The Edit menu is where you’ll be doing most of your work.

Because all your mouse motions will be recorded we’ve made this menu accessible in three different ways.

One of these ways is by clicking the right mouse button. This is commonly referred to as Right Clicking. Right clicking will bring up the Edit menu in the exact place where you right clicked.

If you look at the Edit menu, you’ll find some writing to the right side of each menu item. This writing is called a Hot Key Definition. The Hot Keys for all MyPaintShow Edit menu items start with “Ctrl” followed by another key.

The Hot Key for selecting Pen color is Ctrl+c. This means to hold down the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard while pressing the “c” key. This will instantly bring up the Color Selection dialog box. The other Hot Keys will do as indicated.

To create the smoothest looking Show files, it is recommended that the Edit menu be accessed by either using the Hot Keys, or by right clicking. The items on the Edit menu are:

Pen Size
Use to change the size of your pen. Selecting this item will display a dialog box displaying the current Pen size setting. You may type in a new Pen size. The numbers represent pixels.

Pen Color
Use to change the current Pen color. Selecting this item will display a dialog box with the current Pen color selected. You may select a new color with this. Transparency (or erasing) is done by using a Pen color of pure white (RGB 255,255,255), or the same color as the canvas.

Flood Fill Paint
Use to fill in an enclosed area with the current Pen color. Selecting this item will change your mouse cursor into a small paint bucket. When you click (left click) on an area that area is colored the current color and your mouse cursor returns to its original shape.

Pick Color From Screen
Use to set your pen color to a color found on your canvas. Selecting this item will change your mouse cursor into a small eyedropper shape. When you click (left click) an area the color directly under the tip of the eye dropper becomes your current Pen color and your mouse cursor returns to its original shape.

Undo
Use to to step backwards in your Show file, undoing the last action. There is no limit to the number of undoes you can perform. You can load an existing file, and undo the entire file if you want to. However, once a step is “undone”, it cannot be recovered unless you saved your work. You will love the Hot Key for this one.