# Dumbest ever question about Flash 8

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dumbest-ever-question-about-flash-8/192473
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dumbest-ever-question-about-flash-8/192473 "2006-06-28T20:18:03Z")
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### Author: ![mcwyuma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@mcwyuma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcwyuma)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dumbest-ever-question-about-flash-8/192473/1 "2006-06-28T20:18:03Z")

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Ok, what bloody prize do I win for this question? I gotta win something, don’t I???

Here goes : How do I get the Stage to appear?

Whatever the hell I did last time I had Flash8 Pro open, I must’ve found a way to remove or close the main stage. Now whenever I open a new document, I have all the usual panels EXCEPT the main Stage. Timeline, Properties, Actions, Library, Color, etc etc are all present and accounted for. No matter what I search for in the ‘Help’ section, or how many menus and submenus I look through, I can’t get my bloody Stage back. GGGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Will I need to reinstall the program?

Mike (pissed off at the world right now) W.  
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