Appendix C. Keyboard Shortcuts

This appendix includes tables listing the shortcut keystrokes available to perform commands on the Macromedia Flash 8 menus. Both the Windows and Mac shortcuts are shown for each command. The menu tables are in the same order in which they appear on the Flash 8 menu.

File Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
New	Ctrl+N	Cmd+N
Open	Ctrl+O	Cmd+O
Close	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W
Save	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S	Cmd+Shift+S
Publish Settings	Ctrl+Shift+F12	Option+Shift+F12
Publish	Ctrl+F12	Shift+F12
Print	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P
Exit	Ctrl+Q	Cmd+Q
Import to Stage	Ctrl+R	Cmd+R
Open External Library	Ctrl+Shift+O	Cmd+O
Export Movie	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S	Cmd+Option+Shift+S
Default Publish Preview (HTML)	F12	F12

Edit Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C
Paste in Center	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V
Paste in Place	Ctrl+Shift+V	Cmd+Shift+V
Clear	Backspace	Delete
Duplicate	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D
Select All	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Deselect All	Ctrl+Shift+A	Cmd+Shift+A
Find and Replace	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Find Next	F3	F3
Edit Symbols	Ctrl+E	Cmd+E
Cut Frames	Ctrl+Alt+X	Cmd+Option+X
Copy Frames	Ctrl+Alt+C	Cmd+Option+C
Paste Frames	Ctrl+Alt+V	Cmd+Option+V
Clear Frames	Alt+Backspace	Option+Delete
Remove Frames	Shift+F5	Shift+F5
Select All Frames	Ctrl+Alt+A	Cmd+Option+A
Preferences	Ctrl+U	Flash > Preferences

View Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Go to First	Home	Home
Go to Previous	Page Up	Page Up
Go to Next	Page Down	Page Down
Go to Last	End	End
Zoom In	Ctrl+=	Cmd+=
Zoom Out	Ctrl+-	Cmd+-
Magnification: 100%	Ctrl+1	Cmd+1
Magnification: 400%	Ctrl+4	Cmd+4
Magnification: 800%	Ctrl+8	Cmd+8
Show Frame	Ctrl+2	Cmd+2
Show All	Ctrl+3	Cmd+3
Outlines	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O	Cmd+Option+Shift+O
Fast	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F	Cmd+Option+Shift+F
Anti-alias	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A	Cmd+Option+Shift+A
Anti-alias Text	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T	Cmd+Option+Shift+T
Work Area	Ctrl+Shift+W	Cmd+Shift+W
Rulers	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R	Cmd+Option+Shift+R
Show Grid	Ctrl+'	Cmd+'
Edit Grid	Ctrl+Alt+G	Cmd+Option+G
Show Guides	Ctrl+;	Cmd+;
Lock Guides	Ctrl+Shift+;	Cmd+Shift+;
Edit Guides	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G	Cmd+Option+Shift+G
Snap to Grid	Ctrl+Shift+'	Cmd+Shift+'
Snap to Guides	Ctrl+Shift+;	Cmd+Shift+;
Snap to Objects	Ctrl+Shift+/	Cmd+Shift+/
Hide Edges	Ctrl+H	Cmd+Shift+E
Show Shape Hints	Ctrl+Alt+H	Cmd+Option+H

Insert Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
New Symbol	Ctrl+F8	Cmd+F8
Frame	F5	F5

Modify Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Document	Ctrl+J	Cmd+J
Convert to Symbol	F8	F8
Break Apart	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B
Optimize	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C	Cmd+Option+Shift+C
Add Shape Hint	Ctrl+Shift+H	Cmd+Shift+H
Distribute to Layers	Ctrl+Shift+D	Cmd+Shift+D
Convert to Keyframes	F6	F6
Clear Keyframe	Shift+F6	Shift+F6
Convert to Blank Keyframes	F7	F7
Rotate 90 degrees CW	Ctrl+Shift+9	Cmd+Shift+9
Rotate 90 degrees CCW	Ctrl+Shift+7	Cmd+Shift+7
Remove Transform	Ctrl+Shift+Z	Cmd+Shift+Z
Bring to Front	Ctrl+Shift+Up	Option+Shift+Up
Bring Forward	Ctrl+Up	Cmd+Up
Send Backward	Ctrl+Down	Cmd+Down
Send to Back	Ctrl+Shift+Down	Option+Shift+Down
Lock	Ctrl+Alt+L	Cmd+Option+L
Unlock All	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L	Cmd+Option+Shift+L
Align Left	Ctrl+Alt+1	Cmd+Option+1
Align Horizontal Center	Ctrl+Alt+2	Cmd+Option+2
Align Right	Ctrl+Alt+3	Cmd+Option+3
Align Top	Ctrl+Alt+4	Cmd+Option+4
Align Vertical Center	Ctrl+Alt+5	Cmd+Option+5
Align Bottom	Ctrl+Alt+6	Cmd+Option+6
Distribute Widths	Ctrl+Alt+7	Cmd+Option+7
Distribute Heights	Ctrl+Alt+9	Cmd+Option+9
Make Same Width	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+7	Cmd+Option+Shift+7
Make Same Height	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+9	Cmd+Option+Shift+9
To Stage	Ctrl+Alt+8	Cmd+Option+8
Group	Ctrl+G	Cmd+G
Ungroup	Ctrl+Shift+G	Cmd+Shift+G

