Adobe Flash Professional CC 2014 v.13.0 - Manual (Page 366)

Arranging objects
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Stack objects
Align objects
Group objects
Edit a group or an object within a group
Break apart groups and objects
Stack objects
In a layer, Flash stacks objects in the order in which they are created, placing the most recently created object at the top of the stack. The stacking
order of objects determines how they appear when they overlap. You can change the stacking order of objects at any time.
Drawn lines and shapes always appear below groups and symbols on the stack. To move them up the stack, you must group them or make them
into symbols.
Layers also affect the stacking order. Everything on Layer 2 appears in front of everything on Layer 1, and so on. To change the order of layers,
drag the layer name in the Timeline to a new position.
1. Select the object.
2. Do one of the following:
Select Modify > Arrange > Bring To Front Or Send To Back to move the object or group to the top or bottom of the stacking order.
Select Modify > Arrange > Bring Forward Or Send Backward to move the object or group forward or backward one position in the
stacking order.
If more than one group is selected, the groups move in front of or behind all unselected groups, while maintaining their order relative to each other.
Align objects
The Align panel lets you align selected objects along the horizontal or vertical axis. You can align objects vertically along the right edge, center, or
left edge of the selected objects, or horizontally along the top edge, center, or bottom edge of the selected objects.
For a tutorial about the layout tools in Flash, see Use Layout Tools on the Flash Tutorials page at www.adobe.com/go/learn_fl_tutorials .
1. Select the objects to align.
2. Select Window > Align.
3. To apply alignment modifications relative to Stage dimensions, in the Align panel, select To Stage.
4. To modify the selected object(s), select the alignment buttons.
Group objects
To manipulate elements as a single object, group them. For example, after creating a drawing, you might group the elements of the drawing so
that you can easily select and move the drawing as a whole.
When you select a group, the Property inspector displays the x and y coordinates of the group and its pixel dimensions.
You can edit groups without ungrouping them. You can also select an individual object in a group for editing without ungrouping the objects.
Select the objects to group. You can select shapes, other groups, symbols, text, and so on.
To group objects, select Modify > Group, or press Control+G (Windows) or Command+G (Macintosh).
To ungroup objects, select Modify > Ungroup, or press Control+Shift+G (Windows) or Command+Shift+G (Macintosh).
Edit a group or an object within a group
1. Select the group, and then select Edit > Edit Selected, or double-click the group with the Selection tool.
Everything on the page that is not part of the group is dimmed, indicating that elements outside the group are inaccessible.
2. Edit any element within the group.
3. Select Edit > Edit All, or double-click a blank spot on the Stage with the Selection tool.
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