MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual page 148

To move objects using the Info panel:
Select an object or multiple objects.
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If the Info Panel is not visible, select Window > Design Panels > Info.
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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.
Moving and copying objects by pasting
When you need to move or copy objects between layers, scenes, or other Flash files, you should
use the pasting technique. You can paste an object in a position relative to its original position.
To move or copy objects by pasting:
Select an object or multiple objects.
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Select Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy.
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Select another layer, scene, or file and select Edit > Paste in Place to paste the selection in the
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same position relative to the Stage.
About copying artwork with the Clipboard
Elements copied to the Clipboard are anti-aliased, so they look as good in other applications as
they do in Flash. This is particularly useful for frames that include a bitmap image, gradients,
transparency, or a mask layer.
Graphics pasted from other Flash documents or programs are placed in the current frame of the
current layer. How a graphic element is pasted into a Flash scene depends on the type of element
it is, its source, and the preferences you have set:
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Text from a text editor becomes a single text object.
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Vector-based graphics from any drawing program become a group that can be ungrouped and
edited like any other Flash element.
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Bitmaps become a single grouped object just like imported bitmaps. You can break apart
pasted bitmaps or convert pasted bitmaps to vector graphics.
For information on converting bitmaps to vector graphics, see
graphics" on page
Note: Before pasting graphics from FreeHand into Flash, set your FreeHand export preferences
to convert colors to CMYK and RGB for Clipboard formats.
Copying transformed objects
To create a scaled, rotated, or skewed copy of an object, you can use the Transform panel.
To create a transformed copy of an object:
Select an object.
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Select Window > Design Panels > Transform.
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148 Chapter 8: Working with Graphic Objects
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"Converting bitmaps to vector