Click next after you have completed a frame. Click play button to play your animation.

changing background color
Choose a color from the palette and click BG.

changing pen size
Choose small or large dot buttons.

moving points
Click the move button and use the keyboard arrow keys to move the points on the current frame.

spinning points
Click the spin button to rotate the drawing 90 degrees.

copying frames
Click the copy button. In the dialog box type the 'source' and 'target' information for the copy.

using layers
Select between the 3 numbered buttons to control which layer drawing takes place.

Use the flatten button to combine the three layers into a single drawing on layer 1. Layers 2 and 3 are erased.

deleting frames
Move to the frame you want to delete and select delete from the 'frame' menu.

saving and loading animation
Click the save button to save the current animation. If all goes well a new browser window with instructions should appear.

If you are connected you can load the file again into the browser.

moving between frames
Click the previous or next buttons to navigate or add frames. Use the frame slider to move between the existing frames.

playing animation
Click the play button. Your animation will play by default, or select samples from the playlist. Adjust speed with the speed slider

refreshing the screen
There may be times when your animation apparently disappears in the design mode. Select refresh from the 'frame' menu to bring it back.

shortcut keys
next frame : n
previous frame : p
play mode : spacebar
design mode : spacebar
copy animation : alt c
refresh screen : alt r
delete frame : alt d
copy animation : alt c
toggle pen to bg color : b
load animation : alt l
save animation : alt s
quit : alt q