Using Layers > Using guide layers
Using guide layers
For help when drawing, you can use guide layers. You can make any layer a guide layer. Guide layers are indicated by a guide icon to the left of the layer name. Guide layers do not appear in a published Flash Player movie.
You can also create a motion guide layer to control the movement of objects in a motion tweened animation. See Tweening motion along a path.
Note: Dragging a normal layer onto a guide layer converts the guide layer to a motion guide layer. To prevent accidentally converting a guide layer, place all guide layers at the bottom of the layer order.
To designate a layer as a guide layer:
Select the layer and right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), then choose Guide from the context menu. Choose Guide again to revert the layer to a normal layer.