Adobe Flash Professional CS3 - Manual (Page 187)

FLASH CS3
User Guide
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2 Click the Eraser Mode modifier and select an erasing mode:
Erase Normal Erases strokes and fills on the same layer.
Erase Fills Erases only fills; strokes are not affected.
Erase Lines Erases only strokes; fills are not affected.
Erase Selected Fills Erases only the currently selected fills and does not affect strokes, selected or not. (Select the fills
to erase before using the Eraser tool in this mode.)
Erase Inside Erases only the fill on which you begin the eraser stroke. If you begin erasing from an empty point,
nothing is erased. Strokes are unaffected by the eraser in this mode.
3 Click the Eraser Shape modifier and select an eraser shape and size. Make sure that the Faucet modifier is not
selected.
4 Drag on the Stage.
Modify shapes
1 To convert lines to fills, select a line or multiple lines and select Modify > Shape > Convert Lines To Fills. Selected
lines are converted to filled shapes, which allows you to fill lines with gradients or to erase a portion of a line.
Converting lines to fills can make file sizes larger, but it can also speed up drawing for some animations.
2 To expand the shape of a filled object, select a filled shape, and select Modify > Shape > Expand Fill. Enter a value
in pixels for Distance and select Expand or Inset For Direction. Expand enlarges the shape, and Inset reduces it.
This feature works best on a single, small, filled color shape with no stroke, that does not contain many small details.
3 To soften the edges of an object, select a filled shape, and select Modify > Shape > Soften Fill Edges. Set the
following options:
Distance The width, in pixels, of the soft edge.
Number Of Steps Controls how many curves are used for the soft edge effect. The more steps you use, the smoother
the effect. Increasing steps also creates larger files and slows drawing.
Expand Or Inset Controls whether the shape is enlarged or reduced to soften the edges.
This feature works best on a single filled shape that has no stroke, and can increase the file size of a Flash document
and the resulting SWF file.
Snapping
About snapping
To automatically align elements with one another, use snapping. Flash provides three ways for you to align objects
on the Stage:
• Object snapping snaps objects directly to other objects along their edges.
• Pixel snapping snaps objects directly to individual pixels or lines of pixels on the Stage.
• Snap alignment snaps objects to a specified snap tolerance, a preset boundary between objects and other objects
or between objects and the edge of the Stage.
Note: You can also snap to the grid or to guides.