Flash CS3: The Missing Manual

Window

This menu is command central for opening and closing the many windows you use when working in Flash. Checkmarks appear next to the names of currently open windows. Clicking next to the name opens or closes the window.

Duplicate Window

Windows: Ctrl+Alt+K

Mac: Option-⌘-K

Creates a second application window. Use this command when you want more than one view of your animation or timeline. Useful for side-by-side comparisons of two separate frames or other aspects of your Flash animation.

Toolbars

Leads to a submenu with the following commands:

Controller

Opens the Controller toolbar, which you use to play, pause, and navigate through the frames of your animation.

Edit Bar

Opens the Edit Bar, which appears between the timeline and the stage in your application window.

Timeline

Windows: Ctrl+Alt+T

Mac: Option-⌘-T

Displays the Timeline in your applications window, which you use to work with frames and layers in your animation.

Tools

Windows: Ctrl+F2

Mac: ⌘-F2

Shows and hides the Tools palette, which holds tools for: selection, drawing, shape creation, text, color application, and color picking.

Properties

Opens the Properties window, where you view—and edit—various aspects of objects in your animation.

Library

Windows: Ctrl+L

Mac: ⌘-L

Opens the Library window, which stores objects used in your animation such as graphics, movie clips, buttons, and sound clips.

Common Libraries

Opens the Common Library windows, which hold buttons, classes, and learning interactions.

Actions

Windows: F9

Mac: Option-F9

Opens the ...