|
|
Find and Replace
About Find and ReplaceThe
Find and Replace feature lets you do the following:
Search for a text string, a font, a color, a symbol,
a sound file, a video file, or an imported bitmap file.
Replace the specified element with another element of the
same type. Different options are available in the Find and Replace
dialog box depending on the type of specified element.
Find and replace elements in the current document or the
current scene.
Search for the next occurrence or all occurrences of an element,
and replace the current occurrence or all occurrences.
Note: In a screen-based document, you can find and replace elements
in the current document or the current screen, but you can’t use
scenes.
The Live Edit option lets you edit the specified element directly
on the Stage. If you use Live Edit when searching for a symbol, Flash opens the symbol in edit-in-place
mode.
The Find and Replace Log at the bottom of the Find and Replace
dialog box shows the location, name, and type of the elements for
which you are searching.
Find and replace textFor instructions on finding and replacing text, see Find and replace text in the Text chapter of Using Flash.
Find and replace fonts- Select Edit > Find
and Replace.
- Select Font from the For pop‑up menu, then select from
the following options:
To search by font name, select Font Name
and select a font from the pop‑up menu or enter a font name in the
box. When Font Name is deselected, all fonts in the scene or document
are searched.
To search by font style, select Font Style and select
a font style from the pop‑up menu. When Font Style is deselected,
all font styles in the scene or document are searched.
To search by font size, select Font Size and enter
values for minimum and maximum font size to specify the range of
font sizes to be searched. When Font Size is deselected, all font
sizes in the scene or document are searched.
To replace the specified font with a different font
name, select Font Name under Replace With and select a font name
from the pop‑up menu or enter a name in the box. When Font Name
is deselected under Replace with, the current font name remains
unchanged.
To replace the specified font with a different font
style, select Font Style under Replace With and select a font style
from the pop‑up menu. When Font Style is deselected under Replace
with, the current style of the specified font remains unchanged.
To replace the specified font with a different font
size, select Font Size under Replace With and enter values for minimum
and maximum font size. When Font Size is deselected under Replace
With, the current size of the specified font remains unchanged.
- To select the next occurrence of the specified font on
the Stage and edit it in place, select Live Edit.
Note: Only the next occurrence is selected for live editing,
even if you select Find All in step 4.
- To find a font, do one of the following:
To find the next occurrence of the specified
font, click Find Next.
To find all occurrences of the specified font, click
Find All.
- To replace a font, do one of the following:
To replace the currently selected occurrence
of the specified font, click Replace.
To replace all occurrences of the specified font,
click Replace All.
Find and replace colorsYou cannot find and replace colors
in grouped objects.
Note: To find and replace colors in a GIF
or JPEG file in a Flash document, edit
the file in an image-editing application.
- Select Edit > Find and Replace.
- Select Color from the For pop‑up menu.
- To search for a color, click the Color control and do
one of the following:
Select a color swatch from the color pop‑up
window.
Enter a hexadecimal color value in the Hex Edit
box in the color pop‑up window.
Click the System Color Picker button and select
a color from the system color picker.
To make the eyedropper tool appear, drag from the
Color control. Select any color on your screen.
- To select a color to replace the specified color, click
the Color control under Replace With and do one of the following:
Select a color swatch from the color pop‑up
window.
Enter a hexadecimal color value in the Hex Edit
box in the color pop‑up window.
Click the System Color Picker button and select
a color from the system color picker.
To make the eyedropper tool appear, drag from the
Color control. Select any color on your screen.
- To specify which occurrence of the color to find and
replace, select the Fills, Strokes, or Text option or any combination
of those options.
- To select the next occurrence of the specified color
on the Stage and edit it in place, select Live Edit.
Note: Only the next occurrence is selected for live editing,
even if you select Find All in the next step.
- Find a color.
To find the next occurrence of the specified
color, click Find Next.
To find all occurrences of the specified color,
Click Find All.
- Replace a color.
To replace the currently selected occurrence
of the specified color, click Replace.
To replace all occurrences of the specified color,
click Replace All.
Find and replace symbolsTo find and replace symbols, search for a
symbol by name. Replace a symbol with another symbol of any type—movie
clip, button, or graphic.
- Select Edit > Find and Replace.
- Select Symbol from the For pop‑up menu.
- For Name, select a name from the pop‑up menu.
- Under Replace With, for Name select a name from the pop‑up
menu.
- To select the next occurrence of the specified symbol
on the Stage and edit it in place, select Live Edit.
Note: Only the next occurrence is selected for editing, even
if you select Find All in the next step.
- To find a symbol, do one of the following:
To find the next occurrence of the specified
symbol, click Find Next.
To find all occurrences of the specified symbol,
click Find All.
- To replace a symbol, do one of the following:
To replace the currently selected occurrence
of the specified symbol, click Replace.
To replace all occurrences of the specified symbol,
click Replace All.
Find and replace sound, video, or bitmap files- Select
Edit > Find and Replace.
- Select Sound, Video, or Bitmap from the For pop‑up menu.
- For Name, enter a sound, video, or bitmap filename or
select a name from the pop‑up menu.
- Under Replace With, for Name enter a sound, video, or
bitmap filename or select a name from the pop‑up menu.
- To select the next occurrence of the specified sound,
video, or bitmap on the Stage and edit it in place, select Live
Edit.
Note: Only the next occurrence is selected for editing, even
if you select Find All in the next step.
- Find a sound, video, or bitmap.
To find the next occurrence of the specified
sound, video, or bitmap, click Find Next.
To find all occurrences of the specified sound,
video, or bitmap, click Find All.
- Replace a sound, video, or bitmap.
To replace the currently selected occurrence
of the specified sound, video, or bitmap, click Replace.
To replace all occurrences of the specified sound,
video, or bitmap, click Replace All.
|
