181 Sketch
To draw either hollow or filled circles and ellipses:
• Tap or , or select the Oval or Filled oval drawing tools on the
Tools menu. You can draw a circle by holding down the Ctrl key as you
draw.
To draw either hollow or coloured squares and rectangles:
• Tap or , or select either the Rectangle or Filled rectangle drawing
tools on the Tools menu. You can draw a square by holding down the Ctrl
key as you draw.
To draw in a similar style to using a can of spray paint:
• Tap , or select the Spray drawing tool on the Too ls menu.
Note! If you use the keyboard to draw, the drawing will start from the current
cursor position. You might find it useful to show the cursor position so you can
see where the drawing will start. You can use the commands on the View
menu to view the cursor position as cross hairs, or as a message showing the
number of pixels across (the X co-ordinate) and down (the Y co-ordinate).
You can change a sketch in two ways:
• by selecting an area and changing the selected area, e.g. moving, rotating,
flipping or resizing it.
• by editing the pixels which make up the sketch.
To view the sketch in more detail, select Zoom in on the View menu. When
you zoom in on a picture you can see the pixels comprising the picture and
edit them individually.
Selecting & moving objects
You can select and move objects.
To select part of the picture:
• Tap , or select Select area on the drawing tools on the Tools menu,
then use the pen or arrow keys to drag a box over the area.
To select the whole picture:
• Select Select all on the Edit menu.
To resize an area:
• Select an area, then use the pen to drag one of the ‘handles’ surrounding
the area to a new position to enlarge or reduce the area. Use a handle at a
corner to resize both the horizontal and vertical dimensions keeping the
same proportions; the handle from the midpoint of a horizontal ‘edge’ to
resize only the vertical dimension, and the handle from the midpoint of a
vertical edge to resize only the horizontal dimension.
To resize an area using the keyboard:
• Select the area then hold down the Shift key and use the arrow keys to
move the cross hair of the cursor onto one of the handles surrounding the
text. When the cursor is positioned directly over the handle, release the
CHANGING A SKETCH
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