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ARROW If the window is smaller than the image, clicking the left mouse button and dragging changes the Arrow into a Hand which will move the portion of the image you want to see into view. ZOOM DEFORM CROP |
MOVER
Click on Mover Tool and put the symbol over the item you want to move.
Left click and drag to the position where you want to move it.
SELECTIONS
This tool lets you select a rectangular portion of the image by clicking
and dragging. Once the portion is selected, other tools can be used on this section
without affecting the remainer of the image.
FREEHAND
Similar to the Selection Tool but allows you to draw a freehand pattern for
your selection rather than limiting you to a retangular section. To use, click and
hold the left mouse button and trace a pattern around the portion of the image you wish to
select.
MAGIC WAND
Instead of selecting an area by enclosing it like the Selections Tool and
the Freehand Tool, the Magic Wand selects content. There are four types of values to
choose from: RGB Value, Hue, Brightness and All Pixels. To select, move the
crosshairs of the cursor over the image. Left click on the color you want to select.
Release the button and a marquee shows the selection.
DROPPER
The Dropper Tool allows you to select colors by putting the Dropper on the color and
clicking the mouse. Clicking the left mouse selects the foreground color, the right
mouse selects the background color. You will then see that the foreground or
background color on the color palette has changed to the color you have just selected.
PAINT BRUSH
The Paint Brush allows you to paint a portion of the image. Using the left
mouse button will paint in the foreground color and the right mouse button will paint in
the background color. Typing "O" will toggle the Controls Panel between
visible and hidden. The Controls Panel will allow you to make changes in the size
and shape of the paint brush tip.
CLONE BRUSH
The Clone Brush is used to copy a portion of an image to another section of the
image. Cloning can be done between two images of the same color depth or within an
image. It can only be used on a 24-bit color or grey scale image.
COLOR REPLACER
This handy tool can replace one color with another by painting over it. It
will not affect other colors around the color being replaced. For more information
go to the Color Replacer Tutorial.
RETOUCH BRUSH
Apply photo retouching effects to an image with the Retouch Brush. Click on
the Retouch Button. Typing "O" will toggle the Controls Panel between
Hidden and Visible. Select the effect you want from the Retouch Mode on the Tools
Control Page on the Controls Panel.
ERASER
This tool will erase a color and replace it with the background color. If erasing
layers, the color will be replaced by a transparency. Typing "O" will
toggle the Controls Panel between Hidden and Visible. Choose opacity, hardness,
size, density and step from the Brush Tip Page on the Controls Panel.
PICTURE TUBE
This clever feature allows you to add illustrations to your image. Click on
Picture Tube. Typing "O" will toggle the Controls Panel between Hidden and
Visible. Choose the llustration you want to add to your image on the Controls Panel
on the Tools Control Page. Select the options button and after setting the options,
click on your image where you want the Picture Tube illustrations to appear.
AIR BRUSH
The Air Brush gives the look of painting with an air brush or a spray paint can.
Click on Air Brush. Select your foreground and background colors.
Typing "O" will toggle the Controls Panel between Hidden and Visible.
Select the Brush Tip setting you want to use in the Control Panels window. You can
also select a paper texture from the Tool Controls Page on the Controls Panel. Press
and hold the left mouse button to paint in the active foreground color. Press and
hold the right mouse button to paint with the active background colors. To paint
straight brush strokes hold down the shift key as you are painting.
FLOOD FILL
This tool lets you fill an area with a color, a pattern or a gradient.
Select the area to be filled or choose the background color to be filled.
Select the Flood Fill. Typing "O" will toggle the Controls Panel between
Hidden and Visible. Select the type of fill you wish to use from the Tools Control
Page on the Controls Panel . Click on the area where the fill is to go and the area
will be filled.
TEXT
The Text Tool allows you to add text to your image. Select the foreground
color that you want the color of your text to be. Click the left mouse button on the
area where you want your text to be on the image and the Add Text Dialog Box will appear.
Type in the text as you want it to appear. Select the typestyle and type
size. Click "OK". Use the Mover Tool to reposition the text.
Click on "Edit" and "Undo" to remove the text if it needs to be
redone.
LINE
The line tool is for drawing straight lines and Bezier curves. Click
on the Line Tool. Select the foreground and background colors. Typing
"O" will toggle the Controls Panel between Hidden and Visible. Select Normal or
Bezier on the Tool Control tab on the Controls Panel. Set the line's width.
Put the cursor where you want the line to start. The left mouse button draws a line
using the foreground color, and the right mouse button draws using the background
color. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor to where you want the line to
end. Release the mouse button. Holding down the Shift key while drawing will
draw lines at fixed angles in increments of 45 degrees.
SHAPES
Typing "O" will toggle the Controls Panel between Hidden and
Visible. Select the shape and other options you wish from the Tool Control Tab on
the Controls Panel. Put the crosshairs of the cursor where you want the corners of the
square or rectangle or the center of the ellipse or circle and drag until you have the
size you are looking for and then release the mouse button. The left mouse button
will use the foreground color and the right mouse button will use the background color.
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