FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Create a layer folder
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Do one of the following:
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Select a layer or folder in the Timeline and select Insert > Timeline > Layer Folder.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) a layer name in the Timeline and select Insert Folder from
the context menu. The new folder appears above the layer or folder you selected.
View layers and layer folders
A red X next to the name of a layer or folder in the Timeline indicates that a layer or folder is hidden. In the Publish
Settings, you can choose whether hidden layers are included when you publish a SWF file.
To distinguish which layer an object belongs to, display all objects on a layer as colored outlines.
Show or hide a layer or folder
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Do one of the following:
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To hide a layer or folder, click in the Eye column to the right of the layer or folder name in the Timeline. To show
the layer or folder, click in it again.
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To hide all the layers and folders in the Timeline, click the Eye icon. To show all layers and folders, click it again.
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To show or hide multiple layers or folders, drag through the Eye column.
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To hide all layers and folders other than the current layer or folder, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Macintosh) in the Eye column to the right of a layer or folder name. To show all layers and folders, Alt-click or
Option-click it again.
View the contents of a layer as outlines
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Do one of the following:
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To display all objects on that layer as outlines, click in the Outline column to the right of the layer’s name. To turn
off outline display, click in it again.
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To display objects on all layers as outlines, click the outline icon. To turn off outline display on all layers, click it
again.
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To display objects on all layers
other
than the current layer as outlines, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Macintosh) in the Outline column to the right of a layer’s name. To turn off the outline display for all layers,
Alt-click or Option-click in it again.
Change a layer’s outline color
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Do one of the following:
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Double-click the layer’s icon (the icon to the left of the layer name) in the Timeline.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the layer name and select Properties from the context menu.
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Select the layer in the Timeline and select Modify > Timeline > Layer Properties.
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In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Outline Color box, select a new color, and click OK.
Change layer height in the Timeline
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Do one of the following:
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Double-click the layer’s icon (the icon to the left of the layer name) in the Timeline.
