Drawing Tools

Flash provides various tools for drawing freeform or precise lines, shapes, and paths, and painting filled objects.

Arrow
This is the primary tool used to select, move and manipulate Flash objects.

Subselection
Use to select handles or nodes of vector objects.

Line
Draws straight lines of variable widths, lengths and colors.
Hold down the SHIFT key while drawing to create lines in 45 degree increment angles.

Lasso
Bitmap tool used to select irregular shapes or cut out areas

Pen
Used to create smooth arcs and create precise lines.

Text
This tool is used to type text on the stage.

Oval
Draw ovals and circles.
Hold down the SHIFT key while drawing to create perfect circles.

Rectangle
Draw rectangles and squares.
Hold down the SHIFT key while drawing to create perfect squares.

Pencil
Used to draw freehand.

Brush
Used to draw fills.

Ink Bottle
Add outlines to vector fills.

Paint Bucket
Add fills to outlines.

Eye Dropper
Use to select colors from any vector image.

Eraser
The eraser deselects areas of bitmap images.

Magnet
Using this tool will snap drawn lines or fills to the next nearest object.