Macromedia studio 8-exploring studio 8 User Manual

Examine the completed application 257

Open the authoring document

It’s helpful to look at the completed authoring FLA file to see how the 
author designed the application.

To view the authoring version of the file in Flash:

1.

In Flash, select File > Open.

2.

Browse to the completed file in the 
local_sites\cafe_townsend\completed files\fash folder that you copied to 
your local disk in Chapter 4, “Tutorial: Setting Up Your Site and Project 
Files” and double-click video_pod_finished.swf.

You now see the completed tutorial application in the Flash authoring 
environment.

3.

After you have the file open, you can explore the Stage, Library panel, 
and the Timeline. 

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On the Stage you will see a FLVPlayback component, which you 
will learn more about later in this tutorial. 

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In the Library panel, you will see a list of symbols, or reusable 
assets, that the document uses. 

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In the Timeline, you will see a representation of how and when 
those symbols appear on the Stage.

You will learn more about the role of each of these parts of Flash as you 
complete the tutorial. For detailed information about each of these 
elements, see 

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