Select Options To Create A Polygon; Draw A Polygon; Rotate The Shape - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH Manual

Select options to create a polygon

The PolyStar tool offers options that let you specify the number of sides in a polygon; you can
also use options for the tool to create a star. You'll specify that your polygon have six sides.
In the Property inspector, with the PolyStar tool still selected, click Options.
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In the Tools Setting dialog box, verify that Polygon appears in the Style pop-up menu, and enter
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6 in the Number of Sides text box. Click OK.

Draw a polygon

The Shift key assists you in constraining your shape along a vertical or horizontal line.
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Press Shift and drag the mouse over the left side of the Stage (away from the numbers on the
Guides layer) to draw a hexagon, as shown in the following illustration:

Rotate the shape

Once you've created a shape, you can use the Transform panel to specify a precise number of
degrees in which to rotate the shape.
In the Tools panel, click the Selection tool. On the Stage, double-click within the hexagon to
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select both the stroke and the fill.
Clicking just once within a shape selects only the fill.
Select Window > Design Panels > Transform. In the Transform dialog box, verify that Rotate
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is selected, and enter -15 in the Rotate text box to rotate the shape 15º clockwise. Press Enter
or Return.
Rotate the shape 57