Adobe Flash CS3 Professional for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 4. Modifying Simple Graphics

One way to modify graphics in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional is to select one or more shapes and edit them by changing their attributes (such as color, size, and location) in the Properties tab of the Property inspector or in other appropriate panels.

You can also modify the path that creates the shape of an element. Some operations—such as straightening lines, adjusting Bézier curves, and assigning new attributes—require that the element be selected. Others, such as reshaping a line segment or curve with the selection tool, require the element to be deselected. A few operations let you edit the element whether it’s selected or not—using the paint-bucket tool to change a fill color, for example.

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