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Working with Panels
Just about everything you do
in Flash involves a panel. In this
lesson, you use the Library panel,
Tools panel, Properties inspector,
Transform panel, History panel, and
the Timeline. In later lessons, you’ll
use the Actions panel, the Color
panel, the Motion panel, and other
panels that let you control various
aspects of your project. Because
panels are such an integral part
of the Flash workspace, it pays to
know how to manage them.
To open any panel in Flash, choose
its name from the Window menu. In
a few cases, you may need to choose
the panel from a submenu, such as
Window > Other Panels > History.
By default, the Properties inspec-
tor, Library panel, and Tools panel
appear together at the right of the
screen; the Timeline and Motion
Editor are at the bottom; and the
Stage is on the top. However, you
can move a panel to any position
that is convenient for you.
• To undock a panel from the right side of the screen, drag it by its tab to a
new location.
• To dock a panel, drag it by its tab into the dock at a new position on the screen.
You can drag it to the top, bottom, or in between other panels. A blue highlight
indicates where you can dock a panel.
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• To group a panel with another, drag its tab onto the other panel’s tab.
To move a panel group, drag the group by its dark gray top bar.
You also have the option of displaying most of the panels as icons to save space but
still maintain quick access. Click the upper-right arrows to collapse the panels to
icons. Click the arrows again to expand the panels.
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Lesson 1
Getting Acquainted