MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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Using the Lasso tool
You use the Lasso tool to select irregular areas or polygons. After you select artwork, it can be
dragged, cut, copied, cleared, or modified with the effects on the Paint toolbar. The Lasso tool
selects only those pixels of a color that are different from the color the Lasso tool was on when you
first started dragging it. You use the Lasso pop-up menu to change settings.
To select an irregular area with the Lasso tool:
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Drag with the Lasso tool to enclose the pixels you want to select.
To select a polygon area with the Lasso tool:
1
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) while clicking the first point.
2
Click the remaining points.
3
Double-click the last point.
To change Lasso tool settings:
1
Hold down the mouse button while the pointer is on the Lasso tool.
2
Select one of the following options from the Lasso pop-up menu:
Shrink
causes the lasso to tighten around the selected object so that only the object is selected.
No shrink
lets you select the entire area you drag around. The lasso selects whatever is inside the
selected area.
See Thru Lasso
causes your selection to become transparent, as if the Transparent ink effect
were applied.
Using the Marquee tool
The Marquee tool selects artwork in the Paint window. After you select artwork, it can be
dragged, cut, copied, cleared, or modified with the commands on the Paint toolbar. Use the
Marquee pop-up menu to change settings.
To select with the Marquee tool:
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Drag to select a rectangular area.
To select the entire bitmap:
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Double-click the Marquee tool.
To stretch or compress art that is selected with the Marquee tool:
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Hold down Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) while dragging a border of the
selected area. Hold down Shift at the same time to maintain proportions.
To move a selection, do any of the following:
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Click and drag the selection.
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Shift-drag to limit the movement to horizontal or vertical.
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Use the arrow keys to move the selection one pixel at a time.