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USING FLASH CS4 PROFESSIONAL
Managing documents
To clear the Recent Files list, select Clear Recent Files from the Options menu, or right-click the Recent Files folder,
and select Clear Recent Files from the context menu. Clearing the recent files list does not remove the files from your
computer.
1
Select the folder in which you want to create the file or folder. If there is no selection, Flash creates the file or folder
in the project root folder.
2
Click the New File or New Folder button at the bottom of the panel.
3
Choose a name and a file type (files only). Select the Open File After Creation checkbox to open the new file in
Flash. Then click Create File.
Note:
If a file or folder with the name you’ve specified already exists, a dialog alerts you about the existing file or folder.
The new file appears in the file list.
Rename a project
1
Select the project name in the Project panel.
2
Select Rename Project from the Options pop-up menu.
3
Enter a new name and click OK.
Open a file from the Project panel in Flash
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Double-click the filename in the Project panel.
If the file is of a native file type (a type supported by the Flash authoring tool), the file opens in Flash. If the file is a
non-native file type, the file opens in the application used to create it.
Remove a file or folder from a project
1
Select the file or folder you want to remove from the file list.
2
Click the Delete icon in the far right of the icon tray, or press the Delete key.
You can also right-click on the file or folder and choose Delete from the context menu.
3
In the dialog box that appears, confirm your selection.
Flash deletes the file from your hard drive completely. Deleting a file or directory cannot be undone. Deleting a folder
also removes its files and subdirectories.
Add an external folder to a project
The Project panel allows for the addition of folders external to the project root folder, referred to as
locations
. Folder
paths can be added (and shown or hidden) on a global basis, or per project. Locations act as any other folder, and have
all the same functionality as folders in the project root folder.
1
Open the Panel or Project Preferences.
2
Select the Locations tab.
3
To make locations visible in the project file list, select the “Specify additional source folders outside of the root
project folder” checkbox.
4
Click the “+” button.
5
Browse to the external folder you want to add.
6
Give the location a name.
Updated 5 March 2009
