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If time permits, try the following:

Add the Grow Again Button

  1. Add a new layer for the button.

  2. Insert a keyframe for it where you want it to appear (depending on your preference).

  3. Drag the button from the Library.

  4. Attach the Action "GoTo and Play(1)" using the Actions Panel.

Add the Bee using a Guide Layer

  1. Add a new layer for the Bee object.

  2. At the point you want the Bee to appear, insert a blank keyframe.

  3. Drag a copy of the Bee from the library onto the stage at that keyframe. Note that the Bee is a movie object, with its own internal animation and timeline.

  4. Highlight the last frame of the main timeline and insert a keyframe.

  5. Move the Bee to where you want it to land in the last frame.

  6. Add a motion tween to the Bee layer.

  7. Create a Guide Layer above the Bee layer. Make sure the Bee layer is indented below the Guide Layer.

  8. Highlight the Guide Layer, and draw a guide to describe the flying motion of the Bee.

  9. Highlight the Bee layer and attach the Bee to the guide line at both the beginning and ending frames.

Moving The Complete Animation On The Stage

To move the entire animation to another location of the document window:

  1. Unlock all layers (Note: if you want to move everything except items on a particular layer(s), leave those layer(s) locked.

  2. Turn on Edit Multiple Frames by clicking this button under the timeline:

  3. Set the onion skin markers to display all frames.

  4. Choose the black arrow tool.

  5. Drag to highlight and select all objects on the stage.

  6. Drag the entire animation to the new location on the page.

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