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Using the Tool palette with the Stage

The Tool palette contains useful tools for creating and manipulating sprites on the Stage. It also contains drawing tools and elements that you can place directly on the Stage.

Three views are available for the Tool palette: Default, Classic, and Flash component. Each view contains some of the same tools, including arrow, hand, and magnifying glass tools.

  • The Flashcomponent view primarily contains Flash components.
  • The Default view combines some Flash components and some Classic items.

  • If the Tool palette is not available, select Window > Tool Palette.
  • Click on the Tool palette View menu and select a view.
  • (Windows only) To dock the Tool palette, drag the palette, using the palette gripper, over a docking channel. A placement preview line or rectangle appears when the palette can be docked.