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Renaming a layer
It’s a good idea to separate your content on different layers and name each layer to
indicate its contents so that you can easily find the layer you need later.
1 Select the existing layer in the Timeline, called Layer 1.
2 Double-click the name of the layer to rename it and type background.
3 Click outside the name box to apply the new name.
4 Click the dot below the lock icon to lock the layer. Locking a layer prevents you
from accidentally making changes to it.
The pencil icon with a diagonal slash that appears after the layer name indicates
that you can’t make edits to the layer because it is locked.
Adding a layer
A new Flash document contains only one layer, but you can add as many layers as
you need. Objects in the top layers will overlap objects in the bottom layers.
1 Select the background layer in the Timeline.
2 Choose Insert > Timeline > Layer. You can also click the New Layer button (
below the Timeline. A new layer appears above the background layer.
)
3 Double-click the new layer to rename it and type photo1. Click outside the
name box to apply the new name.
Your Timeline now has two layers. The background layer contains the
background photo, and the newly created photo1 layer above it is empty.
4 Select the top layer called photo1.
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