<=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Dazzle Draw Documentation | | Introduction | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Written by | | | | The Camel Jockey | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Introduction | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Welcome to Dazzle Draw - your entry into a world where everyone can be an artist. Using the newest in Apple color technology, Dazzle Draw lets you turn your monitor into an artist's canvas. You work your magic with a mouse, graphics tablet, drawing pad...or even a joystick. Using the full 16 colors of this new "double high-resolution" technology, Dazzle Draw offers you a full selection of electronic paint brushes. You can fill in areas, cut and paste or copy portions of your drawing and create rectangles, ovals and straight lines in seconds. For fine detailed work, you can zoom in on any area of the screen. When you're done, you can save your creation onto a disk so you can work on it another time, show it to your friends, audience or customers in a "slide show." or use it as part of your own software programs. If you have Apple's Scribe color printer (or another color printer listed on the Dazzle Draw package) you can even make full-color printouts of your artistry. Dazzle Draw offers Apple //e and //c owners a level of graphics sophistication previously available only on far more expensive computers. Whether you're a professional artist, software developer or a part-time doodler, you'll be drawing in no time. And, as you are about to discover, every feature of Dazzle Draw is easy to use. So put on your creative cap and let your imagination run free. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Using this Manual | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> This manual is divided into several parts to show you how to get started and how to use all the features of the program. The first section, Getting Started, tells you what you'll need to use the program and how to load it into your computer. Input Devices explains how to use the mouse and other "tools of the trade." Dazzling Basics introduces the menus and general features of the program. If you're already familiar with graphics software, this section may be all you need to get started. Beginners should try out Your First Drawing and then read through Dazzling Details, which takes you through all the menus step-by-step. This section is also useful as a quick reference if you want to learn how to use particular features of the program. Four Appendices provide technical information on hardware tips, printer setup, color, and ProDOS, the disk operating system used in Dazzle Draw. The Glossary includes brief definitions of all the menus and functions of the program and terms in the manual that may be unfamiliar. At the very end, you'll find a list of Shortcuts and a display of all menus for quick reference. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Dazzle Draw Documentation | | Getting Stated | | Part 2 | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | What You'll Need | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> The following are Required: o Apple //c or 128k //e. o Disk Drive. o Color TV or monitor. o A mouse, Apple Graphics Tablet, Drawing pad (such as a Koala Pad, ErgoPad, or Animation Station), or joystick. The following are optional: o Dot Matrix printer. o Apple Scribe or Epson JX-80 color printer. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Start it up! | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> 1. Insert the Dazzle Draw disk into the disk drive, turn on your monitor, and then your computer. The program will load automatically. 2. Wait until the red light on the disk drive goes out. A title screen will appear. A second screen will appear and you will be asked to provide the following information: o Type the appropriate number (1 through 4) that corresponds to the input device you will be using. o Select which file system (Easy File or Professional File/ProDOS) you would like to use. If you are not familiar with ProDOS we suggest that you use Easy File. For more information refer directly to the File section. Make a backup Copy It's a good idea to make a backup copy of Dazzle Draw. The program lets you make one backup copy of the front side of the disk. To make a backup copy, you will need a separate blank disk. Press the ESC key while the program is loading, before the title screen appears. Then follow the easy, step-by-step prompts that appear on your screen. A disk label is provided to identify the copy you make. Make certain the disk you use does not have the square, write-protect notch along the edge covered over with a tab or label. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Slide Show | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> For an introduction to the program, insert your Dazzle Draw disk into the disk drive with the label side down. Then turn on your computer. Follow the on-screen prompts for a brief slide show of drawings displaying what Dazzle Draw can do. Later, you'll learn to make automatic slide shows of your own pictures, with you deciding the sequence and timing of the whole show. