Friday, December 19, 2008

Have a Great Holiday & Vacation!

Wow...three weeks off!

Ms. Kline wishes everyone a safe and wondrous holiday and a very happy New Year!

See you on January 12, 2009!

Monday, December 01, 2008

Let's Explore the AppleWorks Paint 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: LastNameFirstName 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