So you've made the perfect bead, leaf, button, something you're proud of. Why not make it into a picture tube to have in easy reach? This tutorial will only cover how to save any object as a picture tube; see another tutorial for making Easy Beads in Paint Shop Pro.

Here is a fresh new bead. In the case of a strand of beads, however, I would want it to have no extra space, so that it will rest up next to the bead on either side of it. So get rid of the extra space by selecting it and cropping to selection. You won't need to worry about this with objects that won't be "strung".

To save as a picture tube, Go to File, Export, Picture Tube.

The pop up window will need a couple of things. For a single picture tube, there is only one cell across and one down. For beads, you will want to have Placement mode be "Continuous". For objects such as leaves or buttons that might be lying in a pile, you might want to choose "Random". Remember you will have the option to change this anytime you use the picture tube (on the picture tube toolbar) so this is just your default. The step size is the width of your object when you want them to touch, in this case 100 pixels. Selection mode doesn't matter since there is only the one tube picture. Name your tube and click OK.

Now your own picture tube will appear in the drop down menu for the tubes!