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Book VII
Chapter 1
Getting Started
with Flash 9
Getting to Know Flash Player 9
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2. Choose Window➪Workspace➪Save Current.
3. Assign your workspace a new name and click OK.
Your workspace is now available by name under the Workspaces menu.
To recall a workspace, choose Window➪Workspace➪[Your workspace name].
The current workspace rebuilds and appears exactly as you saved it.
You can view all your saved workspaces at any point by choosing Window➪
Workspace➪Manage. From this panel, you can choose to delete or rename
existing workspaces at any point.
The default workspace can’t be modified, deleted, or renamed.
Saving and Opening Documents
It’s always recommended that you save your document after you make any
significant changes or additions, and although not necessary, it’s also a good
idea to save a new document immediately after creating it. To save a docu-
ment, choose File➪Save. Enter a name for your file and choose a location
on your hard drive to save it to.
To open an existing document, choose File➪Open and locate the FLA file on
your hard drive.
You may need at some point to save a copy of your document under a new
name, either to create an alternate version or perhaps to make it compatible
with an older version of Flash.
To save a copy of your document under a new name, choose File➪Save As.
Choose a location on your hard drive and enter a new filename. The drop-
down menu at the bottom of the Save As dialog box lets you choose what
version of Flash you want to save the file in. From Flash CS3, you can save
files into Flash 8 format as well.
Saving a document in an older version of Flash may make some newer fea-
tures unavailable. Avoid saving your file in an older file format unless you
absolutely need to make it available to an older version of Flash.
Getting to Know Flash Player 9
The Flash Player is at the heart of Flash technology. The player, which you
can find as a plug-in to Web browsers or as a standalone application, runs
and plays completed Flash movies, known as SWF (ShockWave Flash) files.
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