Let's Explore the Painting Program!

Today you will learn how to use the Painting program in Appleworks so you may draw a picture!

You will use the following steps to begin any Painting project:

1. Open the Applications Folder
   
2. Select the Appleworks 6 folder
   
3. Select the Appleworks 6 program
   
4. Wait for the program to open
   
5. Click "Painting"
   
6. Save your document as: LastNameFirstNameMonth with no spaces
   
7. Hide the Button Bar (Window - Hide Button Bar)
   
8. Show the "Accents" Tabs (Window - Show Accents)
   
9. Stretch out your drawing area to cover the entire screen
   
10. Keep your paper at 100% - Zoom in only when necessary

Now you will learn how to make changes to the Painting program features:

• Click on the "Zoom" icons at the lower left corner to zoom in and out
  
• Click on the Percent box at the lower left corner to change the zoom %
  
• Click on the red toolbox icon to show/hide the tools
  
• Click on the "Fill" box on the Accents tabs to change the inside of any tool
  
• Click on the "Pen" box on the Accents tabs to change the outline of any tool
  
• Click on "Palette" on the 1st Accents tab to change the color choices
  
• Click on any color to select for the Fill or Pen colors
  
• Click on the 2nd tab to change the Fill/Pen patterns
  
• Click on the 3rd tab to use a Wallpaper style for Fill/Pen
  
• Click on the 4th tab to use a Gradients style for Fill/Pen
  
• Click on the 5th tab to change the line size or to add arrows
  

Now you will learn how to use the following tools:

• Put the mouse over a tool to see its name and to read how to use it
  
• Line Tool - Hold the shift key to draw straight lines
  
• Rectangle Tool - Hold the shift key to make a square
  
• Rounded Rectangle Tool - Used to draw rectangles with rounded corners
  
• Oval Tool - Hold the shift key to make a circle
  
• Arc Tool - Match the fill color to the background color if you want to just draw a curved line
  
• Polygon Tool - Used to make irregular polygons (with different angles) - Click to start/Double-click to end
  
• Free Hand Object Tool - Click to start/Double-click to end
  
• Bezier Tool - Click to start/Double-click to end
  
• Regular Polygon/Triangle Tool - Used to make regular polygons
  
• Eyedropper Tool - Used to select a color for matching
  
• Rectangular Selection Tools - Used to select an area
  
• Lasso Selection Tool - Used to select an irregular area
  
• Paintbrush Tool - Double-click to see size & style choices
  
• Pencil Tool - Used for fine hand-drawn lines
  
• Fill Bucket - Used to add color inside an area
  
• Spray Can - Double-click to change size/shape of spray area
  
• Eraser Double-click to erase the entire page

Remember for all art projects:

• You may not change the patterns of Fill or Pen colors
  
• You may not use the Wallpaper designs
  
• You may not use the Gradient designs