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| actions | Built-in components you can use to animate or add interactivity to application elements. |
| application | A Flash document file. Sometimes called a movie. |
| attributes | Qualities or properties that control the display or behavior or an object or element. |
| author | To create and edit a Flash application. |
| content | Objects included in an application. |
| dock | To affix an element to a specific location onscreen. |
| file extension | A dot followed by three or more characters addd to a file name to indicate the file type and the program that is used to open the file. |
| flash player | A program used to run Flash applications. |
| float | To position an element so that it can be moved to any location onscreen. |
| frame | The basic unit that defines a length of time in a Flash application. |
| frame rate | The number of animation frames displayed per second. |
| gripper | In Flash, dotted lines at the left end of a panel's title bar, used to drag the panel. |
| layers | In Flash, an invisible sheet used to separate objects on a frame. |
| pan | To shift content right, left, up, or down onscreen. |
| panel | A window similar to a dialog box in which you select options for modifying the current item. |
| pasteboard | In Flash, the gray area outside the Stage where you store content that you do not want to display when the file plays. |
| playhead | A shaded rectangle in the Timeline that indicates the current frame. |
| publish | To prepare a Flash application for viewing. |
| stage | In Flash, the rectangular area where you create content and preview a file. |
| stream | To start playing a file before the file has finished downloading. |
| template | A sample document that includes settings and content from which you can create a new document. |
| timeline | The panel where you organize and control content over time using layers and frames. Also, the series of frames for each layer. |
| vector-based graphics | Pictures that are drawn using lines, shapes, and curves. |
| zoom | To change the magnification of displayed items to make content appear larger or smaller. |