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Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS User Manual

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Painting

6-5

To select a tool on the tool panel, click it. Once you select a tool, it stays
selected until you choose another tool.

As you use the painting tools, keep the following tips in mind:

To use the

Select the tool and

Example

Brush

Drag the pointer to paint strokes with the current
fill color, pattern, or texture

Pencil

Drag the pencil to paint fine lines in the current
fill color

Paint bucket

Click an enclosed area to fill it with the current
fill color and pattern, gradient, or texture

Spray can

Drag the pointer to spray the current fill color,
pattern, or texture

Eraser

Drag the eraser to remove part of an image

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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.

To

Do this

Change the size, shape, and other settings
for the brush and spray can

Choose Brush Shape or Spray Can from the Options
menu.

Change the brush effects

Double-click the brush

. Choose Effects from

the pop-up menu, set the options, and click OK.

Set the number of sides on a regular
polygon

Double-click the regular polygon tool

, type

the number of sides (from 3 to 40), and then click
OK.

Set the angle of curvature for an arc, or
frame the arc’s edges to make a wedge

Double-click the arc tool

, set options, and

then click OK.

Set the angle of curvature for the ends and
corners of a rounded rectangle

Double-click the rounded rectangle tool

, set

options, and then click OK.

Erase the entire painting

Double-click the eraser

.

Reverse your most recent change

Click

on the Default button bar, or choos

e

Undo from the Edit menu.

Use a selected image as a paint brush

Hold down Option-

2 as you drag the image.

In the Help index,

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see:

E

tools

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After

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