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Components in the Property inspector and Component Parameters panel

After you add an instance of a component to a Flash document, you use the Property inspector to set and view information for the instance. You create an instance of a component by dragging it from the Components panel onto the Stage, then you name the instance in the Property inspector and specify the parameters for the instance using the fields on the Parameters tab. You can also set parameters for a component instance using the Component Parameters panel.

To view information for a component instance in the Property inspector:

1 | Choose Window > Properties.
2 | Select an instance of a component on the Stage.
3 | To view parameters, click the Parameters tab.
| The component view in the Property inspector

To view parameters for a component instance in the Component Parameters panel:

1 | Choose Window > Component Parameters.
2 | Select an instance of a component on the Stage.
| The Component Parameters panel