Chapter 2. The Edge Application Interface

Adobe Edge boasts a modern, designer-friendly user interface that should be somewhat familiar to longtime users of the Adobe Creative Suite applications. This chapter will run through each aspect of the interface, including:

• Interface features

• Application menus

• The Toolbar

• The Stage

• The Timeline

• Edge panels

After processing the information presented, we should have a clear understanding of the interface as a whole and also the usefulness of individual aspects.

Application interface overview

Being primarily focused on motion and interactivity, the Edge interface places a great emphasis upon modifying element properties over time. We will discover that Edge places many useful sections of the interface such as the Stage, Timeline, and Properties panels in plain view in order to make these tools readily available in our work.

The application window

Whether running Edge on Windows or OS X, the application window will appear very similar across platforms. In many...