To start the Icon Editor, select the PM Development Tools folder, and then select the Icon Editor object. The following window is displayed:

Notice the information area at the top of the Icon Editor window; the items displayed from left to right include:

• A two-button mouse, showing the color currently selected for each button
  
• An actual-size image of the current figure that you are editing
  
• A status area that provides:
  
  
  • Size (in pels using X- and Y-coordinates)
    
  • Pen location
    
  • Pen size (from 1-by-1 to 9-by-9)
    
  • Hot spot (for icons and pointers, but not bitmaps)
    
  • Figure type (icon, pointer, or bitmap)
    
  • Form name

  The palette window, in the lower-right corner, displays the colors that are available for use during editing. The colors currently selected are marked with frames.

  The editing window is the largest part of your working area. Use the mouse to paint the enlarged representation with the selected color.

  The menu-bar choices provide access to the many functions of the Icon Editor. These choices enable you to:

  • Create a new icon, pointer, or bitmap 
    Edit an existing icon, pointer, or bitmap
    
    Test the new icon or pointer
    
    Superimpose a grid over the editing window (for drawing a symmetrical figure)
    
    Restrict a drawing to straight vertical or horizontal lines
    
    Make transparent pels (for icons or pointers) visible
    
    Change the shape and size of the pen
    
    Select system preferences (to set prompts or suppress warnings)
    
    Define hot spots (where the mouse pointer is directed).

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