Using KidPix Deluxe 3

Side Buttons | Bottom Buttons | Importing an Image | Saving

 

Using the Side Buttons

Top Left: four LIBRARY TOOL buttons. From top to bottom, they are:
background,
stickers,
animations,
and sounds.

Middle Left: the face button is the "Undo Guy." This will erase the very last thing you did.

Bottom Left: eight ART TOOL buttons. From left to right, starting at the top, they are:

first row: drawing and painting,
second row: fill buckets and mixer,
third row: rubber stamp and text box,
fourth row: grab tool and eraser.

 

 

Top Right: the diskette button is "Save"

Middle Right: the two buttons below the diskette will clear your page without saving

Bottom Right: the orange door button is "Exit," blue printer button is "print," and the question mark is "help." Click and drag the help button over what you want to learn about, then click.

Information about Specific Tools

Stickers: Stickers float above the picture, so once they are on your picture you can't erase them with the eraser. You can delete them. Also, with stickers you can adjust their size by moving the pink boxes on the four corners.

Stamps: Stamps are different than stickers. You can erase stamps. But you can only adjust their size by selecting from the small, medium, and large buttons before you place the stamp on your picture. You can edit the stamp by selecting the pencil from the library tray.

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Using the Bottom Buttons

 

Bottom Left: green "splat" button is the color picker tool.

Bottom Left Pencil Tray: these tools will change as you change libraries. Sometimes, instead of tools, this area will show different categories that you will be able to scroll through. An example would be if you used the stickers, stamps, or backgrounds.

Bottom Right Shape Tray: The three stacked circles allow you to choose three sizes: small, medium, and large (normally used with stamps). The rest of the tray is the LIBRARY TRAY. It will change depending on what tool you have selected.

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Importing an Image from a Camera, Scanner, or Clip Art

To import an image from another location, first go to the ADD menu at the top of the screen. Then select the "Add Graphic" option.

 

Once you pick "Add Graphic" from the ADD menu, you have to choose where you want to pull your graphic from. That is, you have to remember where you saved it! It could be on your Z drive, S drive, or floppy. When you find it, just click on it. You may have to adjust the size of your graphic. To do that, just click on one of the four pink corner boxes.

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How to Save

 

To save, go to the FILE menu at the top of the screen. Then select the "Save As" option.

 

 

Once you select "Save As," the "Save Picture As" box will appear. Make sure you save it in the appropriate place, like your Z drive. Don't forget to name it.

 

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