Kid Pix Deluxe 3.0

 

Double click TLC student

Click Kid Pix Deluxe 3

Click Kid Pix Deluxe 3 Application

Click OK  (It may take a minute to load…just wait!)

 

2 Parts:

Paint Zone—lets you create pictures with drawing & painting tools

SlideShow—lets you put pictures into a presentation

 

 

 

Library                            Backgrounds                                                                                    Play

Tools                               Stickers

                                        Animations                                                                            Save

    Sounds

                                                                                                               New picture

Undo                            

Guy                                 Draw

                                        Paint                                                                                                  Erase all

    Fill

    Mixer                                                                                                  Exit
                Stamps

    Text

    Grab & Move                                                                                    Print

    Eraser

 

                                                                                                               Help

 

 

 

                Color           Tool                      Size                 Other Tool Options          To Slide Show

               Picker       Picker                                                                                                                                                   

REMEMBER!!!  Your screen will look different and have different options depending on what tool you have selected. 

Refer back to the left hand side of your screen to see what is selected.

 

Using the Drawing Tool:  draw different kinds of lines

Click the Draw Button

Choose a color from the color picker (move your mouse over the color picker to see choices)

Pick a tool from the tool picker  (pencil=solid, chalk=soft/fuzzy, crayon=hard/fuzzy, marker)

Choose a size for your line

Choose a shape for your line (freehand, straight, curved, shapes-empty or filled)

Move your mouse to the drawing area

Click, hold, and drag to draw

Using the Paint Tool:  add painting effects

Click the Paint Button

Choose a color from the color picker

Pick a tool from the tool picker (paintbrush, sound art, spray can—they each have different options)

Choose a size if applicable

Choose a painting mode    

Paintbrush modes:  realistic or wacky

            Sound Art modes:  mouse-move or hands-free

            Spray Can modes:  3D shapes or moving

Choose a painting option (the options will be different depending on which mode you choose)

Move your mouse to the drawing area

Click, hold, and drag to draw

 

Using the Fill Tool:  fill an area of your picture

Click the Fill Button

Choose the type of fill by clicking on one of the buckets (solid, blend, pattern)

Choose the color/pattern on the right side of the tray

Move your mouse to the drawing area

Click inside an area to fill

*TIP:  Be sure the area you fill is enclosed.

 

Using the Electric Mixer Tool:  mix up parts or all of your picture

Click the Mixer Button

Choose the mega or mini mixer from the left side of the tray

Choose a size if applicable

Choose a mixing effect option from the right side of the tray

Move your mouse to the drawing area

Click your picture (or click, hold, drag for the mini-mixer to mix certain areas of your picture)

 

Using the Stamps Tool:  add stamps to your picture

Click the Stamp Button

Choose a category of stamps on the left side of the tray

Scroll through the stamp choices using the up & down arrows on the right

Choose a size for your stamp

Click on the stamp you want to use

Move your mouse to the drawing area (the mouse arrow will change to the selected stamp)

Click where you want to place the stamp

            To edit a stamp:

            Click the stamp you want to edit

            Click the Stamp Editor (pencil)

            Use the tools available to edit the stamp

                        Pencil:  draw on the stamp

                        Fill Bucket:  choose a color from the color palette below and recolor the stamp

                        Undo:  undo your last change

                        Firecracker:  erase the whole picture and start from scratch

                        Flip:  turn the stamp over from left to right

                        Rotate:  turn the stamp 90 degrees each time you click

            You can click Restore Original to go back to the original stamp

            Click OK when you are finished

 

Using the Text Tool:  add text to your picture

3 different ways:

*Draw a text box (can check spelling and have computer read it out loud)

            Click the Text Button

            Click in the drawing area where you want the text

            Start typing (the box will grow as you fill it up, but you may need to resize)

            Format the text using the choices on the left side of the tray (color, style, size, etc.)

