Polygon tool

To draw an arbitrary polygon, click this icon, then click where you want the first polygon vertex to be. Continue clicking at each successive vertex. Double-click to end the polygon.

Regular Polygon tool

To draw a regular polygon (convex with equal length sides), click this icon; then drag. Use the "Polygon Sides..." item in the Options menu to change the number of sides.

Text tool

To type text on the card, click this icon; then click where you want the text to be and type the text.

Use the "Text Style..." item in the Edit menu to change paint text style.

Curve tool

To draw a region filled with the current pattern, check the "Draw Filled" item in the Options menu; then click this icon and drag the region. It will be filled when you release the mouse.

Oval tool

To draw an oval, click this icon; then drag the oval.

Tip:  To draw a circle, hold down the shift key as you drag.

Bucket tool

To fill an area with a pattern, click this icon; then click the area you want to fill.

Tip:  Double-click this tool to show the Patterns window.

Round Rectangle tool

To draw a round rectangle, click this icon; then drag. 

Tip:  To draw the edges of a shape using the current pattern, hold down the option key as you drag.

Rectangle tool

To draw a rectangle, click this icon and drag from one corner to the opposite one.

To draw a square, hold down the shift key as you drag.

Spray tool

To spray random pixels of paint on the card, click this icon; then drag.

Tip:  To erase with the spray can, hold down the command key as you drag.

Line tool

To draw a straight line, click this icon; then drag from the start to the end point.

Tip:  To constrain the line slope to 15 degree increments, hold down the shift key as you drag.

Eraser tool

To erase paint, click this icon; then drag over the paint you want to erase.

Brush tool

To paint with a brush shape, click this icon; then drag the Brush pointer. To change brushes, use the "Brush Shape..." item in the Options menu.

Tip:  To erase with the brush, hold down the command key as you drag.

Pencil tool

To paint a free-form line, click this icon; then drag the line.

Tip:  To draw horizontal or vertical lines, hold down the shift key as you drag.

Lasso Selection tool

To select an arbitrary region of paint, click this icon; then drag around the picture you want to select.

Rectangle Selection tool

To select a rectangular paint area, click this icon; then drag a rectangle that encompasses the area you want to select.

Field tool

To move and edit fields, click this icon. This tool isn't available in the HyperCard Player.

Button tool

To move and edit buttons, click this icon. This tool isn't available in the HyperCard Player.

Browse tool

To click buttons, scroll text, or type into fields, click this icon.

Tip:  Command-Tab chooses the browse tool.

Tools window

Not available because the Tools menu is disabled.

Patterns window

Not available because the Patterns menu is disabled.

Patterns window

Click a pattern to make it the current pattern. This pattern will be used by the brush, bucket, and filled shape tools.









Scroll window

To resize the active stack's window, drag the edges and corners of the inset rectangle. To scroll the window, position the mouse over the inset rectangle and drag.


Fatbits window

This window shows the actual size view of your Fatbits edit. To leave the Fatbits view, click in this window.

Message box

To find text on a card in the active stack, type a Find command into this window or use item "Find" in the Go menu. The HyperCard Player doesn't support other commands in the Message box.