e-Picture Users Guide

Basic Concepts
Setting the opening screen
Creating documents
Opening and closing documents
Importing documents
Creating and using templates
Looking at the e-Picture work area
Editing documents
Changing the canvas and image size
Cropping and resizing an image
Changing the background color
Flattening and merging images
Setting view modes
Using views
Locking and unlocking anchors
Choosing a palette
Setting rulers, guides, and grids
Magnifying and reducing views
Arranging open windows
Working with panels
Using the toolbox
Using the Color panel
Adjusting monitor gamma
Using plug-in modules
Setting preferences
 
Working with Objects
About e-Picture objects
Using the Tool Inspector
Creating objects
Drawing outside the canvas
Drawing with transparency
Drawing with a solid color
Drawing with a gradient
Changing the parameters
Editing gradients
Drawing with a pattern
Setting line attributes
Setting brush attributes
Selecting objects
Selecting areas
Loading and saving selections
Editing objects
Moving, rotating, and resizing objects
Editing with the Tool Inspector
Using the Objects panel
Displaying information about an object
Changing an object's opacity
Hiding and showing objects
Locking and unlocking objects
Duplicating, deleting, and copying objects
Rearranging objects
Transforming and flipping objects
Applying filters to objects
Applying special effects to objects
Applying composite methods to objects
Grouping and ungrouping objects
Aligning objects
Flattening and merging objects
 
Working with Layers
About e-Picture layers
Using the Layers panel
Adding and deleting layers
Changing layer opacity
Hiding and showing layers
Duplicating and copying layers
Rearranging layers
Flipping layers
Applying filters to layers
Applying special effects to layers
Applying composite methods to layers
Flattening and merging layers
 
Animating GIF files
Designing GIF animations
Creating an animation
Using the Animation panel
Displaying and hiding frame properties
Moving from frame to frame
Selecting frames
Adding and deleting frames
Duplicating, copying and replacing frames
Using keyframes
Editing layer properties
Editing object properties
Setting timing
Previewing and playing animations
 
Saving and exporting files
Saving documents
Exporting documents
Information options
Generic options
Individual file format options
Color reduction options