TableofContents

MainScreen .........................................................................................................................4
SelectedCreationofComicStrip......................................................................................................................................4

Tags..........................................................................................................................................6
Frames.........................................................................................................................................................................................6
AddFrame.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
ModifyFrame............................................................................................................................................................ 7
DeleteFrame............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Backgrounds.......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
AddBackground ....................................................................................................................................................10

Cliparts..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
AddClipart...............................................................................................................................................................12
ModifyClipart .........................................................................................................................................................13
DeleteClipart ..........................................................................................................................................................16

Balloons ................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
AddDialogueBalloon...........................................................................................................................................17
AddThoughtBalloon............................................................................................................................................18
AddWhisperBalloon ...........................................................................................................................................18
ModifyBalloons .....................................................................................................................................................19
DeleteBalloon ........................................................................................................................................................23

Export .................................................................................................................................. 24
Tips ....................................................................................................................................... 26
MoveWindow........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
MinimizeWindow................................................................................................................................................................ 26
CloseTool ................................................................................................................................................................................ 26

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ListofFigures
Figure1MainScreen......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Figure2ScreenofCreationSingleStripComic..................................................................................................... 5
Figure3ScreenofCreationDoubleStripComic................................................................................................... 5
Figure4TagofFrames..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure5AddFrame ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure6ResizeFrame ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Figure7FlipFrameHorizontally ................................................................................................................................ 7
Figure8FlipFrameVertically ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Figure9RotateFrame...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Figure10DeleteFrame.................................................................................................................................................... 9
Figure11TagofBackgrounds ....................................................................................................................................10
Figure12ImportFigure ................................................................................................................................................10
Figure13InsertFigureintheStage .........................................................................................................................11
Figure14ClosedUpFigure ..........................................................................................................................................11
Figure15TagofCliparts ...............................................................................................................................................12
Figure16AddClipart......................................................................................................................................................12
Figure17InsertClipartintheStage ........................................................................................................................13
Figure18ResizeClipart.................................................................................................................................................13
Figure19FlipClipartHorizontally ...........................................................................................................................14
Figure20FlipClipartVertically .................................................................................................................................14
Figure21RotateClipart ................................................................................................................................................15
Figure22DeleteClipart.................................................................................................................................................16
Figure23TagofBalloons .............................................................................................................................................17
Figure24AddDialogueBalloon ................................................................................................................................17
Figure25AddThoughtBalloon .................................................................................................................................18
Figure26AddWhisperBalloon .................................................................................................................................19
Figure27ResizeBalloon...............................................................................................................................................19
Figure28AddTextintheBalloons ..........................................................................................................................20

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Figure29ChangeFont ...................................................................................................................................................20
Figure30SelectionofBold,Italics&Underline..................................................................................................21
Figure31ChangeColor'sText ....................................................................................................................................21
Figure32ChangeColor'sText ....................................................................................................................................22
Figure33WrappingText ..............................................................................................................................................22
Figure34DeleteBalloon ...............................................................................................................................................23
Figure35InsertionofTitle/AuthorofCopyrights ..........................................................................................24
Figure36InsertionofName........................................................................................................................................24
Figure37PressofButton"Export" ..........................................................................................................................25
Figure38SaveofComic.................................................................................................................................................25
Figure39ExitfromtheTool........................................................................................................................................26

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MainScreen

TheMainScreenofComicStripCreator,wheretheuserhastheabilityof
selectingbetweenthecreationofSingleStripandDoubleStripComic(Figure
1).

Figure1MainScreen

SelectedCreationofComicStrip
PressingtheSingleStrip
SingleComicStrip(Figure2).

entersinthescreenofcreation

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Figure2ScreenofCreationSingleStripComic

PressingofDoubleStrip
creationDoubleComicStrip(Figure3).

theuserentersinthescreenof

Figure3ScreenofCreationDoubleStripComic

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Tags
IntheScreenofCreationofSingleStriptheusercanselectbetweenthe
additionofframes,backgrounds,clipartsandballoons.

Frames
Theoptionsthattheuserhasinthetagofframesaretheadditionofanewframe,
themodificationofframeandthedeletionofit.

Figure4TagofFrames

AddFrame
Pressingtheaddframebutton

,anewframeisaddedinthestageand

simultaneouslythebuttonmodifyframe

isactivated(Figure5).

Figure5AddFrame

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ModifyFrame
Pressingthemodifyframebutton
(Figure6).

,canchangethesizeoftheframe

Figure6ResizeFrame

Furthermore,theusercanfliptheframeeitherhorizontally(Figure7),

Figure7FlipFrameHorizontally

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Orvertically(Figure8).

Figure8FlipFrameVertically

Finally,theusercanrotatetheframe,ashewishes(Figure9).

Figure9RotateFrame

However,eachtimethemodifyframebuttonisactivated,thebuttondelete
frameisdeactivatedandreversely.

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DeleteFrame
Pressingthedeleteframebutton
frame(Figure10).

,theusercanproceedtothedeletionofa

Figure10DeleteFrame

However,eachtimethemodifyframebuttonisactivated,thebuttondelete
frameisdeactivatedandreversely.

