FLASH CS3
User Guide
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To close the selection area, do one of the following:
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Release the mouse button; Flash will close the selection area for you.
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Double-click on the starting end of the selection area line.
Hide selection highlighting
Hiding highlighting while you are selecting and editing objects lets you see how artwork appears in its final state.
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Select View
> Hide Edges.
Select the command again to show selection highlighting.
Set custom bounding box colors for selected objects
You can set different colors to be used for the bounding box rectangles that appear around different kinds of selected
objects on the Stage.
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Select Edit > Preferences.
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Click the General category.
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In the Highlight Color section, select a color for each type of object and click OK.
Moving, copying, and deleting objects
Moving and copying objects
When you move an object, the Property inspector indicates the new position.
Copy an object by dragging it, pasting it, or by using the Transform panel.
Move objects
To move an object, you can drag the object, use the arrow keys, use the Property inspector, or use the Info panel.
Move objects by dragging
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Select an object or multiple objects.
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Select the Selection tool
, position the pointer over the object, and do one of the following:
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To move the object, drag it to the new position.
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To copy the object and move the copy, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh).
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To constrain the object’s movement to multiples of 45˚, Shift-drag.
Move objects by using the arrow keys
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Select an object or multiple objects.
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Do one of the following:
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To move the selection 1 pixel at a time, press the arrow key for the direction in which you want the object to move.
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To move the selection 10 pixels at a time, press Shift+arrow key.
