
Converting Shape Types
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Figure 4.74 To transform strokes into fi lls, choose
Modify > Shape > Convert Lines to Fills.
Figure 4.75 You can convert a stroke, such as this
line drawn with the pencil tool (top), to a fi ll. The fi ll’s
outline then has its own editable path (middle and
bottom).
Converting Shape Types
Flash o ers a variety of shape types: lls,
strokes, merge-shapes, drawing-objects,
primitives, and text. It’s possible to convert
some types of shapes into others. For exam-
ple, you can convert strokes to lls; you can
convert merge-shapes to drawing-objects
and vice versa; you can convert primitive-
shapes to merge-shapes and ...