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Using toolbars (Windows)

In Windows, you use the Toolbars submenu commands to hide or display toolbars containing shortcuts for menu commands. You can either dock the standard and drawing toolbars, or let them float above the window.

To show or hide toolbars:

Choose Window > Toolbars and select from the following options:

Main displays the standard toolbar, containing shortcuts for standard menu commands such as Open and Print.
Status displays the Status bar, containing information about commands and buttons and the state of the Caps Lock and Num Lock keys.
Controller displays the Controller, for controlling movie preview playback.

To move a floating toolbar:

Drag anywhere in the background or title bar.

To dock the toolbar, drag it to the edge of the Flash window. The toolbar automatically switches to a horizontal layout when docked to the top or bottom of the screen and to a vertical layout when docked to the left or right edge of the screen. To prevent docking, press the Control key while dragging the toolbar to a window edge.