Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear

Edit>

• Cut                               Ctrl+X
• Copy                            Ctrl+C
• Paste in Center             Ctrl+V
• Paste in Place               Ctrl+Shift+W
• Paste Special
• Clear                            Backspace

Edit>Duplicate Ctrl+D

Open a New Document

Copy and Paste

Layer 1

• Name ‘Stage’
• Lock Layer

Layer 2

• Click Insert Layer
• Name ‘Circle’
• Right Click frame 10
• Insert Frame
• Click Stroke Color select Black
• Click Fill Color select Red
• Click Oval (O)
• Open Properties>Oval
• Change Stroke height to 6
• Draw a circle on the left side of Stage
• Click Selection (V)

• Right click inside Fill and select Copy
• Right click and select Paste.

A copy of the Fill is pasted in the center of the Stage

• Move Fill copy to right side of Stage

• Right click Stroke and select Copy
• Right click and select Paste

A copy of the Stroke is pasted in the center of the Stage

• Move Stroke copy to right side of Stage
• Double click the circle on the left of Stage to select the Fill and Stroke

• Right click and select Copy
• Right click and select Paste

A copy of the Fill and Stroke are pasted in the center of the Stage

                                

        

·        Double click Eraser to clear the Stage

• Click Rectangle (R)
• Draw a square on the left side of Stage

• Right click the Fill and select Copy
• Right click and select Paste.

A copy of the Fill is pasted in the center of the Stage

• Click Selection (V)
• Move square copy to the right side of the Stage
• Deselect the Fill
• Change Fill Color to Blue
• Click Oval (O)
• Draw a circle below the square on the left side of Stage

• Press shortcut Ctrl+C (copy) from keyboard
• Press shortcut Ctrl+V (paste) from keyboard

A red square is pasted in the center of the Stage

Flash remembers the square paste command until another object is selected

                                  

• Click Selection (V)
• Double the blue circle to select the Fill and Stroke

• Press shortcut Ctrl+C (copy) from keyboard
• Press shortcut Ctrl+V (paste) from keyboard

The Fill and Stroke circle are pasted in the center of the Stage

                                                      

• Double click the Eraser to clear the Stage
• Change Fill Color to Red
• Click Oval (O)
• Draw a circle on left side of the Stage

• Right click inside Fill and select Copy
• Edit>Paste in Place

A copy of the Fill is pasted in front

• Click Selection (V)
• Move Fill copy to right side of the Stage
• Double click circle on left side of the Stage
• Right click and Copy
• Edit>Paste in Place

A copy of the Fill and Stroke are pasted in front

• Move Fill and Stroke copy to right side of Stage
• Double click Eraser to clear the Stage

Shadow Effect

• Click Fill Color select Black

• Click Oval (O)
• Draw a circle
• Right click inside Fill and select Copy
• Edit>Paste in Place
• Change Fill Color to Yellow
• Click Selection (V)
• Move yellow circle to create a shadow
• Double the Eraser to clear the Stage

               

Paste Special

• Click Oval (O)
• Draw a circle

• Right click the Fill and select Copy
• Edit>Paste Special

• Device Independent Bitmap>OK
• Properties>Bitmap (Tree Icon)

The copy inside the box is in a fixed area. 

                                  

                                                                          

• Click Selection (V)
• Move Bitmap circle
• Double Click the circle

The bitmap copy can be moved but cannot be altered

Cut

• Double click the Eraser to clear the Stage
• Click Oval (O)
• Draw a circle
• Draw a smaller circle inside
• Right click small circle and select Cut
• Right click Stage and select Documents Properties
• Change Background color to Blue

 The larger circle has a hole in it.

                                              

Clear

• Double click the Erase to clear the Stage
• Click Oval (O)
• Draw a circle
• Draw a smaller circle inside
• Press/hold Ctrl
• Select smaller circle Fill
• Press Backspace

The larger circle has a hole in it.

                                       

• Press/hold Ctrl
• Select the inside Stroke
• Press Backspace

The inside Stroke is removed

Duplicate

• Click Selection (V)
• Double click circle
• Edit>Duplicate Ctrl+D

There is a duplicate copy of the circle

                                                         

Copy Object from One Layer to Another Layer

Layer 3

• Click Insert Layer
• Name ‘Square’
• Right Click frame 10
• Insert Keyframe
• Change Fill Color to Red
• Click Rectangle (R)
• Draw a square
• Click Selection (V)
• Right click frame 15
• Insert Frame

Keyframe Span 1 to 9 has no content. Keyframe Span 10 to 15 has content

                                   

                                               

Layer 2

• Click inside Keyframe Span
• Deselect yellow circles
• Double click one of the yellow circles
• Right click circle and select Copy

Layer 3

• Click inside first Keyframe Span
• Edit>Paste in Center
• Move circle to right side of Stage
• Move Playhead

First Keyframe Span has yellow circle

                                             

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Plato