3. Tools and Its Functions
The Tools menu is
probably the most
used panel in
Flash.
In it are the tools
needed to
manipulate items
on the stage.
It can also be used
to do actions on
the timeline.
5. Selection Tools
Click an object to
select it. Drag a
selected object to
move it.
Selection tool
(black arrow)
Select and move
points of an object
or edit paths
between adjacent
points
Resize or rotate
selected objects by
dragging.
Subselection tools
(white arrow)
Free
Transform tool
6. Selection Tools
Transform a
gradient or bitmap
fill by adjusting
the size, direction,
or center of the fill
Gradient
Transform tool
Rotate movie clip
instances in 3D
space.
Drag to select an
area.
3D Rotation tool
Lasso tool
7. Drawing Tools
Transform a
gradient or bitmap
fill by adjusting
the size, direction,
or center of the fill
Pen tool
Create or edit text
and text fields.
Draw straight
lines.
Text tool
Line tool
8. Drawing Tools
Create rectangles or
squares composed of
fills and strokes, just
fills, or just strokes.
Rectangle tool
Create lines in any of
three modes—
straighten, smooth, or
ink.
Create shapes with
fills only.
Pencil tool
Brush tool
9. Drawing Tools
Apply an effect to a
selected object. Choose
effects from the
Properties panel.
Deco Drawing
tool
Inverse kinematics (IK)
is a method for animating
an object or set of objects
in relation to each other
using an articulated
structure of bones. This
tool allows you to add
bones to a set of objects in
relation to each other
Bone tool
10. Drawing Tools
Add fill inside a shape
or change the fill color.
Paint Bucket
tool
Change the color or
width of a line, or add a
stroke to a shape
Sample a color from
swatches or anywhere
on the screen.
Ink Bottle tool
Eye Dropper
tool
12. View Tools
Drag the Stage to view
another part of your
document.
Hand tool
Zoom in or out to view
more or less of the
Stage. To zoom out,
hold down the Alt key
(Windows).
Zoom tool
13. Color Tools
Set the stroke color.
Stroke tool
Set the fill color.
Fill color tool
