Adobe Flash Professional CS5 : Importing Graphics - Setting Illustrator Import Preferences

6/6/2012 4:58:07 PM

Flash allows you to set preferences to customize the way you import Adobe Illustrator (.ai) files. You can specify general options to specify whether to use the import dialog box, import objects outside the Illustrator artboard or import hidden layers. After you set the general options, you can set options for specific element types you want to import, such as text, paths, images, groups, and layers. The options you set are applied to all Illustrator files when you import them into Flash. However, you can change options in the Illustrator import dialog box.

Set Illustrator File Import Preferences

Click the Flash (Mac) or Edit (Win) menu, and then click Preferences.

Click the AI File Importer category.

Select from the following options:

General.
- Show Import Dialog Box. Select to show AI File Importer dialog box.
- Excludes Objects Outside Art Board. Select to exclude object outside the artboard or crop area.
- Import Hidden Layers. Select to import hidden layers.
Import Text As.
- Editable Text. Imports Illustrator text as editable text in Flash.
- Vector Outlines. Converts text to vector paths; use to preserve appearance.
- Bitmaps. Converts text into a bitmap; not editable.
- Create Movie Clips. Imports text into a movie clip; use to maintain blends, AI effects, and transparency.
Import Paths As.
- Editable Paths. Imports Illustrator path as editable in Flash.
- Bitmaps. Converts the path into a bitmap; use to preserve appearance of path; not editable.
- Create Movie Clips. Imports path into a movie clip symbol in Flash.
Images.
- Flatten Bitmaps To Maintain Appearance. Converts an image into a bitmap; not editable.
- Create Movie Clips. Imports an image into a movie clip symbol in Flash.
Groups.
- Import As Bitmaps. Converts all objects in the group into a bitmap; not editable.
- Create Movie Clips. Imports all objects into a movie clip symbol in Flash.
Layers.
- Import As Bitmaps. Converts the layer into a bitmap; not editable.
- Create Movie Clips. Imports the layer into a movie clip symbol in Flash.
Movie Clip Registration. Select the global registration point for movies and all other object types.

Click OK.

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