Coloring a group Changing colors in a group Changing colors in a group 1. Select the apple and choose Ungroup from the Object menu. 2. Display the color tray and use it to change the apple's color to red. 3. Select all the parts of the apple and choose Group from the Object menu. 4. Choose Copy from the Edit menu to copy the apple for the next exercise. Coloring a group Drawing a pie chart Outlining an object Sizing and copying groups 1. Choose Paste from the Edit menu. 2. Drag a selection handle to size the apple to match the scale of the basket. 3. Copy the apple again and paste it several times. 4, Drag the apples into the basket. Use the layer commands from the Object menu to tuck the apples behind the edge of the basket. 5. Select the basket full of apples and group it, then copy it to the Clipboard............... Sizing and copying a group Sizing and copying a group Sizing and copying groups II Sizing and copying a group, continuedddd Sizing and copying a group, continued 1. Choose Paste from the Edit menu. 2. Size the basket of apples to match the scale of the tree. 3. Ungroup the basket of apples. 4. Select one apple and copy it, then group the basket of apples again. 5. Paste several copies of the apple and move them into the tree. Creating and coloring groups Creating and coloring groups Creating and coloring groups 1. Divide the United States into several regions and make each region into a group. 2. Drag the regions slightly away from each other to give the map an "exploded" look. 3. Make each region a different color. Changing colors in a group 1. Change the sunrise to sunset in this farm scene. 2. Make the house white, the barn red, and the silo gray. Use the zoom tool to magnify the page so you can work with small objects more easily. Changing colors in a group Changing colors in a group Taking a group apart Taking a group apart Taking a group apart 1. Select each of these graphics and choose the Ungroup command from the Object menu. 2. Drag the pieces apart to see how the graphic was constructed. 3. Display the pattern palette and color tray and select each piece to see its pattern and color. Taking a group apart Drawing a bar chart 1. Complete this chart by drawing rectangles to plot the following data: January 10 February 18 March 22 April 35 May 27 June 15 Use rectangles for a bar or column chart, an angled line for a line chart, or an irregular polygon for an area chart. Complete this chart by drawing objects to plot the following data: January 10 February 18 March 22 April 35 May 27 June 15 Use rectangles for a bar or column chart, an angled line for a line chart, or an irregular polygon for an area chart. 1. Complete this chart by drawing objects to plot the following data: January 10 February 18 March 22 April 35 May 27 June 15 Use rectangles for a bar or column chart, an angled line for a line chart, or an irregular polygon for an area chart. Drawing a bar chart Drawing a bar chart Drawing a pie chart Drawing a pie chart Drawing a pie chart 1. Select a pie wedge and choose Reshape from the Draw menu. 2. Drag the reshape handles until the pie wedge matches the percentage in its label. (Hint: each pie wedge starts at 25%.) Creating drop shadows Creating drop shadows Creating drop shadows 1. Copy each object and paste the copies. 2. Select each copy and change its color to black, then drag it down and slightly to the right. (For the fish, change both stroke and fill colors to black.) 3. Use Send To Back to move the copies behind the original objects. 4. Experiment with making the copies different colors. Creating graduated patterns Creating graduated patterns Creating graduated patterns 1. Give each rectangle a gray pattern from the pattern palette. Use patterns that increase in density from light to dark or dark to light. 2. Select all the rectangles and use the line palette to change their line style to "None." 3. Experiment by changing the stroke and fill colors of the rectangles. Outlining an object Outlining an object Outlining an object 1. Choose the zoom tool and click once on the fish to zoom in one level. 2. Draw an irregular polygon that matches the outline of the fish. 3. Choose the zoom tool again and Ctrl+click the fish. 4. Drag the irregular polygon down and to the right, and color it black. 5. Choose Send To Back to move the irregular polygon behind the fish. Making objects transparent Making objects transparent Making objects transparentttt 1. Select each rectangle and choose Transparent from the Draw menu. 2. After all four rectangles are transparent, Shift+click to select all four rectangles, then choose Transparent twice. Even if all the objects in a multiple selection are transparent, ToolBook assumes they are not so you have to choose the command twice to make the objects opaque again. end of more practice --prevent flipping exercise enterpage enterpage This concludes the additional exercises for working with objects. We hope the exercises have given you ideas for more things to try in ToolBook. Let your instructor know you have finished. If you haven't done the practice exercise yet, ask for the handout. Then click the Practice button to continue. If you have done the practice exercise, click the Done button. End of more exercises End of more exercises "Instructions practices are xincluded release Learning ToolBook." buttonUp buttonUp Instructions for practices are not included in this release of Learning ToolBook. Practice "Conclusion buttonUp buttonUp Conclusion of objects Changing object pattern Multiple instance I More Exercises Changing polygon sides Coloring fields buttons patterns Cutting