# Newbie problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 11, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-problem/112787 "2004-06-11T10:14:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dbc845/32.png) [@fio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fio)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-problem/112787/1 "2004-06-11T10:14:55Z")
Being an absolute beginner in the art of building flash files I have come up against a problem that is probably very simple for everyone on this site! Having started a project, using one movie symbol and some text, shut down for the night, and on opening today I find that I have lost the ability to edit or even see my timeline work, despite the ‘test movie’ option still working fine. The timeline just displays layer 1 and no keyframes. Can anyone help…you would make fio very happy! Big thanks to anyone who cares to answer me… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-problem/112787/2 "2004-06-11T17:28:50Z")
You sure you opened the right file? You could have opened the published file instead of the file you need to open to work on it… Im a total beginner also… Us N00bes need to stick together 😛