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Dazzle Draw Documentation | | Input Devices | | Part 3 | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Introduction | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> The best tools for using Dazzle Draw are either a mouse or an Apple Graphics Tablet. Although you can use a drawing pad or joystick, you'll have less control over the cursor. With your "artist's tool" you can move the cursor (a white pointer or other shape) around the screen to select features from the program and to create your drawings. This manual was written assuming you will be using a mouse. Depending on which input device you use, you'll want to keep in mind the instructions below that apply. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Mouse | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> To select a Dazzle Draw feature, move the cursor by moving the mouse on a clean, flat surface next to your computer until the cursor reaches the feature you want. Press the mouse button to highlight your choice, and then release the button. This is called "clicking the mouse." To draw, move the mouse while holding down the button. Then release the button to finish a stroke. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Graphics Tablet | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Move the stylus on the surface of the pad to move the cursor. Press the pen down in place of pressing the mouse button. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Drawing Pad | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Apply pressure to the tablet's surface to move the cursor. Use the left pad button in place of the mouse button. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Joystick <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Move the joystick up, down, left and right to move the cursor. Use button 0 in place of the mouse button. Note - The buttons on various drawing tablets and joysticks may vary. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Dazzle Draw Documentation | | How to Use the Program | | Part 4 | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Introduction | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Before you begin, take a minute to study the screen. Your "canvas" covers the entire screen, including the area behind the menus at the top of the screen. The small white arrow is the cursor. It will take on different shapes, depending on the feature you pick. The vertical band at the bottom of he screen is the scroll bar. It lets you move the canvas up and down the screen so you can use the entire drawing area without obstructions. You select features in Dazzle Draw through the menus. These contain special operations for drawing, choosing shapes, patterns, and colors, for cutting, pasting and copying, and saving and retrieving your work. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Moving the Cursor | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Before you begin, practice moving the cursor with the mouse. You don't have to hold down the button. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Pulling Down Menus | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Dazzle Draw feature are listed in "pull-down menus." This means that you "pull down" each menu before selecting a feature in the program. To take a look at the available features, move the cursor to each menu, one at a time, and press the mouse button. Like magic, a list of features appears underneath each menu. Remember to hold down the button, or the menu will disappear! <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Choosing Features | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> To choose one of Dazzle Draw's features, simply pull down the appropriate menu. Keep the mouse button held down and move the cursor over the feature you want to highlight, and then release the button. When a feature is gray, it can't be highlighted, and selecting it will have no effect. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | The Crown Menu | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> The Crown menu includes fundamental features of the program. As an exercise, select the first feature, About Dazzle Draw... Here's how you do it: 1. Move the cursor to the Crown menu. 2. When you reach it, hold down the mouse button. 3. Now move the cursor over About Dazzle Draw...and then release the button. 4. A window with a message appears on the screen. 5. To exit the feature and return to the main menus, move the cursor to the small box to the left of the window name and click the mouse. Here are descriptions of the feature you'll find in the Crown menu: About Dazzle Draw This feature is like a title screen. It tells you how created and published the program and the publication date. Help About This is a built-in assistance tool that lets you call up some helpful information about all the menu feature and Undo. For a little help from Dazzle Draw, just click the mouse over Help About...and then move the cursor, now shaped like a question mark, to the appropriate feature. A window with a brief description of the feature appears on the screen. You may use Help About at any point to get information about a Dazzle Draw feature in use. Make sure your Dazzle Draw disk is in the drive. Adjust Color The Adjust Color feature puts color bars on the screen to help you adjust your monitor. To exit, just click the mouse anywhere on the screen. Printer Setup This feature only applies if you're using a printer with Dazzle Draw. Dazzle Draw works on a variety of popular printers. Check the label on the back of the box for particulars. You must let the program know what king of printer you'll be using. Here's how: 1. Pull down the Crown menu and select Printer Setup. 