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.You can filter which categories of items in the movieare displayed in the Movie Explorer, choosing from text, graphics, buttons, movieclips, actions, imported files, and Generator Objects.You can display the selectedcategories as movie elements (scenes), symbol definitions, or both.You can expandand collapse the navigation tree.98 Chapter 2The Movie Explorer has a pop-up options menu and a context menu with optionsfor performing operations on selected items or modifying the Movie Explorerdisplay.The pop-up options menu is indicated by a triangle in the MovieExplorer s upper right corner.Triangle indicating pop-up menuFind text box Filtering buttonsDisplay listPath for selected itemFlash Basics 99To view the Movie Explorer:Choose Window > Movie Explorer.To filter the categories of items displayed in the Movie Explorer:" Click one or more of the filtering buttons to the right of the Show optionto show text, symbols, ActionScript, imported files, or frames and layers.To customize which items to show, click the Customize button.Selectoptions in the Show area of the Movie Explorer Settings dialog box to viewthose elements." From the pop-up menu in the upper right corner of the Movie Explorer, chooseShow Movie Elements to display items in scenes, and choose Show SymbolDefinitions to display information about symbols.(Both options can be activeat the same time.)To search for an item using the Find text box:In the Find text box, enter the item name, font name, ActionScript string, framenumber, or Generator Object name or value pair.The Find feature searches allitems currently displayed in the Movie Explorer.To select an item in the Movie Explorer:Click the item in the navigation tree.Shift-click to select more than one item.The full path for the selected item appears at the bottom of the Movie Explorer.Selecting a scene in the Movie Explorer displays the first frame of that scene onthe Stage.Selecting an element in the Movie Explorer selects that element on theStage if the layer containing the element is not locked.100 Chapter 2To use the Movie Explorer pop-up menu or context menu commands:1 Do one of the following:" To view the pop-up menu, click the triangle in the Movie Explorer s upperright corner." To view the context menu, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh)an item in the Movie Explorer navigation tree.2 Select an option from the menu:" Goto Location jumps to the selected layer, scene, or frame in the movie." Goto Symbol Definition jumps to the symbol definition for a symbol that isselected in the Movie Elements area of the Movie Explorer.The symboldefinition lists all the files associated with the symbol.(The Show SymbolDefinitions option must be selected.See option definition below.)" Select Symbol Instances jumps to the scene containing instances of a symbolthat is selected in the Symbol Definitions area of the Movie Explorer.(TheShow Movie Elements option must be selected.See option definition below.)" Find in Library highlights the selected symbol in the movie s library (Flashopens the Library window if it is not already visible)." Properties opens the appropriate panel or panels for the selected element.(Some elements may have more than one panel associated with them.)" Rename lets you enter a new name for a selected element." Edit in Place lets you edit a selected symbol on the Stage." Edit in New Window lets you edit a selected symbol in a new window." Show Movie Elements displays the elements in your movie, organizedinto scenes." Show Symbol Definitions displays all the elements associated with a symbol." Copy Text to Clipboard copies selected text to the Clipboard.You can paste thetext into an external text editor for spell checking or other editing." Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clear perform these common functions on a selectedelement.Modifying an item in the display list modifies the correspondingelement in the movie." Expand Branch expands the navigation tree at the selected element." Collapse Branch collapses the navigation tree at the selected element." Collapse Others collapses the branches in the navigation tree not containingthe selected element." Print prints the hierarchical display list currently displayed in theMovie Explorer.Flash Basics 101Viewing the StageTo change your view of the Stage, you can change the magnification level or movethe Stage within the Flash work environment.You can also adjust your view of theStage using the View commands.ZoomingYou can view the entire Stage on the screen, or a particular area of your drawing athigh magnification, by changing the magnification level.The maximummagnification depends on the resolution of your monitor and the movie size.To magnify or reduce your view of the Stage, use these techniques:" To zoom in on a certain element, select the Zoom tool and click theelement.To switch the Zoom tool between zooming in or out, use theEnlarge or Reduce modifiers or hold down the Alt key(Windows) or Optionkey (Macintosh) [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]