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Help Extras: Helpful Tips

Index

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•	Check and set memory
•	Constrain drawing to a grid
•	Copy elements from other stacks
•	Create a button with a graphic
•	Create a standard size button
•	Don’t use “the” with format names
•	Double-click Paint tools
•	Draw filled shapes
•	Draw from the center
•	Draw lines with a pattern
•	Draw multiple shapes
•	Enter and leave FatBits
•	Find a whole phrase
•	Find and match
•	Grouped text vs. active text
•	Home stack shortcuts
•	How HyperTalk sees a line
•	Icons and button names
•	List of synonyms
•	Locate all the buttons and fields
•	Mark cards from the Message box
•	Menu behavior
•	Move a shape while creating it
•	On using stacks
•	Operator precedence
•	Operator precedence in AppleScript
•	Power keys for Paint tools
•	Preset search paths
•	Properties of the Message Watcher
•	Properties of the Variable Watcher
•	Restore all text to default format
•	See all the cards in a stack
•	Send to back/Bring to front
•	Shortcuts for authoring
•	Shortcuts for browsing
•	Shortcuts for editing text
•	Shortcuts for painting
•	Shortcuts for scripting
•	Shortcuts for the card window
•	Shortcuts for the Icon Editor
•	Shortcuts for the Report Items dialog
•	Shortcuts for tool selection
•	Take a snapshot of the whole screen
•	Test a standalone-to-be stack
•	The different kinds of text
•	The layering of objects
•	Turn off Fixed Line Height
•	Turn off Shared Hilite
•	Two ways to call functions
•	Use the arrow keys for editing
•	User levels and Protect Stack
•	Using the dynamic path
•	Wait for arrow pointer before dragging
•	Where should I put the field?

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