Re: FLASH: help a newbie

[Marc Hoffman (Dart Frog Media)]

At 07:37 PM 9/3/99 -0700, you wrote:

>i am on a mac using flash 4. i am a newbie when it comes to flash. 

>can someone please help me... i need to change the background in 

>flash from white to black


Matt,


If changing it for the entire movie, use movie properties as suggested by

others.  If changing back and forth, make a stage-size rectangle in the

lowest layer on the timeline, and make it the color you need. Then insert a

keyframe where you need color to change, and apply a new color using the

bucket tool. Better yet (to save file size), make it a symbol, insert

keyframes where change is needed, and use modify>instance>color effect>tint

to apply a different color. In the tint window, be sure to move the slider

to 100% after selecting a color from the drop-down palette (click on the

color swatch).  To easily make a rectangle fit the size of the stage,

select the rectangle, click command-K (align tool), set horizontal and

vertical to center, set match size to match both directions, click on

"match stage" (or some such checkbox) and hit enter.


No need to apologize for questions; just use the resources you have and

bring any and all unanswered questions here ;-)


Marc




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