User manual MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH

[. . . ] Getting Started with Flash Trademarks Add Life to the Web, Afterburner, Aftershock, Andromedia, Allaire, Animation PowerPack, Aria, Attain, Authorware, Authorware Star, Backstage, Bright Tiger, Clustercats, ColdFusion, Contribute, Design In Motion, Director, Dream Templates, Dreamweaver, Drumbeat 2000, EDJE, EJIPT, Extreme 3D, Fireworks, Flash, Flash Lite, Flex, Fontographer, FreeHand, Generator, HomeSite, JFusion, JRun, Kawa, Know Your Site, Knowledge Objects, Knowledge Stream, Knowledge Track, LikeMinds, Lingo, Live Effects, MacRecorder Logo and Design, Macromedia, Macromedia Action!, Macromedia Breeze, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia M Logo and Design, Macromedia Spectra, Macromedia xRes Logo and Design, MacroModel, Made with Macromedia, Made with Macromedia Logo and Design, MAGIC Logo and Design, Mediamaker, Movie Critic, Open Sesame!, Roundtrip, Roundtrip HTML, Shockwave, Sitespring, SoundEdit, Titlemaker, UltraDev, Web Design 101, what the web can be, and Xtra are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. and may be registered in the United States or in other jurisdictions including internationally. Other product names, logos, designs, titles, words, or phrases mentioned within this publication may be trademarks, service marks, or trade names of Macromedia, Inc. or other entities and may be registered in certain jurisdictions including internationally. [. . . ] Select Guide again to change the layer back to a normal layer. About the main toolbar and edit bar The main toolbar at the top of the workspace displays menus with commands for controlling Flash functionality. The menus include File, Edit, View, Insert, Modify, Text, Commands, Control, Window, and Help. The edit bar, directly below the main toolbar, contains controls and information for editing scenes and symbols, and for changing the magnification level of the Stage. For information on changing the Stage magnification level, see "Zooming" on page 22. For information on editing symbols, see Chapter 3, "Using Symbols, Instances, and Library Assets, " on page 53. For information on working with scenes, see "Working with scenes" in Using Flash. Using the Tools panel The tools in the Tools panel let you draw, paint, select, and modify artwork, as well as change the view of the Stage. The Tools panel is divided into four sections: · · · · The tools area contains drawing, painting, and selection tools. The view area contains tools for zooming and panning in the application window. The colors area contains modifiers for stroke and fill colors. The options area displays modifiers for the selected tool, which affect the tool's painting or editing operations. Using the Customize Tools panel dialog box, you can specify which tools to display in the Flash authoring environment. See "Customizing the Tools panel" on page 34. For information on using the drawing and painting tools, see "Flash drawing and painting tools" in Using Flash. For information on using the selection tools, see "Selecting objects" in Using Flash. For information on using the view modification tools, see "Moving the view of the Stage" on page 23. To show or hide the Tools panel: · Select Window > Tools. Selecting tools You can select tools by clicking in the Tools panel, or by using a keyboard shortcut. To select a tool, do one of the following: · Click the tool you want to use. Depending on the tool you select, a set of modifiers may be displayed in the options area at the bottom of the Tools panel. · Press the tool's keyboard shortcut. · To select a tool located in the pop-up menu behind a visible tool, press the icon of the visible tool and select another tool from the pop-up menu. Using the Tools panel 33 Customizing the Tools panel You can customize the Tools panel to specify which tools appear in the authoring environment. You use the Customize Tools panel dialog box to add or remove tools from the Tools panel. You can display more than one tool in one location. When more than one tool is displayed in a location, the top tool in the group (the most recently used) is displayed with an arrow in the lower right corner of its icon. When you press and hold the mouse button on the icon, the other tools in the group appear in a pop-up menu. You can drag to select a tool from the menu. To customize the Tools panel: 1. To display the Customize Tools panel dialog box, do one of the following: In Windows, select Edit > Customize Tools panel. On the Macintosh, select Flash > Customize Tools panel. [. . . ] Registration Register to receive up-to-the-minute notices about upgrades and new products, technical support, and more. You can register online by selecting Help > Online Registration. You can also print the registration form from the Help menu. Release Notes For late-breaking information and known issues about Flash, check the Release Notes in the Flash Support Center at www. macromedia. com/support/flash/releasenotes. html. [. . . ]