MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual page 91

To set Pen tool preferences:
Select the Pen tool, then select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Flash > Preferences
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(Macintosh) and click the Editing tab.
Under Pen Tool, set the following options:
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Show Pen Preview
segment as you move the pointer around the Stage, before you click to create the end point of
the segment. If this option is not selected, Flash does not display a line segment until you
create the end point of the segment.
Show Solid Points
solid. If this option is not chosen, selected anchor points are solid, and deselected anchor
points are hollow.
Show Precise Cursors
than the default Pen tool icon, for more precise placement of lines. Deselect the option to
display the default Pen tool icon with the Pen tool.
Note: Press the Caps Lock key while working to switch between the cross-hair pointer and the
default Pen tool icon.
Click OK.
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Drawing straight lines with the Pen tool
To draw straight line segments with the Pen tool, you create anchor points—points on the line
that determine the length of individual line segments.
To draw straight lines with the Pen tool:
Select the Pen tool.
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Select Window > Properties and select stroke and fill attributes in the Property inspector. See
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"Using the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the Property inspector" on page
Position the pointer on the Stage where you want the straight line to begin, and click to define
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the first anchor point.
Click again where you want the first segment of the straight line to end. Shift-click to constrain
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lines to multiples of 45°.
Continue clicking to create additional straight segments.
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previews line segments as you draw. Flash displays a preview of the line
displays selected anchor points as hollow and deselected anchor points as
specifies that the Pen tool pointer appear as a cross-hair pointer, rather
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