• The brush and the line let you draw open or closed shapes
and choose the color and shading pattern.
TIP: Make the line very thick to create a “rod” with rounded
ends. It can be colored, just like the other shapes.
• The rectangle and the circle create closed shapes.
• The paint bucket fills in a shape with color.
• The eraser removes areas you don’t want. If you need to
Undo a whole step, use the curved arrows at the top of the
workspace.
• The arrow tools let you select shapes to move, change, copy,
or delete.
• To stretch or squash shapes, click on the dots at the
corners and sides.
• Double click on a dot to make it disappear. (Use this trick
to turn a rectangle into a triangle.)
• The arrow tool with the dot lets you add dots anywhere
along the outline of the shape.
• Use the handle at the bottom to rotate the shape.
• If one shape is supposed to be in front of another, use the
Forward, Backward, Front, and Back buttons at the top of the
workspace.
3. You can Group smaller shapes so that they can be moved as one
big shape. To Group shapes:
• Hold down the shift key while you click on each shape to be
added. Each will be highlighted with a blue outline.
• Click Group at the top of the Paint Editor workspace to join
them. If you need to separate them, click Ungroup.
• To add words, click on the text tool (the big T). Click wherever
you want the lettering to start in the workspace. A box will
open up and let you type in letters. There are controls on top
of the workspace that let you adjust the size of the letters
and choose different fonts.