Adobe Flash Professional CS3 - Manual (Page 201)

FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Use a locked gradient fill
1 Select the Brush or Paint Bucket tool and select a gradient or bitmap as a fill.
2 Select Linear or Radial from the Type menu in the Color panel.
3 Click the Lock Fill modifier .
4 First paint the areas where you want to place the center of the fill, and then move to other areas.
Use a locked bitmap fill
1 Select the bitmap to use.
2 Select Bitmap from the Type menu in the Color panel.
3 Select the Brush or Paint Bucket tool.
4 Click the Lock Fill modifier .
5 First paint the areas where you want to place the center of the fill, and then move to other areas.