Accessing the Actions Panel

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Flash MX uses a panel system to help you access information and properties of various Flash elements. When you run Flash MX for the first time, you will be asked about how you plan to use Flash, and then your default panel layout will be decided. You can switch between defaults in the Window, Panel Sets menu. This will also determine the size of the ActionScript window, but you can always stretch that window to any size you want.

You can always bring up or close the Actions panel with the F2 key. You can click and drag its title bar to undock the panel from the right side of the screen. You can click and drag the bottom right corner of the screen to enlarge the size of the window, something that you will need to do if you want to write large programs.

Using panels in Flash is simple in some ways and complex in others. It seems complex mostly because so many options are available. It is worth the time to get to know the panels and how they work.

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