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PAINT IT! ****** ADF APPLICATIONS ******************************************
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ON THE DISK:
There is....
PAINT_IT!_2.0: The Colouring program
5 PICTURES: Pics to colour in.
& 3 PUZZLE PICS:
THIS DOC FILE!
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PAINT IT! 2.0 INSTRUCTIONS
This is a colouring book for kids, it has loads Icons for you to press
and each has it`s own unique sound!!.
This is the cut down version, so it only has 5 pictures, the full program
has loads for you to colour in!!!!, (keep reading, to find out how to get
the full program).
Here is a list of items, that this document will explain.....
INDEX:
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS
HOW TO USE A COLOUR/PATTERN/SOLID
HOW TO FILL AN AREA OF THE SCREEN
HOW TO REMOVE THE TOOL BAR
HOW TO LOAD A PICTURE
HOW TO SAVE A PICTURE
HOW TO CREATE A SAVES DISK
HOW TO UNDO AFTER A MISTAKE
HOW TO CLEAR THE SCREEN
HOW TO ADJUST THE PALETTE
HOW TO USE THE DRAWING TOOLS
HOW TO GET THE FULL PROGRAM
SHAREWARE NOTICE
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MACHINE REQUIREMENTS:
An AMIGA Computer With WB 2.0 or above
1 MEG of Ram or more
It should work on any Amiga, But please inform me if it doesn't. THANKS!
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HOW TO CHOOSE A COLOUR/PATTERN/SOLID
To choose a colour, just click on the you want (with your left mouse
button) and then the one you select will be shown in a box, at the bottom of
the icon bar.
To choose a pattern, just click on the one you want, and then the colour you
want the pattern to be, it is also shown in the box, at the bottom of the
icon bar.
To get back to solid fills, (Solid means, no pattern) just click on the
SOLID Icon.
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HOW TO FILL IN AN AREA OF THE SCREEN
To fill in an area of the screen, just move the mouse over the part you want
to colour, and click with your left mouse button.
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HOW TO REMOVE THE TOOL BAR
Press the Right Mouse Button to toggle the Icon Bar ON/OFF.
Or press the Space bar to do the same as above.
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HOW TO LOAD A PICTURE
To load a picture, click on the icon named LOAD PIC with your left mouse
button.
A File Requester will then appear, with loads of buttons displayed to
the right of it.....
OK: This loads the picture that you have seleted.
CANCEL: This returns you back to the program without loading a picture.
Don't worry about the other ones!.
All you need to do, to load a picture is....
(1) Make sure the Paint It disk is in the drive.
(2) To select a picture..., look for a picture you
want to load, and click on it with you left mouse button. Now
click on the OK icon and the picture will load in.
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HOW TO SAVE A PICTURE
When you click on the SAVE PIC Icon you will get an identical requester to
the one you get with the LOAD PIC Icon.
All you need to do, to save a picture is....
(1) Have your saves disk in the drive, that has a directory called
(PICTURES) on it (If you don't know how to put a directory on the disk
goto Creating A Saves Disk, on this document).
(2) Click on Save Pic
(3) Type the name of the picture you want to save (with .PIC on the end of
it, e.g.. CAR.PIC).
(4) Click on OK
(5) WAIT!!
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HOW TO CREATE SAVES DISK
(1) Load Workbench.
(2) Put your formatted disk in the disk drive.
(3) Double click on it's icon with your left mouse button.
(4) Select the window that has just opened (So that it's blue).
(5) Press the right mouse button and go to the top of the screen to the menu.
(6) Goto WINDOW and down to NEW DRAWER
(7) When you let go it will display and requester with UNTITLED1
(8) Delete this and type PICTURES
(9) DONE!
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HOW TO UNDO AFTER A MISTAKE!
If you make a mistake, you will need to use the icon named OOOPS!, this
button will undo anything you last did.
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HOW TO CLEAR THE SCREEN
To clear the screen, click on the CLEAR ICON and then on YES OF COURSE I
DO!. You have chooice of two clears.
(1) ALL OF IT!
This clears everything that is on the screen to WHITE
(2) JUST THE COLOURS!
This only works if you have loaded a picture.
This clears all of the colours you have added to your picture (But not the
black outline of the picture, so that you can start again.
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HOW TO ADJUST THE COLOURS
If you don`t like the 32 colours that are on the tool bar, and you
want to change them......
Firstly click on the PALETTE Icon.
On this screen are three sliders each one has a letter under it R, G or
B,these stand for R/RED, G/GREEN & B/BLUE, easy!.
So to change a colour, click on one of the colours from the icon bar, and
youwill see it appear in a box, on the palette requester. To change this to a
Red colour, you will need G & B right up to the top and R right down the
bottom. Fiddle about with this as it takes a lot of practise to get the
right colour.
To change the palette back to the original colours, just click on the
DEFAULT icon.
To get back to the Icon bar, just press the RETURN icon.
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HOW TO USE THE DRAWING TOOLS
First click on the icon marked D, and these new Icons will appear.
In order (Left to Right)
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FREEHAND:
Click on it's icon and choose a colour, draw to your hearts content.
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LINE DRAW:
Click on it's icon and choose a colour, draw lines.
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EMPTY BOX:
Click on it's icon and choose a colour, draw Empty Boxes.
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FILLED BOX:
Click on it's icon and choose a colour, draw Filled Boxes.
You can also fill with Patterns if you choose them first!.
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EMPTY CIRCLE:
Click on it's icon and choose a colour, draw Empty Circles.
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FILLED CIRCLES:
Click on it's icon and choose a colour, draw Filled Circles.
You can also fill with Patterns if you choose them first!.
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HOW TO GET THE FULL PROGRAM!
This, as I have said before is the cut down version of PAINT IT!, so if you
want to get the full program & receive all of these goodies....
REGISTER FOR A FIVER AND GET ALL OF THIS.....
(1) Loads more Pictures for you to colour in!
(2) Future Upgrades to PAINT IT!
(3) TEST IT! (The Joystick/Mouse/Memory/Disk Checker).
(4) Space Ping Pong!
(5) Ball Bearing (When Complete)
(6) A Dice Simulator (for when you loose your dice!)
Programmers take a lot of time over their Utilities/Games so if you like
this program or have any sugestions as to how it could be improved please
send all Registration Fees (ONLY £5)/Enquries to the address below.
ANDREW FISHER
INGELSIDE
60 BURGH LANE
MATTISHALL
E DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 3QR
Please make all cheques or postal orders payable to Andrew Fisher.
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SHAREWARE-NOTICE
This is Shareware & can be freely distributed to your friends as long as
all of the files on the disk are kept, including this Read Me & no money is
gained by selling this product.
THANKYOU!
I hope you enjoy this program
P.S If you would like a print out of this document, please send a STAMP
addressed envolope to my address!!.
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