Keeping tool palettes visible

So I am new to using Flash on a Mac. I am used to working on a PC at work and so now one of my frustrations is how the tool palettes disappear when you leave the program. For instance, part of my job is to have my actions panel open with URLs for my flash movie and compare it to links listed on a website where I have to click to see the URL. So when I go to Firefox to view the link, my tool palette disappears. Please tell me there's a way to set so the tool palettes remain even if I am not focused on Flash. I guess the same goes for all Adobe prods, but mostly for Flash for me.
oh and I am using Flash CS3 on Mac OS X.5
Thanks

Not that I ever heard of. However, Safari is still viewable, and if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel it is even scrollable, when it is in the background. So arrange things so you can see Safari and bring the other application forward. If it has the idiotic "I have all the screen when I'm forward" setting programmers have become so fond of (too much time in Windows I guess), you may be able to turn some of that off--anyway, you can in Photoshop Elements. Explore the Preferences, look for a setting involving seeing the Desktop. Otherwise the best you can do is take a screenshot of your open app, open the screenshot in Preview, size it to something that allows you to see both it and Safari, and compare the page with the screenshot.
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Here's something to try...perhaps the Tools palette location got stored in the LabVIEW INI file with some funky location, such that it is showing up, but not within the visible bounds of the screen. I'm not sure what the INI entry would be, but it's probably something human readable, like "ToolsPalleteLocation="2000,2000". If you see an entry like that, delete it and restart LabVIEW. But if you don't see anything immediately obvious, you could close LabVIEW, delete (or rename) your LabVIEW INI file, relaunch LabVIEW, and see if your Tools palette shows up again. If so, then it's definitely something fishy in your INI file.
Also, I seem to recall from my days long long ago in the AE department that there might be a KnowledgeBase entry, or a previous Dev Exchange post, on this issue. So if my suggestion is no good, try checking those resources.
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-D
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On my Mac, I have FLash CS3 open and sometimes I want to have a web browser open as well so I can check info on a website where i have to click to view a link and compare to what's in the Actions panel. BUT when I get away from Flash, all the tool palettes go away! Is there a way to not make things like that disappear?

Not that I ever heard of. However, Safari is still viewable, and if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel it is even scrollable, when it is in the background. So arrange things so you can see Safari and bring the other application forward. If it has the idiotic "I have all the screen when I'm forward" setting programmers have become so fond of (too much time in Windows I guess), you may be able to turn some of that off--anyway, you can in Photoshop Elements. Explore the Preferences, look for a setting involving seeing the Desktop. Otherwise the best you can do is take a screenshot of your open app, open the screenshot in Preview, size it to something that allows you to see both it and Safari, and compare the page with the screenshot.
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Hello, I've just installed Labview 8.6 and I can't see the basics function in the tool palette. How do I do to be able to see them? When I do a seach, I can find them.
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This is from a fresh install? Weird. Did you install 8.6 into its own directory, or did you try to install it into a previous version's directory? You can try to reset the palette. Also, if you pin the palette (using the pushpin in the upper left) you can get a "View" menu and then go to the "Always visible categories" and select the categories you want to always see.

Why can't i use tab to shift the funcitons in tool palette?

i used LabVIEW6.1 before last week, and i'm familiar with the function that i can use Tab keys to shift the functions in Tool palette, such as Operate Value, Position/Size/Select, Edit Text, Connect Wire, etc. it's quick. but now the Tab keys doesn't work well after i'm trying the LabVIEW8.0 trial version. i need move mouse to fit position of fit function. it troubles me. i can't find out how to keep the former setting. is here anyone can help me?
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thanks. it's all right.
the setting is presented in the attached picture.
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Too much works make Longzhi a Tom.
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V
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M
M
Lasso tool
Polygonal Lasso tool
Magnetic Lasso tool
L
L
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W
W
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C
C
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I
I
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J
J
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B
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S
S
History Brush tool
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Y
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G
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O
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U
U
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K
3D Camera Rotate tool*
3D Camera Roll tool*
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3D Camera Walk tool*
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N
N
Hand tool†
H
H
Rotate View tool
R
R
Zoom tool†
Z
Z
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Really feel silly asking but . . .
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When I first installed CS5.5, I set up my Workspace and saved it. Now when I invole it, the tools are still missing.
I'll try your suggestion in my other post.
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