Appendix A. Windows Shortcuts

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Flash has many keyboard shortcuts, which you can use to streamline your workflow. This appendix lists the default Flash MX Windows keyboard shortcuts.

NOTE

Flash lets you modify the keyboard shortcuts to suit your needs. You can learn more about this in Lesson 1.

FILE MENU
Command	Shortcut
New	Ctrl+N
Open	Ctrl+O
Open as Library	Ctrl+Shift+O
Close	Ctrl+W
Save	Ctrl+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S
Import	Ctrl+R
Export Movie	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
Publish Settings	Ctrl+Shift+F12
Publish Preview > Default	Ctrl+F12
Publish	Shift+F12
Print	Ctrl+P
Exit	Ctrl+Q

EDIT MENU
Command	Shortcut
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+V
Paste in Place	Ctrl+Shift+V
Clear	Backspace
Duplicate	Ctrl+D
Select All	Ctrl+A
Deselect All	Ctrl+Shift+A
Cut Frames	Ctrl+Alt+X
Copy Frames	Ctrl+Alt+C
Paste Frames	Ctrl+Alt+V
Clear Frames	Alt+Backspace
Select All Frames	Ctrl+Alt+A
Edit Symbols/Edit Document	Ctrl+E
Preferences	Ctrl+U

VIEW MENU
Command	Shortcut
Go to > First	Home
Go to > Previous	Page Up
Go to > Next	Page Down
Go to > Last	End
Zoom In	Ctrl+=
Zoom Out	Ctrl+-
Magnification > 100%	Ctrl+1
Magnification > Show Frame	Ctrl+2
Magnification > Show All	Ctrl+3
Outlines	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O
Fast	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F
Anti-alias	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A
Anti-alias Text	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Timeline	Ctrl+Alt+T
Work Area	Ctrl+Shift+W
Rulers	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R
Grid > Show Grid	Ctrl+'
Grid > Snap to Grid	Ctrl+Shift+'
Grid > Edit Grid	Ctrl+Alt+G
Guides > Show Guides	Ctrl+;
Guides > Lock Guides	Ctrl+Alt+;
Guides > Snap to Guides	Ctrl+Shift+;
Guides > Edit Guides	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G
Snap to Objects	Ctrl+Shift+/
Show Shape Hints	Ctrl+Alt+H
Hide Edges	Ctrl+H
Hide Panels	F4

INSERT MENU
Command	Shortcut
Convert to Symbol	F8
New Symbol	Ctrl+F8
Frame	F5
Remove Frames	Shift+F5
Keyframe*	F6
Blank Keyframe*	F7
Clear Keyframe	Shift+F6

MODIFY MENU
Command	Shortcut
Scene	Shift+F2
Document	Ctrl+J
Optimize	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Shape > Add Shape Hint	Ctrl+Shift+H
Transform > Scale and Rotate	Ctrl+Alt+S
Transform > Rotate 90 ° (degrees) CW	Ctrl+Shift+9
Transform > Rotate 90 ° (degrees) CCW	Ctrl+Shift+7
Transform > Remove Transform	Ctrl+Shift+Z
Arrange > Bring to Front	Ctrl+Shift+Up
Arrange > Bring Forward	Ctrl+Up
Arrange > Send Backward	Ctrl+Down
Arrange > Send to Back	Ctrl+Shift+Down
Arrange > Lock	Ctrl+Alt+L
Arrange > Unlock All	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
Align > Left	Ctrl+Alt+1
Align > Center Vertical	Ctrl+Alt+2
Align > Right	Ctrl+Alt+3
Align > Top	Ctrl+Alt+4
Align > Center Horizontal	Ctrl+Alt+5
Align > Bottom	Ctrl+Alt+6
Align > Distribute Widths	Ctrl+Alt+7
Align > Distribute Heights	Ctrl+Alt+9
Align > Make Same Width	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+7
Align > Make Same Height	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+9
Align > To Stage	Ctrl+Alt+8
Frames > Convert to Keyframe	F6
Frames > Convert to Blank Keyframe	F7
Group	Ctrl+G
Ungroup	Ctrl+Shift+G
Break Apart	Ctrl+B
Distribute to Layers	Ctrl+Shift+D

TEXT MENU
Command	Shortcut
Style > Plain	Ctrl+Shift+P
Style > Bold	Ctrl+Shift+B
Style > Italic	Ctrl+Shift+I
Align > Align Left	Ctrl+Shift+L
Align > Align Center	Ctrl+Shift+C
Align > Align Right	Ctrl+Shift+R
Align > Justify	Ctrl+Shift+J
Tracking > Increase	Ctrl+Alt+Right
Tracking > Decrease	Ctrl+Alt+Left
Tracking > Reset	Ctrl+Alt+Up

CONTROL MENU
Command	Shortcut
Play	Enter
Rewind	Ctrl+Alt+R
Step Forward	.
Step Backward	,
Test Movie	Ctrl+Enter
Debug Movie	Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Test Scene	Ctrl+Alt+Enter
Enable Simple Buttons	Ctrl+Alt+B

WINDOW MENU
Command	Shortcut
New Window	Ctrl+Alt+N
Tools	Ctrl+F2
Timeline	Ctrl+Alt+T
Properties	Ctrl+F3
Answers	Alt+F1
Align	Ctrl+K
Color Mixer	Shift+F9
Color Swatches	Ctrl+F9
Info	Ctrl+I
Scene	Shift+F2
Transform	Ctrl+T
Actions	F9
Debugger	Shift+F4
Movie Explorer	Alt+F3
Reference	Shift+F1
Output	F2
Accessibility	Alt+F2
Components	Ctrl+F7
Component Parameters	Alt+F7
Library	Ctrl+L or F11

HELP MENU
Command	Shortcut
Using Flash	F1

DRAWING TOOLS
Command	Shortcut
Arrow	V
Subselection	A
Line	N
Lasso	L
Pen	P
Text	T
Oval	O
Rectangle	R
Pencil	Y
Brush	B
Free Transform	Q
Fill Transform	F
Ink Bottle	S
Paint Bucket	K
Eyedropper	I
Eraser	E
Hand	H
Zoom	M, Z

ACTIONS PANEL
Command	Shortcut
Normal Mode	Ctrl+Shift+N
Expert Mode	Ctrl+Shift+E
Go to Line	Ctrl+G
Find	Ctrl+F
Find Again	F3
Replace	Ctrl+H
Check Syntax	Ctrl+T
Show Code Hint	Ctrl+Spacebar
Auto Format	Ctrl+Shift+F
Import From File	Ctrl+Shift+I
Export As File	Ctrl+Shift+X
View Line Numbers	Ctrl+Shift+L

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