Edit layers and layer folders – Adobe Flash Professional CS3 User Manual

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To display objects on all layers other than the current layer as outlines, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Macintosh) in the Outline column to the right of a layer’s name. To turn off the outline display for all layers,
Alt-click or Option-click in it again.

Change a layer’s outline color

1

Do one of the following:

Double-click the layer’s icon (the icon to the left of the layer name) in the Timeline.

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the layer name and select Properties from the context menu.

Select the layer in the Timeline and select Modify > Timeline > Layer Properties.

2

In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Outline Color box, select a new color, and click OK.

Change layer height in the Timeline

1

Do one of the following:

Double-click the layer’s icon (the icon to the left of the layer name) in the Timeline.

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the layer name and select Properties from the context menu.

Select the layer in the Timeline and select Modify > Timeline > Layer Properties.

2

In the Layer Properties dialog box, select an option for Layer Height and click OK.

Change the number of layers displayed in the Timeline

Drag the bar that separates the Timeline from the Stage area.

Edit layers and layer folders

By default, new layers are named by the order in which they are created: Layer 1, Layer 2, and so on. To better reflect
their contents, rename layers.

Select a layer or folder

Do one of the following:

Click the name of a layer or folder in the Timeline.

Click any frame in the Timeline of the layer to select.

Select an object on the Stage that is located in the layer to select.

To select contiguous layers or folders, Shift-click their names in the Timeline.

To select discontiguous layers or folders, Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) their names
in the Timeline.

Rename a layer or folder

Do one of the following:

Double-click the name of the layer or folder in the Timeline and enter a new name.

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the name of the layer or folder and select Properties from the
context menu. Enter the new name in the Name box and click OK.

Select the layer or folder in the Timeline and select Modify > Timeline > Layer Properties. Enter the new name in
the Name box and click OK.

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