Display and adjust points with the Subselection tool
- Select the Subselection
tool
. - Click the line or shape outline.
Reshape a line or shape
To reshape a line or shape outline, drag any point on a line using the Selection tool. The pointer changes to indicate what type of reshaping it can perform on the line or fill.
Flash Professional adjusts the curve of the line segment to accommodate the new position of the moved point. If the repositioned point is an end point the line will lengthen or shorten. If the repositioned point is a corner, the line segments forming the corner remain straight as they become longer or shorter.
Some brush stroke areas are easier to reshape if you view them as outlines.
If you are having trouble reshaping a complex line, smooth it to remove some of its details, making reshaping easier. Increasing the magnification can also make reshaping easier and more accurate.
- Select the Selection tool
. - Do one of the following:
To reshape the segment, drag from any point.
To drag a line to create a new corner point, control-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh).
Straighten and smooth lines
Straightening makes small straightening adjustments to lines and curves you already drew. It has no effect on segments that are already straight.
To make Flash Professional recognize shapes, use the straightening technique. If you draw any oval, rectangular, or triangular shapes with the Recognize Shapes option turned off, use the Straightening option to make the shapes geometrically perfect. Shapes that are touching, and thus connected to other elements, are not recognized.
Smoothing softens curves and reduces bumps or other variations in a curve’s overall direction. It also reduces the number of segments in a curve. Smoothing is relative, however, and has no effect on straight segments. It is particularly useful when you are having trouble reshaping a number of very short curved line segments. Selecting all the segments and smoothing them reduces the number of segments, producing a gentler curve that is easier to reshape.
To smooth the curve of each selected stroke, select the Selection tool and click the Smooth modifier
in
the Options section of the Tools panel. Each click of the Smooth
modifier button makes the selected stroke progressively smoother.To enter specific parameters for a smoothing operation, choose Modify > Shape > Smooth. In the Smooth dialog box, enter values for the Smooth Angles Above, Smooth Angles Below, and Smoothing Strength parameters.
To make small straightening adjustments on each selected fill outline or curved line, select the Selection tool
and
click the Straighten modifier 
in the
Options section of the Tools panel.To enter specific parameters for a straightening operation, choose Modify > Shape > Straighten. In the Straighten dialog box, enter a value for the Straighten Strength parameter.
To use shape recognition, select the Selection tool
and
click the Straighten modifier , or
select Modify > Shape > Straighten.
Optimize curves
Optimizing smooths curves by refining curved lines and filling outlines, reducing the number of curves used to define these elements. Optimizing curves also reduces the size of the Flash Professional document (FLA file) and the exported Flash Professional application (SWF file). Apply optimization to the same elements multiple times.
- Select the drawn elements to optimize and select Modify > Shape > Optimize.
- To specify the degree of smoothing, drag the Optimization Strength slider. The results depend on the curves selected. Generally, optimizing produces fewer curves, with less resemblance to the original outline.
- To display a message indicating the number of segments in the selection before and after the optimization, select the Show Totals Message option. Flash Professional displays the message after the operation completes.
- Click OK.
Delete everything on the Stage
Double-click the Eraser
tool 
in
the toolbar. This erases all types of content on the Stage and pasteboard.
. 