Workspace overview – Adobe Flash Professional CC 2014 v.13.0 User Manual
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Workspace overview
You create and manipulate your documents and files using various elements, such as panels, bars, and windows. Any arrangement of these
elements is called a workspace. The workspaces of the different applications in Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 share the same appearance so that you
can move between the applications easily. You can also adapt each application to the way you work by selecting from several preset workspaces
or by creating one of your own.
Although the default workspace layout varies in different products, you manipulate the elements much the same way in all of them.
Default Illustrator workspace
A. Tabbed Document windows B. Application bar C. Workspace switcher D. Panel title bar E. Control panel F. Tools panel G. Collapse To
Icons button H. Four panel groups in vertical dock
The Application bar across the top contains a workspace switcher, menus (Windows only), and other application controls. On the Mac for
certain products, you can show or hide it using the Window menu.
The Tools panel contains tools for creating and editing images, artwork, page elements, and so on. Related tools are grouped.
The Control panel displays options for the currently selected tool. In Illustrator, the Control panel displays options for the currently selected
object. (In Adobe Photoshop® this is known as the Options bar. In Adobe Flash®, Adobe Dreamweaver®, and Adobe Fireworks® this is
known as the Property Inspector and includes properties of the currently selected element.)
The Document window displays the file you’re working on. Document windows can be tabbed and, in certain cases, grouped and docked.
Panels help you monitor and modify your work. Examples include the Timeline in Flash, the Brush panel in Illustrator, the Layers panel in
Adobe Photoshop®, and the CSS Styles panel in Dreamweaver. Panels can be grouped, stacked, or docked.
The Application frame groups all the workspace elements in a single, integrated window that lets you treat the application as a single unit.
When you move or resize the Application frame or any of its elements, all the elements within it respond to each other so none overlap.
Panels don’t disappear when you switch applications or when you accidentally click out of the application. If you work with two or more
applications, you can position each application side by side on the screen or on multiple monitors.
If you are using a Mac and prefer the traditional, free-form user interface, you can turn off the Application frame. In Adobe Illustrator®, for
example, select Window > Application Frame to toggle it on or off. (In Flash, the Application frame is on permanently for Mac, and
Dreamweaver for Mac does not use an Application frame.)
Hide or show all panels
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