Try holding down the option key while selecting the item (use the Close command from the File menu when you’re done playing).
File menu
Use this menu to open, close, save, and print Painting documents, and to quit Painting.
File Menu.
Use this menu to open, close, save, and print Painting documents, and to quit Painting. Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
Opens a new Painting document called “untitled.”
Opens a new Painting document called “untitled.” Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
Opens a new Painting document whose initial contents are the contents of the clipboard.
Opens a new Painting document whose initial contents are the contents of the clipboard. Not available because the clipboard doesn't contain a suitable picture.
Displays a dialog box that allows you to select an existing Painting document to open.
Displays a dialog box that allows you to select an existing Painting document to open. Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
Closes the active Painting document.
Closes the active Painting document. Not available because there is no Painting document active.
Saves the active Painting document. If you have not saved the document before, a dialog box appears in which you assign a name to the document and indicate where to save it.
Saves the active Painting document. Not available because no Painting document is active or because no changes have been made to the active document.
Displays a dialog box in which you can assign a name to the document and indicate where to save it.
Displays a dialog box in which you can assign a name to the document and indicate where to save it. Not available because no Painting document is active or because no changes have been made to the active document.
Displays a dialog box in which you can save a copy of the active Painting document.
Displays a dialog box in which you can save a copy of the active Painting document. Not available because no Painting document is active or because you do not have QuickTime installed.
Discards any changes made to the active document since you last saved it.
Discards any changes made to the active document since you last saved it. Not available because the document was never saved, or there are no documents active.
Displays a dialog box in which you can select the colour depth and dimensions of the active document.
Displays a dialog box in which you can select the colour depth and dimensions of the active document. Not available because there is no document open, or there is a dialog box on your screen.
Displays a dialog box in which you can select paper size, orientation, and other printing options.
Displays a dialog box in which you can select paper size, orientation, and other printing options. Not available because the current window cannot be printed.
Displays a dialog box in which you can specify the number of copies you want to print and other printing options.
Displays a dialog box in which you can specify the number of copies you want to print and other printing options. Not available because no Painting document is active or because the current window cannot be printed.
Prints a single copy of the Painting document.
Prints a single copy of the Painting document. Not available because no Painting document is active or because the current window cannot be printed.
Quits the Painting application. If you have not saved changes you made to open documents, you will be asked whether you want to save changes.
Quits the Painting application. If you have not saved changes you made to open documents, you will be asked whether you want to save changes. Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
Edit menu
Use this menu to undo your last action, to manipulate your graphics, and to set some of Painting’s settings.
Edit menu
Use this menu to undo your last action, to manipulate your graphics, and to set some of Painting’s settings. Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
It’s magic.
Reverses your last action. Not available now because your last action cannot be reversed.
Removes the selected graphics or text and places it temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard.
Removes the selected graphics or text and places it temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard. Not available now because nothing is selected.
Copies the selected graphics or text. The original selection remains where it is. The copy is placed temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard.
Copies the selected graphics or text. The original selection remains where it is. The copy is placed temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard. Not available because nothing is selected.
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard into your work area.
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard into your work area. Not available because there is nothing suitable on the clipboard.
Removes the selected graphics or text without storing it on the Clipboard. As a shortcut, you can press the Delete key.
Removes the selected graphics or text without storing it on the Clipboard. Not available because there is no selection.
Selects the entire contents of the open Painting document.
Deselects the contents of the open Painting document.
Deselects the contents of the open Painting document. Not available because there is nothing selected.
Hides the animated “marching ants” of the selection to make it easier to see your graphics.
Hides the animated “marching ants” of the selection to make it easier to see your graphics. Not available because nothing is selected.
Hides the animated “marching ants” of the selection.
The check mark indicates that the edges are hidden. Select the command again to make the selection’s edges visible.
Displays a dialog box that lets you change the size of the circle that the paint brush tool paints with.
Displays a dialog box that lets you change the size of the circle that the paint brush tool paints with. Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
Displays a dialog box that lets you change the radius of the round corners made by the obloid tool (the rounded rectangle tool).
Displays a dialog box that lets you change the radius of the round corners made by the obloid tool (the rounded rectangle tool). Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
Displays a dialog box that lets you change various settings of the ink dropper tool.
1 Displays a dialog box that lets you change various settings of the ink dropper tool. Not available because there is a dialog box on your screen.
Painting menu
Use this menu to manipulate the graphics in your document.
Painting menu
Use this menu to manipulate the graphics in your document. Not available because there is nothing selected.
Makes the colours of the selection lighter. It is often more effective in documents that have more than 256 colours.
Makes the colours of the selection lighter. Not available in black and white documents.
Makes the colours of the selection darker. It is often more effective in documents that have more than 256 colours.
Makes the colours of the selection darker. Not available in black and white documents.
Replaces every colour in the document with its inverse (not its opposite, for those of you who have memorised the colour wheel).
Replaces every colour in the document with its inverse. Not available because nothing is selected.
Paints the whole selection in the current fill colour.
Paints the whole selection in the current fill colour. Not available because nothing is selected.
Frames the whole selection with the current stroke colour.
Frames the whole selection with the current stroke colour. Not available because nothing is selected.
Lets you shrink or grow the selected graphic.
Lets you shrink or grow the selected graphic. Not available because nothing is selected.
Spins the selected graphic clockwise.
Spins the selected graphic clockwise. Not available because nothing is selected.
Spins the selected graphic counter-clockwise.
Spins the selected graphic counter-clockwise. Not available because nothing is selected.
Flips the selected graphic horizontally, so it appears as if seen in a mirror.
Flips the selected graphic horizontally, so it appears as if seen in a mirror. Not available because there is no graphic selected.
Flips the selected graphic vertically, so it appears as if seen in a strange mirror.
Flips the selected graphic horizontally, so it appears as if seen in a strange mirror. Not available because there is no graphic selected.
Brings up the text dialog to edit text you have just created with the text tool. As a shortcut, you can just double-click the text selection.
Brings up the text dialog to edit text you have just created with the text tool. Not available because there is no text selection. You can create one with the text tool.
