A few cautions about Paint Shop Pro 7's node editing may be in order. In version 7 you need to select a path with the Object Selector the choose Node Edit from the Tool Options palette. Node editing puts you into a whole different environment in 7. While in node editing, no other PSP tools, palettes, scroll bars, or menus can be accessed. The very act of clicking outside the image window will kick you out of node editing. You can, scroll around an image by using the arrow keys, and zoom in and out using the numeric keypad + and - keys respectively.
In Paint Shop Pro 8 and 9 simply selecting the Pen tool in Edit mode will allow you to node edit. Scroll bars, menus and palettes can still be accessed.
Nodes come in two basic types, those with curves and those without curves. You can tell if a node has a curve or not by selecting it in node editing and checking if it has curve control handles. Selecting a node is just a matter of clicking on it. Once selected, a node turns black and its curve handles, if any, appear.
