ptg 48 Chapter 2 Using the Main Toolbar Show and Hide the Main Toolbar in Windows ◆ To di spl ay th e Mai n to olb ar, c lic k the Window menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Main to select the check mark. ◆ To hi de th e Mai n too lb ar, c lic k the Window menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Main to deselect the check mark. If you use Windows, you can display and use the Main toolbar above the Document menu window to quickly access common document and object-related commands, such as New, Open, Save, Print, Cut, Copy, Paste, Redo, Undo, Snap To Objects, Smooth, Straighten, Rotate And Skew, Scale, and Align. When you’re finished working with the Main toolbar, you can hide it to create more workspace. Click to select (show) or deselect (hide) the check mark. Main toolbar Did You Know? You can use Undo and Redo com- mands on the menu bar. The Undo and Redo commands on the Edit menu undo (returns you to a previous point) and redo (re-performs commands you undid) actions you’ve taken in a docu- ment. The names of the Undo and Redo commands change to reflect the cur- rent action. Flash supports 100 undo and redo levels. To change th e nu mbe r of u nd o levels, click the Edit (Win) or Flash (Mac) menu, click the General tab, specify a number in the Undo Levels box, and then click OK. The lower the number of levels, the less amount of memory the program needs to run. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Working Within the Flash Environment 49 Resizing Panels Minimize and Maximize Panels To mi nim ize o r max im ize a d ock ing channel, click the Double-arrow button at the top of the panel group. The double-arrow direction indicates whether the panel minimizes or maximizes. For example, if the double-arrow points to the left of the Tools panel that means when you click it the Too ls pa nel m ini mi zes . If th e double-arrow points to the right that means when you click it the Too ls pa nel m axi mi zes . 1 If you need more workspace, you can use the double-arrow button (at the top of a panel group) to quickly minimize a panel group, such as the Too ls pa nel o r Pro pe rty I nsp ect or. W hen y ou cl ick t he doub le- arr ow button, the panel group collapses to icons, which increases the size of the workspace. You can click the icons to display the panel. When you click the double-arrow button again, the panel group reopens. If you need to increase or decrease the size of a docking panel, you can drag the resize bar at the top-left side of the panel group to resize it as you would any window. Double-arrow button; maximized panel Double-arrow button; minimized panel Drag to resize panel From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 50 Chapter 2 Using the Tools Panel Show and Hide the Tools Panel ◆ To di spl ay th e Tool s pa nel , cli ck the Window menu, and then click Tools to select the check mark. ◆ To hi de th e Tool s pan el , cli ck th e Window menu, and then click Tools to deselect the check mark. ◆ To co lla pse a nd ex pa nd th e Tool s panel between one and two columns, click the double-arrows at the top of the Tools panel. The Tools panel, also known as the Toolbox, contains tools that you can use to draw, paint, select, and modify artwork. The Tools panel is divided into 4 main sections: (1) the first section at the top contains selection and transform tools; (2) the next section contains tools for drawing, painting, and adding text; (3) the next selection contains tools for changing, modifying, drawing and painting; and (4) the last section contains additional tool options for zooming and panning in the program window, changing stroke and fill colors, and selecting other options. You can show or hide the Tools panel as necessary and customize the Too ls pa nel t o dis pl ay th e too ls yo u use m ost o fte n. Yo u can n ow expand and collapse the Tools panel to switch between one and two columns of tools. When you customize the Tools panel, you can display more than one tool in a location. The top tool in the group appears with an arrow in the lower right corner of its icon. When you click and hold the pointer on the top tool, the other tools in the group appear in a pop- up menu. When you select a tool from the group, it appears in the Tools panel as the top tool. Click to select (show) or deselect (hide) the check mark. Click to expand and collapse To ol s pa ne l To ol s pa ne l Did You Know? You can move the Tools panel. Drag the title bar or textured area at the top of the Tools panel to the desired location. