Copying and Pasting Attributes

Copying and Pasting Attributes

While not as powerful as styles or the Find & Replace Graphics dialog box, there is another way to make changes in graphic attributes quickly.

To use Copy Attributes

Select an object with a set of attributes that you want to apply to another object.

Choose Edit > Copy Attributes.

To use the Paste Attributes:

Select the object or objects that you want to change.

Choose Edit > Paste Attributes. The second object does not change its shape but does change its attributes, such as fill and stroke, to match the first

Figure 31. Copy Attributes was applied with the hat in the left image selected. The hat, pants and shoes of the right image were selected and Paste Attributes was applied.

Naming Objects

You can name an object using the Navigation panel.

TIP

The primary use of the Navigation panel is to add actions to objects that are used in SWF files. (For more information, see Chapter 29 Flash Animations

To name an object:

In the Navigation panel, enter a name for the object in the Name field

Figure 32. Use the Name field in the Navigation panel to name an object.