Selecting every component of a 320 frame animation

I've got a stage with a 320-frame animation with mulitple
components. how do i grab every component in every frame of every
layer and move it to another area of the stage? i try to select the
layers, thinking that they are like photoshop layers and try to
move the amimation that way. but Flash layers don't work that way.
so then i highlight every frame of every layer and then drag the
multi-selection to the the new area of the stage, but it only moves
the frame column underneath where the play head is.
this is driving me nuts

A tip for future development would be to make all your
animation within a movieclip timeline rather than the main timeline
(Movieclips can be moved easily and have their own timelines).
Also, another method to move your existing content would be
to compile it as a SWF and then load the SWF into another Flash
movie and reposition it to the desired position. The tip above is
really the best method and is more flexible to work with.

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