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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.
                     Following are the components of the Timeline Panel:

                                                           Frame
                                                          Indicator

                                                                                                      Frame
                                                                                                     Numbers
                         Layers

                                                            Timeline
                                                             Buttons   Frame



                              New Layer               Playhead

                        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 to 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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