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Working with folders in the Library panel
You can organize items in the Library panel using folders, much like in the Windows Explorer
or the Macintosh Finder. When you create a new symbol, it is stored in the selected folder. If
no folder is selected, the symbol is stored at the root of the library.
To create a new folder:
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Click the New Folder button at the bottom of the Library panel.
To open or close a folder, do one of the following:
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Double-click the folder.
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Select the folder and select Expand Folder or Collapse Folder from the Library options
menu.
To open or close all folders:
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Select Expand All Folders or Collapse All Folders from the Library options menu.
To move an item between folders:
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Drag the item from one folder to another.
If an item with the same name exists in the new location, Flash prompts you to replace it
with the item you are moving.
Sorting items in the Library panel
Columns in the Library panel list the name of an item, its type, the number of times it’s used
in the file, its linkage status and identifier (if the item is associated with a shared library or is
exported for ActionScript), and the date on which it was last modified.
You can sort items in the Library panel alphanumerically by any column. Sorting items lets
you view related items together. Items are sorted within folders.
To sort items in the Library panel:
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Click the column header to sort by that column. Click the triangle button to the right of
the column headers to reverse the sort order.