome to another exciting day..
With the Body of Christ
Graphics!!!!!
I am scouring the web once again
to prepare us for several more days of fun!!!
Also..any suggestions are always
welcome with Tutorials.
You see one you would like for me
to send..
Feel free to send it on!!!!
Remember Nothing is mandatory but
meant for PSP growth..
These are optional.
The mandatory part is totally having fun and fellowship.
*smiles*
So on with the tutorials!!
BEGINNERS
Alrighty..since we have a Beginner in here..let me
throw this page at you.
Slowly work your way through those.. just to get you
started at things. There is
only a few.. setting up folders etc. If you
need help.. feel free to shout out!!
On to the rest of the tutorials
Thank You Gourgous Frame Tutorial
Double Decker Bird House
Teddy Bear Blinky (Animation)
Swirl Tag
When I first started PSP I did this tutorial and botched it
bad..
I cant wait to try it again!!!
Radiator Tag
Golden Touch Frame
Glitter Frame
MEGA CHALLENGE
Been awhile since I have challenged everyone..
so I thought.. lets REALLY challenge ya this week!!
lol
Take as long as you want with this one!
Toni's Town
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And for anyone wanting to do a layered Webset.. check
out this tutorial I found.
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OK....Now
if you have Upgraded or used the
FULL Install of the Incredimail
program and LOST all of your
Stylebox images, letters, music, etc....You
can
still get them back IF you haven't Formatted
Hard drive.
Just follow along with me and we will find all of your
Supposedly "lost" Stylebox contents!
Yippee!!!!!
I will be
listing the FILE EXTENSIONS for
ALL of the Stylebox
Contents in Incredimail below.
All you have to do is to Find them
and Install them to your
Stylebox again....That's It!!
Here we
go.....
First you
will need to make sure to "Un-Hide"
your
"Hidden
Files and Folders" . Follow along with the Directions
below...
Q:
How do I locate
my 'Local Settings' folder?
A:
The
'Local Settings'
folder is a hidden folder, which contains information
about your Windows
User Profile and your IncrediMail installation and is usually located under
the:
Start\ My Computer\ C:\Documents
and Settings\Your Logon Name (usually your name)' folder.
If you are unable to locate the
'Local Settings' folder in the above location,
please do the following:
-
Double-click the
'My Computer'
icon on your Desktop.
-
At this point, the
'My Computer'
explorer window opens. Click the
'Tools'
menu and select
'Folder Options...'.
Select the
'View'
tab and select the
'Show hidden files and folders'
option in the
'Hidden files and folders'
section.
-
Browse to the following
location:
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Logon
Name (usually your name)
-
Your
'Local Settings'
folder is now visible.
OK....Now that your "Local Settings"
have been adjusted to reveal your
"Hidden Files and Folders" lets go
and FIND your
Incredimail Stylebox Contents!
You will NEED to Follow
the Instructions below for EACH of
the
Incredimail File Extensions shown
Below.
First go to your Search box:
Start> Search
When the Search Box opens you need to
have the following Selected:
ALL FILES and FOLDERS
Then click on the MORE
ADVANCED OPTIONS and
Select:
Search System Folders
Search Hidden Files and Folders
Search SubFolders
Under the TYPE OF FILE box Select:
(All Files and Folders)
In
the Top Box it says
All or Part of the Filename.
You will enter EACH Incredimail File
extension in this box ONE AT A TIME!
Skip the Second box....just leave in
empty.
In the LOOK IN
Box Select
MY COMPUTER.
After you have filled in the information as shown above select the
SEARCH
tab.
Here is a Screenshot so you can "see" how it
should look:
Ok....let it run the Search and then you
should get a list like this one below:
Now you will have different files than the ones shown in my list
below.
Now all you have to do is to "Double Click" on EACH
File shown
And it will Self-Install for you since it has
the Orange Envelope.
You will "see' the Adding Content to Stylebox window.
That's it!
Now just do the Search for
EACH Incredimail File Extension show below.
Incredimail File Extensions:
*.imc
= Collections
*.ims
= Skins
*.IMF
= Stats or Letters
*.ima
= Package or Sets of Collections
*.imw
= Midi or Wav
*.ime
= Emoticons
*.imi
= Images
*.imn
= Notifiers
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I
hope you have found this TUT to be very Informative and Helpful!
Please feel free to Pass it around and share it with Others.
All I ask is that you Do NOT claim it as your
Own!
Tutorials
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winrar or winzip to download these
files.
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tools you would like to
share please email me and i will add you and your
name and link to the list.
Thank you
sandy mason
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