Flash Environment
THE TOOLS PANEL
The Tools Panel is divided into six sections.
The Selection section consists of the tools that are used for selecting an object or part of an object.
The Drawing section consists of the tools that are used to create objects, text, shapes and decorative patterns.
The Editing section consists of the tools that are used to edit the existing object.
The View section consists of the tools that are used to pan or zoom in/out in the stage. The Color section consists of the tools that are used to specify or modify the color of the border and fill of an object.
The Options section of the tools panel displays the options and modes of the selected tool.
The Drawing section consists of the tools that are used to create objects, text, shapes and decorative patterns.
The Editing section consists of the tools that are used to edit the existing object.
The View section consists of the tools that are used to pan or zoom in/out in the stage. The Color section consists of the tools that are used to specify or modify the color of the border and fill of an object.
The Options section of the tools panel displays the options and modes of the selected tool.
The black triangle in the right-hand corner of the tools indicates that are some more hidden tools in the respective tool category. These tools are called hidden tools. To view the “hidden” tools, click and hold down on the tool a flyout will be displayed with all the hidden tools.
To show or hide the Tools panel, select Window > Tools