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Applying solid, gradient, and bitmap fills with the Paint Bucket tool

The Paint Bucket tool fills enclosed areas with color. It can both fill empty areas and change the color of already painted areas. You can paint with solid colors, gradient fills, and bitmap fills. You can use the Paint Bucket tool to fill areas that are not entirely enclosed, and you can specify that Flash close gaps in shape outlines when you use the Paint Bucket tool. For information on applying a bitmap fill, see Working with imported bitmaps.

The shape on the left is not fully enclosed but can still be filled. The star shape consists of individual lines that enclose an area that can be filled.

To use the Paint Bucket tool to fill an area:

1 | Select the Paint Bucket tool from the toolbox.
2 | Choose a fill color and style, as described in Using the Stroke Color and Fill Color controls in the Property inspector.
3 | Click the Gap Size modifier and choose a gap size option:
| Choose Don't Close Gaps if you want to close gaps manually before filling the shape. Closing gaps manually can be faster for complex drawings.
| Choose a Close option to have Flash fill a shape that has gaps.
| Note: If gaps are too large, you might have to close them manually.
4 | Click the shape or enclosed area that you want to fill.