MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual page 135

Selecting objects
You can select objects with the Pointer, Subselection, and Lasso tools.
The Pointer, Subselection, and Lasso tools let you select objects by clicking on them. The
Pointer and Subselection tools let you select objects by dragging a rectangular
selection marquee around the object. The Lasso tool lets you select objects by dragging a free-
form selection marquee around the object. When an object is selected, a rectangular box
appears around the object.
To set Pointer, Subselection, and Lasso tool contact options:
1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Flash > Preferences (Macintosh).
The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
2.
In the General category of the Preferences dialog box, do one of the following:
Deselect Contact-Sensitive Selection and Lasso tools if you want to select only objects
and points that are completely enclosed by the selection marquee. Points that lie
within the selection area will still be selected.
Select Contact-Sensitive Selection and Lasso tools if you want to select objects or
groups that are only partially enclosed by the selection marquee.
Combining objects
You can use the Combine Object commands in the Modify menu (Modify > Combine
Object) to create new shapes by combining or altering existing objects. In some cases, the
stacking order of selected objects determines how the operation works. The Combine Objects
commands are:
Union
The Union command lets you join to shapes two or more shapes into a single shape.
Intersect
The Intersect command lets you create an object from the intersection of two or
more objects.
Punch
The Punch command lets you remove portions of a selected object as defined by the
overlapping portions of another selected object arranged in front of it.
Crop
The Crop command lets you use the shape of one object to crop another object. The
front or topmost object defines the shape of the cropped area.
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