FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Turn snapping to grid lines on or off
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Select View
>
Snapping > Snap to Grid.
Set grid preferences
1
Select View
>
Grid
> Edit Grid and select from the options.
2
To save the current settings as the default, click Save Default.
About the main toolbar and edit bar
The menu bar at the top of the application window contains menus with commands for controlling functionality.
The edit bar, at the top of the Stage, contains controls and information for editing scenes and symbols, and for
changing the magnification level of the Stage.
See also
“Using symbols, instances, and library assets” on page 207
“Working with scenes” on page 74
Tools panel overview
The tools in the Tools panel let you draw, paint, select, and modify artwork, as well as change the view of the Stage.
The Tools panel is divided into four sections:
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The tools area contains drawing, painting, and selection tools.
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The view area contains tools for zooming and panning in the application window.
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The colors area contains modifiers for stroke and fill colors.
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The options area contains modifiers for the currently selected tool. Modifiers affect the tool’s painting or editing
operations.
To specify which tools to display in the authoring environment, use the Customize Tools Panel dialog box.
See also
“Using Flash drawing and painting tools” on page 164
“Selecting objects” on page 196
Use the Tools panel
To show or hide the Tools panel, select Window
> Tools.
Select tools
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Do one of the following:
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Click the tool in the Tools panel. Depending on the tool you select, a set of modifiers might appear in the options
area at the bottom of the Tools panel.
•
Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. To view the keyboard shortcuts, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)
or Flash
> Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh). On the Macintosh, you might need to move the mouse to see the new
pointer appear.
