Getting to know the workspace
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To set AutoFormat preferences for ActionScript:
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Select any of the check boxes. To see the effect of each selection, look in
the Preview pane.
To set Clipboard preferences, select from the following
options:
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For Bitmaps (Windows only), select options for Color Depth and
Resolution to specify these parameters for bitmaps copied to the
Clipboard. Select Smooth to apply anti-aliasing. Enter a value in the
Size Limit text box to specify the amount of RAM that is used when
placing a bitmap image on the Clipboard. Increase this value when
working with large or high-resolution bitmap images. If your computer
has limited memory, select None.
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For Gradient Quality (Windows only), select an option to specify the
quality of gradient fills placed in the Windows metafile. Choosing a
higher quality increases the time required to copy artwork. Use this
setting to specify gradient quality when pasting items to a location
outside of Flash. When you are pasting within Flash, the full gradient
quality of the copied data is preserved regardless of the Gradients on
Clipboard setting.
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For PICT Settings (Macintosh only), for Type, select Objects to
preserve data copied to the Clipboard as vector artwork, or select one of
the bitmap formats to convert the copied artwork to a bitmap. Enter a
value for Resolution. Select Include PostScript to include PostScript
data. For Gradients, select an option to specify gradient quality in the
PICT. Choosing a higher quality increases the time required to copy
artwork. Use the Gradients setting to specify gradient quality when
pasting items to a location outside of Flash. When you are pasting
within Flash, the full gradient quality of the copied data is preserved
regardless of the Gradient setting.
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For FreeHand Text, select Maintain Text as Blocks to keep text editable
in a pasted FreeHand file.
To set Drawing preferences:
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For Pen Tool options, see “Setting Pen tool preferences” in
Using Flash
.
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For Drawing Settings, see “Specifying drawing settings” in
Using Flash
.
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Summary of Contents for FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH
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