User Guide

Placing artwork into Flash 137
• Select which pages to import.
• Include invisible layers.
• Maintain text blocks.
• Rasterize everything. Choosing this option flattens layers and rasterizes text, and disables
options for converting layers or maintaining text blocks.
To import an Adobe Illustrator, EPS, or PDF file:
1. Select File > Import to Stage or Import to Library.
2. In the Import dialog box, select Adobe Illustrator, EPS, or PDF from the Files of Type
(Windows) or Show (Macintosh) pop-up menu.
3. Navigate to a file and select it.
4. Click Open.
The Import Options dialog box appears.
5. For Convert Pages, select one of the following:
Screens (in screens mode) or Scenes (in scenes mode) converts each page to a screen or
a scene.
Keyframes converts each page to a keyframe.
6. For Convert Layers, select one of the following:
Layers converts each layer in the imported document to a layer in the Flash document.
Keyframes converts each layer in the imported document to a keyframe in the
Flash document.
Flatten converts all layers in the imported document to a single flattened layer in the
Flash document.
7. For Which Pages to Import, select All to import all pages, or select From and enter a page range
to import.
8. For Options, select any of the following:
Include Invisible Layers imports all layers (visible and hidden) from the imported document.
Maintain Text Blocks imports text as editable text in Flash.
Rasterize Everything converts all content in the imported document to bitmaps. Enter a
value to set the resolution for the imported document. Selecting this option flattens all layers
and disables the Maintain Text Blocks option.
9. Click OK.
AutoCAD DXF files
Flash supports the AutoCAD DXF format in the release 10 version.
DXF files do not support the standard system fonts. Flash tries to map fonts appropriately, but
the results can be unpredictable, particularly for the alignment of text.
Since the DXF format does not support solid fills, filled areas are exported as outlines only. For
this reason, the DXF format is most appropriate for line drawings, such as floor plans and maps.