MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH, Getting Started

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76 Flash Basics
To open a panel:
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Select the desired panel from the Window menu.
To close a panel, do one of the following:
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Select the desired panel from the Window menu.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the panel’s title
bar and select Close Panel Group from the context menu.
To use a panel’s pop-up menu:
1. Click the control at the far right in the panel’s title bar to view the pop-
up menu.
2. Click an item in the menu.
Clicking a panel’s pop-up menu
To resize a panel:
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Drag the panel’s border (Windows) or drag the size box at the panel’s
lower-right corner (Macintosh).
To expand or collapse a panel to its title bar:
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Click the collapse arrow in the title bar. Click the collapse arrow again
to expand the panel to its previous size.
Clicking a panel’s collapse arrow
To close all panels:
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Select Window > Hide Panels.
Arranging panels
In Flash, you can organize panels into groups. You can rearrange the order
in which panels appear within panel groups. You can also create new panel
groups and dock panels to existing panel groups. If you want a panel to
appear on its own, separated from other panel groups, you can float the
panel. This is particularly useful for panels that you want access to all the
time, for example, the Help panel or the Actions panel.
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