Selecting a drawing tool

Multiple painting tools, located on the left side of the Paint accessory's window, are available to help you create and edit pictures. You can only select one tool at a time. All tools affect the drawing area beyond the drawing window while you are using them.

To select a tool, click on it.

Select Area

Select part of your picture for copying, cutting, deleting, duplicating, or moving. Press the <Shift> key while using this tool to select a square area.

Line

Draw a straight line. Press the <Shift> key to draw the line horizontally, vertically, or at a 45-degree angle.

Pencil

Draw freehand (like with a pencil). Press the <Shift> key to draw the line horizontally or vertically.

Fill

Fill an area with a specified color.

Eraser

Erase an area (fill it with the background color).

Type

Add text to the drawing area.

Rectangle

Draw filled rectangle or rectangle border. Press the <Shift> key while using this tool to draw a square rather than a rectangle.

Oval

Draw filled oval or oval border. Press the <Shift> key while using this tool to draw a circle rather than an oval.

Hot spot

Determine the hot spot when creating a pointer icon. A hot spot is the reference point of a pointer icon. For example, the tip of an arrow or the center of a cross are appropriate hot spots.

Line width

Select line width.

See also:

• ``Selecting an area''

• ``Drawing straight lines''

• ``Drawing with the pencil''

• ``Filling an area with color''

• ``Erasing an area''

• ``Typing text in a picture''

• ``Drawing shapes''

• ``Changing line width''