2. The "dialogue box" shown above will appear on the screen. 3. The dialogue box indicates three things: the name of the printer, the name of the interface card, and the slot number your interface card is in. If your printer, interface card, or slot number do not match these, you must change the settings. (If you have a //c, you can only change the printer settings.) 4. To change a setting, click the mouse on that item. The name will be highlighted and the bottom section of the dialogue box will display your choices. Click the mouse over the up-and-down arrows to scroll through your choices. When you see the name you want, just click over it. 5. To change another item, click the mouse over the item you want to change and follow the same steps. 6. If you change your mind at any time during this procedure, just click the mouse over Cancel and Dazzle Draw will restore the original names. 7. If you don't want to make any changes, simply click the mouse over Okay. The dialogue box will disappear. Note - To test your printer, make sure your printer is turn on and "selected," then click Test in the dialogue box. The message "Welcome to Dazzle Draw" should print out on your printer. Quit Dazzle Draw When you're ready to stop using Dazzle Draw, this feature lets you remove the program from your computer's memory without turning off the system. You can then start up another program. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | The Undo Box | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> You've probably noticed that the Undo box has no features. This is because the Undo box has a unique function. It gives you the option of "undoing" the last step you took - for example, the last stroke you drew or section you cut or pasted. This option works only i you use it immediately following the action you want to take back, when the Undo box is red. To undo an action, move the cursor to Undo and click the mouse, or type "z" which is the keyboard shortcut fo this function. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | About Windows | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Windows in Dazzle Draw are the boxes that appear in the middle of the screen containing either information about the program or "tools" fo using he various features. Moving Windows You can use a window from one feature (like Help About...) at the same time you're working with another feature without without erasing what's on th screen. You can also move the windows around the screen so you can work more easily. For example, if you want to keep the Help About...window on the screen as you work here's what you do: 1. Move the cursor into the white title band at the top of the window. 2. Press the mouse button. 3. "Drag" the window to a more convenient location and release the button. Note - Several window on the screen at one time will look like a stack of cards. To bring one up from the pile, just click the mouse over an exposed area of the window you want it will jump to the top of the pile. Using Tool Windows When you choose certain functions of the program, tool windows appear at the bottom of the screen. A tool window is really like a tool box. It contains the tool you'll need to use the feature you've picked. For now, take a look at the tool window for Paint Brush. It contains the following features: Name - Identifies the tool window. Sizes - Lets you pick one of the four sizes for your paint brush. Shapes - Gives you a selection of six paint brush shapes. Solid Color or Pattern - Lets you decide whether you want to paint with a solid color or pattern. Palette - Lets you pick one of 16 colors or 30 patterns from a palette. Active Box - Tells you what color or pattern is active. Scroll Bar - Lets you expose the entire canvas by moving the drawing area up and down. Exit Box - Lets you exit Paint Brush and return to the main menus. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Watch the Colors! | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> By now you have probably noticed that the little boxes that contain the names of the menus and features change color from time to time. Each of these colors has a specific meaning. Blue - It's okay to use this option. Yellow - You've just highlighted this option and it will be selected when you release the button. Gray - This option is off bounds. You can't use it right now. Red - Applies to Undo only. Lets you know when the Undo functions is available. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Dazzle Draw Documentation | | A Walk through the Menu | | Part 5a | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Tools | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> This section is designed both as a step-by-step guide to all the features in Dazzle Draw for beginners, and as a reference guide to particular features of the program for experienced Dazzle Drawers. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Paint Brush | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Paint Brush lets you paint with a wide variety of solid colors and patterns. You can add text and even create lines, ovals and rectangles at the touch of a button. Here's how to use Paint Brush: 1. Pull down the Tools menu and select Paint Brush. 2. Select either the solid color or pattern option. 3. Select a color or pattern. If you've chosen patterns, click the mouse over the "up" or "down" scrolling arrow to view all the patterns possibilities, six at a time. 4. Select a brush shape. 