Flash Basics - MACROMEDIA STUDIO 8-EXPLORING STUDIO 8 Manual

In All mode, the CSS Styles panel displays two panes: an All Rules pane
(on top), and a Properties pane (on bottom). The All Rules pane displays a
list of rules defined in the current document as well as all rules defined in
style sheets attached to the current document. The Properties pane lets you
edit CSS properties for any selected rule in the All Rules pane.
Any changes you make in the Properties pane are applied immediately,
letting you preview your work as you go.
For more information about the CSS Styles panel, see "About the CSS
Styles panel" in Using Dreamweaver.

Flash basics

To get the most out of your Flash experience, you should understand the
basic elements of the Flash workspace. This section gives you an overview
of Flash files and introduces you to the most important and commonly
used workspace elements, including the Stage, Property inspector, and
Tools panel.
This section contains the following topics:
"About Flash files" on page 57
"Getting to know the Flash workspace" on page 59
About Flash files
The primary Flash file type, FLA files, contain three basic types of
information that comprise a Flash document. These include the following:
Media objects
are the various graphic, text, sound and video objects that
comprise the content of your Flash document. By importing or creating
these elements in Flash and then arranging them on the Stage and in the
Timeline, you define what the viewer of your document will see and when
they will see it.
The Timeline
is the place in Flash where you tell Flash when specific media
objects should appear on the Stage. The Timeline is like a spreadsheet that
progresses from left to right, with the columns representing time. The rows
represent layers, with the content in higher layers appearing above the
content in lower layers on the Stage.
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