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Stage: The stage is the main work area in Animate that is used while creating a project. Videos,
                   graphics, buttons, and all other elements can be organised on the Stage. It is a rectangular area
                   where we can create drawings or import
                   content. The default width and height of the
                   HD Stage is 1280 by 720 pixels.
                                                                      Selection Tool               Free Transform Tool
                    Timeline: The Timeline is a panel at the bottom
                   of the Stage. It is divided into frames. We can        Lasso Tool
                   control the timing  for  the appearance  and                                   Brush Tool
                   motion of various graphics and other elements
                                                                        Eraser Tool                Rectangle Tool
                   of a project. We can use the Playhead (which
                                                                          Line Tool
                   is similar to a cursor) to navigate  through
                   the project to any desired frame across the            Pen Tool                Text Tool
                   timeline.                                        Paint Bucket Tool             Eyedropper Tool
                    Tools Panel: The Tools panel contains a set of        Bone Tool
                   tools to choose from, such as drawing tools,
                   text tools, selection tools, etc., which are used      Hand Tool               Zoom Tool
                   to create or modify objects as required in the
                   project.
                    The following table gives a brief introduction        Fill color

                   of tools available in Animate 2024:

                      Tool Name                                        Function

                    Selection        Selects objects on the stage; an object must be selected before it can be
                                     modified.
                    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.
                    Brush            Draws/paints with brush-like strokes.
                    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.
                    Asset Warp       Creates natural, flexible movements for objects, like bending or warping
                                     shapes, by adding a skeleton structure to them.



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