5. Select a brush size. The smallest brush size you can use with solid colors is one pixel. 6. Move the cursor, now shaped like the tip of a paint brush, onto the drawing area, and press the mouse button to begin drawing. 7. Release the button when you want to stop drawing and to move the cursor around the screen without leaving a trace. 8. To erase, select black or the color of your background and the brush size and shape with which you want to erase. 9. With the mouse button pressed down, sweep the cursor across the area you want to erase. Hints: 1. To draw straight vertical or horizontal lines, press the "Open Apple" key ("Closed Apple" if you're using a drawing pad or joystick) while you move the brush. This feature is called "constrain." You can also use this feature inthe Spray Paint mode and, as you'll soon see, when drawing Shapes. 2. Your brush tip is displayed in a contrasting color so that you won't "lose" it on a background of the same color. Occasionally, you may want your brush displayed in the current color, rather than the contrasting color. press the spacebar to switch between these two options. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Spray Paint | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Spray paint is primarily a shading tool that lets you apply colors and pattern in any density. You can adjust the spray to four different shapes. Here's how to use Spray Paint: 1. Pull down the Tools menu and select Spray Paint. 2a. Using solid colors: If you are filling a solid color with another solid color, the "Fill" and "With" boxes both are pre-set to the solid option, so all you have to do is select a color, then click the mouse over the area that you want to fill that color with. 2b. Using patterns: If you're filling with a pattern or over a pattern, you must tell the computer. To do so, first click the mouse option next to the computer. To do so, first click the mouse over he solid or pattern option next to the "Fill" box to indicate what type of area you plan to fill. Then click over the solid or pattern option next to the "With" box. Now select the pattern or color from the palette that you ant to fill with. If you are filling over a pattern, the cursor will change to a dotted-line box. Click the mouse over the area that you want to fill. Note - The dotted-line box shows what Dazzle Draw "sees" as the pattern it will cover <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Zoom | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> The Zoom feature lets you magnify a small segment of your drawing so tat you can do fine detail work by adding and deleting colors, pixel by pixel. You can work in even finer details with the color option in the Goodies menu turned off. The Grid function, also in the Goodies menu, can further enhance your Zoom work. Here's how to magnify a section of your drawing: 1. Pull down the Tools menu and select the Zoom feature. 2. A dotted-line box will appear on the screen. 3. Move the box to the area you want to magnify by pressing the mouse button and dragging the box to the section you want to magnify. Then click the mouse. 4. The selected area will be placed in the Active box. It also will be enlarged to fill up the entire drawing area, so you can modify the drawing pixel by pixel. 5. While you're working, you can redefine the section you're working on by using the "zoom scroller," a device that appear in the Zoom tool window. The zoom scroller is like a joystick that directs the positioning of the magnified working area. Simply point the cursor at the dot in the center of the zoom scroller and press the mouse button. Then move the cursor in the desired direction. Working in your magnified section, here's how to add the delete colors: 1. Pick a color. 2. Move the cursor to the pixel you want to color and click the mouse. To color more than one pixel, simply hold down the button while moving the mouse until you've filled in all the pixels. 3. If you change your mind and want to erase this color, click the mouse over the pixel or pixels you have that color. The pixels will turn black. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Text | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Using the Text feature, you can add words to your drawing. You have your choice of two type fonts (Modern or Serif) and three stylus (Plain, Bold, or Italic). In addition, you can choose two sizes for each font: 18 or 36 Point for Modern and 24 or 48 Point for Serif. If you want to add text to your drawing: 1. Pull down the Tools menu and select Text. 2. The Text Tool window will appear, displaying the current font, size, and style. You can change any of these settings by clicking the mouse over the current choice. The available options will appear one at a time. 3. Move your cursor to the position where you want your text to begin, and click the mouse. This position the text cursor at the place where the character type will begin. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Shapes | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Shapes lets you add squares, circles, ovals, and rectangles to your drawing. You can choose solid shapes, outlined shapes with four different border thicknesses, plus 16 colors and 30 patterns. Here's how to use the Shapes feature: 1. Pull down the Tools menu and select Shapes. 2. Select the outline or filled oval or rectangle. 