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Flash 8 Window Keystroke Shortcuts
Title Bar Menu Bar Timeline General
New <Ctrl> + <N>
Open <Ctrl> + <O>
Tools
panel Browse assets <Ctrl> + <Alt>
+ <O>
Color
panel First Scene <Home>
Last Scene <End>
Show/Hide Panels <Tab>
Zoom in <Ctrl> + < = >
Stage or Zoom out <Ctrl> + < - >
Movie
Area Find next <F3>
Hide panels <F4>
Library
panel Help <F1>
Exit <Ctrl> + < Q >

Graphics
Property Inspector
Break Apart <Ctrl> + <B>
New Symbol <Ctrl> + <F8>
The Fundamentals The Tools Panel Convert to Symbol <F8>
• To Create a New Document: Select File → Duplicate Selection <Ctrl> + <D>
New → Layer from the menu, or press <Ctrl> Align <Ctrl> + <K>
+ <N>. Arrow Subselect
Line
Group Selected <Ctrl> + <G>
Lasso
• To Close: To close the current document, select Import <Ctrl> + <R>
File → Close from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + Pen Text
<W>. To close all open documents, select File → Oval Rectangle Export <Ctrl>+ <Shift> +
Close All from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <R>
Pencil Brush
<Alt> + <W>.
Ink Bottle Paint Bucket
Timeline
• To Add a Layer: Select Insert → Timeline
Dropper Eraser Insert Frame <F5>
→ Layer from the menu, or click the Insert Layer
button in the Timeline. Insert Keyframe <F6>
Hand Zoom
Insert Blank <F7>
• To Modify Document Properties: Select
Stroke Color Keyframe
Modify → Document from the menu, or press
<Ctrl> + <J>. Fill Color Clear Keyframe <Shift> + <F6>

• To Find and Replace: Select Edit → Find Black and White No Color Copy Frames <Ctrl> + <Alt> +
and Replace from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + Swap Colors <C>
<F>. Snap to Objects Cut Frames <Ctrl> + <Alt> +
Smooth Straighten <X>
• To Change Preferences: Select Edit →
Preferences from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + Paste Frames <Ctrl> + <Alt> +
<U>. <V>
• To Display Tool Options: Click a tool and Remove Frames <Shift> + <F5>
• To Export an Image: Select File → Export
select a tool option at the bottom of the Tools panel. Play Movie <Enter>
→ Export Image from the menu.
• To Constrain Shapes: Press the <Shift> key Rewind Movie <Ctrl> + <Alt> +
• To Export a Movie: Select File → Export while dragging the shape. <R>
→ Export Movie from the menu or press
• To End Open Path (Pen Tool): Press Step Forward <.>
<Ctrl> + <Alt> +<Shift> + <S>.
<Ctrl> and click to end the path
• To Open a Duplicate Window: Select Step Backward <,>
• To Convert a Corner Point to a Curve
Window → Duplicate Window from the Point: Click the Subselection tool and press Mute Sounds <Ctrl> + <Alt> +
menu, or press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <K>. <Alt>, click the point you want to change and drag. <M>

