How to edit an av with Squire.

There are five basic sections of the AV Importer.

The left hand section is where you select the color to use, and where it is displayed.
The middle section is the canvas where you will actually modify the AV.
The right top is where your AV is loaded, and where it is exported from.
Under that is the tool palette where you select the active drawing tool.
And under that is the "Zoom" window which allows you to work on sections of the canvas.

When you first bring an AV into the editor from the importer
you will see that it shows up only in the right hand image.

To bring that over into the canvas so you can start modifying it,
simply click the top arrow. The bottom arrow will do the oposite,
it copies the image from the canvas to the AV image on the right.

This is handy way to store your work from time to time so that
if needed you can simply revert back to the right image with a click.
I use it just before I make changes to a crucial section of the AV.
And from time to time while I edit, so that I can recover from errors.
The middle arrow is a "reset" it will revert back to an imported AV.

You select the drawing tool from the palette under the right image.
The default tool is the "draw" tool, shown selected on the left.
Others include, a Dot Placer, Fill Tool, Rectangle Tool,
a Color Graber, Copy/Paste, a Zoom Tool, and B/W converters.

The "pixels" on the canvas are 3 times the size of the pixels in the AV.
This is usually large enough, but for dificult work the zoom is quite handy.
The "pixels" in the zoom are 5 times the size of the pixels in the AV.

		When you first bring an AV into the editor from the importer you will see that it shows up only in the right hand image. To bring that over into the canvas so you can start modifying it, simply click the top arrow. The bottom arrow will do the oposite, it copies the image from the canvas to the AV image on the right. This is handy way to store your work from time to time so that if needed you can simply revert back to the right image with a click. I use it just before I make changes to a crucial section of the AV. And from time to time while I edit, so that I can recover from errors. The middle arrow is a "reset" it will revert back to an imported AV. You select the drawing tool from the palette under the right image. The default tool is the "draw" tool, shown selected on the left. Others include, a Dot Placer, Fill Tool, Rectangle Tool, a Color Graber, Copy/Paste, a Zoom Tool, and B/W converters. The "pixels" on the canvas are 3 times the size of the pixels in the AV. This is usually large enough, but for dificult work the zoom is quite handy. The "pixels" in the zoom are 5 times the size of the pixels in the AV.

The AV Editor Tools

    The Draw Tool lets you draw with the mouse.

    The Dot Placer Tool lets you place individual dots in the AV.

    The Fill Tool lets you fill same colored sections of the AV with the selected color.

    The Rectangle Tool lets you draw rectangles of the selected color.

    The Copy Tool lets you copy a section of the AV then paste it multiple times if desired.

    The Black and White Rectangle Tool lets you convert a section of the AV to black and white.

    The Black and White Dot Tool lets you convert a pixel to black and white.

    The Color Magnet Tool lets you grab the color under the mouse and makes it the selected color. You can also grab colors in the canvas or the zoom window by right clicking.

    The Zoom Tool lets you select a section of the AV and zoom in on it in the zoom window. The zoom window only allows you to draw, and what you draw in it is simultaneously drawn in the canvas.

    The Palette Selector allows you to select the active color.
Above it you can see which color is active,
as well as the current "brush size".
To change brush sizes you left or right click on the line.

The EXPORT button allows you to export the image from the right window into the windows clipboard.
It works exactly like the EXPORT button in the AV Importer does.
Once you click it, inside Palace you need to click Edit and then Paste Multiple Props.

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		The Draw Tool lets you draw with the mouse.
		The Dot Placer Tool lets you place individual dots in the AV.
		The Fill Tool lets you fill same colored sections of the AV with the selected color.
		The Rectangle Tool lets you draw rectangles of the selected color.
		The Copy Tool lets you copy a section of the AV then paste it multiple times if desired.
		The Black and White Rectangle Tool lets you convert a section of the AV to black and white.
		The Black and White Dot Tool lets you convert a pixel to black and white.
		The Color Magnet Tool lets you grab the color under the mouse and makes it the selected color. You can also grab colors in the canvas or the zoom window by right clicking.
		The Zoom Tool lets you select a section of the AV and zoom in on it in the zoom window. The zoom window only allows you to draw, and what you draw in it is simultaneously drawn in the canvas.