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Macromedia
Flash MXQuick Reference CardFlash MX Workspace Tools Panel
Timeline
To Display Tool OptionsClick a tool and select a
tool option from the bottomof the Tools panel.
To Constrain Shapes:Press the keywhile dragging the shape.
To End Open Path (PenTool):Press andclick to end the path
To Convert a CornerPoint to a Curve Point: Click the Subselectiontooland press , clickon the point you want tochange and drag.
To Create a New CornerPoint:Click theArrowtooland press , clickon the line where you wanto create a point and drag.
To Insert a Layer:Click the New Layerbutton in the Timeline, or select InsertLayerfrom the menu.
To Insert a Frame:Click an empty frameon the Timeline and select InsertFramefrom the menu, or press . Flash insertsframes from the last frame or keyframe to theselected point.
To Delete a Frame:Select the frame(s)and select InsertRemove Framesfrom themenu, or press + .
To Insert a Keyframe:Click an emptyframe on the Timeline and select InsertKeyframefrom the menu, or press .
To Insert a Blank Keyframe:Click anempty frame on the Timeline and select Insert
Blank Keyframefrom the menu, or press.
To Clear a Keyframe:Select thekeyframe and select InsertClear Keyframefrom the menu, or press + . Thekeyframe becomes a regular frame.
To Create Frame-by-FrameAnimation:Insert a keyframe in theselected layer, place an object on the stage.Insert a keyframe in the next frame, change the
object from the first frame, and repeat.
To Insert Motion TweenedAnimation:Insert a keyframe in theselected layer and place a symbol or groupedobject on the stage. Select the symbol and
select InsertCreate Motion Tweenfromthe menu. Select the last frame you want toinclude in the motion tween, and move thesymbol to the final point of the tween.
To Change Timeline View:Click theFrame view butto nand select a view.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Import +
Export + +
Insert Frame
Insert Keyframe
Insert Blank Keyframe
Clear Keyframe +
Break Apart +
Convert to Symbol
Copy Frames + +
Cut Frames + +
Paste Frames + +
Duplicate Selection +
Export Movie + + +
First Scene
Group Selected Items + Last Scene
Show/Hide Panels
Play Movie
Remove Frames +
Rewind Movie + +
Show/Hide Timeline + +
Step Forward < . >
Step Backward < , >
Title bar Menu bar
PanelGroups
Timeline
ToolsPanel
Property Inspector
Stage orMovieArea
NewLayer
Layers
AddMotionGuide
DeleteLayer
Elapsed time
Frame Rate
Current Frame
Centerframe Onion
Skinningbuttons
Show/Hide AllLayers
Lock/UnlockAll Layers
Show AllLayers asOutlines
Frameview
PlayheadTimelineheader
InsertLayerFolder
Arrow Subselect
Line Lasso
Pen Text
Oval Rectangle
Pencil Brush
Ink Bottle Paint Bucket
Dropper Eraser
Hand Zoom
StrokeColor
Fill Color
Tooloptions
FreeTransform
FillTransform
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Panels To View a Panel:Select Windowfrom themenu bar and select the panel you want to view. Or,click the title of the panel group, or click theexpander arrow in panel group title bar.
To View More Options:Click the panels
Options menu.
To Move, Dock, or Undock a Panel or
Panel Group:Drag the panel gripper (dottedarea on the left side of the panel title bar) to a newlocation or docking area.
Answers
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Actions
Insert ActionScript statements, orcommands, into the movie. A description ofthe selected action appears in the panel.
Transform
Scale, rotate, or skew an object. Click theConstrain box to maintain the objectsoriginal proportions during transformation.
Al ign
Select objects and align and distribute ormatch size and space relative to oneanother, or relative to the Stage.
Movie Explorer
Use the Movie Explorer as a map of themovie; search for movie content, organizemovie contents, view an outline of themovies structure, or select movie elementsfor modification.
Reference
Describes in detail the action selected onthe left side of the panel. Or, copy andpaste sample code into the Actions panel.
Library
The Library contains the symbols insertedin a movie. Organize symbols into foldersand view symbol details such as when theitem was last modified and the number ofinstances. Insert, edit or delete symbols inthis window.
Property Inspector
Color Mixer
Create a new color, edit a color, use adifferent color model in your document, orcreate new colors to add to a color swatch.
Color Swatches
Create a new swatch to create your owncolor scheme, or modify an existingswatch.
Components
Add user interaction in movies or Webforms, create your own components, ormodify existing ones.
Info
Create a new swatch to create your owncolor scheme, or modify an existingswatch.
TheProperty Inspectordisplays detailed information and settings about a selected item in the Flashworkspace: the document, shapes, videos, text, symbols, frames, tools, components, or groups. It replacesthe Fill, Stroke, Character, Paragraph, Tool Options, Effect, Frame, and Instance panels of earlier versions.
To expand or contract the bottom half of the inspector:Click the Expander arrowinthe Property Inspector.
Expandearrow
Itembeingdisplayed
Help
Colorvalues
Colormixerarea
Stroke color
Fill color
Set DefaultBrush/FillColors
No Strokeor Fill
SwapBrush/FillColors
Fill Style
Optionsmenu
SelectionX position
SelectionY position
Selectionwidth
Selectionheight
Componentsavailable forinsertion
Actionsavailableforinsertion
Pin currentscript
OpenReferencepanel
Actiondescription
Actiontoolbar
Height
Skewhorizontallyandvertically
WidthRotationdegrees
Copy andapplytransformReset
Matchobject sizebuttons
Horizontaldistributebuttons
Horizontalalign buttons
Vertical align buttons
Align toStage
Verticaldistributebuttons
Spaceevenlybuttons
Showmovieelementbuttons
Movieoutline
Search foa movieelement
Actionsavailablefor
insertion
Descriptioof theselectedaction
Librarycommand
Sort bycolumn
Symbolpreview
Expandwindow
Contractwindow
Deletesymbol
Symbolproperties
New folder
New symbol
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