*In Small Kids Mode, add rubber stamp letters

            Move your mouse to the very top of the screen

            When the mouse arrow changes to a triangle, click and hold

            You will now see the toolbar options

            Click the option that says “Small Kids Mode”

            Click the choice that says “Turn Small Kids Mode On”

            Click the Text Button

            Click any letter in the tray to hear its name (scroll using the up & down arrows on the right)

            Select the letter and move your mouse to the drawing area

            Click where you want to add the letter

*Use the ABC Text feature to paint wacky text

            Move your mouse to the very top of the screen

            When the mouse arrow changes to a triangle, click and hold

            You will now see the toolbar options

            Click the option that says “Toolbox”

            Click the choice that says “Edit ABC Text”

            Type the text in the dialog box

            Click OK

            Click the Paint Button

            Choose Wacky mode, click the ABC Text brush, and start painting to see the text

 

Using the Grab & Move Tool:  resize, move, or delete a text box

Click the Grab Button

Click the Hand in the left side of the tray

Click the text box to see the edit handles

            To move it:  click the box at the top and drag it

            To change the size or shape:  click, hold, & drag one of the corner handles

            To delete:  press the Delete key on the keyboard

To flatten text so it’s part of the background:  click the Toolbox menu (see above for how to make the menu appear) & choose Flatten Text

Click the Scissors to cut out part of your picture and paste it someplace else

 

Using the Eraser Tool: 

Click the Eraser Button

To just erase part of your picture, click the Little Eraser:

            Choose the size of the eraser

            Pick an eraser option

            Click, hold, and drag where you want to erase

To erase your whole picture, click the Big Eraser:             

Pick an eraser option

            Click anywhere on your picture

                        *Clicking on the Firecracker on the right side of the screen does the same thing)

To Play a Picture:

Click the green play arrow on the right side of the screen

Click the stop sign to stop

 

To Save a Picture:

Click the floppy disk on the right side of the screen

Point to where you want to save

Name the picture

Click Save

 

To Create a New Picture:

Click the piece of paper on the right side of the screen

 

To Exit the Program:

Click the door on the right side of the screen

If you haven’t saved, it will ask you if you want to save before exiting

 

To Print the Picture:

Click the printer on the right side of the screen

Select if you want to print full page or poster and click OK

 

To change to SlideShow mode:

Click the SlideShow button in the lower right hand corner

If you haven’t saved, it will ask you if you want to save before switching to slide show mode

*I would suggest making all of your pictures first before switching to slide show mode

 

 

Using the Library Tools

Backgrounds:  goes behind everything else in the picture

            Scroll through the list of categories

            Click, hold, and drag a background to the drawing area

Stickers:  “floats” over the background of the picture

            Scroll through the list of categories

            Click, hold, and drag the sticker to the drawing area

Animations:  when you play your picture, these will move around like cartoons

            Scroll through the list of categories

            Click, hold, and drag the animation to the drawing area

            Click the play arrow to see a preview of the animation

Sounds:  each page can have one sound; pick from a category or record your own

 

 

Working on a SlideShow

To load a picture:

Move your mouse over a slideholder to see the Load button appear below it

Click the Load button

Browse to where the picture is saved

Click the picture you want to use and click Open

The picture will now show in the slideholder

To move a picture:

Click, hold, and drag the picture to another slideholder

 

To delete a picture:

Click the picture

Drag it to the Trash Can or press the Delete key on your keyboard

 

To set slide advance options:

Click the My SlideShow button (movie camera)

Click the Advance Settings button for the slide you want to change (time)

Choose one of the 4 options

Click OK

 

To set transition effects:

Click the My SlideShow button

Click the red Transition effects arrow either in front of or after the slide

Choose a transition effect

Choose a sound (or choose no sound)

Click Preview to see how the transition will look and sound

Click OK

 

To set audio options:
Click the My SlideShow button

Click the Audio Options button (microphone)

Choose whether or not to play sound and/or text

Click OK

 

To Play your SlideShow:

Click the Play button

If it is not set to advance automatically, you may have to click the mouse

To stop playing before it is finished, press the Esc key on your keyboard

 

To Save your SlideShow:

Click the Save button

Browse to where you want to save

Name the slideshow

Click Save

 

To Print your SlideShow:

Click the Print button

Choose one of the 4 modes

Choose the orientation and which slides to print

Click OK