3. Pick a border thickness if you've chosen an outlined shape. 4. Move the cursor to the drawing area. 5. Press the mouse button and drag cursor to create the size shape you want, and then release the button. Note - To draw a perfect circle or a square, press the "Open Apple" key ("Closed Apple" when using a drawing pad or joystick) while defining an oval or rectangle. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Dazzle Draw Documentation | | A Walk through the Menu | | Part 5b | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Lines | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> With the Lines feature, you can draw solid lines with patterns or colors. You can use single lines, connecting lines, or rays emanating from a single point. It's easy to use the Lines operation. Here's how: Single Lines 1. Pull down the Tools menu and select the Lines feature. 2. Pick a color or pattern. 3. Pick the straight line option. 4. Choose a line width. 5. Move the cursor into the drawing area and press the mouse button where you want your line to begin. Then move the cursor to where you want your line to end and release the button. Connecting Lines 1. Follow the instructions for straight lines until you get to Step 3. Then pick the connecting lines option. 2. Choose a line width. 3. Move the cursor to the area where you want your first line to begin and press the mouse button. Drag the cursor to the place where you want that line to end, and then release the button. 4. To draw a second line, press the button again. The second line will begin where the last line ended. Then drag the cursor until you get to the place where you want this line to end, and release the button. You can draw as many lines as you want. 5. To begin a new series of lines, click the mouse anywhere outside the drawing area to end the old series. Rays 1. Follow the instruction for single lines until you get to Step 3. 2. Pick the rays option. 3. Move your cursor to the drawing area and press down the button at the point from which you want the rays to emanate. 4. Press the mouse button and drag the cursor to the point at which you want the line to end. To draw a second line, press the mouse button again and drag the cursor again. 5. To begin a new set of rays, click outside the drawing area. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Edit | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Dazzle Draw's Edit menu gives you the option of "editing" your drawing. Using the Capture feature, you can "capture" specific sections of your drawing and then erase, move, or duplicate them. You can even "invert" colors in a captured section or flip the section vertically or horizontally. With Capture and the Exchange Colors feature, you can replace one color with another within any section. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Capture | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> The Capture feature lets you define a section of your drawing on the screen and place it onto the computer's invisible "clipboard" for later use. The Capture feature must be used before you can use the Flip, Invert Colors, Cut, Paste, Copy, Exchange Colors, or Clear Section features. Here's how to capture a section: 1. Pull down the Edit menu and select Capture. 2. Move the cursor to any corner of the section you want to capture, and then press the mouse button. Drag the cursor a little and a small, dotted-lined box appears on the screen. 3. While continuing to hold down the mouse button, move the mouse so that the dotted line surrounds the area you want to edit. 4. Release the mouse button. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Flip Section | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> With this feature, you can flip a section of your drawing vertically or horizontally. 1. Capture the section you want to change. 2. Select Flip Horizontally or Flip Vertically from the Capture tool window. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Invert Colors | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> The Invert Color feature lets you change colors in a section of your drawing to their "opposite" colors (such as white to black). 1. Capture the section where you want to invert colors. 2. Select the Invert Colors option from the Capture tool window. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Cut and Paste | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> Using the Cut and Paste features together, you can remove the section you captured and reposition it in another area of your drawing. Here's how to do it: 1. Capture the section you want to reposition. 2. Select Cut from the Edit menu or type "x" on your keyboard. The captured section will be lifted off you screen and placed onto the clipboard. In its place will be a black space. 3. Select Paste or type "v". 4. Press the mouse button and drag the cursor (which now look like a right angle to indicate the lower right corner of the section you cut) to where you want the section to be relocated. Then release the mouse button. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Copy and Paste | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> With the Copy feature, you can reproduce a section of your drawing without removing it and, by using Paste, place the duplicate onto another part of your screen. Here's how: 1. Capture the section you want to copy. 2. Select Copy from the Edit menu or type "c." The captured section will be copied off the screen and placed on the computer's clipboard. This time you won't see a black space replacing it - the original remains on the screen. 