Now we will change the properties of our rectangle. Let's change the color of the Fill to red and the width/height of the Stroke to 5 points. But first, we need to select the entire rectangle to tell Flash we want to make changes to both the Stroke and Fill.

1. Choose the Selection tool from the Tools Panel. You will find it at the top of the panel.
   
   
2. Click and drag around the entire rectangle to select it. When you let go of your mouse, you will see the rectangle is covered with small white dots indicating that it is now selected.
   
   
3. Let's use the Property Inspector to make our change to the color of the Fill. Click on the Fill Color Box in the Property Inspector. It is the blue one next to the paint bucket. Choose any red color from the Color Picker. The color will change in our rectangle and in the Fill Color Box.
   
   
4. Let's change the Stroke height/width to 5 points. In the Property Inspector and above the Fill Color Box is the Stroke Color Box. To the right of this, is the Stroke Height/Width Box. You can type a 5 in the box or use the Slider.

That's the basics of drawing in Flash. Of course, this will probably be just the beginning. You will want to make modifications to this rectangle such as turning it into a button for your Flash movie.

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