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Working Within the Flash Environment 51 Customize the Tools Panel Click the Flash (Mac) or Edit menu (Win), and then click Customize Tools Panel. Click a tool in the Tools panel graphic. To ad d a too l, se lec t the too l in th e Available Tools list, and then click Add. TIMESAVER You can add more than one tool to a location. To re mov e a too l, se le ct th e too l in the Current Selection list, and then click Remove. Click OK. 5 4 3 2 1 5 2 3 4 Did You Know? You can restore the Tools panel to the default layout. Click the Flash (Mac) or Edit menu (Win), click Customize Tools Panel, click Restore Defaults, and then click OK. You can identify keyboard shortcuts for the Tools panel. In the Customize Too ls P an el dialog bo x, the l ett er i n parenthesis indicates the keyboard shortcut. Creating Tools Flash lets you design your own Tools, using the JSFL language. In addition you can download tools created by other authors at the Adobe Exchange at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange /index.cfm. Although Adobe has yet to properly document the JSFL language, point your browser to http://www.dynamicflash.co.uk/jsfl/ for a look at how JSFL is implemented in the Flash environment. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 52 Chapter 2 Working with Panels Open and Close a Panel Click the Window menu. Do one of the following: ◆ Click a panel name, such as Properties, Timeline, Tools, and Library. ◆ Point to a panel category, such as Other Panels, and then click a panel name. TIMESAVER To cl ose a pa nel , click the Close button on the panel or the tab you want. Collapse and Expand a Panel To co lla pse o r exp an d an op en panel, click the header bar or double-click the title tab on the header bar of the panel. TIMESAVER To hi de and s how all panels, click the Window menu, and then click Hide Panels. TIMESAVER To Au to- Coll aps e Icon Panels or Auto-Show Hidden Panels, right-click (Win) or option- click (Mac), and then select a command. 1 2 1 Panels are windows that allow you to view, organize, and change ele- ments and related options in a document. In Flash, you work with sev- eral panel windows at one time. Instead of continually moving, resizing, or opening and closing windows, you can collapse or expand individual panels within a window with a single click to save space. A panel appears with a header, which includes the tab titles and three accessi- bility options: the Minimize/Maximize button, the Close button, and an Options menu. The entire set of panels includes a double arrow you can use the collapse and expand the entire panel between icons with text and full panels. You use the Minimize/Maximize button to collapse or expand panels. The Options menu provides you with panel specific commands, including group, rename, maximize, close a panel, and use the Help system. Panels on Window menu 1 More panels on Window submenu Collapsed panels Expanded panel 1 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Working Within the Flash Environment 53 Collapse and Expand the Panel Set Between Icons and Panels ◆ To co lla pse t he pa ne l set t o ico ns with text, click the double arrow pointing right (Collapse to Icons) at the top of the panels. ◆ To ex pan d the p ane l se t fro m ico ns with text to full panels, click the double arrow pointing left (Expand Dock) at the top of the panels. ◆ To ha ve an e xpa nde d pa nel i con automatically collapse or hide when you click away, right-click (Win) or control-click (Mac) a panel, and then click Auto- Collapse Icon Panels or Auto- Show Hidden Panels. Use the Panel Options Menu Open or expand a panel. Click the Options button on the right side of the panel header bar. Click a command from the list (commands vary). Common commands include: ◆ Help. Accesses Flash Help. ◆ Close. Closes the currently displayed tab in the panel. ◆ Close Group. Closes all the tabs in the panel. 3 2 1 3 Click to collapse the panel set 1 Click to expand the panel set 2 From the Library of Wow! eBook . sections: (1) the first section at the top contains selection and transform tools; (2) the next section contains tools for drawing, painting, and adding text; (3) the next selection contains. painting; and (4) the last section contains additional tool options for zooming and panning in the program window, changing stroke and fill colors, and selecting other options. You can show or hide. shortcut. Creating Tools Flash lets you design your own Tools, using the JSFL language. In addition you can download tools created by other authors at the Adobe Exchange at http://www .adobe. com/cfusion/exchange