Adobe Flash CS4 Professional for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Making Selections

Modifying Simple Graphics

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Figure 4.13 In Polygon mode, the lasso tool creates

a series of connected line segments to outline

whatever element you want to select. Double-clicking

fi nishes the shape by drawing a line from the point

where you double-clicked to the starting point.

To deselect individual items:

1.

In the Tools panel, select the selection tool.

2.

Hold down the Shift key.

3.

Click any highlighted drawing-objects,

primitives, or merge-shape strokes or

 lls you want to remove from the current

selection.

Flash deselects the items you clicked

(Figure 4.14). No matter which method

you used to select items, you must Shift- ...