LayersLayers are like transparent sheets stacked on top of one another (see the image above). You can show and hide the timeline by selecting Window -> Timeline. By right clicking on a frame, it enables you to perform different options, such as: Insert Frame (will add a frame after the current one), Remove Frame (will delete the current frame), Clear Frame (will delete the contents of it), and other functions. The black dot that appears at the bottom of a cell (frame) indicates that there are elements created in that frame. Thus, for 2 seconds are used 48 frames of animation. This indicates the number of frames used for a second of animation. Timeline panel An important aspect to be taken into consideration is the FPS (Frame Per Second), which by default is 24. The Timeline header above the frames displays the frame numbers. Layers appear on the left side of the Timeline and frames contained in each layer appear as multiple cells in a row to the right of the layer. The Timeline consists of layers, frames, and scenes that make up a Flash document. TimelineThe Timeline contains the sequence of individual images that make up an animation. For example, when you select "Zoom tool", it appears "Enlarge" and "Reduce". The options area includes additional modifiers for certain tools, depending on what tool is selected. The colors setting ("Stroke Color" and "Fill Color") gives you control over the color of objects drawn. The two view tools ("Hand tool" and "Zoom tool") enable you to change your view of the Stage. The Tools Panel The Tools Panel enables you to create graphics and text (via the "Line tool" and the "Text tool"), to edit graphics (via the "Eraser tool" and the "Paint Bucket tool"), and to simply select graphics (via the "Selection tool", the "Subselect tool", and the "Lasso tool"). To change the name of a Scene, double-click on it. Stage with Grid To work with other changes that can be applied to the stage, click the Window menu -> Other Panels -> Scene, a small panel will appear as shown below: Panel for Scene With this panel you can add a new Scene in the Flash document, by clicking the Add Scene (bottom-left corner). Turn off the grid by clicking again View -> Grid -> Show Grid. You can click View -> Grid -> Edit Grid to edit the color and spacing of the grid. The grid lines don't show up in the published Flash movie. Behind all the graphics onstage, you see a grid which can help you to arrange the elements in Stage. The Stage Several interesting tools are available from the View menu, including grids, guides, and snap settings. The work area is the gray area surrounding the stage, the objects placed in this area don't appear in the Flash presentation. You can define the properties of your Stage, such as its size and color, or change the zoom (see the image below). Any graphics placed in this area are visible to the audience watching Flash when it plays. Here's where you draw the pictures, display text, and make objects move across the screen. You can move and resize the timeline and other panels, or choose a predefined style, from Window menu -> Workspace The stage The stage is the large white rectangle in the center of Flash's workspace, it is like a virtual canvas. You can open multiple panels, windows, and toolbars. In this tutorial are presented the stage and the main panels, with their tools.
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