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Working with images, Using the painting tools – Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS User Manual

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AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual

Here are some ways to adapt a paint frame to suit your needs:

For information about linking paint frames in a document, see “Linking
frames” on page 9-29.

Working with images

In a paint document, you use the painting tools to create images (painted
shapes and effects).

Using the painting tools

The painting tools include the drawing tools and additional painting tools.
For information on the drawing tools, see “Using the drawing tools” on page
5-3. The remaining tools are unique to paintings.

To

Do this

Resize a paint frame

Select the frame and drag a handle.

Open the frame to see
more of the painting

Select the frame and choose Open Frame from the Window
menu. When you open the frame, you see the painting in a new
window. The open frame is linked to the original document.
Any changes you make in the open frame are also made in the
document. (To close an open frame, choose Close from the File
menu.)

Change the width and
height of the painting

Select the frame and choose Open Frame from the Window
menu. When you open the frame, you see the painting in a new
window. Choose Document from the Format menu, and then
type new size values. (To close an open frame, choose Close
from the File menu.)

Close an open frame

Choose Close from the File menu.

Display a different part of
the painting in the frame

Select the frame and choose Frame Info from the Edit menu. Type
values in the Origin box, and then click OK. The new values
become the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the frame.

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Choose Index from the

or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from

the list and click Go To Topic.

In the Help index,

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see:

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frames, formatting

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frames, working in