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Backgrounds
Theoptionsthattheuserhasinthetagofbackgroundsaretheadditionofanew
background.

Figure11TagofBackgrounds

AddBackground
Theuserimportsthefigurehewishes,bypressingtheaddbackground

button(Figure12).Forfurthereditingofthefigure,theuserwillbeledtothetag
offrames.

Figure12ImportFigure

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Byclickingtheframehewishes,theuserinsertsthefigureinthestage(Figure
13).

Figure13InsertFigureintheStage

Withregardtowhatfigure(frame)willbeclosedup(Figure14)abovethestage,
thisdependsfromwhatfiguretheuserhasfinallyselected.

Figure14ClosedUpFigure

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Cliparts
Theoptionsthattheuserhasinthetagofclipartsaretheadditionofanew
clipart,themodificationandthedeletionofit.

Figure15TagofCliparts

AddClipart
Pressingtheaddclipartbutton

(Figure16),anewclipartisaddedinthe

stage(Figure17)andsimultaneouslythebuttonmodifyclipart
activated.

is

Figure16AddClipart

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Figure17InsertClipartintheStage

ModifyClipart
Pressingthemodifyclipartbutton
clipart(Figure18).

,theusercanchangethesizeofthe

Figure18ResizeClipart

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Furthermore,theusercanflipthecliparteitherhorizontally(Figure19),

Figure19FlipClipartHorizontally

Orvertically(Figure20).

Figure20FlipClipartVertically

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Finally,theusercanrotatetheclipart,ashewishes(Figure21).

Figure21RotateClipart

However,eachtimethemodifyclipartbuttonisactivated,thebuttondelete
clipartisdeactivatedandreversely.

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DeleteClipart
Pressingthedeleteclipartbutton
clipart(Figure22).

,theusercanproceedtothedeletionofa

Figure22DeleteClipart

However,eachtimethemodifyclipartbuttonisactivated,thebuttondelete
clipartisdeactivatedandreversely.

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Balloons
Theoptionsthattheuserhasinthetagofballoonsaretheadditionofanew
dialogueballoon,thoughtballoonandwhisperballoon.Moreover,theusercan
modifytheballoonsandalsodeletethem.

Figure23TagofBalloons

AddDialogueBalloon
Pressingtheadddialogueballoonbutton

,anewdialogueballoonisadded

inthestageandsimultaneouslythebuttonmodifyballoon
(Figure24).

isactivated

Figure24AddDialogueBalloon

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AddThoughtBalloon
Pressingtheaddthoughtballoonbutton

,anewthoughtballoonisaddedin

thestageandsimultaneouslythebuttonmodifyballoon
(Figure25).

isactivated

Figure25AddThoughtBalloon

AddWhisperBalloon
Pressingtheaddwhisperballoonbutton

,anewwhisperballoonisadded

inthestageandsimultaneouslythebuttonmodifyballoon
(Figure26).

isactivated

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Figure26AddWhisperBalloon

ModifyBalloons
Pressingthemodifyballoonbutton
balloon(Figure27).

,theusercanchangethesizeofthe

Figure27ResizeBalloon

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Furthermore, the user can add text in the balloons (Figure28),

Figure28AddTextintheBalloons

Changethefontofthetext(Figure29)

Figure29ChangeFont

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Selectbetweenboldanditalicsandalsounderline(Figure30),

Figure30SelectionofBold,Italics&Underline

Andmoreoverchangethecolorstext(Figure31Figure32).

Figure31ChangeColor'sText

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Figure32ChangeColor'sText

Finally,thetextwhichaddstheuserineachballooniswrappedautomatically,
aftertheimport(Figure33).

Figure33WrappingText

However,eachtimethemodifyballoonbuttonisactivated,thebuttondelete
balloonisdeactivatedandreversely.

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DeleteBalloon
Pressingthedeleteballoonbutton
balloon(Figure34).

,theusercanproceedtothedeletionofa

Figure34DeleteBalloon

However,eachtimethemodifyballoonbuttonisactivated,thebuttondelete
balloonisdeactivatedandreversely.

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Export

Fortheexportofthefinalresult,theuserinitiallypressesthebutton
Copyrights
,whereaframeisshownup,inwhichitisaskedbyuserto
insertthetitleortheauthorofcopyrights(Figure35).

Figure35InsertionofTitle/AuthorofCopyrights

Aftertheinsertionofthename,theuserpressesthebuttonOK(Figure36).

Figure36InsertionofName

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Then,theuserpressesthebuttonExport
finalstrip(Figure37).

,inordertosavehis

Figure37PressofButton"Export"

Afterthesaveofcomicstrip,thetoolaskstheuserifhewishestoviewtheStrip
thatwascreated(Figure38).

Figure38SaveofComic

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Tips
MoveWindow
Theusercanmovethewindowofthetool,byhavingpressedtherightclickof
mouse,inanyspotofthewindow.

MinimizeWindow
Byclickingtheminimizebutton
thatsintheuprightspotofthewindow,
theusercanminimizethewindowofthetool.

CloseTool
Byclickingtheexitbutton
thatsintheuprightspotofthewindow,the
usercanchooseifhewishestoexitfromthetool,asshowninFigure39.

Figure39ExitfromtheTool

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