- Introduction
- Changing Drawing Settings
- Drawing with the Line Tool
- Drawing with the Pencil Tool
- Drawing Shapes with the Rectangle and Oval Tools
- Using the Polystar Tool
- Selecting Strokes with the Arrow Tool
- Selecting Strokes and Fills with the Arrow Tool
- Making Selections with the Lasso Tool
- Zooming In and Out with the Magnifying Glass
- Moving Around with the Hand Tool
- Displaying Rulers
- Using Grids and Guides
- Modifying Grid and Guide Settings
- Using Snap Align
- Changing Stroke and Fill Colors
- Creating Custom Colors
- Editing Strokes with the Ink Bottle
- Editing Fills with the Paint Bucket
- Editing Strokes and Fills with the Eyedropper
- Creating Gradients
- Using the Fill Lock
- Using Paint Brush Modes
- Drawing with the Pen Tool
- Drawing Curves with the Pen Tool
- Modifying Shapes with the Arrow Tool
- Modifying Shapes with the Sub-Selection Tool
- Using the Free Transform Tool
- Using Transform Options for Shapes
- Cutting and Pasting Graphics Between Layers
- Working with Graphics on Different Layers
- Distributing Graphics to Layers
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Zooming In and Out with the Magnifying Glass
Because the Stage and Work Area in Flash share the same space with a variety of panels, palettes and windows, it is often necessary to change the magnification level. You can use the Magnifying Glass to zoom out and see the entire piece or zoom in to do more detailed work on a small portion. The tool is made up of two modifiers: a plus (+) symbol in the circle indicates enlargement of the Stage and a minus (-) indicates reduction. Flash allows magnification levels from 8 percent to 2000 percent.
Zoom In
Click the Zoom tool in the Toolbar.
Click the Enlarge button in the Options area of the Toolbar.
The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a plus (+) symbol in it.
Click on the area of the Stage you want to zoom into.
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Press Z to select the Zoom tool. To temporarily toggle between the Enlarge and Reduce Modifiers buttons in the Options area of the Toolbar, press Option (Mac) or Alt (Win).
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3.21Zoom Out
Click the Zoom tool in the Toolbar.
Click the Reduce button in the Options area of the Toolbar.
The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a minus (-) symbol in it.
Click on the area of the Stage you want to zoom out from.
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3.22Zoom Into a Specific Area by Dragging on the Stage
Click the Zoom tool in the Toolbar.
Click the Reduce or Enlarge button in the Options area of the Toolbar.
Click on the area of the Stage you want to magnify and drag the pointer.
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3.23Did You Know?
You can change the magnification level in several places. The Zoom Control field in the top right hand corner of the Stage allows you to enter a value or access a popup with various magnification levels. You can also change the magnification submenu in the View menu or use the keyboard shortcuts Command+ - (Mac) or Ctrl+ - (Win) to zoom out, and Command+ + (Mac) or Ctrl+ + (Win) to zoom in. Quickly switch to 100 percent magnification by pressing Command+1 (Mac) or Ctrl+1 (Win).