copying pasting Using palette shortcuts Multiple Instances Ie Style of next object Changing object fillcolor Multiple instance IIa Sizing and copying groups II Drawing a bar chart Changing object strokecolor Creating and coloring groups Multiple instance Id Sizing and copying groups Changing colors in a group Grouping and ungrouping Aligning objects Creating graduated patterns Making objects transparent Creating paint objects Creating drop shadows Conclusion of objects Multiple Instance I 3. Drag the graphic to the location you want on the screen. A complex graphic may move slowly when you drag it, because it is made of many objects that are grouped together. Groups will be covered in a later lesson.t page for more instructions. More than one instance, continued Copying an object from another book, continued Copying an object from another book, continued Practice Using the ToolBook skills you've learned so far, design and create a graphic logo for Northwest Best, a mail-order garden products company. When you finish the practice, let your instructor know. If you haven't done the additional exercises, click the More Exercises button. If you've already completed the additional exercises, go on to the next page. Practice Practice "More Exercises" buttonUp buttonUp More Exercises More Exercises Multiple instance II Try that again. 1. Click anywhere in the clip art book to bring it to the front. 2. Select and copy another graphic. Remember to drag the graphic into the upper left corner before you copy it. 3. Click the exercise book to bring it to the front. 4. Choose Paste from the Edit menu. Copying an object from another book, continued Copying an object from another book, continued he Edit Multiple instance II 1. Click the clip art book to bring it to the front. 2. Double-click its Control-menu icon or choose Exit from the File menu. xit from the File menu. Closing an instance Closing an instance Grouping and ungrouping Grouping and ungrouping objects Grouping and ungrouping objects 1. Select two or more objects. 2. Choose Group from the Object menu. 3. Move or size the group. 4. Choose Ungroup from the Object menu. Aligning objects Aligning objects Aligning objects 1. Select any three objects using net selection or Shift+click. 2. Choose Align from the Draw menu. 3. Choose Left Sides and click OK. Reshaping objects 1. Select an object. 2. Choose Reshape from the Draw menu. 3. Drag the cross-shaped handles until the object is the shape you want. Reshaping draw objects Reshaping draw objects Paint objects Working with paint objects Working with paint objects 1. Select a paint object and notice the selection indicator on the tool palette. 2. Display the line palette and change the paint object's border style. 3. Display the color tray and change the paint object's stroke and fill colors. 4. Choose Transparent from the Draw menu to make the paint object transparent. Creating paint objects Creating a paint object Creating a paint object 1. Expand the Program Manager window and open the Accessories folder. 2. Double-click the Paintbrush icon to run Windows Paintbrush. 3. Open the file CHESS.BMP in the Paintbrush window. 4. Select one of the chess pieces and choose Copy from the Edit menu in the Paintbrush window. 5. Minimize the Paintbrush and Program Manager windows. 6. Choose Paste from the Edit menu in the exercise book. More Exercises --prevent exercise flipping enterpage enterpage You've completed this series of exercises for working with objects. Let your instructor know that you've finished. If the rest of the class is still working, go on to the next page and work through the additional exercises. Or ask the instructor for the handout for the first practice exercise, and click the Practice button. More exercises?or practicee More exercises?or practice "Instructions practices are xincluded release Learning ToolBook." buttonUp buttonUp Instructions for practices are not included in this release of Learning ToolBook. Practice Conclusion of objects Congratulations! You've finished the exercises for working with objects. You now know how to: * Create objects on the page * Move and size objects on the page * Change the pattern and line style of draw objects, and change the color of fields and buttons * Cut, copy, and paste objects * Run more than one instance of ToolBook * Align and reshape draw objects Click here to return to the table of contents...on to display the table of contents Conclusion: Working with objects Conclusion: Working with objects --prevent flipping exercise enterpage enterpage Tool Palette Tool Palette, continued Selecting Multiple Objects Paint objects end of more practice Selecting Objects Selecting Multiple Objects II Using spectrum palette Moving and sizing objects Changing object linestyle Reshaping objects Practice Changing object overlap Magnifying the view Multiple instance II Changing object pattern Changing the pattern of objects Changing the pattern of objectsss 1. Choose Palettes from the Window menu. 2. Check Pattern Palette and click OK. 3. Move the palette to a convenient location. 4. Choose the selection arrow in the tool palette. 5. Select each object and click a different pattern in the pattern palette. 6. Double-click the Control- menu icon in the pattern palette to dismiss the palette. Changing object linestyle Changing the line style of objects Changing the line style of objects 1. Choose Palettes from the Window menu. 2. Check Line Palette and click OK. 3. Move the palette to a convenient location. 4. Select each object and click a different line style in the line palette. 