Double-click Paint tools

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Once you tear off the Tools palette, you can double-click the Paint tools as follows:

Double-click: To do this:

Any pattern     Edit the pattern

Brush           Choose a brush shape

Bucket          Show Patterns palette

Curve           Turn Draw Filled on/off

Eraser          Erase entire picture

Lasso           Lasso entire picture

Line tool       Choose a line size

Oval tool       Turn Draw Filled on/off

Paint Text tool Choose a text style

Pencil          Turn FatBits on/off

Polygon tool    Turn Draw Filled on/off

Regular Polygon Choose polygon sides

Rectangle tool  Turn Draw Filled on/off

Round Rect tool Turn Draw Filled on/off

Select tool     Select entire picture

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