Mastering Kid Pix 4: Navigate Tools and Menus for Creative Projects

1. Kid Pix 4

2. #1 – Know your Menu Bar

3. #2 – Know your Tools Help Idea Machine – pre-made templates Writing Draw Tools Fill Paint Paint Stamps Stickers Backgrounds Mixer Animated Stickers Sounds Grabber (Move Tool) Eraser Undo (one last move only) Start Over

4. #3 – Know Your Options . . . When you Draw – Click, hold, draw Pencil Crayon Size Types of Shapes Color Chalk Marker Types of Lines Mouse over to expose color palette; click to select color Eyedropper

5. #4 – Know Your Options . . . When you Write - Click and drag on canvas to make text box Font Color Font Style and Size Voice to read your text Copy, Cut, Paste Font Effects Alignment

6. #5 – Know Your Options . . . When you Paint – Click, hold and drag to paint Pages in collection Paint Color Paint Tools Stroke Size Modes Paint Options

7. #6 – Know Your Options . . . When you Fill – Click to select, click to fill Fill Color Solid Fill Style Blend Pattern

8. #7 – Know Your Options . . . Using Stickers - To place sticker: Click, hold, drag to canvas and release Folder Name Scrolling Options Items in Folder Pages in Folder Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

9. #8 – Know Your Options . . . Using Animated Stickers- To place animated sticker: Click, hold, drag to canvas and release Folder Name Scrolling Options Items in Folder Pages in Folder Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

10. #9 – Re-sizing Your Stickers . . . Click and drag the corner handles Click to flip horizontally Click to flip vertically #10 – Animating Your Stickers . . . Animate the entire slide Stop Go

11. #11 – Know Your Options . . . Using Stamps - To place stamp: Click to select, then click again to place on canvas Size Folder Name Scrolling Options Items in Folder Pages in Folder Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

12. #12 – Know Your Options . . . Modifying Stamps – Select your stamp, then click on the small pencil Re-Draw Features Change Color Change Orientation Or Draw Your Own! Restore to Original

13. #13 – Know Your Options . . . Using Backgrounds and Templates - To place background: Click, drag to canvas, and release Folder Name Scrolling Options Items in Folder Pages in Folder Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

14. #14 – Know Your Options . . . Using Sounds - To place sound: Click, drag to canvas, and release Folder Name Scrolling Options Items in Folder Pages in Folder Play Click and hold mouse to reveal all folders

15. #15 – Know Your Options . . . Recording Sounds (Microphone Required) Record Stop Playback Save and Name Insert Play

16. #16 – Know Your Options . . . Erasing and Undo Size Erase small parts of picture Erase whole canvas Un-do the last act performed

17. #17 – Know Your Options . . . Moving, Copying, Cutting, Pasting Grab and move only those objects that “float”: stickers, animated stickers, and text boxes; Copy, paste, delete Selection options Cut, copy, paste, move, and deleteall embedded objects: stamps, backgrounds, drawings, photos

18. #18 – Know Your Teacher Tools . . . Manage Library Preferences Open a project, determine your preferences, name and save

19. #19 – Know Your Teacher Tools . . . Add Kid Note Compose a note for your students, save the project. When opened by the student, the note will appear and be read aloud to the student.

20. Students can re-read the note at any time while working on the project.

21. #20 – Make a Slide Show . . .

22. #21 – Choose the slides to include . . .

23. #22 – Add transitions and timing . . . Play your show! . . . And Voila !

24. Transitions and Transitional Sound Choose

25. Audio Options (Embedded sounds, not transitions) Select Choose

26. Timing (Make sure your text can be read by your audience!) Select Choose