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Menu Bar: It gives you access to all the commands available in Adobe Animate.

                   File Name Tab: It shows the name of the current file. It also allows us to switch between files if
                   more than one files are open.

                   Tools Panel: It allows us to use different tools to create and modify text and graphics.

                   Current Scene: It shows the name of the scene on which we are currently working.

                   Stage: It is the rectangular area where graphics, text and video clips are drawn or placed, and
                   animation is created. The stage size in Animate is 550 X 400 pixels.

                   Work Area: It refers to the grey area around the stage. We can place objects here until we
                   want them to appear on the stage.

                   Properties Tab: It gives us the options to view and edit the properties of the current object.

                   Library Tab: It is used to organise and select symbols to add to our movie.

                   Workspace Menu: It allows us to switch between workspaces and also create new ones.

                   Timeline Panel: It organises and controls a document’s content in layers and frames. Like films,
                   Animate documents divide time lengths into frames. The timings of animations are adjusted in
                   the Timeline panel. Thus, it helps in setting the sequence of a movie or animation. The following

                   are the components of the Timeline Panel:

                                    Remove Layer         Frame           Timeline
                                        Button          Indicator         Buttons




                       Add Layer                                                                        Frame
                         Button                                                                        Numbers





                                      Layers       Playhead              Frame

                      Layers: They are used to organise the artwork. Each layer contains different objects that
                      appear  on the stage.  Objects  can be  drawn  and edited  on one layer without  affecting
                      the other.

                      Add or Remove Layer Buttons: They are used for adding and deleting layers.

                      Frames:  These  are small rectangles that help us control what appears in animation
                      sequences.
                      Frame Indicator: It displays the frame number,  current frame rate and the time that has
                      elapsed.

                      Frame Number: It is the number that appears in chronological order in the Timeline. Each
                      frame has a frame number.





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