Select A Layer; Hide And Show Layers; Lock A Layer - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH Manual

Select a layer

You place objects, add text and graphics, and edit on the active layer. To make a layer active, you
either select the layer in the Timeline or select a Stage object in the layer. The active layer is
highlighted in the Timeline, and the pencil icon indicates it can be edited.
In the Tools panel, click the Selection tool.
1.
On the Stage, select the red car.
2.
A pencil icon in the Timeline indicates that the Red Car layer is now the active layer.
Select the Text layer in the Timeline.
3.
The text blocks above and below the red car are both selected on the Stage, since they're both
on the Text layer.

Hide and show layers

You can hide layers to view content on other layers. When hiding layers, you have the option of
hiding all layers in your document simultaneously or hiding layers individually.
Click the eye icon above the layers, so that a red X appears in the Eye column.
1.
All content disappears from the Stage.
One by one, click each red X in the column and watch the content for the layer reappear on
2.
the Stage.
Controls to the right of each layer name let you show or hide the contents of a layer.
Note: You may need to use the scroll bar to see all the layers.

Lock a layer

When you've placed content as desired on a layer, you can lock the layer to avoid inadvertent
changes to the content by you or by others working on the document.
In the Timeline, click the black dot under the Lock column, next to the Logo layer.
1.
A padlock icon appears, indicating the layer is now locked.
With the Selection tool, try to drag the logo that appears along the top of the Stage.
2.
You can't drag the logo, because the layer is locked.
Note: If you accidentally drag something from an unlocked layer, press Control+Z (Windows) or
Command+Z (Macintosh) to undo your change.
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