About Flash drawing and painting tools

When you use most Flash tools, the Property inspector changes to present the settings associated with that tool. For example, if you select the Text tool, the Property inspector displays text properties, making it easy to select the desired text attributes.

When you use a drawing or painting tool to create an object, the tool applies the current stroke and fill attributes to the object. To change the stroke and fill attributes of existing objects, use the Paint Bucket and Ink Bottle tools in the Tools panel or the Property inspector.

Reshape lines and shape outlines in a variety of ways after you create them. Fills and strokes are treated as separate objects. Select fills and strokes separately to move or modify them.

To automatically align elements with each other and with the drawing grid or guides, use snapping.

To change the display of tools, customize the Tools panel.