Moving, Copying, And Deleting Objects - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual

To edit a group or an object within a group:
With the group selected, select Edit > Edit Selected, or double-click the group with the
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Selection tool.
Everything on the page that is not part of the group is dimmed, indicating it is inaccessible.
Edit any element within the group.
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Select Edit > Edit All, or double-click a blank spot on the Stage with the Selection tool.
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Flash restores the group to its status as a single entity, and you can work with other elements
on the Stage.

Moving, copying, and deleting objects

You can move objects by dragging them on the Stage, cutting and pasting them, using the arrow
keys, or using the Property inspector to specify an exact location for them. You can also move
objects between Flash and other applications using the Clipboard. You can copy objects by
dragging or pasting them, or while transforming them. When you move an object, the Property
inspector indicates the new position.
When moving an object with the Selection tool, you can use the Snap modifier for the Selection
tool to quickly align the object with points on other objects.
Moving objects
To move an object, you can drag the object, use the arrow keys, use the Property inspector, or use
the Info panel.
To move objects by dragging:
Select an object or multiple objects.
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Select the Selection tool, position the pointer over the object, and drag to the new position. To
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copy the object and move the copy, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh). To
constrain the object's movement to multiples of 45°, Shift-drag.
To move objects using the arrow keys:
Select an object or multiple objects.
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Press the arrow key for the direction in which you want the object to move 1 pixel at a time.
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Press Shift+arrow key to move the selection 10 pixels at a time.
Note: When Snap to Pixels is selected, the arrow keys move objects by pixel increments on the
document's pixel grid, not by pixels on the screen. See
To move objects using the Property inspector:
Select an object or multiple objects.
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If the Property inspector is not visible, select Window > Properties.
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Enter x and y values for the location of the upper left corner of the selection. The units are
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relative to the upper left corner of the Stage.
Note: The Property inspector uses the units specified for the Ruler Units option in the Document
Properties dialog box. To change the units, see
properties" on page 12.
"Pixel snapping" on page
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