Kid Pix Deluxe 3X User Guide

Using the Text Tools
In this chapter you will learn about:
• Adding Text
• Working With Text Boxes
• Changing the Way the Letters Look
• Checking Spelling
• Checking Spelling As You Type
• Reading Text Out Loud
Adding Text
There are three ways to add text:
• Insert a text box and type text in it.
• In Small Kids Mode, add rubber stamp characters to the picture.
• Use the Letters Wacky Paint option to paint wacky text onto your picture.
Adding Text Boxes
When text is in a text box, you can check its spelling and make your computer read it out loud.
To add a text box:
1. Click the Text Tools button. The Text tray appears.
Formatting Options
Copy
Read Out Loud
List of Voices
2. Click your picture where you want a text box to appear.
3. Start typing. The text box will grow as you fill it up.
To cut, copy, or paste text:
1. Select the text within the text box.
2. Do one of the following:
Cut
Paste
• To cut out the text you have selected and copy it to the Clipboard, click the Cut button in
the Text tray.
• To copy the text you have selected to the Clipboard, click the Copy button in the Text
tray.
• To paste the text you have cut or copied, place the I-beam pointer in the text box where
you want your pasted text to appear and click the Paste button in the Text tray.
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