ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0
User Guide
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Open the menu again, and select Settings from the Brush menu. Enter values for the options in the Brush
Settings dialog box. (You can also double-click the Brush tool to open the Brush Settings dialog box.)
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To select from the default brush shapes, select Standard from the menu, and click a brush shape in the chart
below the menu.
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To create a new brush shape, select Custom from the menu, and select the brush shape you want to modify from
the chart below the menu.
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Edit the current brush shape by clicking the magnified image of the brush shape. Clicking a blank pixel fills it,
and clicking a filled pixel makes it blank. Clicking outside the Brush Shapes dialog box places the pixels on the point
where you click on the screen. Use the following editing controls to change the brush shape:
The right and left arrows
move the brush shape one pixel to the right or left.
The up and down arrows
move the brush shape up or down one pixel.
The black and white square
reverses the colors of the brush shape (for example, black becomes white and white
becomes black).
Copy
copies the brush shape to the Clipboard.
Paste
pastes the brush into the custom set of brush shapes.
Using rulers in the Paint window
The Paint window has vertical and horizontal rulers to help you align and size your artwork.
Hide or show the rulers in the Paint window
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Select View > Rulers.
Change the location of the zero point
Do one of the following:
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Drag along the ruler at the top or side of the window.
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Drag into the window to align the zero point with a specific point in the cast member.
Zooming in and out in the Paint window
Use the Magnify tool or the Zoom commands on the View menu to zoom in or out at four levels of magnification.
Zoom in or out
Do one of the following:
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Click the Magnify tool, and click the image. Click again to increase the magnification. Shift-click to zoom out.
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Select Zoom In or Zoom Out from the Paint window’s Options menu.
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Select View > Zoom, and select the level of magnification.
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Press C the Plus (+) key (Windows) or C the Plus (+) key (Mac) to zoom in, or C the
Minus (-) key (Windows) or C the Minus (-) key (Mac) to zoom out.
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Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac) the image to zoom in on a particular place.
