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Using adobe illustrator with Flash
Flash Professional CS6 can import Illustrator files and automatically recognize layers, frames, and symbols. If
you’re more familiar with Illustrator, you may find it easier to design layouts in Illustrator, and then import them
into Flash to add animation and interactivity.
Save your Illustrator artwork in Illustrator AI format, and then choose File > Import > Import To Stage or File >
Import > Import To Library to import the artwork into Flash. Alternatively, you can even copy artwork from
Illustrator and paste it into a Flash document.
importing layers
When an imported Illustrator file contains layers, you can import them in any of the following ways:
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Convert Illustrator layers to Flash layers
Convert Illustrator layers to Flash keyframes
Convert each Illustrator layer to a Flash graphic symbol
Convert all Illustrator layers to a single Flash layer
importing Symbols
Working with symbols in Illustrator is similar to working with them in Flash. In fact, you can use many of the
same symbol keyboard shortcuts in both Illustrator and Flash: Press F8 in either application to create a sym-
bol. When you create a symbol in Illustrator, the Symbol Options dialog box lets you name the symbol and set
options specific to Flash, including the symbol type (such as movie clip) and registration point location.
If you want to edit a symbol in Illustrator without disturbing anything else, double-click the symbol to edit it in
isolation mode. Illustrator dims all other objects on the artboard. When you exit isolation mode, the symbol in
the Symbols panel—and all instances of the symbol—are updated accordingly.
Use the Symbols panel or the Control panel in Illustrator to assign names to symbol instances, break links
between symbols and instances, swap a symbol instance with another symbol, or create a copy of the symbol.
Copying and Pasting artwork
When you copy and paste (or drag and drop) artwork between Illustrator and Flash, the Paste dialog box
appears. The Paste dialog box provides import settings for the Illustrator file you’re copying. You can paste the
file as a single bitmap object, or you can paste it using the current preferences for AI files. (To change the set-
tings, choose Edit > Preferences [Windows] or Flash > Preferences [Mac].) Just as when you import the file to the
Stage or the Library panel, when you paste Illustrator artwork, you can convert Illustrator layers to Flash layers.
FXg File Format
The FXG file format is a cross-platform graphics file format that you can also use to easily move your artwork
between Flash and other Adobe graphics programs such as Illustrator. If you want to export your Flash artwork
as an FXG file, choose File > Export > Export Image and select Adobe FXG. Import FXG artwork as you would any
other external file by choosing File > Import > Import To Stage or File > Import > Import To Library.
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