

You can also paste images copied from many common Mac applications, including Microsoft Office and Apple iWork. Full support for transparency is available for image formats that support an alpha channel (currently PNGs and GIFs). Paintbrush can open and save to most major image formats, including BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and GIF. Twenty-five years later, every Mac still includes a basic text editor in TextEdit, but a simple paint program is a thing of the past. When Apple released the original Macintosh in 1984, they included two applications: MacWrite and MacPaint. It provides users with a means to make simple images quickly, something that has been noticeably absent from the Mac for years.

Paintbrush is a simple paint program for Mac OS X, reminiscent of Microsoft Paint and Apple’s own now-defunct MacPaint. Tiger (10.4) users should download this version Allcast for mac. This is from Help.For Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. Note also that the format paintbrush is considerably more complex that I initially thought. I think it is a regression introduced at 4.1.7.Īs an aside you will have seen how quickly it gets diagnosed when a file is given together with instructions to replicate the problem.

So, I can confirm there is a problem with AOO 4.1.7and it looks like a bug. If the text to be changed is coloured it retains its original colour. It works a little better, but not properly as expected and completely inconsistently, for subsequent applications. but the line of text changed from Courier New to Times New Roman 12pt (TNR 12pt is my default text). Using AOO 4.1.7 I placed my cursor between the " h " and " e " of the second "the", or I highlighted the entire word clicked the brush and applied the format to the same "the" below. Showing that a problem has been solved helps others searching so, if your problem is now solved, please view your first post in this thread and click the Edit button (top right in the post) and add in front of the subject.Īctually, I never tested my file because I had earlier done a simple test which worked OK and "it always works for me". When a pop-up window opens, click the Help button for extensive help on that function - it is often more comprehensive than the manual. Press F1 to access the Help screen and search for your problemĥ - P rinting, E xporting, F axing and E-M ailingġ2 - T ables of C ontents, I ndexes and B ibliographiesġ6 - Customizing W riter – K eyboard s hortcuts. If that does not work strange problems are sometimes fixed by resetting the profile - see Resetting the user profile.Īs a new poster you will find much useful information in the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials, the up to date AOO Writer for Students and the Writer User Guide. Place cursor in the text where you want to copy the format (or in a highlighted area)ģ.
