Modifying Strokes With The Ink Bottle Tool; Applying Solid, Gradient, And Bitmap Fills With The Paint Bucket Tool - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual

To reposition a pointer on the gradient, drag the pointer along the gradient definition bar. Drag
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a pointer down and off of the gradient definition bar to remove it.
To save the gradient, click the triangle in the upper right corner of the Color Mixer and select
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Add Swatch from the pop-up menu. The gradient is added to the Color Swatches panel for the
current document.

Modifying strokes with the Ink Bottle tool

To change the stroke color, width, and style of lines or shape outlines, you can use the Ink Bottle
tool. You can apply only solid colors, not gradients or bitmaps, to lines or shape outlines.
Using the Ink Bottle tool, rather than selecting individual lines, makes it easier to change the
stroke attributes of multiple objects at one time.
To use the Ink Bottle tool:
Select the Ink Bottle tool from the Tools panel.
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Select a stroke color as described in
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panel" on page
Select a stroke style and stroke width from the Property inspector. See
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and Fill Color controls in the Property inspector" on page
Click an object on the Stage to apply the stroke modifications.
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Applying solid, gradient, and bitmap fills with the
Paint Bucket tool
The Paint Bucket tool fills enclosed areas with color. This tool lets you fill empty areas and change
the color of already painted areas. You can paint with solid colors, gradient fills, and bitmap fills.
You can use the Paint Bucket tool to fill areas that are not entirely enclosed, and you can have
Flash close gaps in shape outlines as you use the Paint Bucket tool. See
bitmaps" on page
To use the Paint Bucket tool to fill an area:
Select the Paint Bucket tool from the Tools panel.
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Select a fill color and style, as described in
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the Property inspector" on page
Click the Gap Size modifier and select a gap size option:
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Select Don't Close Gaps if you want to close gaps manually before filling the shape. Closing
gaps manually can be faster for complex drawings.
Select a Close option to have Flash fill a shape that has gaps.
Note: If gaps are too large, you might have to close them manually.
Click the shape or enclosed area that you want to fill.
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Applying solid, gradient, and bitmap fills with the Paint Bucket tool

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