Cropping objects

Cropping is the process of selecting and reducing the visible portion of an object using the crop tool. The crop tool also lets you move a bitmap image within a matte.

An object that has been cropped can be uncropped at any time, even after the file has been closed and reopened, by using the crop tool to extend the visible area back to its original boundaries.

Note: Any object that has been cropped with the crop tool becomes a bitmap when exported to SWF. To maintain objects as vector, use a matte instead of the crop tool to reduce the visible area of the object.

To crop an object:

1. Select the object you want to crop.
2. Select the crop tool .
3. Position the pointer over one of the handles on the selected object. The pointer changes to a set of direction arrows.
4. Drag to resize the visible part of the object.

Dragging the crop tool over a selected object

To move an object within a cropped area:

1. Select the crop tool .
2. Drag the object using the crop hand tool  . The crop hand tool appears when the crop tool is over the middle of an object.