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Timeline Graphics
• To Draw a Shape: Select the shape you want to use from the Tools
Show/ Lock/ Show All panel. Click and drag to draw the shape on the stage.
Hide All Unlock Layers as Timeline Frame
Playhead view
Layers All Layers Outlines header • To Select a Shape: Click the Selection Tool button on the Tools
panel and click and drag around the shape to select it or double-click the
shape.
• To Change the Fill or Line Color of a Shape: Click the Paint
Bucket Tool button on the Tools panel. Choose the new color in the
Stroke or Fill color buttons. Click the fill or line of the shape you want to
New Add Insert Delete Center Onion Elapsed time change. Select the colors you want to use in the Stroke color and Fill color
Layer Motion Layer Layer frame Skinning Frame Rate
buttons on the Tools panel.
Guide Folder buttons Current Frame
• To Create a New Symbol: Select Insert → New Symbol from the
• To Show or Hide the Timeline: Select Window → Timeline from menu or press <Ctrl> + <F8>. Name the symbol and draw the symbol.
Click Scene 1 to exit the symbol and return to the workspace.
the menu or press <Ctrl> +<Alt> + <T>.
• To Convert a Shape to a Symbol: Select the shape and press
• To Insert a Layer: Click the New Layer button in the Timeline, or
<F8>.
select Insert → Layer from the menu.
• To Convert a Symbol to a Shape: Select the symbol and select
• To Hide a Layer: Select the layer and click the Show/Hide All
Modify → Break Apart from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <B>.
Layers button in the Timeline.
• To Edit a Symbol: Select Edit → Edit Symbols from the menu, or
• To Delete a Layer: Select the layer and click the Delete Layer button
press <Ctrl> + <E>.
in the Timeline.
• To Change Document Background: Select Modify →
• To Insert a Frame: Click an empty frame on the Timeline and select
Document from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <J>. Select the color in the
Insert → Frame from the menu, or press <F5>. Flash inserts frames
Background color box.
from the last frame or keyframe to the selected point.
• To Import a Picture or Graphic: Select File → Import and select
• To Delete a Frame: Select the frame(s) and select Insert → Remove
Import to Stage or Import to Library from the menu.
Frames from the menu, or press <Shift> + <F5>.
• To Insert Text: Click the Text Tool button in the Tools panel and type
• To Insert a Keyframe: Click an empty frame on the Timeline and select
the text.
Insert → Keyframe from the menu, or press <F6>.
• To Format Text: Select the text in the text box. Click the Text menu on
• To Insert a Blank Keyframe: Click an empty frame on the Timeline the menu bar and select the formatting you want to apply to the text.
and select Insert → Blank Keyframe from the menu, or press <F7>.
• To Convert Text to a Graphic: Select the text box and press <F8>.
• To Clear a Keyframe: Select the keyframe and select Insert → Clear
Keyframe from the menu, or press <Shift> + <F6>. The keyframe • To Edit a Bitmap: Select the symbol and select Modify → Break
becomes a regular frame. Apart from the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <B>. Edit the bitmap using
commands on the Tools panel as necessary.
• To Create Frame-by-Frame Animation: Insert a keyframe in the
selected layer, place an object on the stage. Insert a keyframe in the next
frame, change the object from the first frame, and repeat. Movie Playback
• To Insert Motion Tween Animation: Insert a keyframe in the
• To Play a Scene: Select Control → Play from the menu, or press
selected layer and place a symbol or grouped object on the stage. Select the
<Enter>.
last keyframe you want to include in the motion animation, and move the
symbol or group to the final point of the motion animation. Click the first • To Rewind a Scene: Select Control → Rewind from the menu, or
keyframe and select Insert → Create Motion Tween from the menu, press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <R>.
or click the Tween list arrow and select Motion from the list.
• To View One Frame at a Time: Select Control → Step Forward
• To Insert Shape Tween Animation: Insert a keyframe in the One Frame from the menu, or press < . > (period).
selected layer and draw a shape (the shape cannot be a symbol or grouped
object). Select the last keyframe you want to include in the motion tween, and • To Mute Movie Sounds: Select Control → Mute Sounds from
draw the final shape of the animation. Click the first keyframe and select the menu, or press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <M>.
Insert → Create Shape Tween from the menu, or click the Tween • To Test the Movie: Select Control → Test Movie from the menu,
list arrow and select Shape from the list. or press <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <Enter>.
• To Use a Color Tween: Click the last keyframe of a Shape Tween. • To Debut the Movie: Select Debug → Debut Movie from the
Select the shape that you want to change colors and specify the new color for menu, or press <Ctrl> + <Enter>.
the shape.
• To Export the Movie: Select Control → Play from the menu, or
• To Add a Timeline Effect: Select the object to which you want to add press <Enter>. Edit the bitmap using commands on the Tools panel as
the effect. Select Insert → Timeline Effects from the menu and select necessary.
an effect from the list.

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