Michael
05-11-2008, 09:49 PM
Getting Started With CirclePad
Moving Objects
Moving objects in CirclePad is easy. Just click on any object and drag the mouse to move it.
As you click on object you will notice a little blue line with 3 white circles appears called "the wand".
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1A_Wand.gif
Click and drag the biggest circle to rotate any object and click and drag the smaller circle besides it to make any object bigger and smaller.
When you click on text it will have the same wand and will drag and drop the same way.
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1A_TextWand.gif
If you click on text a second time after it is selected, a text box will appear.
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1A_TextBox.gif
Once the text box is selected you can start typing in text and it will appear in the box and highlight different pieces of text.
The text box itself shows the outline of the paragraph holding your text. Click and drag the blue squares to change how the paragraph is formated. Try typing more text and clicking and dragging the small squares.
Getting Text, Images and Graphics
To get text click on Get Stuff > New Text
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1B_GetText.gif
It will place a new piece of text on the screen called "New Text" which you can move around and change.
To load and image click on Get Stuff > Photos. This will list all the photos you have already loaded. To load a photo from your computer click "Load From Computer"
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1B_GetPhoto.gif
To get new graphics and shapes click on Get Stuff > New Shapes right under "New Text". It will open a new list of shapes on the right side of the screen.
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1B_GetShape.gif
Just click on the shape list to get what you want, in this case a circle.
Delete Object
To delete an object you can select it and hit the delete key. You can also do it in the menu with Tools > Edit Objects > Edit > Undo:
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1C_Delete.gif
Undo / Redo / Copy / Paste
In the same Edit Objects menu you will also find Undo, Redo, Copy and Paste. There are also hot keys for doing this:
Windows + Linux:
- Copy: Ctrl C
- Paste: Ctrl V
- Undo: Ctrl Z
- Redo: Ctrl Y
On Apple the keys are same, just use the Apple key instead of the Ctrl key.
Sliders
When you select an object in CirclePad, sliders will appear in the top right corner:
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1F_Sliders.gif
For this object we got sliders for thickness. Just click and drag the slider to change thickness. You can add more sliders to objects by adding new options. Try clicking around in Circlepad to see how you can give objects new slider powers.
Over And Under
Like pieces of paper, you can move CirclePad objects overtop and underneath of each other. In the following example:
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1G_OverAndUnder.gif
Select the photo of the woman on the beach and press:
Tools > Edit Objects > Over & Under > Move Overtop.
Moving Objects
Moving objects in CirclePad is easy. Just click on any object and drag the mouse to move it.
As you click on object you will notice a little blue line with 3 white circles appears called "the wand".
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1A_Wand.gif
Click and drag the biggest circle to rotate any object and click and drag the smaller circle besides it to make any object bigger and smaller.
When you click on text it will have the same wand and will drag and drop the same way.
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1A_TextWand.gif
If you click on text a second time after it is selected, a text box will appear.
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1A_TextBox.gif
Once the text box is selected you can start typing in text and it will appear in the box and highlight different pieces of text.
The text box itself shows the outline of the paragraph holding your text. Click and drag the blue squares to change how the paragraph is formated. Try typing more text and clicking and dragging the small squares.
Getting Text, Images and Graphics
To get text click on Get Stuff > New Text
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1B_GetText.gif
It will place a new piece of text on the screen called "New Text" which you can move around and change.
To load and image click on Get Stuff > Photos. This will list all the photos you have already loaded. To load a photo from your computer click "Load From Computer"
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1B_GetPhoto.gif
To get new graphics and shapes click on Get Stuff > New Shapes right under "New Text". It will open a new list of shapes on the right side of the screen.
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1B_GetShape.gif
Just click on the shape list to get what you want, in this case a circle.
Delete Object
To delete an object you can select it and hit the delete key. You can also do it in the menu with Tools > Edit Objects > Edit > Undo:
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1C_Delete.gif
Undo / Redo / Copy / Paste
In the same Edit Objects menu you will also find Undo, Redo, Copy and Paste. There are also hot keys for doing this:
Windows + Linux:
- Copy: Ctrl C
- Paste: Ctrl V
- Undo: Ctrl Z
- Redo: Ctrl Y
On Apple the keys are same, just use the Apple key instead of the Ctrl key.
Sliders
When you select an object in CirclePad, sliders will appear in the top right corner:
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1F_Sliders.gif
For this object we got sliders for thickness. Just click and drag the slider to change thickness. You can add more sliders to objects by adding new options. Try clicking around in Circlepad to see how you can give objects new slider powers.
Over And Under
Like pieces of paper, you can move CirclePad objects overtop and underneath of each other. In the following example:
http://www.circlepad.com/cpGraphics/help/1G_OverAndUnder.gif
Select the photo of the woman on the beach and press:
Tools > Edit Objects > Over & Under > Move Overtop.