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Step Five: Creating a Group

It would be possible to just place lots of instances of the Animation Movie Clip all over the main Stage but it is quicker and more versatile to create a group. You will then place several of these groups onto the Main Stage.

1. Go to: Insert > New Symbol (Ctrl F8)
2. For Name use: Animation Group
3. For Type select: Movie Clip



4. Click: OK

Note: It is easiest to position a group of objects if you use the grid.

5. Go to: View > Grid > Edit Grid (Ctrl Alt G)
6. Select: Show Grid
7. Select: Snap to Grid
8. Select width: 25 px
9. Select height: 25px

   

10. Click: OK
    
    
11. If the Library is closed, open it: Window > Library (F11) or (Ctrl L)
12. Drag onto the Stage the Movie Clip: Animation
13. Drag the top left corner of the Movie clip so that it snaps onto the: Registration Point

You should find that the Symbol snaps to the Registration Point



14. Hold your Alt Key down and drag out a copy of the Symbol: Animation

The Alt Key enables you to create copies of objects. You should now have two symbols:



15. Drag the top left corner of the new Movie clip so that it snaps: Right of the Original Symbol



16. Continue making copies until you have a matrix of: 3 x 3 Animation Symbols

The completed group of Animation Symbols:



Note: You could have a group which has a different number of symbols. I have decided on this number and configuration because it fits into well into the shape of the Movie. You will see this in the next step.