ptg 42 Chapter 2 Working with Frames Select One or More Frames ◆ To select one frame, click on the frame. IMPORTANT If the Span Based Selection preference is turned on, clicking a frame selects the entire frame sequence between two keyframes. ◆ To select multiple contiguous frames, click the first frame in the sequence, hold down Shift, and then click the last frame in the sequence. ◆ To select multiple noncontiguous frames, A+click (Mac) or Ctrl+click (Win) the frames you want to select. A frame displays content at a specific moment on the Stage. The order in which frames appear in the Timeline determines the order in which they appear in the document. The Timeline displays each frame in sequential order from 1 to the end of the document. As you play a doc- ument, the playhead moves through the Timeline displaying the current frame with each layer on the Stage. When you work with frames, you can select, insert, delete, and move frames in the Timeline. When you move frames in the Timeline, you can place them on the same layer or a different layer. If you want to display a specific frame in a document, you can move the playhead to the frame in the Timeline to display the frame content on the Stage. Another type of frame is called a keyframe. A keyframe defines a change in an animation or uses actions to modify a document. Select one frame Select multiple contiguous frames Select multiple noncontiguous frames Playhead See Also See “Using the Timeline” on page 32 for information on changing the view size of frames in the Timeline. Did You Know? You can center the Timeline on the current frame. Click the Center Frame button at the bottom of the Timeline. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Working Within the Flash Environment 43 Insert a Frame Click the frame’s location in the Timeline header, or drag the playhead to the frame where you want to insert a frame. Click the Insert menu, point to Timeline, and then click Frame. Delete Frames Select the frame, keyframe, or sequence you want to delete. Click the Edit menu, point to Timeline, and then click Remove Frames. 2 1 2 1 1 2 Did You Know? You can move a frame sequence or keyframe. Drag the frame sequence or keyframe to another location in the Timeline. You can copy a frame sequence or keyframe. Option+drag (Mac) or Alt+drag (Win) the frame sequence or keyframe to another location in the Timeline. Did You Know? You can add labels to frames to refer- ence in ActionScripts. In the Timeline, select the frame you want. In the Property Inspector, enter a name in the Name box under Label. 1 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 44 Chapter 2 Working with Scenes Open the Scene Panel and Select a Scene Click the Window menu, point to Other Panels, and then click Scene. TIMESAVER Press Shift+F2. A list of scenes appears in order in the panel. In a new document, the Scene panel displays only the default Scene 1. Click the scene you want to display. Add a Scene If necessary, open the Scene panel. Click the Add Scene button in the Scene panel. 2 1 2 1 If a project requires a lot of animations with hundreds of frames, you can organize the animations into scenes to make them easier to work with and manage. The Scene panel makes it easy to display the number of scenes in the document, select current scenes for editing, create new scenes, duplicate scenes, delete scenes, and reorder them. You can also use the Edit bar to select a scene to edit. When you select a scene, Flash displays it on the Stage. When you publish a document as a movie, the scenes play in order unless you add interactivity to play them differently. Be aware that scenes are treated like self-contained movies, so transitions between scenes with interactivity may not be seamless. 2 2 New scene Did You Know? Flash names scenes in order based on the highest number. If you add Scenes 2 and 3, and then delete Scene 2, the next time you add a scene, Flash names it Scene 4. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Working Within the Flash Environment 45 Rename a Scene If necessary, open the Scene panel. Double-click the scene you want to rename. Type a new name. Press Return (Mac) or Enter (Win). Delete a Scene If necessary, open the Scene panel. Click the scene you want to delete. Click the Delete Scene button in the Scene panel. Click OK to confirm the deletion. TIMESAVER If you don’t want to display the Confirmation dialog box, press A +click (Mac) or Ctrl+click (Win) the Delete Scene button. 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 Did You Know? You can undo the deletion of a scene. If you mistakenly delete a scene, you can undo; press A+Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Z (Win). You can reorder scenes in the Scene panel. In the Scene panel, drag a selected scene up or down in the list. Playing and Testing Scenes After you finish creating and working with scenes in a Flash docu- ment, you can quickly playback all the scenes in Flash or test a scene in a browser with commands on the Control menu. To play- back all scenes in the order in which they appear in the Scenes panel, click the Control menu, and then click Play All Scenes. To test the active scene, click the Control menu, and then click Test Scene. To change the settings for the SWF file created using the Te st Scene command, use the Publish Settings command on the File menu. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 46 Chapter 2 Using the Edit Bar Show and Hide the Edit Bar ◆ To display the Edit bar, click the Window menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Edit Bar to select the check mark. ◆ To hide the Edit bar, click the Window menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Edit Bar to deselect the check mark. The Edit bar contains controls and information for editing scenes and symbols, and for changing the view size of the Stage. The Edit bar lets you know what editing mode you are working in and allows you to switch scenes. The Scene button allows you to edit a scene in document-editing mode, while the Symbol button allows you to edit symbols in the symbol- editing mode. The Back button on the Edit bar returns you to document- editing mode. Click to select (show) or deselect (hide) the check mark. Current scene or symbol being edited Edit bar Back button From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Working Within the Flash Environment 47 Change View Size of the Stage Click the View Size list arrow in the Edit bar, and then select a view size percentage or an option: ◆ Fit To Window ◆ Show Frame ◆ Show All Select a Scene or Symbol to Edit ◆ To select a scene, click the Edit Scene button in the Edit bar, and then select a scene from the list. ◆ To select a symbol, click the Edit Symbol button in the Edit bar, and then select a symbol from the list. 1 Select and type a view percentage 1 Edit Symbol button Edit Scene button Did You Know? You can use the Hand tool to move the Stage to change the view. Click the Hand tool (H) on the Tools panel, and then drag the Stage to change the view. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 48 Chapter 2 Using the Main Toolbar Show and Hide the Main Toolbar in Windows ◆ To display the Main toolbar, click the Window menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Main to select the check mark. ◆ To hide the Main toolbar, click 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 the number of undo 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 . Know? Flash names scenes in order based on the highest number. If you add Scenes 2 and 3, and then delete Scene 2, the next time you add a scene, Flash. finish creating and working with scenes in a Flash docu- ment, you can quickly playback all the scenes in Flash or test a scene in a browser with commands