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• To draw a straight
line:
Hold down SHIFT while
drawing a line tomake it
exactly hoHzontal,
vertical,or 45 degrees.
1. Select
Line Attributes
from the Attributes
menu.
A dialog
box appears.
2. Select
the line tone,
shading,
and
width
you want.
3. Select
the Bitmap
Line tool from the tool bar. Thepointer
changes
to
crosshairs
when you
move it over the drawing
area.
4. Move the on-screen
pointer
to where
you want
to anchor
the first point
of
the line; then
hold the Select
button
and drag the line to where
you want
it to end.
.
Release the Select button. A straight line appears with the attn'butes you
selected.
Pressing SHIFT
while drawing a
rectangle creates a
square.
• To draw a rectangle:
1. Select
Area Attributes
from
the Attributes
menu.
A dialog
box appears.
2. Select
the area fill tone, shading,
and pattern
you want.
3. Select
the Bitmap
Rectangle
tool. Thepointer
changes
to crosshairs
when
you move it over the draudng
area.
4. Move the on-screen
pointer
to where
you want
to anchor
one
comer
of
the rectangle;
then hold
the Select
button
and drag until the rectangle
is
the size you want.
5. Release
the Select
button.
A rectangle
appears
with the attn'butes
you
selected.
• To draw an ellipse (circle):
Pressing SHIFT__ilo__
-dravdng an ellipse
creates a circle.
1. Select
Area Attributes,
from the Attributes
menu.
2. selectdae
area fill tone,
shading,
and pattern.
3. Select
the Bitmap
Ellipse
tool from
the Bitmap
tools.
The pointer
changes
to crosshairs
when you
move it over the drawing
area.
4. Move the on-screen
pointer
to where
you want
to start the ellipse;
then
hold
the Select
button
and drag until the ellipse
is the shape
and size you
want.
5.
Release
the Select
button.
An ellipse appears
with the attn'butes
you
selected.
• To draw a freehand
shape:
1. Select
the line tone, shading,
and width
you want
by selecting
Line
Attributes
from
the Attributes
menu.
2. Select
the Brush
tool from
the Bitmap
tools.
Thepointer
changes
to
crosshairs
when you
move it over the drawing
area.
3.
Click once
to change
one pixel.
OR
Move the on-screen
pointer
to where
you want
to start the freehand
shape,
hold
the Select
button
and drag the pointer
to draw
the shape
you
want;
then release
the Select
button.
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