MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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Using the Brush tool
You use the Brush tool to brush strokes with the current color, ink, and fill pattern. To select a
different size and brush shape, you use the Brush Settings dialog box. The selections you make in
the Brush Settings dialog box are assigned to the menu item in the pop-up menu and remain in
effect until you change them. Each of the five settings in the pop-up menu can be defined so you
can have several types of spray available without opening the Brush Settings dialog box.
To use the Brush tool:
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Click the Brush tool, and drag it in the Paint window.
To change brush settings:
1
Click the Brush tool, and hold down the mouse button.
2
Select the menu item for which you want to define settings.
3
Open the menu again, and select Settings from the Brush pop-up 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.
4
To select from the default brush shapes, select Standard from the pop-up menu, and click a
brush shape in the chart below the pop-up menu.
5
To create a new brush shape, select Custom from the pop-up menu, and select the brush shape
you want to modify from the chart below the pop-up menu.
6
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 screen at the point you click. 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.
To hide or show the rulers in the Paint window:
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Select View > Rulers.
To 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.