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Flash Basics
Moving the view of the Stage
When the Stage is magnified, you may not be able to see all of it. The
Hand tool lets you move the Stage to change the view without having to
change the magnification.
To move the Stage view:
1.
In the Tools panel, select the Hand tool. To temporarily switch between
another tool and the Hand tool, hold down the Spacebar and click the
tool in the Tools panel.
2.
Drag the Stage.
Using the Timeline
The Timeline organizes and controls a document’s content over time in
layers and frames. Like films, Flash documents divide lengths of time into
frames. Layers are like multiple film strips stacked on top of one another,
each containing a different image that appears on the Stage. The major
components of the Timeline are layers, frames, and the playhead.
Layers in a document are listed in a column on the left side of the
Timeline. Frames contained in each layer appear in a row to the right of
the layer name. The Timeline header at the top of the Timeline indicates
frame numbers. The playhead indicates the current frame displayed on
the Stage. As a Flash document plays, the playhead moves from left to right
through the Timeline.
The Timeline status display at the bottom of the Timeline indicates the
selected frame number, the current frame rate, and the elapsed time to the
current frame.
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When an animation is played, the actual frame rate is displayed; this may
differ from the document’s frame rate setting if the computer can’t
calculate and display the animation quickly enough.
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Summary of Contents for FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH
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