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The following table represents a snapshot of the tools panel and the respective tools available in
                    Animate CC:

                          Tool Name                                        Function

                       Selection         Selects objects on the stage; an object must be selected before it can be
                                         modified.
                       Sub Selection     Selects objects or parts of objects by dragging a rectangular selection
                                         marquee. Modifies specific anchor points in a line or curve.

                       Free Transform  Moves, scales, rotates, skews, or distorts objects.
                       Lasso             Selects objects or parts of objects by dragging a free-form selection
                                         marquee.
                       Pen               Draws lines or curves by creating a series of dots that are automatically
                                         connected.
                       Text              Creates and edits text.
                       Line              Draws straight lines (strokes) of varying lengths, widths and colors.
                       Rectangle         Draws rectangles of different sizes and colors. Press and hold Shift key to
                                         draw a perfect square.
                       Oval              Draws oval shapes. Press and hold Shift key to draw a perfect circle.
                       Pencil            Draws freehand lines and shapes.
                       Brush             Draws/paints with brush-like strokes.

                       Ink Bottle        Applies color, thickness and styles to lines.
                       Paint Bucket      Fills enclosed areas of a drawing with color.
                       Eyedropper        Picks up styles of existing lines, fills, and text and applies them to other
                                         objects.
                       Eraser            Erases lines and fills.
                       Hand              Moves the view of the Stage and Work Area.

                       Zoom              Increases or reduces the view of the Stage and Work Area.





                                                               Tech Hint

                       To open a tool: you can also use the shortcut key shown in parentheses in the tool tip that
                               appears when you place the mouse pointer over a tool for a few seconds.



                      Properties Panel: It is also called Property Inspector, this panel displays the different properties
                    of the object, which is selected. We can edit the properties of the selected object by changing the
                    settings of the object from the Property Inspector. Sometimes, the Property Inspector may not be
                    visible, then select the Window → Properties option from the menu bar.
                      Library Panel: The Library Panel contains the objects that are either created or imported. These

                    objects in the library panel can either be re-used in the project or exported to another project.


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