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To visually position a sprite on the Stage during playback:
1
Select a sprite that you want to position during playback.
2
On the Sprite tab in the Property inspector, click Moveable. See “Displaying and editing sprite
properties in the Property inspector” on page 162.
3
Begin playing back the movie.
4
On the Stage, drag the sprite to the new position.
Positioning sprites with the Property inspector
You can use the Property inspector to specify the exact coordinates of a sprite.
To set sprite coordinates in the Property inspector:
1
With the Property inspector open and in Graphical view, select a sprite to reposition.
2
On the Sprite tab in the Property inspector, specify the sprite coordinates in pixels, with 0,0 at
the upper left corner of the Stage, as follows:
•
Specify attributes in the X and Y text boxes to change the horizontal and vertical coordinates of
the registration point.
•
Specify coordinates in the W and H text boxes to change the width and height of the sprite.
•
Specify values in the L, T, R, and B text boxes to change the left, top, right, and bottom edges
of the sprite’s bounding rectangle.
To move the sprite without resizing it, adjust only the x and y coordinates.
Positioning sprites with the Tweak window
You can use the Tweak window when you want to move sprites by a certain number of pixels.
To position sprites with the Tweak window:
1
Select Modify > Tweak.
2
Select the sprite or sprites you want to move, as described in “Selecting sprites” on page 158.
3
In the Tweak window, drag the point on the left side of the window or enter the number of
pixels in the fields for horizontal and vertical change, and then click Tweak.
4
If you want to repeat the move, click Tweak again.
Positioning sprites using guides, the grid, or the Align window
On the Stage, you can align sprites using guides, the grid, or the Align window.
The grid consists of cell rows and columns of a specified height and width that you use to assist
you in visually placing sprites on the Stage. The grid is always available.
Guides are horizontal or vertical lines you can either drag around the Stage or lock in place to
assist you with sprite placement. You must create guides before they become available.
Moving a sprite with the Snap to Grid or Snap to Guides feature selected lets you snap the sprite’s
edges and registration point to the nearest grid or guide line. When you’re not using the guides or
the grid, you can hide them.
Guides and the grid are visible only during authoring.