3. Press the mouse button and drag the cursor to the location where you want a copy of the section to appear. 4. Select Paste or type "v." The cursor now looks like a right angle. 5. When you move it to where you want the copy to go, press the mouse button. As you hold down the button, you can drag the image for exact positioning. Then release the button. 6. To make multiple copies, type "CTRL-V" each time you want a copy to be pasted to the screen. <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Clear Section | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | The Clear Section feature lets | | your erase a section of your | | drawing. Here's how to to it: | | | | 1. Capture the section you want | | to erase. | | | | 2. Select Clear Section from the| | Edit menu. The section you | | captured will be cleared, | | leaving only the black | | background. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Exchange Colors | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | Use the Exchange Colors feature | | to replace one color with another or| | to switch any two colors in your | | drawing. | | | | Here's how to replace one color | | with another: | | | | 1. Capture the section in which | | you want to replace colors. | | | | 2. Select Exchange Colors from | | the Edit menu. | | | | 3. Select Replace from the | | Exchange Colors window. | | | | 4. Pick the color you want to | | replace, and then click the | | mouse over the "Replace" | | color box. | | | | 5. Pick the color you want to | | replace it with and click the| | mouse over the "With" color | | box. | | | | 6. Click over Okay to confirm | | the visual display represent | | in your choice, or over | | Cancel if you change your | | mind. | | | | | | Here's how to switch two colors:| | | | 1. Capture the section in which | | you want to switch colors. | | | | 2. Select Exchange Colors from | | the Edit menu. | | | | 3. Select Switch from the | | Exchange Colors window. | | | | 4. Pick te color you want to | | switch and then click the | | mouse ovr the "Switch" color | | box. Pick the second color | | and click over the "With" | | color box. | | | | 5. Click the mouse over Okay or | | Cancel. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Goodies | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | The Goodies menu give you just | | that - feature that lets you enhance| | your drawings but which aren't | | essential for using the program. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Grid | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | The Grid feature is useful | | whenever you magnify a section of | | your drawing with Zoom. It helps you| | define where the pixels are on theSelect a pattern you want to | | modify from the tool window. | | | | 3. Select Modify Pattern from | | the Goodies menu. | | | | 4. A window with an enlarged | | view of the patter (8 x 8 | | pixels) apears on the screen | | to made your work easier. | | | | 5. Select either color or black | | and white by clicking Color | | in the goodies menu. | | | | 6. Add and delete colors to the | | pattern by clicking the mouse| | over one pixel at a time or | | by sweeping the cursor over | | several pixels as you | | continue to hold down the | | button. | | | | 7. As you make changes to the | | pattern, watch the Active box| | to see how your new pattern | | would look on your drawing. | | | | 8. If at any point you change | | your mind, click over the | | Revert box and the pattern | | will change back to its | | original form no matter how | | many steps you have taken | | during the midification. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | View Picture | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | This feature lets you view your | | entire drawing - even those parts | | sometimes hidden by Dazzle Draw's | | menus and windows. | | | | 1. Select View Picture from the | | Goodies menu. | | | | 2. Click the mouse when you're | | ready to bring back the | | menus. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Clear Picture | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | Clear Picture lets you erase | | your entire drawing from the screen,| | thus "clearing the canvas" so you | | can create a new drawing. Note that | | your work will be lost unless you | | save it to disk before clearing. | | | | 1. Select Clear Picture from the| | Goodies menu. | | | | 2. Click Okay to confirm your | | choice or Cancel if you don't| | want to clear your picture. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Print Picture | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | The Print Picture feature lets | | you print out your picture on paper | | - either in color or black and | | white, depending on your equipment. | | Before you print, be sure to check | | Printer Setup in the Crown menu. For| | more details on printer settings and| | testing your printer. Then simply | | click on Print Picture. To stop | | printing in te middle of a picture, | | press the "ESC" key. