Basic Tools

Drawing

Unique to Flash is the PENCIL tool. It's modifiers are "straighten", "smooth" , and "ink"

Try each one.

Painting

Paint options: Go through the tutorial and learn how to paint behind, inside, normally or fill.

Erase

Unique modifier: faucet - erase an entire selected area.

Shapes: Stroke and Fill

Use the Stroke/Fill Window to modify the color, width or pattern of the stroke or fill. (In MX use Properties Window)

Stroke's can be "removed" by clicking on the line and deleting. Double click selects all connected lines.

(same in 5 and MX)

Arrow		Subselect
Line		Lasso
Pen		Text
Oval		Rectangle
Pencil		Brush
Ink Bottle		Pant Bucket
Dropper		Eraser
(move stage) Hand		Zoom (Option key to zoom back out)
Stroke		Color
Fill		Color
Default Colors		None \| Swap Colors
Snap to Objects		Options change with tool selected.
(arrow) smooth		(arrow) straighten
(arrow) rotate		(arrow) scale

Janet Barnstable
updated January 1, 2003