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At the top left of the screen in Etoys is a "?" button. Clicking it brings up a help flap with more than 50 QuickGuides. These tell how to use different parts of Etoys.
At the top left of the screen in Etoys is a "?" button. Clicking it brings up a help flap with more than 50 QuickGuides. These tell how to use different parts of Etoys.


[[Image:Help-icon.jpeg]]
[[Image:Help-icon.jpeg]]


The QuickGuides are also available on the web. Note that the active buttons and Etoys controls will not work in the web version.
Click on any QuickGuide below to see it as a web page. Note that the active buttons and Etoys controls will not work on the web page.
For a live version, get into Etoys and click the help icon.

You can download all of the QuickGuides at once in a 64 page .pdf file by clicking [[Media:The Etoys Quick Guides.pdf]].
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=== Guides about topics in EToys ===
=== Guides about topics in EToys ===
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* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/NavBarChoose-aLanguage.html Choose a Language]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/NavBarChoose-aLanguage.html Choose a Language]
==== Paint ====
==== Paint ====
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintBrushes1.html Brushes]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintBrushes.html Brushes]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintColorPalette.html Color Palette]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintColorPalette.html Color Palette]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintBucketTool.html Bucket Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintBucketTool.html Bucket Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintStraightLineTool.html Straight Line Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintStraightLineTool.html Straight Line Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintEllipseTool.html Ellipse Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintEllipseTool.html Ellipse Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintRectangleTool1.html Rectangle Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintRectangleTool.html Rectangle Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintPolygonTool.html Polygon Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintPolygonTool.html Polygon Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintColorPicker11.html Color Picker]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintColorPicker.html Color Picker]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintStampsTool.html Stamps Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/PaintStampsTool.html Stamps Tool]
==== Halo ====
==== Halo ====
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* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloRotateHandle.html Rotate Handle]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloRotateHandle.html Rotate Handle]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloTrash.html Trash]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloTrash.html Trash]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloArrow-atCenter1.html Arrow at Center]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloArrow-atCenter.html Arrow at Center]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloCenter-ofRotation2.html Center of Rotation]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloCenter-ofRotation.html Center of Rotation]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloMenuTools.html Menu Tools]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloMenuTools.html Menu Tools]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloMake-aScriptTile1.html Make a Script Tile]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloMake-aScriptTile.html Make a Script Tile]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloCollapse.html Collapse]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloCollapse.html Collapse]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloColorPropertySheet21.html Color Property Sheet]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/HaloColorPropertySheet.html Color Property Sheet]
==== Supplies ====
==== Supplies ====
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesText1.html Text]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesObjectCatalog.html Object Catalog]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesAllScripts1.html All Scripts]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesText.html Text]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesAllScripts.html All Scripts]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesJoystickControl.html Joystick Control]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesJoystickControl.html Joystick Control]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesSoundRecorder1.html Sound Recorder]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesSoundRecorder.html Sound Recorder]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/SuppliesObjectCatalog1.html Object Catalog]
==== ObjectCat ====
==== ObjectCat ====
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatSliderBar.html Slider Bar]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatSliderBar.html Slider Bar]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatGrabPatchTool.html Grab Patch Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatGrabPatchTool.html Grab Patch Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatLassoTool.html Lasso Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatLassoTool.html Lasso Tool]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatDigitalImages.html Digital Images]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatMakerButton.html Maker Button]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ObjectCatMakerButton.html Maker Button]
==== Books ====
==== Books ====
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksTopBorderIcons.html Top Border Icons]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksTopBorderIcons.html Top Border Icons]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksExpandedControls1.html Expanded Controls]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksExpandedControls.html Expanded Controls]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksWorking-withLayers1.html Working with Layers]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksWorking-withLayers.html Working with Layers]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksNavigationTiles.html Navigation Tiles]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/BooksNavigationTiles.html Navigation Tiles]
==== ScriptTile ====
==== ScriptTile ====
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* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileBounceMotion.html Bounce Motion]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileBounceMotion.html Bounce Motion]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileX-andYTiles.html X and Y Tiles]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileX-andYTiles.html X and Y Tiles]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTilePenUse11.html Pen Use]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTilePenUse.html Pen Use]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTilePlayfieldTrail.html Playfield Trail]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTilePlayfieldTrail.html Playfield Trail]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileStamps1.html Stamps]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileStamps.html Stamps]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileHeading1.html Heading]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileHeading.html Heading]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileScaleFactor11.html Scale Factor]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileScaleFactor.html Scale Factor]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileHide-andShow.html Hide and Show]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileHide-andShow.html Hide and Show]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileWorldInput.html World Input]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileWorldInput.html World Input]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileSoundCategory.html Sound Category]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileSoundCategory.html Sound Category]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileTestsCategory1.html Tests Category]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileRandomNumbers.html Random Numbers]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileRandomNumbers.html Random Numbers]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileExactLocation.html Exact Location]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileWidthLength.html Width Length]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileWidthLength.html Width Length]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileFoward-andTurn.html Foward and Turn]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileFoward-andTurn.html Foward and Turn]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileExactLocation.html Exact Location]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/ScriptTileTestsCategory.html Tests Category]
==== Menu ====
==== Menu ====
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuNormalTicking.html Normal Ticking]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuNormalTicking.html Normal Ticking]
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* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuGrabMeRevealMe.html Grab Me Reveal Me]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuGrabMeRevealMe.html Grab Me Reveal Me]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuWatchers.html Watchers]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuWatchers.html Watchers]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuGridOptions.html Grid Options]
* [http://tinlizzie.org/olpc/QG-web/MenuPlayfieldGraphPaper.html Playfield Graph Paper]

Latest revision as of 17:53, 30 August 2008


At the top left of the screen in Etoys is a "?" button. Clicking it brings up a help flap with more than 50 QuickGuides. These tell how to use different parts of Etoys.

Help-icon.jpeg

Click on any QuickGuide below to see it as a web page. Note that the active buttons and Etoys controls will not work on the web page. For a live version, get into Etoys and click the help icon.

You can download all of the QuickGuides at once in a 64 page .pdf file by clicking Media:The Etoys Quick Guides.pdf.

Guides about topics in EToys

NavBar

Paint

Halo

Supplies

ObjectCat

Books

ScriptTile

Menu