FLASH CS3
User Guide
38
•
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the layer name and select Properties from the context menu.
•
Select the layer in the Timeline and select Modify > Timeline > Layer Properties.
2
In the Layer Properties dialog box, select an option for Layer Height and click OK.
Change the number of layers displayed in the Timeline
❖
Drag the bar that separates the Timeline from the Stage area.
Edit layers and layer folders
By default, new layers are named by the order in which they are created: Layer 1, Layer 2, and so on. To better reflect
their contents, rename layers.
Select a layer or folder
❖
Do one of the following:
•
Click the name of a layer or folder in the Timeline.
•
Click any frame in the Timeline of the layer to select.
•
Select an object on the Stage that is located in the layer to select.
•
To select contiguous layers or folders, Shift-click their names in the Timeline.
•
To select discontiguous layers or folders, Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) their names
in the Timeline.
Rename a layer or folder
❖
Do one of the following:
•
Double-click the name of the layer or folder in the Timeline and enter a new name.
•
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the name of the layer or folder and select Properties from the
context menu. Enter the new name in the Name box and click OK.
•
Select the layer or folder in the Timeline and select Modify >
Timeline > Layer Properties. Enter the new name in
the Name box and click OK.
Lock or unlock one or more layers or folders
❖
Do one of the following:
•
To lock a layer or folder, click in the Lock column to the right of the name. To unlock the layer or folder, click in
the Lock column again.
•
To lock all layers and folders, click the padlock icon. To unlock all layers and folders, click it again.
•
To lock or unlock multiple layers or folders, drag through the Lock column.
•
To lock all
other
layers or folders, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) in the Lock column to the
right of a layer or folder name. To unlock all layers or folders, Alt-click or Option-click in the Lock column again.
Copy a layer
1
To select the entire layer, click the layer name in the Timeline.
2
To create a layer, click the Insert Layer button.
3
Select Edit > Timeline > Copy Frames.
