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Subject:	Re: FLASH: odd flash question
From:	Helen Triolo
Date:	Wed, 2 Aug 2000 22:43:41 +0100

Matt Spiegler wrote:
>
> Here's a silly question for anyone who knows the drawing tools. Say I
> draw a square, then draw a circle which partially overlaps the square.
> Deselect both, then click on the circle, and drag it away. Presto, it
> leaves a hole in the square.
>
> Now say I draw the same square, then draw a circle *without* a fill, so
> it's only the outline of the circle. deselect both, then drag the
> circle, and guess what - it *doesn't* leave a hole.
>
> My Question: Can I make it so that it does? In other words, can I use
> the outline of a circle to slice out a thin circle in the square...
>
Yes, select the circle outline and do Modify, Curves, Lines to Fills.
Then select the circle (now a fill) and drag it away -- you'll be left
with a gap in the circle outline shape.

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