Interactive Body Works

	The best resource for learning to use the HyperStudio multimedia application is the HyperStudio Tutorial* which is included when you purchase HyperStudio. Here are a few pointers and tips to get you started: HyperStudio Tools Palette Object Menu
	(HyperStudio Manual Appendix A, page 103)
	The Browse Tool: Use to activate objects with attached actions (usually buttons) Arrow/Pointer tool: Use to edit, move, resize, or delete objects, including buttons, text objects, and graphic objects Button Tool: Use for editing or moving an existing button. Graphic Object Tool: Use for editing or moving graphic object. Text Object Tool: Use for editing or moving text objects. Selection Tools (rectangle, oval, and lasso): Use to capture a rectangular, oval, or freehand (lasso) area. Once you've selected an area, you can copy, cut, delete, move, flip, rotate, or resize it. Paint Brush Tool: Use to draw freehand	Spray Paint Tool: Scatters tiny dots of the currently selected color or pattern Fill Tool: Fills an enclosed shape with the currently selected color or pattern Eraser Tool: Erases painted objects Line Tool: Draws straight lines Pencil Tool: Draws freehand shapes Rectangle, Oval, and Rounded Rectangle Tools: Draws rectangles, ovals, and rounded rectangles Paint Text Tool: Paints text onto the background Magnifying Glass: Zooms in for a closer look at an area Eyedropper: Click a color from the background to change your current painting color

In HyperStudio's "Objects" Menu, you have the choice to add a button, text, object, or graphic. Adding a button (HyperStudio Reference Manual page 26) To create a button, click "Objects" from the menubar and select "Add a button." Follow the directions to give the button a shape, color, name, and/or designating action. Adding a graphic object Graphics can be added in two ways. You can either: 1) copy a image and paste in directly onto your card; or 2) choose "Add a graphic object" from the "Objects" menu, open the graphics file, select the graphic, and click OK. Adding a text object (HyperStudio Reference Manual page 62) To create a text object, click "Objects" from the menubar and select "Add a text object." Follow the directions to give the text field a shape, color, name and/or designating action. * The information presented in this "HyperStudio Overview" section is in many cases taken verbatim from the HyperStudio for Windows Tutorial (copyright 1988-1997 by Roger Wagner Publishing, Inc.) See the Tutorial for information on adding sound, animation, and video. If you require additional information, please consult the tutorial or contact Roger Wagner Publishing, Inc. for addition reference information.