Macromedia MAX 2005 - Anaheim, CA What’s New In Flash 8
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Using the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the
Property inspector
To change the stroke color, style, and weight for a selected object, you can use the Stroke Color
controls in the Property inspector. For stroke style, you can choose from styles that are preloaded
with Flash, or you can create a custom style.
To select a solid color fill, you can use the Fill Color control in the Property inspector.
To select a stroke color, style, and weight using the Property inspector:
1. Select an object or objects on the Stage or draw a new shape.
2. To select a stroke style, click the triangle next to the Style pop-up menu and select an option
from the menu. To create a custom style, select Custom from the Property inspector, and
then select options in the Stroke Style dialog box and click OK. Also, try to give the stroke a
gradient fill.
3. To select a stroke weight, click the triangle next to the Weight pop-up menu and set the slider
at the weight you want.
4. Specify a stroke height by doing one of the following:
• Select one of the preset values from the height pop-up menu. Preset values appear in
points.
• New Flash 8 Feature: Type a value from 0 to 200 in the height text box, and press
Enter.
5. New Flash 8 Feature:Select the Stroke Hinting check box to enable stroke hinting. Stroke
hinting adjusts line and curve anchors on full pixels, preventing blurry vertical or horizontal
lines.
6. New Flash 8 Feature :Select a Cap option to set the style for a path end:
• None is flush with the path's end
• Round
• Square extends beyond the path by half the stroke width
7. Select a Join option to define how two path segments meet: Miter, Round, or Bevel. To
change the corners in an open or closed path, select a path and select another join option.
8. To avoid beveling a Miter join, enter a Miter limit.