Text Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Plain	Ctrl+Shift+P	Cmd+Shift+B
Bold	Ctrl+Shift+B	Cmd+Shift+P
Italic	Ctrl+Shift+I	Cmd+Shift+I
Align Left	Ctrl+Shift+L	Cmd+Shift+L
Align Center	Ctrl+Shift+C	Cmd+Shift+C
Align Right	Ctrl+Shift+R	Cmd+Shift+R
Justify	Ctrl+Shift+J	Cmd+Shift+J
Tracking Increase	Ctrl+Alt+Right	Cmd+Option+Right
Tracking Decrease	Ctrl+Alt+Left	Cmd+Option+Left
Tracking Reset	Ctrl+Alt+Up	Cmd+Option+Up

Control Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Play	Enter	Enter/Return
Rewind	Ctrl+Alt+R	Cmd+Option+R
Step Forward One Frame	.	.
Step Backward One Frame	,	,
Test Movie	Ctrl+Enter	Cmd+Enter
Debug Movie	Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Cmd+Shift+Enter
Test Scene	Ctrl+Alt+Enter	Cmd+Option+Enter
Test Project	Ctrl+Alt+P	Cmd+Option+P
Enable Simple Buttons	Ctrl+Alt+B	Cmd+Option+B

Window Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
New Window	Ctrl+Alt+K	Cmd+Option+K
Project	Shift+F8	Shift+F8
Properties	Ctrl+F3	Cmd+F3
Timeline	Ctrl+Alt+T	Cmd+Option+T
Tools	Ctrl+F2	Cmd+F2
Library	Ctrl+L or F11	Cmd+L or F11
Align	Ctrl+K	Cmd+K
Color Mixer	Shift+F9	Shift+F9
Color Swatches	Ctrl+F9	Cmd+F9
Info	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Scene	Shift+F2	Shift+F2
Transform	Ctrl+T	Cmd+T
Actions	F9	Option+F9
Behaviors	Shift+F3	Shift+F3
Components	Ctrl+F7	Cmd+F7
Component Inspector	Alt+F7	Option+F7
Debugger	Shift+F4	Shift+F4
Output	F2	F2
Web Services	Ctrl+Shift+F10	Cmd+Shift+F10
Accessibility	Alt+F2	Option+F2
History	Ctrl+F10	Cmd+F10
Movie Explorer	Alt+F3	Option+F3
Strings	Ctrl+F11	Cmd+F11
Hide Panels	F4	F4

Help Menu
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Help	F1	F1

Actions Panel
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Pin Script	Ctrl+=	Cmd+=
Close Script	Ctrl+-	Cmd+-
Close All Scripts	Ctrl+Shift+-	Cmd+Shift+-
Go to Line	Ctrl+G	Cmd+,
Find	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Find Again	F3	Cmd+G
Replace	Ctrl+H	Cmd+Shift+H
Auto Format	Ctrl+Shift+F	Cmd+Shift+F
Check Syntax	Ctrl+T	Cmd+T
Show Code Hint	Ctrl+Spacebar	Cmd+Spacebar
Import Script	Ctrl+Shift+I	Cmd+Shift+I
Export Script	Ctrl+Shift+X	Cmd+Shift+X
View line Numbers	Ctrl+Shift+L	Cmd+Shift+L
Word Wrap	Ctrl+Shift+W	Cmd+Shift+W
Preferences	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U (only in Actions)

Debugger Panel
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Continue	F10	F10
Stop Debugging	F11	F11
Step In	F6	F6
Step Over	F7	F7
Step Out	F8	F8

Output Panel
Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac Shortcut
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C
Find	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Find Again	F3	F3