Set up your workspace
First, you'll open the start file for the lesson and set up your workspace to use an optimal layout for taking lessons.
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To open your start file, in Flash select File > Open and navigate to the file:
- In Windows, browse to boot drive\Program Files\Macromedia\ Flash 8\Samples and Tutorials\Tutorial Assets\Basic Tasks\ Add Button Animation and Navigation and double-click buttons_start.fla.
- On the Macintosh, browse to Macintosh HD/Applications/ Macromedia Flash 8/Samples and Tutorials/Tutorial Assets/ Basic Tasks/Add Button Animation and Navigation and double-click buttons_start.fla.
Note
The Add Button Animation and Navigation folder contains completed versions of the tutorial FLA files for your reference.
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Select File > Save As and save the document with a new name, in the same folder, to preserve the original start file.
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Select Window > Workspace Layout > Default to set up your workspace for taking lessons.
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In the Stage View pop-up menu, in the upper-right side of the Timeline, select Show Frame to view both the Stage and the workspace.
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Click in the workspace, away from objects on the Stage, so that no objects are selected.
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