Undo command works (the Undo feature is accessible by pressing Ctrl+Z). The default, Document-level Undo, means that every time you undo (by pressing Ctrl+Z), you go back to the state before the last change. Perhaps this is the most intuitive behavior. However, the other option, Object-level Undo, is very useful. With this option, if you make changes while inside one movie clip and then make changes to another movie clip, you can return to the first clip and press Ctrl+Z to undo the last thing you did in that clip! It’s the way Flash used to work (before version MX2004),. | Undo command works the Undo feature is accessible by pressing Ctrl Z . The default Document-level Undo means that every time you undo by pressing Ctrl Z you go back to the state before the last change. Perhaps this is the most intuitive behavior. However the other option Object-level Undo is very useful. With this option if you make changes while inside one movie clip and then make changes to another movie clip you can return to the first clip and press Ctrl Z to undo the last thing you did in that clip It s the way Flash used to work before version MX2004 and it s back as a preference. The margins for your text fields are also easier to modify in Flash 8. You can now grab any one of the six handles as shown in Figure . In previous editions there was only one special margin-changing handle dragging any other handle scaled and stretched the text rather than the text field. In Flash 8 if you want to scale the text you can use the Free Transform tool or the Properties panel s W width and H height fields. FIGURE Drag any handle on a text field to modify the margin width in Flash 8. A block of text In addition to the previously mentioned fact that gradients can be applied to strokes gradients also sport a new overflow setting accessible in the Color Mixer panel . An Overflow setting of Extend makes your gradient fade off infinitely a setting of Repeat lets the gradient fade from the beginning to the end and then repeat and fade from the beginning to the end a setting of Reflect fades the gradient from the beginning to the end fades it back up to the beginning and continues to fade it up and down. Another change to the way gradients work in Flash 8 is that radial gradients support a focal point which means you can create oblong off-center radial gradients. Some of the new Flash 8 features appear subtle or esoteric and they are. Although the 9-slice feature can be hard to see initially it s quite powerful. When you select the Enable Guides for 9-slice Scaling .
