Kích đúp vào tên Layer 4. Flash hiển thị tên lớp trong một hộp văn bản có thể chỉnh sửa (hình 4-15). Trên sân khấu, bạn sẽ thấy nội dung cho lớp này (chim) lựa chọn. Hình 4-15: Nếu bạn không thể nhớ những gì một lớp cụ thể chứa, sau đó kiểm tra các giai đoạn: Khi bạn kích đúp vào tên lớp để đổi tên nó, Flash tự động làm nổi bật những nội dung liên quan đến lớp đó. | Working with Multiple Layers 2. Double-click the name Layer 4. Flash displays the layer name in an editable text box Figure 4-15 . On the stage you see the content for this layer the birds selected. Figure 4-15 If you can t remember what a particular layer contains then check the stage When you double-click a layer name to rename it Flash automatically highlights the content associated with that layer. Note Instead of double-clicking the layer name you can use the Layer Properties dialog box to rename your layer. Check out the box on page 136 for details. 3. Click inside the text box type birds and then click anywhere else in the workspace. Flash displays the new name for your layer. 4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for Layers 3 2 and 1 renaming them cloud flowers and fence respectively. When you re done your renamed layers should look like Figure 4-16. Figure 4-16 The Layers area of the timeline isn t particularly big so it s best to keep your layer names short and sweet. If you need more room just drag the bar that separates the names from the frames. Copying and Pasting Layers Earlier in this chapter you saw how to copy and paste individual series of frames. But Flash also lets you copy and paste entire layers useful when you want to create a backup layer for safekeeping or when you want to create a duplicate layer you ll later change slightly from the original. For example if you want your animation to show an actor being pelted with tomatoes from different angles you can create a layer that shows a tomato coming in from stage right perhaps using a Motion or Shape tween Chapter 3 . Then you can copy that layer paste it back into the Layers window rename it and tweak it so that 138 Flash CS5 The Missing Manual Working with Multiple Layers the tomato comes from stage left. Maximum effect for minimum effort that s what copying and pasting gives you. To copy and paste a layer 1. In the timeline click the name of the layer you want to select. Flash highlights the layer name
