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Understanding workspaces

Understanding workspaces

In this movie we will look at the different workspaces that are built into Flash and how to create your own customized workspace. The default workspace for Flash CS5 is the Essentials workspace. Just like the name implies, the Essentials workspace covers your basic needs for working in Flash. So if I click Essentials, the drop-down menu opens so I can go to various workspaces. So I can take a look at the Animator workspace, Classic workspace, Debug workspace, the Designer workspace, Developer workspace or the Small Screen workspace. All of these different workspaces have the tools that you need the most when you're doing that particular job. So whether you're animating, you're used to previous versions of Flash, you're doing programming, designing, writing code or just the basics, or if you're working on a Small Screen, Flash already has your bases covered. You can also use these as a starting point for building your own custom workspace. So let's say I do a lot of designing. So I'll…

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