Move Bitmap After Paste Inside

[Chester Harold]

After I paste a bitmap inside a vector object, I can never reposition it. I
tried the subselection tool and the hand tool and selecting each object in
the layer panel, all to no avail. Anyone know how to do this?

Thanks,
Chet

[Sam Poikail]

Open up the layers panel. Between the thumbnail of the bitmap and the
vector mask you will see something that looks like a chain link. Click on
it to make it disappear. You should now be able to freely slide the bitmap
around within the vector mask. When you are happy with the position, click
between the bitmap and vector mask thumbnails in the layers panel again to
re-lock their relative positions.

Cheers,
Sam

"Chester Harold" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> After I paste a bitmap inside a vector object, I can never reposition it.

I

> tried the subselection tool and the hand tool and selecting each object in
> the layer panel, all to no avail. Anyone know how to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Chet
>
>

[David Prescott]

there's also another way ala freehand. when you select the 'group' of mask
and image you'll see in the very centre a small blue cross with arrows
pointing in 4 directions. when you hover over this cross your pointer
changes from the selection to the subselection pointer (white mouse pointer)
and you can grab the image with this 'handle' and move it within the mask.
it's a bit trciky to get hold of but once you have you might find it easier.
or then again you might not!
dave

"Sam Poikail" <indigo_wolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Open up the layers panel. Between the thumbnail of the bitmap and the
> vector mask you will see something that looks like a chain link. Click on
> it to make it disappear. You should now be able to freely slide the

bitmap

> around within the vector mask. When you are happy with the position,

click

> between the bitmap and vector mask thumbnails in the layers panel again

to

> re-lock their relative positions.
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> "Chester Harold" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:bi2fuh$eg1$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > After I paste a bitmap inside a vector object, I can never reposition

it.

> I

> > tried the subselection tool and the hand tool and selecting each object

in

> > the layer panel, all to no avail. Anyone know how to do this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chet
> >
> >

>
>

[Sam Poikail]

Coolness.... never noticed that before. Many thanks. The blue marquee also
seems to have some other interesting features.... hhmmm... more coffee...
must play.

Cheers,
Sam

"David Prescott" <dave_pirjo@surfeu.fi> wrote in message
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> there's also another way ala freehand. when you select the 'group' of mask

[David Prescott]

i don't even remember using it before (probably missed it cos it's so
unobtrusive) but at work they have paste-inside frenzy sessions using
freehand figured it might work the same!
been getting more used to freehand but it's a bit of a dog - much prefer FW
dave :)

"Sam Poikail" <indigo_wolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Coolness.... never noticed that before. Many thanks. The blue marquee

also

> seems to have some other interesting features.... hhmmm... more coffee...
> must play.
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> "David Prescott" <dave_pirjo@surfeu.fi> wrote in message
> news:bi48uh$8hs$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > there's also another way ala freehand. when you select the 'group' of

mask

>
>

[Chester Harold]

Thanks for your reply. It works of course and the freehand tip is good to
know.

Chet

"Sam Poikail" <indigo_wolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Coolness.... never noticed that before. Many thanks. The blue marquee

also

> seems to have some other interesting features.... hhmmm... more coffee...
> must play.
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> "David Prescott" <dave_pirjo@surfeu.fi> wrote in message
> news:bi48uh$8hs$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > there's also another way ala freehand. when you select the 'group' of

mask

>
>