Kid Pix Help

Kid Pix tools appear at the left of the screen. Select a tool by clicking on it with the mouse. Use the tool by holding the mouse button down and moving the mouse. For some tools, the cursor will turn into a face: click on the picture with this cursor to work some Kid Pix magic.

The color palette appears beneath the tools. There are several different coordinated color palettes--scroll through them by clicking on the arrows at the bottom of the palette. The currently selected color will appear in the box at the top of the palette.

Select the Eyedropper tool at the bottom of the Kid Pix tool bar and click on a color in your picture to "pick up" that color and use it with your Kid Pix tools. Some tools have options. Tool options control things like line width and pattern, and let you draw and erase in a variety of surprising ways. The options for a tool will appear at the bottom of the screen. Experiment to see what all the options will do. Click the Undo Guy to undo your last action.

Add digital video to your Kid Pix picture using the Wacky TV. Select "Pick a Movie" under the Goodies menu, and you will be able to open and view digital video files in the Wacky TV. Paste a video into your Kid Pix picture by clicking on the Paste Jar on the Wacky TV tool bar. You can draw or paint around your movie in Kid Pix, then select "Play Movie" under the Goodies menu to "play" your picture. Select "Save a Picture" to save your work. If you have added a digital movie or sound to your Kid Pix picture, you can choose to save it with your picture in the "Save a Picture" dialog. Use the "Open a Picture" command to open saved Kid Pix pictures, Photo CD picture files, or any Kid Pix compatible .BMP file.