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14 Basic Tasks: Create a Document
Take a tour of the user interface
First, you’ll open the starting FLA file that you’ll use to complete this
lesson. Each lesson includes one start file, and a finished file that
demonstrates how the FLA file should appear upon completion of the
lessons.
1. To open your start file, in Flash select File > Open and navigate to
the file:
■ In Windows, browse to boot drive\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash
8\Samples and Tutorials\Tutorial Assets\Basic Tasks\Create a
Document and double-click document_start.fla.
■ On the Macintosh, browse to Macintosh HD/Applications/
Macromedia Flash 8/Samples and Tutorials/Tutorial Assets/Basic
Tasks/Create a Document and double-click document_start.fla.
The document opens in the Flash authoring environment. The
document already includes two layers in the Timeline. To learn more
about layers, select Help > Flash Tutorials > Basic Flash > Work with
Layers.
One of the layers is named Guides, which contains items to assist you
in placing objects correctly on the Stage. The other layer is named
Content. This is the layer in which to place the objects that will
compose your document.
2. Select File > Save As and save the document with a new name, in the
same folder, to preserve the original start file.
As you complete this lesson, remember to save your work frequently.
NOTE
The Create a Document folder contains completed versions of the tutorial
FLA files for your reference.