Macromedia studio 8-exploring studio 8 User Manual

Using the Studio help systems

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To arrange the Help panel in an undocked (floating) position:

1.

Undock the Help panel to the desired position.

2.

Expand the Help panel if it is not already expanded.

3.

Resize the panel window.

4.

Press F1 to close or open the Help panel as needed.

Changing the size of text displayed in the Help panel

If you are using a laptop, you may find it useful to change the text in the 
Help panel to a larger size. You can change the size of the text in the Help 
panel by changing the size of the text in your web browser. 

To use your browser to change the size of the text displayed in 
the Help panel:

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Open your browser and edit the preferences to change the size of text in 
the browser to a larger size. You must restart Flash for the change to 
take effect.

Getting updates to Flash Help

The Update feature in Flash allows you to update your help system with 
new and revised documentation, including procedures and lessons. You can 
click the Update button to see if new information is available. 

To update Flash Help:

1.

Verify that you’re connected to the Internet.

2.

Click Update in the Help panel toolbar and follow the instructions to 
download the help system update.

When a help update is released, Macromedia creates and posts a new PDF 
of each updated book on the Macromedia documentation page at 

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In Windows, you can 
change the size of 
the text in the Help 
panel by clicking in 
the Table of 
Contents pane of the 
Help panel, pressing 
Control, and 
scrolling the mouse 
wheel. This also 
changes the size of 
text in your web 
browser.

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