Macromedia® Flash™ 8 on Demand

Chapter 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, contains tools ...