MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH, Getting Started

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62 Flash Basics
Creating layers and layer folders
When you create a new layer or folder, it appears above the selected layer.
The newly added layer becomes the active layer.
To create a layer, do one of the following:
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Click the Insert Layer button at the bottom of the Timeline.
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Select Insert > Timeline > Layer.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) a layer name in
the Timeline and select Insert Layer from the context menu.
To create a layer folder, do one of the following:
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Select a layer or folder in the Timeline, and then select Insert >
Timeline > Layer Folder.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) a layer name in
the Timeline, and then select Insert Folder from the context menu.
The new folder appears above the layer or folder you selected.
Viewing layers and layer folders
As you work, you may want to show or hide layers or folders. A red X next
to the name of a layer or folder in the Timeline indicates that it is hidden.
When you publish a Flash SWF file, any layers that were hidden in the
FLA document are preserved and visible in the SWF file.
To help you distinguish which layer an object belongs to, you can display
all objects on a layer as colored outlines. You can change the outline color
used by each layer.
You can change the height of layers in the Timeline to display more
information (such as sound waveforms) in the Timeline. You can also
change the number of layers displayed in the Timeline.
To show or hide a layer or folder, do one of the following:
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Click in the Eye column to the right of the layer or folder name in the
Timeline to hide that layer or folder. Click in it again to show the layer
or folder.
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Click the eye icon to hide all the layers and folders in the Timeline.
Click it again to show all layers and folders.
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Drag through the Eye column to show or hide multiple layers
or folders.
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