TOOLBAR
The toolbar icon gives you quick and easy access to extra functions and is available throughout the e-book. Click on this icon to see the grey toolbar.
At the top of the toolbar, you see the picture above.
(1) Click on this icon to close the toolbar.
(2) Click to enable/disable the tooltips function. The tooltips are brief descriptions in English of what each button or icon does and they will appear on your screen throughout this e-book whenever you roll your mouse over a button/icon.
(3) Click to move the toolbar. Click on the button, move your stylus or mouse, and click again to move the toolbar to wherever you want on the screen. When the toolbar opens, the mouse icon is automatically selected. Choose any tool you need. Before closing the toolbar, make sure you have clicked on the mouse icon. The toolbar features the following tools:
Click on the pencil icon and choose from the four pencil point options (fine to thick) to write.
Click on the paint brush icon and choose from the four brush tip options (fine to wide) to colour in.
By clicking on the colour palette icon, you are given 10 colour options. Choose the colour you want to use for writing or colouring in. You can choose how dark or light the shade of your colour will be by clicking on the arrows in the percentages box (100% for very dark, 10% for very light). Choose between 20% and 40% for highlighting text.
Click on the rubber icon and choose from the four size options to erase whatever you want.
By clicking on the paint roller, you automatically erase what you have written on the screen with the pencil or paint brush.
Click on the arrow-left icon to cancel your previous move or moves. Click on the arrow-right icon to reinstate your last move or moves.
When you click on this icon, a frame appears around the content of the screen. Put the cursor on any of the four triangles (on any side of the frame) and drag to hide any part of the screen you want. To remove the frame from your screen, click again on this icon on the Toolbar.
Click on the magnifying glass and then choose from the plus or minus options to zoom in or out of any part of the page you are on. Alternatively, you can select the percentage by which you will be magnifying/minimising part of your page by clicking on the arrows in the percentages box (from 100% to 300%). The cursor converts into a hand that you can click on in order to drag the selected part to anywhere on the screen.
Click on this icon to open a new window featuring a blank page which can be used as a notepad. Click the icon again every time you need a new page. For more information on the function of this window, click HERE.
Click on the digital clock icon to access the timer and its functions.
The default function of the timer is the counter function (1). To start timing, click on ‘play’ (3). While the counter function is in operation, the ‘play’ button displays two parallel lines (pause). Click on this button to stop timing. To continue timing from the point where you stopped, click on ‘play’ again. To restart timing from zero, click on button (4). To select the countdown timer, click on button (2). To select the time you want, click on the arrows (5) above and below the numbers. To start, click on ‘play’. During countdown, the ‘play’ button displays two parallel lines (pause). Click on this button to stop the countdown. To continue from the point where you stopped, click on ‘play’ again.