HyperLogo Menu

The Hyperlogo menu gives scripting options that you can use to edit a object or card. HyperLogo in a specialized feature that will not be covered in this tutorial.

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HyperLogo Menu

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Options Menu

The Options menu provides an additional way to edit graphic objects or objects painted on the background of your card.

The next section will describe each feature under the Options Menu.

When you click on Line Size...it will bring up the dialog box that you see if if you double-click on the line tool from the tools palette.

This is another way to access the line tool dialog box where you can change thickness of a line made with the line tool.

Grid

Clicking on Grid will bring up this dialog box that can display a grid on your card which can be used to position objects by inserting them or painting them on the card.

You can specify the spacing of the grid lines, dots, or crosses. The grid color can also be determined as well as what form the grid comes in.

Using these "draw" options will make any shapes you make with the rectangle, oval, or rounded rectangle tool paint the color or paint pattern in a solid color instead of just the border of the shape.

You can also double-click on this row of the paint tools of the tools palette and the shapes will be painted solid. Double-click on any of the 3 shapes on the row to make it where only a border will be painted, as in the image on the right.

If you check Draw Filled, the shape will paint a solid color or paint pattern. It will not matter if you have draw centered checked or not because the shape is created solid.

Using Draw Centered works best for an outline shape or drawing multiple shapes with "Draw Multiple".

The area will look like this when you magnify it, just click on the Browse tool or the Arrow tool to make the card go back to the normal view where it is not enlarged.

This area is enlarge or magnified 400%.

You can click on Set Eraser Color and a dialog box will be displayed where you can select what color you want to use for the Eraser tool. This can be handy to erase something you have painted on the background of the card, just match the color of the background before you try to erase.

Go to Options>Standard Colors to force the standard colors to be displayed on the colors palette.

By clicking on "Standard Colors" it will "force the standard colors back in to the Colors Palette that were not available earlier.

When you click on Show Media WIndow, you will see the dialog box of the items in each of these folders. Use the arrow drop-down box to view the items in the folder. Make sure the Preview box is checked so you can view what you select.

If it is a movie or has a sound you will be able to click on a start arrow or move the animation around by clicking on the image you see in the box underneath the title of the category.

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There are also fonts that are available as HyperStudio fonts.

All these types of fonts are available under the HyperStudio font option to be used in a text object or on the background of the card. Just remember that it is easier to edit or move a text object than text that is on the card background.

You can also change the font size by going to Format>Size. The range is from 8 to 72 in font size. Highlight the text you want to change. Go to Format>Size and select the font size by clicking on the number.

Once you have selected a number for the font size it will automatically change the text to that size.You can change the font size of a specific word or the entire text in a text box/object.

When you click on Text Style...

This dialog box will display the Text Style Box where you can change the font type, style, size, and color.

You can change the color of any text in a text box/object by going to Format>Text Style.

Select the color you want to change the text to and click OK. The text can be a specific word, phrase, or the entire text in the text box. To change the color of the text, you must select and highlight that text.

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