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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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