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:
- Open the Applications Folder
- Select the Appleworks 6 folder
- Select the Appleworks 6 program
- Wait for the program to open
- Click "Painting"
- Save your document as: LastNameFirstName with no spaces
- Hide the Button Bar (Window - Hide Button Bar)
- Show the "Accents" Tabs (Window - Show Accents)
- Stretch out your drawing area to cover the entire screen
- 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