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The Flash work environment

When creating and editing movies, you typically work with these key features:

The Stage, the rectangular area where the movie plays
The Timeline, where graphics are animated over time
Symbols, the reusable media assets of a movie
The Library window, where symbols are organized
The Movie Explorer, which gives an overview of a movie and its structure
Floating, dockable panels, which enable you to modify various elements in the movie and configure the Flash authoring environment to best suit your workflow