Kid Pix Deluxe 3X User Guide

Importing Backgrounds
You can import photographs or pictures from iPhoto or the Finder to use them as backgrounds.
To import a background:
1. From the Import menu, choose Background.
2. Select a BMP, GIF, JPEG, PDF, PICT, PNG, SGI, TGA, or TIFF file format from the Enable
pop-up menu.
3. Locate and select the picture you want to import.
4. Choose one of these options:
• Shrink/stretch to fill canvas stretches or shrinks the picture to fill the whole drawing area.
• Fill canvas without shrinking/stretching puts the picture on the canvas so that it fills as
much of the drawing area as possible without shrinking or stretching the picture out of
shape. The edges of the drawing area might be left white.
• Center at original size puts the picture down the way it is, without stretching or shrinking
it.
• Repeat many times scales the picture down to 25% of its original size and puts down lots
of these smaller versions until the drawing area is filled.
5. To add your background to the My Backgrounds category, click the checkbox labeled “Add to
My Backgrounds library when importing” so that a checkmark appears.
6. Click Import to import the picture as your new background.
Note: If you choose to add a picture to the My Backgrounds category while importing, and
the Backgrounds Library was open before you performed the import, the My Backgrounds
category will automatically be chosen in the pop-up menu and the imported background will be
selected in the tray.
To remove a background from the My Backgrounds category:
1. Choose the My Backgrounds category from the List of Categories pop-up menu.
2. Select the background you want to delete.
3. Click the Trash Can button.
Using Libraries #"