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To apply stroke and fill colors using the Tools panel controls, do one of the
following:
Click the triangle next to the Stroke or Fill color box and select a color swatch from the
pop-up window. Gradients can be selected for the fill color only.
Click the Color Picker button in the color pop-up window and select a color from the
Color Picker.
Type a color's hexadecimal value in the text box in the color pop-up window.
Click the Default Fill and Stroke button in the Tools panel to return to the default color
settings (white fill and black stroke).
Click the No Color button in the color pop-up window to remove any stroke or fill.
The No Color button appears only when you are creating a new oval or rectangle.
You can create a new object without a stroke or fill, but you cannot use the No Color
button with an existing object. Instead, select the existing stroke or fill and delete it.
Click the Swap Fill and Stroke button in the Tools panel to swap colors between the fill
and the stroke.
Using the Stroke Color and Fill Color
controls in the Property inspector
To change the stroke color, style, and weight for a selected object, you can use the Stroke
Color controls in the Property inspector. For stroke style, you can choose from styles that are
preloaded with Flash, or you can create a custom style.
To select a solid color fill, you can use the Fill Color control in the Property inspector.
To select a stroke color, style, and weight using the Property inspector:
1.
Select an object or objects on the Stage (for symbols, first double-click to enter
symbol-editing mode).
2.
If the Property inspector is not visible, select Window > Properties.
3.
To select a stroke style, click the triangle next to the Style pop-up menu and select an
option from the menu. To create a custom style, select Custom from the Property
inspector, and then select options in the Stroke Style dialog box and click OK.
Selecting a stroke style other than Solid can increase file size.
Using the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the Property inspector
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