MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR, Use Manual

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104 Chapter 5: Bitmaps
To brush strokes of the foreground color:
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Click the Brush tool, and drag it in the Paint window. To constrain the stroke to horizontal or
vertical, Shift-click and drag.
To select a new brush type:
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Click the Brush tool, and hold down the mouse button to select a new brush type from the
pop-up menu. Select Settings to change the selected brush. For more information, see
“Using
the Brush tool” on page 107 .
To paint shapes or lines:
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Click and drag the shape tools. To constrain lines to horizontal or vertical, ovals to circles, and
rectangles to squares, Shift-click and drag.
The filled tools create shapes that are filled with the foreground color and the current pattern.
The thickness of lines is determined by the line-width selector.
To select a foreground and destination color for color-shifting inks:
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Click the color box on the left to select a foreground color; click the color box on the right to
select a destination color.
These colors affect the Gradient, Cycle, and Switch inks. Each of these inks uses a range of
colors that shifts between the foreground color and the destination color. For more
information, see
“Using gradients” on page 117 and “Using Paint window inks” on page 121 .
To select the foreground and background colors:
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Use the Foreground Color pop-up menu to select the primary fill color (used when the pattern
is solid and the ink is Normal).
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Use the Background Color pop-up menu to select the secondary color (the background color
in a pattern or text).
Other line width
Shape tools
Foreground color
Background color