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- 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
- Transforming Gradient Fills
- Cutting and Pasting Graphics Between Layers
- Working with Graphics on Different Layers
- Distributing Graphics to Layers
- Working With Object Drawing
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Drawing Shapes with the Rectangle and Oval Tools
The Flash Toolbar includes several tools for quickly creating simple geometric vector shapes. They are easy to use; you just click and drag on the Stage to create the shapes. The Rectangle tool creates rectangles with square or rounded sides. The Oval tool creates circular shapes such as ovals and circles. These shapes can be comprised of Strokes, which are lines that surround and define the shape, Fills, which are a color or texture inside the shape, or both. You can create two types of shapes: Drawing or Primitive. Drawing, or standard, shapes are self contained; the stroke and fill of a shape are not separate elements, while Primitive shapes (New!) are separate elements.
Draw with the Oval Tool
Click the Oval or Oval Primitive tool in the Toolbar.
Select a Stroke and Fill Color from the Colors area of the Toolbar.
Click and drag on the Stage, and then release the mouse.
In the Properties Inspector, change the values you want.
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Draw with the Rectangle Tool
- Click the Rectangle or Rectangle Primitive tool in the Toolbar.
- Select a Stroke and Fill color from the Colors area of the Toolbar.
- Click and drag on the Stage, and then release the mouse.
- In the Properties Inspector, change the values you want.
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Draw a Rounded Rectangle
- Click the Rectangle or Rectangle Primitive tool in the Toolbar.
- Enter a value for the corner radius in the Properties Inspector (New!).
- To create an exact size rectangle shape, select the shape, enter the width and height values in the Properties Inspector
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- Click and drag on the Stage, and then release the mouse.
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