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | File | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | The File menu lets you save or | | retrieve your drawings, section or | | sets of patterns onto a separate | | data disk. You can also delete them | | from the disk to make room for new | | masterpieces. | | | | In addition, the File menu lets | | you create special disk for | | presenting "Slide Shows" of your | | work. At the beginning of the Dazzle| | Draw program, in the small box in | | the title page, you were asked to | | choose either the Easy File or the | | Professional File/ProDOS filling | | system. Each of these systems will | | use the features under the File menu| | in a different way. | | | | Regardless of which filling | | system you are using, all of the | | features in the File menu use a | | "dialogue box," a box that appears | | on the screen which sets up a | | dialogue between you and the | | computer. Dazzle Draw will ask for | | specific information, like the name | | of a file, and you'll provide the | | answers. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Easy File | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | If you are not familiar with | | Apple's ProDOS and the unique way | | that it can organize files, we | | suggest that you that you choose the| | Easy File system. The Easy File | | system uses the File menu features | | Format Disk, Load, Save, and Delete.| | Let's start by looking at how you | | format a disk. | | | | | | Easy File - Format Disk | | | | Before you can save a drawing, | | you must prepare a disk to recieve | | information from the computer. This | | is called "formatting your disk". | | | | You should have either a black | | disk or one with data on it that you| | no longer want. Whenever you format | | a disk that's already been used, all| | the information on it will be | | erased. | | | | Here's how to format a disk: | | | | 1. Select Format Disk from the | | File menu. | | | | 2. A dialogue box will appear on| | the screen. | | | | 3. Remove the Dazzle Draw | | program disk and put the disk| | you want ot format into the | | start-up disk drive. | | | | 4. Dazzle Draw automatically | | names you disk for you. | | | | 5. If Dazzle Draw finds | | information on the disk you | | are formatting, you must | | confirm that you really want | | to format the disk by | | clicking Okay. Remember, if | | you format a disk with | | information on it, you'll | | erase everything on the disk.| | | | 6. When the formatting is | | complete, the dialogue box | | should disappear. Then you're| | ready to save your drawing. | | | | | | Easy File - Save | | | | The Save features takes you | | through the steps for saving a | | drawing, section or set of patterns | | onto your disk. Here's how you o it:| | | | 1. Select Save in the File menu.| | | | 2. Select Picture, Section, or | | Pattern from the dialogue | | box, depending on what you | | want to save. If you select | | Section, you will be saving | | the section currently on the | | clipboard. | | | | 3. A catalog will appear in the | | dialogue box and a prompt at | | the top of the box saying | | "Save Pictures as:" | | | | 4. Type in the name. If you are | | re-saving a file already | | listed, click ovr the name. | | | | 5. Click over Okay. | | | | | | Easy File - Load | | | | With Load you can retrieve a | | picture, section or set of patterns | | you have saved and put them back on | | your screen or into your pattern | | palettes in the tool windows. Here's| | how: | | | | 1. Select Load from the File | | menu. | | | | 2. Select Picture, Section, or | | Pattern depending on what you| | want to retrieve. | | | | 3. A catalog will appear in the | | dialogue box and a prompt at | | the top of the box saying | | "Get Picture (or Section, or | | Pattern) named:" | | | | 4. Move the cursor to the name | | of the file you want to load | | and click the mouse. The name| | will apprear on the first | | line. | | | | 5. Click over Okay. The picture | | will appear on your screen, | | the section will be on the | | clipboard ready to be pasted,| | and the set of patterns will | | be loaded for use in the | | Paint Brush, Spray Paint and | | Flood Fill tool windows. | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Note - If you can't find the file | | you're looking for and want | | to search for it on another | | data disk, insert that disk | | and choose "CATALOG" in he | | dialogue box. | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | Easy File - Delete | | | | 1. Select Delete in the File | | menu. | | | | 2. Click over desired file name.| | The name will appear on the | | first line. | | | | 3. Click Okay to confirm that | | you want to delete that file.| | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Professional File/ProDOS | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | With the Professional | | File/ProDOS filing system, Dazzle | | Draw also lets you create multi- | | leveled file systems, arranged any | | way you want, so your drawing, | | sections or sets of patterns area | | easier to find. | | | | | | Professional File - Format Disk | | | | Before you can save a drawing, | | you should have either a black disk | | or one with data on it that you no | | longer want. Whenever you format a | | disk tat has already been used, all | | the information on it will be | | erased. | | | | The first step is to format your| | disk. Formatting prepares the blank | | disk to recieve information fom the | | computer. Here's how: | | | | 1. Select Format Disk from the | | File menu. | | | | 2. A dialogue box will appear on| | the screen. | | | | 3. Remove the Dazzle Draw | | program disk and put the disk| | you want to format into the | | start-up