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CHAPTER 5
Work with Layers
In Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004, layers are
analogous to transparent sheets of acetate stacked on top of each other. In the areas of a layer that
don’t contain content, you can see through to content on the layers below. Layers assist you in
organizing content in your document. For example, you can keep background art on one layer
and navigational buttons on another. Additionally, you can create and edit objects on one layer
without affecting objects on another layer. In this lesson, you’ll learn about layers as you
accomplish the following tasks:
• Select a layer
• Hide and show layers
• Lock a layer
• Add and name a layer
• Change the order of layers
• Organize layers in a folder
• Add a mask layer
• Add a guide layer
• Delete a layer