5. Double-click the Control- menu icon in the line palette to dismiss the palette. Changing polygon sides Setting the number of sides for a polygon Setting the number of sides for a polygon 1. Choose Palettes from the Window menu. 2. Check Polygon Palette and click OK. 3. Move the palette to a convenient location. 4. Type a number in the palette or click the arrows to scroll to the number you want. 5. Draw a regular polygon. 6. Double-click the Control- menu icon in the polygon palette. Using palette shortcuts Using shortcuts to display palettes Using shortcuts to display palettes 1. Double-click the rectangle tool in the tool palette. 2. Double-click the line tool in the tool palette. 3. Double-click the regular polygon tool in the tool palette. 4. Double-click the same tools to dismiss the palettes. Style of next object Setting the style of the next object you draw Setting the style of the next object you draw 1. Display the pattern palette and line palette. 2. Choose a pattern and a line style. 3. Draw a rectangle or other enclosed shape. 4. Set the pattern and line style back to their defaults by choosing plain white in the pattern palette and the first solid line from the top in the line palette. Changing object fillcolor Changing an object's fill color Changing an object's fill color 1. Choose Palettes from the Window menu and check Color Tray, then click OK. 2. Move the color tray to a convenient location. 3. Select an object. 4. Click a color in the color tray. Changing object strokecolor Changing an object's stroke color Changing an object's stroke color 1. Click the stroke/fill icon in the color tray. 2. Select an object. 3. Click a color in the color tray. Coloring fields buttons patterns Coloring fields, buttons, and patterned objects Coloring fields, buttons, and patterned objects 1. Select an object. 2. Click the stroke/fill icon in the color tray so that you are assigning the fill color. 3. Click a color that looks "dotted" in the color tray. A color that looks dotted is a dithered color--- made up of dots of different colors. In fields, buttons, and draw objects with patterns, ToolBook "rounds" a dithered color to the nearest solid color. Using spectrum palette Using the spectrum palette to color objects Using the spectrum palette to color objects 1. Choose Palettes from the Window menu and check Spectrum Palette, then click OK. 2. Select an object. 3. Click the lightness control in the spectrum palette to make the colors lighter or darker. 4. Click in the spectrum to choose a color. Drag to adjust the color. 5. Dismiss the spectrum palette. Practice coloring objects 1. Practice drawing objects and changing their patterns, line styles, and colors. 2. Watch the pattern and line palettes as you choose different colors in the color tray. If the patterns go solid or lines disappear, choose a different stroke or fill color. 3. Dismiss the palettes when you are finished.# Practice coloring objects Practice coloring objects Cutting copying pasting 1. Select an object and choose Cut from the Edit menu. 2. Choose Paste from the Edit menu. 3. Select another object and choose Copy from the Edit menu. 4. Choose Paste. 5. Drag the copied object away from the original. 6. Select an object and choose Clear from the Edit menu. 7. Choose Undo from the Edit menu. Cutting, clearing, copying, and pasting objectsss Cutting, clearing, copying, and pasting objects Multiple Instance I 1. Choose Run from the Control menu. 2. Double-click [..] in the Directories list. 3. Double-click [toolbook] in the Directories list. 4. Double-click CLIPART.TBK in the Files list. 5. Click anywhere in this book to bring it to the front. it to the front.for more instructions. Copying an object from another book, continued Copying an object from another book, continued Multiple instance I You are going to run another instance of ToolBook and open the clip art book, CLIPART.TBK. The steps to follow are on the next page. When you run the instance, it will fill the screen. So after you run the instance, drag it so you can see the title bar of this book, then click the title bar of this book to bring it to the front. Go to the next page for more instructions.ctions........ Copying an object from another Copying an object from another bookkk Copying an object from another book Multiple Instance I You are going to flip through the pages of the clip art book until you find a graphic you like, then copy and paste it into the exercise book. The steps to follow are on the next page. After you read the instructions, click anywhere in the clip art book to bring it to the front, then follow the instructions. Go to the next page. Drag this field to the right to see the steps to follow now.... follow now.E More than one instance, continued Copying an object from another book, continued Copying an object from another book, continued Multiple Instance I 1. Click the instance that contains the clip art book, to bring it to the front. 2. Press F3 to switch to Author level. 3. Flip through the pages until you find a graphic you like. 4. Select the graphic and drag it into the upper-left corner of the screen. 5. Choose Copy from the Edit menu. 6. Go to the next page for more instructions. display the next page.Q More than one instance, continued Copying an object from another book, continued Copying an object from another book, continued Multiple Instance I 1. Drag the clip art book by its title bar until you can see the exercise book. 2. Click the exercise book to bring it to the front. 