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

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.