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In this Recipe, you will learn the basics of using Pixie as you explore ancient Egypt.You will create three images and share them as an ePub.

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Exploring Ancient EgyptPixie 4

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Contents

Introduction 3Add Stickers 5Resize and Move a Sticker 8Practice with Stickers 9Save 10Add an Image from Pics4Learning as a New 11Add a Sepia Effect 13Add a Cool Edge 14Add a Text Box 15Format Text 16Resize and Move a Text Box 17Add a New Page 18Use the Shape Tools 19Paint a Line 22Practice with the Shape Tool 24Add a Text Box 26Duplicate a Text Box 27Edit Text 27Record Narration 28Practice Your Skills 29Change the Order of Pages 30Export an ePub 31Conclusion 33

Exploring Ancient EgyptPixie 4


Introduction

In this Recipe, you will learn the basics of using Pixie as you explore ancient Egypt.You will create three images and share them in a Web browser.

Start Pixie.

You will see a blank page.

You can use Activities to learn about common classroom topics.

Click the Project button on the toolbar.

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Click the New option in the list on the left.

You will see the Activities folders at the bottom of the pane.

Click the Backgrounds folder to open it.



You will see the Backgrounds folders.

Click the Locations folder to open it.

You will see the Locations backgrounds.

Click the Pyramids background.

It will be added to the page.

Add Stickers



You can add clip art to a page.

Click the Library button on the toolbar.

You will see the main folders in the Library.



Click the Stickers folder to open it.

Click the Animals folder.

You will see the folders in the Animals library.

Click the Africa folder.

You will see clip art of animals found in Africa.

Find the picture of the camel.

Click the picture to select it.

Click and drag the camel image to the page.



Resize and Move a Sticker

You can move and resize a sticker.

Move over the middle of the sticker.

It will change to four arrows.

Click and drag the sticker to a new place on the page.

To resize a sticker, move over one of the handles on the corner of the sticker.

The pointer will change to two arrows.

Click and drag toward the center of the sticker to make it smaller.

Click and drag away from the center of the sticker to make it larger.

To flip the sticker, click the Options button on the toolbar.



Since the sticker is selected, you will see Sticker options on the Options panel.

Click the horizontal or vertical buttons on the options panel.

Practice with Stickers

Click the Library button on the toolbar.

Type: hieroglyphic

Click the search button on the right of the field.



You will see hieroglyphic numbers and letters.

Find the letter c.

Click and drag the sticker from the library to the top left corner of the page.

Use the skills you have learned to add hieroglyphic stickers that spell camel.

Save



Click the Save button on the toolbar.

You will see the save dialog.

You will see “Pyramids” as the name for the file.

Type: Egypt

This will replace the file name.

Choose a place to save the file and click the Save button.

Add an Image from Pics4Learning as a New

You can add images from Pics4Learning as new pages in your project.

Click the Import button on the toolbar.

You will see the Import Pages dialog.

Click the Pics4Learning link in the list on the left.

You will see the Pics4Learning collections.



Click the Countries folder and click the Open button.

Click the Egypt folder and click the Open button.



Click the 0sphinx.jpg image.

Click the Import button.

You will see a 2nd page in your project with the Sphinx image.

Add a Sepia Effect

You can add effects to your picture. Effects change how a picture looks.

Click the Choose button in the Effects area on the Options panel.

You will see a pane of effects.

Click and drag the scroll bar to the bottom of the list.

Click the Sepia effect.



Click the Apply button.

You will see the picture of the sphinx change to have a sepia tone.

Add a Cool Edge

You can add a fancy edge to the picture.

Use the scrollbar to move back to the top of the effects list.

Click the Cool Edge effect.

Click the Edit button.



You will see the Cool Edge dialog.

Use the scrollbar to explore the edge options.

Click the edge you want to add to the picture.

Click the OK button.

You will see the edge on the picture.

Add a Text Box

You can add text to a page.

Click the Text button on the toolbar.



You will see a text box in the middle of the page.

Type: The Great Sphinx at Giza

You will see the text in the text box.

Click the page away from the text box.

Format Text

You can change how the text in the text box looks.

Click the text box to select it again.

You will see handles around the edge.

You will not see a pointer.

You will see text options in the Options panel on the right.

Use the Font pull-down menu to choose a new font.

Click and drag the Size slider to change the text size.

Click the buttons to choose alignment and style options.



Resize and Move a Text Box

You can change the location and shape of a text box.

Move over the middle of the box. It will change to four arrows.

Click and drag the box to a new place on the page.

Use the blue handles on the text box to change how the box appears.

Click the middle handle on top of the text box to change how much text appears oneach line.



Move over a corner handle to resize the box as well as the text inside it.

Adjust the width and size of the text box and move it where you want it to show on thepage.


Add a New Page

Click the Page button on the toolbar to add a blank page to the project.

On this page, you will use the Paint tools to create a diagram of the chambers inside apyramid.

Click the Paint button on the toolbar.

