The Toolbar

This is a brief summary of the drawing tools in Flash.

Image	Tool	Hot Key	Use
	Selection Tool	V	Click this to deselect an item, to end a curve drawn with the pen tool and to select an item. Double clicking with the selection tool will select both fill and stroke.
	Subselection Tool	A	Edit Bezier curves drawn with the pen tool.
$Free Transform Tool (Q)\$	Free Transform Tool	Q	Change size, or rotate an object
	Gradient Transform Tool	F	Control the starting point, angle and rotation of a gradient fill.
	Lasso Tool	L	Select an irregular area that cannot be selected by the selection tool.
	Magic Wand, Magic Wand Settings, polygon mode		When you select the lasso tool these buttons appear at the bottom of the tool bar. The Magic Wand tool lets you select a consistently colored area (for example, a red flower) without having to trace its outline. The polymode lets you select an area by clicking points around the perimeter.
	Pen Tool	P	Draw Bezier Curves
	Add Anchor Point Tool	=	Edit Bezier curves by adding a new anchor point.
	Delete Anchor Point Tool	-	Edit Bezier curves by adding a new anchor point.
	Convert Anchor Point Tool	C	Edit Bezier curves by converting the points on a path between corner to smooth points.
	Text Tool	T	Add text.
	Line Tool	N	Draw straight lines.
	Rectangle Tool	R	Draw rectangles. Hold down shift to draw a square.
	Oval Tool	O	Draw ovals. Hold down shift to draw a circle.
	Rectangle Primitive Tool	R	The primitive tool lets you select options such as rounded corners in the property window.
	Oval Primitive Tool	O	The primitive tool lets you select options such as start and end angle in the property window.
	Polystar Tool		The polystar tool lets you select star or polygon, the number of sides or points and the star point size in the property window.
	Pencil Tool	Y	Draw strokes in the selected stroke color.
			When you select the pencil tool these buttons appear at the bottom of the tool bar. They let you chose the type of line you want to draw.
	Brush Tool	B	Draw fills in the selected fill color.
			When you select the brush tool these buttons appear at the bottom of the tool bar. They are: Lock Fill, Brush mode, Brush size, and Brush Shape. If you have a stylus you will also see the buttons for Use Pressure and Use Tilt.
	Ink Bottle Tool	S	Change or add a stroke to an object.
	Paint Bucket Tool	K	Change or add a fill to a stroke.
			When you select the Paint Bucket Tool this button appears at the bottom of the tool bar.
	Eyedropper Tool	I	Change the fill color by selecting an existing color on the stage.
	Eraser Tool	E	Erases both fills and strokes, but does not effect primitive objects or any other type of object.
			When you select the eraser tool these buttons appear at the bottom of the toolbar: erasrer mode, faucet, eraser shape.
	Hand Tool	H	Lets you move the visible area of the stage.
	ZoomTool	M,Z	Lets you zoom in, or enlarge the screen.
			After selecting the zoom tool, you can select enlarge or reduce.
	Stroke Color		Lets you select the color to be used for strokes.
	Fill Color		Lets you select the color to be used for fills.
	Black and White, Swap Colors		Actually two separate buttons. The first makes the stroke black and the fill white. The second swaps the fill and stroke colors with each other.
	No color		No fill will be put in when drawing a shape that would normally have a fill.
	Snap To Objects		With this on, when you move an object the corners will "snap on to" other objects when you move them.
	Object Drawing (J)	J	This button appears when you select line, a shape, pencil, or pen. With this on, objects are drawn as a group. If you want to edit an object CTRL+B breaks it apart.

The Toolbar

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