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CHAPTER 2
Working with Flash assets
Macromedia Flash MX assets are the various elements you use to create a movie. Assets include
objects on the Stage, symbols and symbol instances, sound clips, and other imported files. Flash
provides tools to help you organize and optimize assets. These tools improve your workflow by
keeping the most frequently used features of Flash easily accessible.
Assets and asset management
Most Flash assets are objects on the Stage or symbols stored in the document’s library. Other
assets include files on local or remote computers. The library makes organization easier and helps
optimize file size. The toolbox, inspectors, panels, and library work help you work efficiently with
the assets of any document, whether simple or complex.
Symbols and instances
Symbols are reusable elements that you use with a document. Symbols can include graphics,
buttons, video clips, sound files, or fonts. When you create a symbol, the symbol is stored in the
file’s library. When you place a symbol on the Stage, you create an instance of that symbol.
Symbols reduce file size because, regardless of how many instances of a symbol you create, Flash
stores the symbol in the file only once. It is a good idea to use symbols, animated or otherwise, for
every element that appears more than once in a document. You can modify the properties of an
instance without affecting the master symbol, and you can edit the master symbol to change all
instances.
You can edit symbols in several ways: in place on the Stage, in a new window, or in
symbol-editing mode. When you edit a symbol, the Timeline window displays only the
Timeline of the symbol you are editing. For more information on editing symbols, see “Editing
symbols” on page 157.
You can locate and open a symbol in the library from within the Movie Explorer, using the Find
in Library command. See “Using the Movie Explorer” on page 40.
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