Beginning ActionScript 2.0

Appendix B. Flash Keyboard Shortcuts

Many shortcuts are available that can help you speed up your development—so many that it's impossible to remember them all. This appendix is a complete guide to all the shortcuts used in the Flash development environment. Don't try to learn them all; instead, pick a few shortcuts for tasks that you frequently perform. Once they become more familiar to you, try using a few more shortcuts.

Tools Panel

You can select any tool on the Tools panel just by pressing the single letter on the keyboard that corresponds to that tool. Figure B-1 identifies each tool and its key. If you're typing text into a text field, press the Esc (escape) key to exit edit mode so that you can select another tool.

Figure B.1. Figure B-1

Integrated Script Editor Shortcuts

File Menu

Command	Windows Shortcut	MacOS Shortcut
New	Ctrl+N	Cmd+N
Open	Ctrl+O	Cmd+O
Close	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W
Close All	Ctrl+Alt+W	Cmd+Opt+W
Save	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S	Cmd+Shift+S
Import Script	Ctrl+Shift+I	Cmd+Shift+I
Print	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P
Exit	Ctrl+Q	Cmd+Q

Edit Menu

Command	Windows Shortcut	MacOS Shortcut
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C
Paste	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V
Delete	Backspace, Clear, Delete	Delete, Clear, del
Select All	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Find and Replace	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Find Again	F3	Cmd+G
Preferences	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U

View Menu

Command	Windows Shortcut	MacOS Shortcut
Go to Line	Ctrl+G	Cmd+,
Hidden Characters	Ctrl+Shift+8	Cmd+Shift+8
Line Numbers	Ctrl+Shift+L ...