disk drive. | | | | 4. Type in a name for your disk | | by following the rules for | | naming disks and files | | described below. | | | | 5. If Dazzle Draw finds | | information on the disk you | | are formatting, you must | | confirm tht you really want | | to format the disk by | | clicking Okay. Remember, if | | you format a disk with | | information on it, you'll | | erase everthing on the disk! | | | | 6. When the formatting is | | completed, the dialogue box | | will disappear. Then you're | | ready to save you drawing. | | | | | | Rules for Naming Disks and Files | | | | 1. Disk names must begin with a | | slash followed by a letter. | | File names must begin with a | | letter. | | | | 2. Use only letters, numbers, or| | periods, seperately or | | combined. | | | | 3. Do not use any spaces or | | punctuation characters other | | than periods. | | | | 4. Do not use more than 15 | | characters. | | | | 5. Use a differenct name for | | each disk, so you (and Dazzle| | Draw) can tell them apart. | | | | | | Professional File/ProDOS - Save | | | | The Save feature takes you | | through the steps for saving a | | drawing onto a formatted disk. | | Here's how you do it: | | | | 1. Select Save from the File | | menu. | | | | 2. Select Picture, Section or | | Pattern (set of patterns) | | from the dialogue box, | | depending on what you want to| | save. If you select Section, | | you will be saving the | | section currently on the | | clipboard. | | | | 3. If you want to change the | | default value of the prefix, | | click over Prefix, click over| | Prefix, type in a new name, | | and activate Okay or press | | return. | | | | 4. Click On Line if you wantto | | save the drawing onto a disk | | that is in another drive. | | This will tell you the names | | of the disks in the drives. | | | | 5. The next step is changing the| | prefix. Use Prefix to set the| | ProDOS prefix to the name of | | the disk you want to use. | | | | 6. Click over Okay. | | | | | | Professional File/ProDOS - Load | | | | With Load, you can call up a | | picture from a disk. Here's how: | | | | 1. Select Load from the File | | menu. | | | | 2. Check the directory to find | | the file you want. | | | | 3. Move the cursor to the name | | of the file you want and | | click the mouse. The name | | will appear on the first | | line. | | | | 4. Click over Okay or press | | return. The picture will | | appear on your screen. | | | | | | Professional File/ProDOS - Delete | | | | Delete lets you erase old file | | from a disk to make room for new | | ones. Here's how you do it: | | | | 1. Select Delete from the File | | menu. | | | | 2. Check the directory for the | | name of the file you want to | | erase, then highlight the | | name by clicking the mouse | | over it. | | | | 3. When the file name appears on| | the top line, click the Okay.| | | | | | Professional File/ProDOS - Directory| | | | Make Directory gives you the | | option of organizing your disk files| | into categories or subdivisions. For| | Example, you might want to file all | | seascapes or patterns or portraits | | together. This feature makes it | | easier to locate files. If you want | | to create multi-level categories, | | you should make a directory before | | you save your drawings. | | | | For example, let's say you want | | to create a subdirectory called | | "Pictures" to distinguish pictures | | from patterns. Here's how you can do| | it: | | | | 1. Select Make Directory from | | the File menu. | | | | 2. Notice that the name of the | | prefix is /DD. This stands | | for "Dazzle Draw." You should| | never assign the Dazzle Draw | | disk name to your own data | | disks. When you format a | | disk, use a different name | | like "/DD.2". | | | | 3. To create a new directory, | | type "Pictures" and click | | over Okay. Your new category | | will now be filed away in the| | disk directory. | | | | 4. To file pictures under | | "Pictures," change the name | | of the Prefix. To do so, | | click over Prefix, and then | | over "Pictures" in the disk | | directory. | | | | 5. Click over Okay or press | | return. Notice the Prefix on | | the second line is now | | "/DD.2/Pictures." | | | | 6. Next time you want to save a | | picture, it will | | automatically be filed under | | "/DD.2/Pictures." | | | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | Make Slide Show | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=> | | | To produce your own Dazzle Draw | | slide shows, you must first create a| | special Slide Show Disk. When you're| | done, you'll have a disk that works | | as a self-running slide show. | | | | Before you begin, you should | | have either a blank disk or one with| | data you no longer want. As in | | formatting a used disk, whenever you| | create a Slide Show Disk, you'll | | erase anything that already may have| | been stored on the disk. | | | | Here's how to create a Slide | | Show Disk: | | | | 1. Make sure the Dazzle Draw | | program disk is in the | | start-up disk drive. | | | | 2. Select "Make Slide Disk" from| | the File menu. | | | | 3. A dialogue box will appear on| | the screen. | | | | 4. When prompted, remove the | | Dazzle Draw program disk and | | put the data disk you want to| | use into the start-up disk | | drive. | | | | 5. If Dazzle Draw finds | | information on the disk you | | are using, you will be | | asked if you are sure | | that you want to format the | | disk | <=-=*=---------------------------=*=-=>