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Create animations using the Timeline
Last updated 6/15/2014
It’s possible to drag the number so that the corner radii pass one another at the center, but that’s not necessary to
create a circle. You can change and adjust your circle properties just as you would any other object that you create
in Animate. By skewing your object, you can create ellipses. By scaling it, you can create ovals. And, of course, you
can create anything in between a square and an ellipse with the right settings.
Adding Drop Shadows to Graphics
Drop shadows not only look cool, they give you a way to visually separate different elements. Apply a drop shadow to
a graphic, and you make it look like it’s floating above the stage. Add a shadow to the interior of an element, and you
give it a more three-dimensional appearance. Shadows are often used with buttons to create a different appearance for
over, clicked, and selected states. Animate gives you an easy way to create drop shadows and modify them to your needs
and taste.
For a subtle shadow that sets an element off from the background, try the following steps:
1 Draw three elements on the stage.
2 Select one and then in the Properties panel, scroll down to the Drop Shadow controls shown in Figure 28.
3 Click the color swatch and choose Black.
4 Click the horizontal offset and type 4.
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