Click the Paint Bucket tool on the Paint panel.

Click a light blue color on the color palette.



Click and drag the shading slider to get the color the way you want.

Click the solid fill option on the tools panel.

Move over the page.

Click to fill the page with color.

Use the Shape Tools

You can use the shape tools to add shapes to a picture.

Click the Shapes tool on the Paint panel.



Click the square.

Click the solid square button below the shapes to draw the shape filled.

Choose a tan color for sand on the color palette.

Move the pointer to the left edge of the picture a little below the middle.



Click and drag to the lower right corner of the picture to paint the ground.

Click a darker tan color on the color palette.

Click the triangle in the Shape field on the Options panel.

Move the pointer to the upper left corner of the sky.

Click and drag down and to the right to paint a large triangle in the middle of thepicture.

This will represent the pyramid.



Click the Undo button on the toolbar to try again.

Paint a Line

You can use the Shape tool to paint lines and arrows on your picture.

Click the line.



Drag the shade slider on the color palette to choose a darker brown.

Click and drag the Width slider so that it is under the one arrow option.

The entrance to the burial chamber inside a pyramid is usually near the base of thepyramid. Many times it goes to a chamber below the pyramid.

Move the pointer to the lower right edge of the pyramid.

Click and drag to the sand below the center of pyramid.

At the Great Pyramid of Giza, the King’s chamber was higher in the pyramid.

Move pointer over the line after it has entered the pyramid.

Click and drag up and to the left to paint an entrance to the King’s chamber.



The Queen’s chamber was below the Kings chamber.

Move the pointer about halfway up the line to the King’s chamber.

Click and drag straight to the left to show the entrance shaft to the Queen’s chamber.

Practice with the Shape Tool

Click the Shape tool on the Tools panel.

You will see the Shape options in the Options panel.

Click the square.

Click the solid fill option.



Move the pointer to the top of the King’s chamber shaft.

Click and drag up and to the left to paint a large rectangle to represent the King’schamber.

Move the pointer near the end of the Queen’s chamber shaft.

Click and drag up and to the left to paint a large rectangle to represent the Queen’schamber.

Move the pointer to the end of the shaft below the pyramid.

Click and drag to paint a long rectangle.



Add a Text Box

Click the Text button on the toolbar.

You will see a text box in the middle of the picture.

Type: King’s Chamber

Click the center alignment button in the Options panel.



Adjust the font and size on the Options panel.

Click on the page away from the text box.

Click back on the text box to select it.

Click and drag it to the place you want it to show on the page.

Duplicate a Text Box

You can duplicate a text box.

The box is still selected.

Click the Duplicate button on the toolbar.

A copy of the text box will be pasted near the first text box.

Move over the middle of text box.

Click and drag it to the left of the Queen’s chamber.

Edit Text

You can edit the text.

Double-click the text box.

You will see a blinking cursor.

Move the pointer to the space in front of the apostrophe in King’s.



Click and drag to the space before the first letter.

The word will be selected.

While the text is selected, type: Queen’s

This will replace the text.

Click the picture away from the text box.

Record Narration

You can add narration to a page to share information, read a story, or explain yourwork.

Use your computer’s built-in microphone or plug a microphone into your computer’smicrophone port. Make sure the computer is set to record sound from the microphoneand that the recording volume is turned up.

You will see the sound options at the bottom of the Options panel.

Click the Record button.

Pixie will start recording sound immediately.

Record a sentence about the ancient pyramids.

Speak clearly into the microphone.

Click the Stop button to stop recording.



You will see a note in this area showing that a sound has been recorded.

Use the buttons below the page to move to other pages in your project and recordsound.

Practice Your Skills

Click the Page button on the toolbar.

You will see a new blank page.

You have now learned how to add and format text, add and resize stickers, use thepaint tools, and save.

Use these skills to create a title page for a tour through Ancient Egypt.



When you are finished, click the Save button on the toolbar.

Change the Order of Pages

You can change the order of pages in a project.

Click the View all pages button on the bottom of the screen.



You will see a storyboard of the pages in this project.

Move the pointer over page 4.

Click and drag this page to the first position.

The title page will now be in the first position.

Export an ePub

You can export an ePub file of this project.

Click the Project button.



Click the Export option in the list.

Click the Computer button in the Export an ePub area.

You will see the Save as ePub dialog.

Choose a place to save the project.

Click the Save button.



When the ePub has been published, you will see a finished publishing dialog.


Close Pixie.

Upload your ePub to Google Drive, DropBox, or iTunes to open and share it for iPad.

Conclusion

Congratulations. You have learned to use many of the features in Pixie and havecreated an ePub.

In this Recipe, you learned how to:

Add a Background

Add a sticker

Resize and move a sticker

Save

Import a page from Pics4Learning



Apply the Sepia effect

Add a Cool Edge

Add text

Format text

Move and resize a text box

Create a new picture

Use the Shape tools

Use the Line tool

Export a project as an ePub



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