MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Use Manual page 108

To change brush settings:
Click the Brush tool, and hold down the mouse button.
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Select the menu item for which you want to define settings.
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Open the menu again, and select Settings from the Brush pop-up menu. Enter values for the
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options in the Brush Settings dialog box.
You can also double-click the Brush tool to open the Brush Settings dialog box.
To select from the default brush shapes, select Standard from the pop-up menu, and click a
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brush shape in the chart below the pop-up menu.
To create a new brush shape, select Custom from the pop-up menu, and select the brush shape
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you want to modify from the chart below the pop-up menu.
Edit the current brush shape by clicking the magnified image of the brush shape. Clicking a
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blank pixel fills it, and clicking a filled pixel makes it blank. Clicking outside the Brush Shapes
dialog box places the pixels on the screen at the point you click. Use the following editing
controls to change the brush shape:
The right and left arrows
The up and down arrows
The black and white square
becomes white and white becomes black).
Copy copies the brush shape to the Clipboard.
Paste pastes the brush into the custom set of brush shapes.
Using rulers in the Paint window
The Paint window has vertical and horizontal rulers to help you align and size your artwork.
To hide or show the rulers in the Paint window:
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Select View > Rulers.
To change the location of the zero point, do one of the following:
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Drag along the ruler at the top or side of the window.
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Drag into the window to align the zero point with a specific point in the cast member.
Zooming in and out in the Paint window
You can use the Magnify tool or the Zoom commands on the View menu to zoom in or out at
four levels of magnification.
To zoom in or out, do one of the following:
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Click the Magnify tool, and click the image. Click again to increase the magnification. Shift-
click to zoom out.
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Select Zoom In or Zoom Out from the Paint window's Options menu.
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Select View > Zoom, and select the level of magnification.
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Press Control + the Plus (+) key (Windows) or Command + the Plus (+) key (Macintosh) to
zoom in, or Control + the Minus (-) key (Windows) or Command + the Minus (-) key
(Macintosh) to zoom out.
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move the brush shape one pixel to the right or left.
move the brush shape up or down one pixel.
reverses the colors of the brush shape (for example, black