FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Import and export color palettes
To import and export both RGB colors and gradients between Flash files, use Flash Color Set files (CLR files). Import
and export RGB color palettes by using Color Table files (ACT files). You can also import color palettes, but not
gradients, from GIF files. You cannot import or export gradients from ACT files.
Import a color palette
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In the Swatches panel, select one of the following commands from the menu in the upper-right corner:
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To append the imported colors to the current palette, select Add Colors.
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To replace the current palette with the imported colors, select Replace Colors.
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Navigate to the desired file, select it, and click OK.
Export a color palette
1
In the Swatches panel, select Save Colors from the menu in the upper-right corner and enter a name for the color
palette.
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For Save As Type (Windows) or Format (Macintosh), select Flash Color Set or Color Table. Click Save.
Strokes, fills, and gradients
Use the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the Tools panel
The Tools panel Stroke Color and Fill Color controls set the painting attributes of new objects you create with the
drawing and painting tools. To use these controls to change the painting attributes of existing objects, first select the
objects on the Stage.
Note:
Gradient swatches appear only in the Fill Color control.
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Click the triangle next to the Stroke or Fill color control, and select a color swatch. You can select gradients only
for the fill color.
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Click the System Color Picker button in the pop-up window, and select a color.
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Type a color’s hexadecimal value in the box.
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To return to the default color settings (white fill and black stroke), click the Black And White button in the Tools
panel.
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To remove any stroke or fill, click the No Color button.
Note:
The No Color button appears only when you are creating an oval or rectangle. You can create an object without a
stroke or fill, but you cannot use the No Color button with an existing object. Instead, select the existing stroke or fill and
delete it.
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To Swap colors between the fill and the stroke, click the Swap Colors button in the Tools panel.
Use the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the Property inspector
To change the stroke color, style, and weight for a selected object, use the Stroke Color control in the Property
inspector. For stroke style, choose from styles that are preloaded with Flash, or create a custom style. To select a solid
color fill, use the Fill Color control in the Property inspector.