3. Choose Paste from the Edit menu. When you paste an object, ToolBook puts it in exactly the same place as on the original page, even if it's "off the page." Dragging the graphic into the upper left corner in the clip art book before copying ensured that the graphic would be visible when you pasted it in the exercise book. n you pasted it in the exercise book. a later lesson. Copying an object from another book, continued Copying an object from another book, continued befxz `D|D| `D|D| System `D|D| --positions the instruction opens exercise another instance Reader toolbook }.tbk" x"OK" "Which zyou want work f"Exercise" "Instruction" "Cancel" "Choose Author Edit handler causes books tandem. --The determines which --workbook will be shown. AshowMyWindow message activates turned remoteCmd & ";"\ leaveBook enterBook author enterpage enterBook Reader sizeToPage name of this book objects.tbk toolbook.exe objects.tbk toolbook leaveBook name of this book objects.tbk send exit objects.tbk toolbook author Which book do you want to work in? Exercise Instruction Cancel Choose Author from the Edit menu in the exercise book. Instruction Exercise enterpage send showMyWindow go to page objects.tbk toolbook remoteCmd Tool Palette 1. Choose the rectangle tool and draw a rectangle. Click the rectangle tool on the tool palette to choose the tool. Point where you want one corner of the rectangle and press the left mouse button. Drag the mouse until the rectangle is the size you want and release the mouse button. Choose the rectangle tool and draw a rectangle. Click the rectangle tool on the tool palette to choose the tool. Point where you want one corner of the rectangle and press the left mouse button. Then drag the mouse until the rectangle is the size you want and release the mouse button. Using the tool palette Using the tool palette Instruction Book 4whatsitdo uttonDown rightButtonDown rightButtonUp rightButtonDown whatsitdo rightButtonUp whatsitdo --close ;the exercise instruction those are -only books also exits ToolBook. "Do you want fworkbooks quit table contents, resume working?" f"Quit" "Contents" "Resume" toolbook .tbk" Cancel buttonUp buttonUp Do you want to close the workbooks and quit ToolBook, go back to the workbook table of contents, or resume working? 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Click this button to close the online workbooks and return to Windows.books.. :PHYSSIZE wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww{ wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww| ooooooooooooooooog} ooooooooooooooooog ooooooo` ooooo` ooooo` ooooo` ooooo` ooooooo` oooooooooooog| ooooooooooooog| ooooooooooooooooogw backtocontents 8"WORKBOOK.TBK" buttonUp buttonUp WORKBOOK.TBK Title This module covers creating and working with objects on the page. You'll use tool palette to create draw objects and use the style palettes to change the way objects look. Read the steps to follow in this book, then do the exercise in the other book. Use the controls below to work through the exercises. Point to a control and hold down the right mouse button to find out what the control does.l does. Module 2: Creating and working with objectsss Module 2: Creating and working with objects Instruction Book Tool Palette, continued Using the tool palette, continued Using the tool palette, continued 1. Try out the rest of the tools. The magnifying glass and the arrow will be covered later. Skip them for now. Double-click or press Esc to end an angled line, irregular polygon, or curve. Notice that a field and a rectangle look the same. However, they are two different kinds of objects. Selecting Objects Selecting objects Selecting objects 1. Choose the selection arrow in the tool palette. 2. Click an object. Watch the selection indicator at the top of the tool palette as you select different kinds of objects. 3. Create a new object, then press the spacebar once, then press it again. Spacebar toggles between the selection arrow and the last tool you chose. Selecting Multiple Objects Selecting more than one object at a time Selecting more than one object at a time 1. Point close to one of the objects but not on it, and press the mouse button. 2. Drag until the dotted rectangle encloses the objects you want to select. 3. Release the mouse button. Notice the selection indicator. 4. Click away from the objects to cancel the selection. Selecting Multiple Objects II Selecting more than one object, continued Selecting more than one object, continued 1. Select one of the objects. 2. Hold down the Shift key and click additional objects. 3. Hold down the Shift key and click one of the selected objects. Title Practice coloring objects Moving and sizing objects 1. Point to an object and press the left mouse button, then drag to move the object. 2. Drag a selection handle to size the object. Notice that one object may overlap another when you move or size the object. Moving and sizing objects Moving and sizing objects Changing object overlap Changing the way objects overlappppp Changing the way objects overlap 1. Move the circle until it passes behind the square. 2. Choose Bring to Front from the Object menu. 3. Move the pie wedge until it passes in front of the polygon. 4. Choose Send to Back from the Object menu. 5. Move the four objects so they all overlap. 6. Select one of the objects and choose Bring Closer until it moves in front of another object...... Magnifying the view Magnifying the view Magnifying the view 1. Choose the zoom tool (magnifying glass) in the tool palette. 2. Click the graphics three or four times. 3. Hold down Ctrl and click the same number of times to restore the view to normal. 4. Choose the selection arrow tool in the tool palette.restore the view to normal.