This concludes the additional exercises for working with objects. We hope the exercises have given you ideas for more things to try in ToolBook.
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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.
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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.
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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
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* Align and reshape draw objects
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Tool Palette
Tool Palette, continued
Selecting Multiple Objects
Paint objects
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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