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\ActionScript\ Add Interactivity and double-click interactivity_start.fla.
- On the Macintosh, browse to Macintosh HD /Applications/ Macromedia Flash 8/Samples and Tutorials/Tutorial Assets/ ActionScript/Add Interactivity and double-click interactivity_start.fla.
The document opens in the Flash authoring environment.
Note
The Add Interactivity 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.
As you complete this lesson, remember to save your work frequently.
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Select Window > Workspace Layout > Default to configure your workspace.
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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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