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USING FLASH CS4 PROFESSIONAL
Creating and Editing Artwork
Copy strokes and fills
Use the Eyedropper tool to copy fill and stroke attributes from one object and immediately apply them to another
object. The Eyedropper tool also lets you sample the image in a bitmap to use as a fill.
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To apply the attributes of a stroke or filled area to another stroke or filled area, select the Eyedropper tool and click
the stroke or filled area whose attributes you want to apply.
When you click a stroke, the tool automatically changes to the Ink Bottle tool. When you click a filled area, the tool
automatically changes to the Paint Bucket tool with the Lock Fill modifier turned on.
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Click another stroke or filled area to apply the new attributes.
See also
“
Break apart groups and objects
” on page 122
Duplicate, delete, and clear colors
Duplicate colors in the palette, delete individual colors, or clear all colors from the palette.
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To duplicate or delete a color, select Window
> Swatches, click the color to duplicate or delete, and select Duplicate
Swatch or Delete Swatch from the panel menu. When duplicating a swatch, the paint bucket appears. Click in the
empty area of the Swatches panel with the paint bucket to make a duplicate of the selected color.
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To clear all colors from the color palette, in the Swatches panel, select Clear Colors from the panel menu. All colors
except black and white are removed from the palette.
Modifying painted areas
The Paint Bucket tool fills enclosed areas with color. This tool lets you do the following:
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Fill empty areas, and change the color of already painted areas.
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Paint with solid colors, gradients, and bitmap fills.
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Use the Paint Bucket tool to fill areas that are not entirely enclosed.
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Have Flash close gaps in shape outlines as you use the Paint Bucket tool.
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Select the Paint Bucket tool from the Tools panel.
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Select a fill color and style.
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Click the Gap Size modifier and select a gap size option:
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Don’t Close Gaps to close gaps manually before filling the shape. Closing gaps manually can be faster for complex
drawings.
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A Close option to have Flash fill a shape that has gaps.
Note:
If gaps are too large, you might have to close them manually.
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Click the shape or enclosed area to fill.
See also
“
Adjust Stroke and Fill color
” on page 130
“
Work with imported bitmaps
” on page 86
Updated 5 March 2009
