Align Objects Using The Grid And Arrow Keys; Summary - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH Tutorials Manual

Align objects using the grid and
arrow keys
You can use the grid to assist you in placing objects on the Stage.
1.
Select View > Grid > Show Grid.
The grid does not appear when you test or publish your document.
If you wanted to snap objects to the horizontal and vertical grid lines, you
would also select Snap to Grid (View > Snapping > Snap to Grid). For this
lesson, you won't snap objects to the grid.
2.
On the Stage, select the title text you previously grouped together.
3.
Use the Up Arrow key on your keyboard to nudge the text until the first
line in the title text is on a horizontal grid line. Be sure to leave space
between the title text and the navigation bar.
You can also use the Left Arrow, Down Arrow, and Right Arrow keys to
nudge objects on the Stage in the direction of the arrow.

Summary

Congratulations on using layout tools to create a user interface. In a few
minutes, you learned how to accomplish the following tasks:
View the workspace rulers
Use guides to align objects
Change the Stage size
Resize objects to match the Stage size
Align an object using the alignment guides
Snap objects to each other
Align objects using the Property inspector
Use the grid and arrow keys to align objects
For more information about design topics in Flash, take another lesson
from the Basic Tasks series.
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