Working With Frames; Setting The Frame Delay - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Working with frames

You build animations by creating a number of frames. You can see the contents of each frame
using the Frames panel. The Frames panel is where you create and organize frames. You can
name the frames, reorganize them, manually set the timing of the animation, and move
objects from one frame to another.
Onion Skinning column
Onion Skinning
options
Distribute to Frames
Each frame also has a number of associated properties. By setting the frame delay or hiding
a frame, you can make your animation look the way you want during the building and
editing process.

Setting the frame delay

The frame delay determines how long the current frame is displayed. It is specified in
hundredths of a second. For example, a setting of 50 displays the frame for half a second, and
a setting of 300 displays it for three seconds.
To set the frame delay value:
1.
Select one or more frames:
To select a contiguous range of frames, Shift-click the first and last frame names.
To select a noncontiguous range of frames, hold down Control (Windows) or
Command (Macintosh) and click each frame name.
2. Do one of the following:
Select Properties from the Frames panel Options menu.
Double-click the frame delay column.
The Frame Properties pop-up window appears.
Frame name
Frame Delay
column
Delete Frame
New/Duplicate Frame
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