MACROMEDIA STUDIO 8-EXPLORING STUDIO 8 Manual page 77

Customizing the Tools panel
You can customize the Tools panel to specify which tools appear in the
authoring environment. You use the Customize Tools panel dialog box to
add or remove tools from the Tools panel.
You can display more than one tool in one location. When more than one
tool is displayed in a location, the top tool in the group (the most recently
used) is displayed with an arrow in the lower-right corner of its icon. When
you press and hold the mouse button on the icon, the other tools in the
group appear in a pop-up menu. You can then select a tool from the menu.
To customize the Tools panel:
1. To display the Customize Tools panel dialog box, do one of
the following:
(Windows) Select Edit > Customize Tools panel.
(Macintosh) Select Flash > Customize Tools panel.
The Available Tools menu indicates the tools that are currently
available in the Flash. The Current Selection menu indicates the
tool (or tools) currently assigned to the selected location in the
Tools panel.
If more than one tool is assigned to one location in the Tools panel, a small
arrow appears in the lower-right corner of the tool. This arrow indicates
that additional tools are present in a pop-up menu. The same keyboard
shortcut functions for all tools in the pop-up menu.
2.
Click a tool in the Tools panel image or use the arrows to cycle
through the tools to specify the location to which you want to assign
another tool.
3. To add a tool to the selected location, select the tool in the Available
Tools list and click the Add button. It is possible to assign a tool to more
than one location.
4. To remove a tool from the selected location, select the tool in the
Current Selection scroll list and click the Remove button.
5.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Customize Tools panel
dialog box.
To restore the default Tools panel layout:
Click Restore Default in the Customize Tools panel dialog box.
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