Cannot select eyes and mouth on character?

[MrSirGuy]

Newb question.. I created a head with eyes and mouth in the same layer. I am now trying to select the eyes and mouth but it will not work. It only selects the entire head. Even though it's in the same layer I should be able to select the individual objects.

[JoãoCésar]

Hi.

Try double-clicking the head.

[MrSirGuy]

I tried.. and with different tool, only highlights the head as all one piece.

[JoãoCésar]

You have to select the head, open the Properties panel to figure out what the head is: a Graphic, Movie Clip, group, bitmap...

Anyway, can you post a screenshot of your timeline?

[MrSirGuy]

It is showing as a bitmap in properties -> object. Here is the time line thanks!

[JoãoCésar]

If it is a bitmap, then you cannot select individual elements from the face.

You'll have to extract them in Photoshop and bring back to Animate or trace over them using Animate's drawing tools.

[MrSirGuy]

Thank you. How could it have become a bitmap? I used the line tool to create the head, don't recall ever changing it to a bitmap. Is there something I should do to avoid this from happening? 

[kglad]

you can covert it into a bitmap in animate, but i don't know how you would accidently do that.

[MrSirGuy]

lol I am new, must have clicked the wrong place at some point. I was able to trace it as you said. I might just redo it, might make it easier to work with. 

[kglad]

i don't know any shortcut way to convert to a bitmap.  in fact, afaik you have to select your object>click modify>click convert to bitmap.  i don't think there is a default shortcut.

[kglad]

right click the head > click break apart

[MrSirGuy]

thanks for the tip, tried it and still does not work..

[kglad]

if it's a bitmap how could you select anything (other than the bitmap).

convert it to a vector: select it>click modify>bitmap>trace.

start with non-detailed settings so you don't freeze animate and get an idea of the trade-off between detail and time to convert.

[MrSirGuy]

I should add that the layer is not locke and  the eraser does not work either