This document provides an overview of how to use the Pencil animation software. It discusses layers, including bitmap, vector, sound and camera layers. It explains how to animate using key frames and onion skinning. Tips are provided on zooming, resizing images, and making frame borders visible. The document also covers saving projects, exporting animations as image sequences or movies, and lists resources for more information. The document was created with support from the European Union's Lifelong Learning Program.