FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Click the new layer and select Edit > Timeline > Paste Frames.
Copy the contents of a layer folder
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Collapse the folder (click the triangle to the left of the folder name in the Timeline) and click the folder name to
select the entire folder.
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Select Edit > Timeline > Copy Frames.
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To create a folder, select Insert > Timeline > Layer Folder.
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Click the new folder and select Edit > Timeline > Paste Frames.
Delete a layer or folder
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To select the layer or folder, click its name in the Timeline or any frame in the layer.
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Do one of the following:
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Click the Delete Layer button in the Timeline.
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Drag the layer or folder to the Delete Layer button.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the layer or folder name and select Delete Layer from the
context menu.
Note:
When you delete a layer folder, all the enclosed layers and all their contents are also deleted.
Organize layers and layer folders
To organize your document, rearrange layers and folders in the Timeline.
Layer folders help organize your workflow by letting you place layers in a tree structure. To see the layers a folder
contains without affecting which layers are visible on the Stage, expand or collapse the folder. Folders can contain
both layers and other folders, allowing you to organize layers in much the same way you organize files on your
computer.
The layer controls in the Timeline affect all layers within a folder. For example, locking a layer folder locks all layers
within that folder.
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To move a layer or layer folder into a layer folder, drag the layer or layer folder name to the destination layer folder name.
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To change the order of layers or folders, drag one or more layers or folders in the Timeline to the desired position.
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To expand or collapse a folder, click the triangle to the left of the folder name.
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To expand or collapse all folders, Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) and select Expand All
Folders or Collapse All Folders.
Use guide layers
For help in aligning objects when drawing, create guide layers and align objects on other layers to the objects you
create on the guide layers. Guide layers are not exported and do not appear in a published SWF file. Any layer can
be a guide layer. Guide layers are indicated by a guide icon to the left of the layer name.
To control the movement of objects in a motion tweened animation, create a motion guide layer.
