Macromedia® Flash™ 8 on Demand

Chapter 3. Creating Graphics

What You’ll Do

• Change Drawing Settings

• Draw Lines and Shapes

• Use the Selection Tools

• Zoom In and Out

• Move Around with the Hand Tool

• Use Rulers, Grids, and Guides

• Modify Grid and Guide Settings

• Use Snap Align

• Change Stroke and Fill Colors

• Create Custom Colors

• Edit Strokes with the Ink Bottle

• Edit Fills with the Paint Bucket

• Edit Strokes and Fills with the Eyedropper

• Create Gradients

• Use the Fill Lock

• Use Paint Brush Modes

• Draw with the Pen Tool

• Modify Shapes

• Use the Free Transform Tool

• Use Transform Options for Shapes

• Work with Graphics on Different Layers

• Distribute Graphics to Layers

Introduction

Flash offers a full suite of tools for creating and editing graphics. When you draw in Flash, you create vector art. Vectors are mathematical descriptions ...