Adobe Flash CS3 Professional On Demand

2. Working Within the Flash Environment

What You'll Do

Examine the Flash Window

Use the Timeline

Work with Layers

View and Organize Layers

Change Layer Properties

Use Guide Layers

Work with Frames

Work with Scenes

Use the Toolbar and the Edit Bar

Use the Main Toolbar

Use the Docking Channel

Work with Panels

Dock and Undock Panels

Group and Ungroup Panels

Create Panel Sets

Create Keyboard Shortcuts

Set Flash Preferences

Work with Page Setup

Print a Document

Introduction

Getting to know the Flash authoring environment makes you more effective and efficient as you create movies. You'll get to know the parts of the Flash window, which include the Toolbar, Timeline, Stage, panels, and Property Inspector.

The Toolbar, also known as the Tools panel, ...