4. Modifying Simple Graphics

In This Chapter

Setting Selection Preferences

Making Selections

Resizing Graphic Elements

Positioning Graphic Elements

Flipping, Rotating, and Skewing

Distorting Graphic Elements

Modifying Fills and Strokes

Modifying Shapes: Natural Drawing Tools

Modifying Shapes: Bézier Tools

Modifying Primitive-Shape Paths

Converting Shape Types

Practice Session

One way to modify graphics in Adobe Flash Professional CS5 is to select one or more shapes and edit them by changing their attributes (such as color, size, and location) in 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 ...

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