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Organizing Layers in a timeline
At this point, your working Flash file has only three layers: a background layer, a
photo1 layer, and a photo2 layer. You’ll be adding additional layers for this project,
and like with most other projects, you’ll end up having to manage multiple layers.
Layer folders help you group related layers to keep your Timeline organized and
manageable, just like you make folders for related documents on your desktop.
Although it may take some time to create the folders, you’ll save time later because
you’ll know exactly where to look for a specific layer.
creating layer folders
For this project, you’ll continue to add layers for additional photos, and you’ll place
those layers in a layer folder.
1 Select the photo2 layer and click the New Layer button at the bottom of the
Timeline ( ).
2 Name the layer photo3.
3 Insert a keyframe at frame 24.
4 Drag the photo3.jpg from the library onto the Stage.
You now have four layers. The top three contain photos of scenes from Coney
Island that appear at different keyframes.
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