Selecting Strokes and Fills with the Selection Tool

The Selection tool provides the most simple and versatile procedures for selecting objects in Flash. The Selection tool selects anything you click on (provided it isn’t on a locked layer). Double-clicking shapes with the Selection tool selects all fills and strokes that are connected. Shift-selecting allows you to add to the selection only what you need. Alternately, dragging a selection rectangle on the Stage with the Selection tool creates a bounding box that selects anything you drag it over. This bounding box method is the most reliable technique for selecting very complex objects with many intersecting strokes and fills.

Select Fills with the Selection Tool

Click the Selection tool on the Tools panel. The pointer becomes an arrow. [View full size image]

Position the arrow in the Fill area or the center of the shape and click. The fill becomes highlighted with a dotted pattern to indicate it has been selected. Hold down the Shift key to add other strokes and fills to the selection.