Datasheet

This is as good a time as any to familiarize yourself with the basic tools, func-
tions, and palettes that you’ll be using in Manga Studio. You’re going to be
using them a lot, so it’s best to get to know them.
This section is intended to be a general overview; I explore the functions in
much more detail in later chapters. Remember, this is your cheat sheet; I
can’t give you all the information right off the bat!
Recognizing the Main toolbar
Much like many other programs (both drawing and nondrawing) you may
have used, the Main toolbar (shown in Figure 1-2) contains your basic file and
clipboard buttons. You can save, print, cut, paste, undo, and redo pretty
easily from here. As you can guess, this toolbar is pretty straightforward.
The Main toolbar also has buttons you can use to hide and show the various
palettes available. Because things can get pretty cluttered on your workspace
when you have too many palettes open at once, having the ability to quickly
turn them on and off is handy.
Table 1-1 lists all the functions on the Main toolbar.
Table 1-1 The Main Toolbar Buttons
Icon Name Description
New Page Creates a new page file.
New Story Creates a new story file.
Open Opens an existing Manga Studio file.
Save File Saves your page or story file.
(continued)
Figure 1-2:
The Main
toolbar.
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