MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual page 210

Selecting objects with the Lasso tool
To select objects by drawing either a freehand or a straight-edged selection area, you can use
the Lasso tool and its Polygon Mode modifier. When you use the Lasso tool, you can switch
between the freehand and straight-edged selection modes.
To select objects by drawing a freehand selection area:
1.
Select the Lasso tool and drag it around the area.
2.
End the loop approximately where you started, or let Flash automatically close the loop
with a straight line.
To select objects by drawing a straight-edged selection area:
1. Select the Lasso tool, and then select the Polygon Mode modifier in the options area of
the Tools panel.
2.
Click to set the starting point.
3. Position the pointer where you want the first line to end, and click. Continue setting end
points for additional line segments.
4.
To close the selection area, double-click.
To select objects by drawing both freehand and straight-edged selection
areas:
1.
Select the Lasso tool, and deselect the Polygon Mode modifier.
2.
To draw a freehand segment, drag the Lasso tool on the Stage.
3.
To draw a straight-edged segment, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) to
set start and end points.
You can continue switching between drawing freehand and straight-edged segments.
4. To close the selection area, do one of the following:
If you are drawing a freehand segment, release the mouse button.
If you are drawing a straight-edged segment, double-click.
Hiding selection highlighting
You can hide selection highlighting in order to edit objects without viewing their
highlighting. Hiding highlighting while you are selecting and editing objects lets you see how
artwork will appear in its final state.
210 Working with Graphic Objects