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Creating and Editing Artwork
The Stroke Color and Fill Color section of the Tools panel contains controls for activating the Stroke Color and Fill
Color boxes, which in turn determine whether the strokes or fills of selected objects are affected by color choices. Also,
the Colors section has controls for quickly resetting colors to the default, setting the stroke and fill color settings to
None, and swapping fill and stroke colors.
In addition to letting you select a stroke and fill color for a graphic object or shape, the Property inspector provides
controls for specifying the stroke width and style.
To use these controls to change the painting attributes of existing objects, first select the objects on the Stage.
Adjust stroke and fill color using 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.
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Click the Stroke or Fill Color control, and select a color swatch.
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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.
Apply a solid color fill using the Property inspector
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Select a closed object or objects on the Stage.
2
Select Window
> Properties.
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To select a color, click the Fill Color control and do one of the following:
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Select a color swatch from the palette.
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Type a color’s hexadecimal value in the box.
Select a stroke color, style, and weight using 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.
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Select an object or objects on the Stage (for symbols, first double-click to enter symbol-editing mode).
2
Select Window
> Properties.
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To select a stroke style, click the Style menu and select an option. To create a custom style, click Custom in the
Property inspector, select options in the Stroke Style dialog box, and click OK.
Note:
Selecting a stroke style other than Solid can increase file size.
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To select a stroke weight, set the Stroke slider or enter a value in the text box.
Updated 5 March 2009
