TOOLBAR The blue button with the tool icon on the navigation bar, offers quick and easy access to the functions of the toolbar. Click on this button to access the Toolbar. Click on the X in the top right-hand corner of the bar to close it. You can move the Toolbar to any place on the screen by clicking on the small plus button at the top of the toolbar column. The toolbar attaches itself to your mouse or stylus. Move the toolbar to any part of the screen you wish and click again to secure it. To deactivate the tool tips, click on the button with the speech bubble.
When first opening the toolbar, the mouse icon is automatically selected by default. Before closing the Toolbar, make sure you have re-selected the mouse so that you can continue your navigation through the e-book. The options of the toolbar are:
pencil: When you click on the pencil icon, you get nib options of four different nib widths. Click on the width you’d like to write in.
paintbrush: When you click on the paintbrush icon, you get brush options of four different brush stroke widths. Click on the width you’d like to paint in.
bucket: You can use the bucket option to colour in smaller or larger areas in one go. Click on the colour palette under the bucket button to choose a colour.
colour palette: When you click on the palette icon, you get 10 different colour options. Click on the one you’d like to write or paint in. You can reduce or increase the opacity of your chosen colour by clicking on the arrows on the percentage box. A low opacity of 20% – 40% is ideal for highlighting text.
rubber: When you click on the rubber icon, you get options of four different rubber widths. Click on the width that suits you.
clear-all brush: When you click on this icon, you will delete, in one go, everything you’ve created with the pencil, bucket or paintbrush.
left/right arrows: Click on the arrow curving to the left to undo your last move/moves. Click on the arrow curving to the right to redo your last move/moves.
curtain: When you click on this button, 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.
magnifying glass: Click on the magnifying glass and then choose from the plus or minus options to enlarge or minimise/shrink 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. The cursor converts into a hand that you can click on in order to drag the page to any part of the screen you want.
speech bubble: Click on this option to produce a blank writing surface, to use as a memo pad to write on. Click and drag the bottom right-hand arrow to enlarge the writing surface. Click again on the speech bubble of the toolbar to produce multiple memo pads. Click on the cross to move the memo pad/pads around the screen. Click on (X) to close the memo pad/pads.
alarm clock: Click on this option to produce a stopwatch counter. You can move the counter to any place on the screen. First, click on the cross. Then move your mouse, or stylus, to any part of the screen that you want and click again. Click on the X in upper right-hand corner to close the stopwatch. counter mode (default): Click on the arrow on the red button to start the stopwatch counting. Click on the parallel lines on the same button to pause the stopwatch. Click on the round arrow on the second red button to reset the stopwatch. countdown mode: Click on ‘countdown’ to have the stopwatch counting backwards. Click on the black up/down arrows to set your time. Click on the arrow on the red button to start the countdown. Click on the parallel lines on the same button to stop.