View object properties

When you add an object to the Stage, you can select it, then view and change its properties in the Property inspector. The type of object selected determines which properties appear. For example, if you select a text object (not a text graphic, which we use in this lesson), the Property inspector displays settings such as font, type size, and paragraph formatting, which you can either view or change. If no object is selected, the Property inspector displays properties for the entire document.

1. On the Stage, with the Selection tool selected, click the Title graphic.

   The Property inspector (Window > Properties) shows specifications, such as height, width, and Stage coordinates, for the grouped object.

2. On the Stage, click the bounding box for the video movie clip that you dragged to the Stage and view its attributes in the Property inspector.
3. In the Instance Name text box of the Property inspector, enter video as the instance name.

   Note: Because ActionScript, the Flash scripting language, often refers to instance names, it is a good practice to name instances. To learn more about naming instances, see the lesson Write Scripts with ActionScript.