STEP 2:  DIVIDE AND CONQUER

After you have your image at the right color depth, the tricky part comes in.  You have to split your picture into 3 equal squares measuring 256x256 pixels.  On the right hand side of PSP7, select the SELECTION TOOL (looks like a dotted rectangle). At the bottom left corner, you will see a grid with X and Y coordinates.  This will show you the size of the selected area.  Now, start at the top and drag the box to make an area of 256x256 pixels.

Once you have your image selected, click on the POINTER ARROW icon (located above the magnifying glass icon) and RIGHT CLICK inside the selected area.  Select COPY.

Move the pointer to any open area in PSP7 and RIGHT CLICK. Choose PASTE AS NEW IMAGE. You will end up with a duplicate of the already you boxed earlier.

Check to make sure the image is exactly 256x256 pixels. To check the image size of your newly copied image, highlight your image, and click on IMAGE at the top, then select IMAGE INFORMATION.  This will show the exact size. If not 256x256, delete the new image and try again. If everything is ok, save your new section as YOURCUE_A.bmp where YOURCUE is the name you want.  Since this cue has white roses on it, this selection will be saved as WHITEROSES_A.bmp.  Save it to the folder you created.  Congratulations!  You've finished the top section of your cue.

Next comes the middle section.  Move your pointer to the coordinates X: 0, Y: 256 on the grid marker in the lower left corner.  Choose the SELECTION tool and drag a box down to 512 which should box the middle section of the image.

Once you have your image selected, click on the POINTER ARROW icon (located above the magnifying glass icon) and RIGHT CLICK inside the selected area.  Select COPY.  Move the pointer to an open area in PSP7 and RIGHT CLICK.  Choose PASTE AS NEW IMAGE.  Check to make sure the image is exactly 256x256 pixels. If all is correct, SAVE the section as YOURCUE_B.bmp.

For the third and final section of the forearm of your cue, move the pointer til you get to X: 0, Y:512. Once you have your image selected, click on the POINTER ARROW icon (located above the magnifying glass icon) and RIGHT CLICK inside the selected area.  Check to make sure the image is exactly 256x256 pixels.  If everything is ok, SAVE the selection as YOURCUE_C.bmp.

If you've followed all the steps correctly, you're finished with the forearm of your cue.