Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies- P5: Welcome to Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies. Our goal when writing this book was to share our enthusiasm for Flash and, at the same time, demystify the application. You can do so many things with Flash that it becomes mind boggling. The minibooks in this reference are designed to take the boggle out of your mind and show you how to use Flash to create Web banners, animations, and other delights. We also delve into the topics of ActionScript and Flash video. | Creating Shapes 97 Lock icon Figure 1-5 Chamfered corners just like on a piece of antique furniture. Book II Chapter 1 Creating Flashy Graphics Modifying Primitive Ovals and Rectangles As you create shapes for your Flash project you may decide that a shape you created with the primitive tool needs a little tweaking or touching up. You can easily modify a shape by following these steps 1. Select the shape with the Selection tool. 2. Chose Window Properties. The Property inspector opens. 3. Modify the values in the Oval Options shape created with the Primitive Oval tool or Rectangle Options shape created with the Rectangle Primitive tool for the shape. From the Property inspector you can also modify the size and position of the shape a topic we cover in the Modifying Objects with the Property Inspector section later in this chapter. 98 Creating Shapes Creating shapes with the Oval and Rectangle tools When you create ovals and rectangles with these tools you can create the same type of shapes as the tool s primitive counterparts but you can t edit the options after the fact. But these tools have two different drawing modes Standard Drawing mode and Object mode. We explain the difference in the following sections. The Oval tool The Oval tool creates shapes that look identical to what you can create with the Oval Primitive tool discussed earlier in this chapter with two exceptions You have to set your parameters in the Property inspector before you create the shape. You can t edit the parameters in the Property inspector after you create the shape. Follow these steps to create a shape with the Oval tool 1. Select the Oval tool. The Oval tool bunks with his other shape pals on the ninth slot of the Tools panel. The last used tool is displayed at the top of the heap. 2. Choose Window Properties. The Property inspector appears looking like that famed TV detective in a rumpled raincoat. Err just one more thing Oval tool. 3. In the Oval Options section drag the Start Angle .
