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To organize and manage layers, create layer folders and place layers in them. You can expand or collapse layer folders
in the Timeline without affecting what you see on the Stage. Use separate layers or folders for sound files, Action-
Script, frame labels, and frame comments. This helps you find these items quickly to edit them.
To help create sophisticated effects, use special guide layers to make drawing and editing easier, and mask layers.
Create layers and layer folders
When you create a layer or folder, it appears above the selected layer. The newly added layer becomes the active layer.
Create a layer
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Do one of the following:
• Click the Insert Layer button
• Select Insert > Timeline > Layer.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) a layer name in the Timeline and select Insert Layer from the
context menu.
Create a layer folder
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Do one of the following:
• Select a layer or folder in the Timeline and select Insert > Timeline > Layer Folder.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) a layer name in the Timeline and select Insert Folder from
the context menu. The new folder appears above the layer or folder you selected.
View layers and layer folders
A red X next to the name of a layer or folder in the Timeline indicates that a layer or folder is hidden. In the Publish
Settings, you can choose whether hidden layers are included when you publish a SWF file.
To distinguish which layer an object belongs to, display all objects on a layer as colored outlines.
Show or hide a layer or folder
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Do one of the following:
• To hide a layer or folder, click in the Eye column to the right of the layer or folder name in the Timeline. To show
the layer or folder, click in it again.
• To hide all the layers and folders in the Timeline, click the Eye icon. To show all layers and folders, click it again.
• To show or hide multiple layers or folders, drag through the Eye column.
• To hide all layers and folders other than the current layer or folder, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Macintosh) in the Eye column to the right of a layer or folder name. To show all layers and folders, Alt-click or
Option-click it again.
View the contents of a layer as outlines
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Do one of the following:
• To display all objects on that layer as outlines, click in the Outline column to the right of the layer's name. To turn
off outline display, click in it again.
• To display objects on all layers as outlines, click the outline icon. To turn off outline display on all layers, click it
again.
at the bottom of the Timeline.
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