Drawing on the Stage

Remember from Hour 1, "Basics," that everything your audience sees is drawn on the Stage. Sometimes, you'll want a graphic to start off the Stage and then animate into view. Drawing off the Stage requires that you have the work area selected with a check mark in the View menu. I recommend that you leave this setting checked, but you should realize that the gray area around the outside of the Stage is considered "off the Stage" and will not appear in your finished movie. The Stage is the white rectangular area.