10
USING FLASH CS4 PROFESSIONAL
Workspace
Workspace overview
You create and manipulate your documents and files using various elements, such as panels, bars, and windows. Any
arrangement of these elements is called a
workspace
. The workspaces of the different applications in Adobe® Creative
Suite® 4 share the same appearance so that you can move between the applications easily. You can also adapt each
application to the way you work by selecting from several preset workspaces or by creating one of your own.
Although the default workspace layout varies in different products, you manipulate the elements much the same way
in all of them.
Default Illustrator workspace
A.
Tabbed Document windows
B.
Application bar
C.
Workspace switcher
D.
Panel title bar
E.
Control panel
F.
Tools panel
G.
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Icons button
H.
Four panel groups in vertical dock
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The
Application bar
across the top contains a workspace switcher, menus (Windows only), and other application
controls. On the Mac for certain products, you can show or hide it using the Window menu.
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The
Tools panel
contains tools for creating and editing images, artwork, page elements, and so on. Related tools are
grouped.
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The
Control panel
displays options for the currently selected tool. The Control panel is also known as the options
bar in Photoshop. (Adobe Flash®, Adobe Dreamweaver®, and Adobe Fireworks® have no Control panel.)
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Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks have a
Property inspector
that displays options for the currently selected
element or tool.
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The
Document window
displays the file you’re working on. Document windows can be tabbed and, in certain cases,
grouped and docked.
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Updated 5 March 2009