MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual page 151

When the center square is selected, the X and Y values to the right of the coordinate grid in the
Info panel display the x and y coordinates of the transformation point. In addition, the X and Y
values for the transformation point are displayed in the Property inspector for the symbol.
Info panel with center square in coordinate grid selected; x and y coordinates of selection center
point displayed
By default, the upper left square in the coordinate grid in the Info panel is selected, and the X and
Y values display the location of the upper left corner of the current selection, relative to the upper
left corner of the Stage.
Note: For symbol instances, the coordinate grid and the X and Y values display the location of the
symbol registration point, or the location of the upper left corner of the symbol instance. See
symbols" on page
Transforming objects freely
You can use the Free Transform tool to freely transform objects, groups, instances, or text blocks.
You can perform individual transformations or combine several transformations, such as moving,
rotating, scaling, skewing, and distortion.
To transform freely:
Select a graphic object, instance, group, or text block on the Stage.
1.
Click the Free Transform tool.
2.
Moving the pointer over and around the selection changes the pointer to indicate which
transformation function is available.
Drag the handles to transform the selection, as follows:
3.
To move the selection, position the pointer over the object within the bounding box, and
drag the object to a new position. Do not drag the transformation point
To set the center of rotation or scaling, drag the transformation point to a new location.
To rotate the selection, position the pointer just outside a corner handle and drag. The
selection rotates around the transformation point.
Shift-drag to rotate in 45° increments.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh) to rotate around the opposite corner.
To scale the selection, drag a corner handle diagonally to scale in two dimensions. Drag a
corner handle or a side handle horizontally or vertically to scale in the respective direction
only. Shift-drag to resize proportionally.
Coordinate grid
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