The Tools panel in Adobe Animate is used to draw, paint, select, and modify artwork, as well as change the view of the Stage. Essentially, it's your primary toolkit for creating and manipulating content within your Animate projects.
Here's a breakdown of the Tools panel's functionality:
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Drawing and Painting: The Tools panel includes tools for creating basic shapes, freeform drawings, and applying colors and gradients. Examples include the Rectangle tool, Oval tool, Pencil tool, Brush tool, and Paint Bucket tool.
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Selection: Allows you to select specific elements on the Stage for editing or manipulation. The primary selection tools are the Selection tool and the Lasso tool.
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Modification: The Tools panel offers tools to transform and reshape objects. Examples include the Free Transform tool and the Gradient Transform tool.
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View Manipulation: These tools are for navigating the Stage. The Hand tool allows you to pan the view, while the Zoom tool lets you zoom in and out.
In short, the Tools panel provides the essential functionalities to create, edit, and navigate your animation projects in Adobe Animate. Without it, you wouldn't be able to draw, modify, or even view your artwork properly.
