Specify Snap Alignment Settings; Align An Object Using The Alignment Guides - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH Manual

Click Align Left Edge and Align Bottom Edge.
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The bevel aligns to the bottom edge of the Stage.
Close the Library panel and the Align panel.
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Specify snap alignment settings

Snapping offers a way of precisely placing an object on the Stage by having the object affix itself to
other objects and alignment tools. You'll specify snap align settings to show horizontal and
vertical guides, which will assist you in placing art on the Stage.
Select View > Snapping > Snap Align to set this option, if it is not already selected.
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Select View > Snapping > Edit Snap Align.
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In the Movie Border text box of the Snap Align dialog box, enter 30 px (pixels) to snap objects
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to a 30-pixel Stage border.
Verify that 10 pixels appears in both the Horizontal and Vertical Snap Tolerance text boxes.
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Snap tolerance determines how close an object must be to another object or alignment tool
before it snaps into place.
Click OK.
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Align an object using the alignment guides

Now that you've specified snap alignment settings, you'll use the snap alignment settings that you
specified to assist you in placing an object on the Stage.
In the Tools panel, click the Selection tool.
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In the Timeline, select the Auto layer.
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From the Library panel (Window > Library), drag the auto graphic and place it on the Stage,
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anywhere in the gray area next to the body text.
Drag the auto instance again so that the snap alignment guides appear. Move the car close to
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the body text, and up and down as necessary until the center alignment guide appears, which
indicates the auto is centered in relation to the body text.
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