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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

Connect to the Macromedia web site tolearn about and access the most recentinformation about Flash.

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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