HyperCard  Animation

 

Hypercard basics.

 

(For PC “Wintel” type computers use Roger Wagner’s Hyperstudio.) 

 

1. Launch Hypercard and choose File / New Stack - name the stack and save

 

2. When blank card appears, open Tools in Menu and pull “ghosted” Tool Box window onto desktop. Click on any Draw tool and pull down Patterns from Menu.

 

3. To import a piece of clipart select any Draw Tool and choose File/Import Paint

 

 

Button tools, top 3, 

  1. activation  
  2. creation 

and

c. scripting  may be used to activate animation, however they are not necessary as left and right arrow keys can be used to move through animation at a better speed for viewing.

 

Draw tools, bottom 15, are similar to ClarisWorks tools. When a new stack has been created click on Tools in menu and pull Draw Tools window onto the desktop. The Lasso is particularly used during animation.

 

 

 

When any of the Draw tools is selected patterns can be pulled down