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

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Do one of the following:

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

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

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

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

Change layer height in the Timeline

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Do one of the following:

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

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

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

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

Change the number of layers displayed in the Timeline

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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

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Do one of the following:

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

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

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

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

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

Rename a layer or folder

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Do one of the following:

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

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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.

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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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