Flash MX: Using Layer Folders
Step 1: Using Layer Folders
Layer folders are one of the new features in Flash MX that
was long overdue. Layer folders greatly help you keep your
larger movies organized by allowing you to group layers into a
single layer folder.
When creating templates, I will generally create 3 layer
folders as part of the default document.
The first layer folder I create is a Stage/Guides folder that
contains all of my design guides and borders for organizing my
content on the stage. All layers in this folder will be guide
layers so they won't be visible when the movie is published. I
just use these elements for spacing and aligning the onscreen
graphics and objects.
The next layer folder I create contains all of the header
graphics that will be at the top of my movies. These include
headings, graphics, and other items that I want to always be the
top most items in my movie.
And the third layer folder contains all of my background
items such as background images and graphics that I will always
want to be at the bottom of my movies.
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