Understanding Library-Window Views

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You can resize the Library window as you would any window, or toggle wide and narrow window views. In its wide state, the Library window displays up to five columns of information about each element (its name , what kind of object it is, how many times it appears in the movie, whether it's exported or imported as a shared asset, and the last modification date).

To view the wide Library window:

  • In the open Library window, click the Wide Library View button (Figure 6.5).

    Figure 6.5. Click the Wide Library View button to open a wide Library window. Click the Narrow Library View button to open a narrow one.

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    Flash widens the window to accommodate all columns.

To view the narrow Library window:

  • In the open Library window, click the Narrow Library View button.

    Flash narrows the window to accommodate just the first column.

To resize Library columns:

  1. In the Library window, position the pointer over a column-head divider.

    The pointer changes to a double-arrow divider-moving icon.

  2. Click and drag the divider (Figure 6.6).

    Figure 6.6. Drag the divider between column headers to resize a column.

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  • You can't change the order of the columns in the Library window, but you can hide any middle column you don't need to see. Try hiding the Kind column to save space. (The icon preceding each item indicates what type of asset it is.) Drag the divider on the right side of the Kind header until it's almost on top of the left divider. To reveal the column again, drag the divider back to the right.

  • Flash tracks how many times you use a symbol instance, but, the Use Count column doesn't display the latest number automatically. To change that setting, from the Library window's Options menu, choose Keep Use Counts Updated. (This setting can slow Flash.) To update use counts periodical y, choose Update Use Counts Now as need .


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Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh. Visual QuickStart Guide
Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guides)
ISBN: 0582851165
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 243

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