Flash CS5: The Missing Manual

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Go To

Lets you navigate Flash animations that are broken up into multiple scenes. The Go To command leads to a submenu where you can select scenes by name or choose First, Last, Previous, and Next options and specific scenes.

Zoom In

Windows: Ctrl+=

Mac: ⌘-=

Changes the view of the stage by zooming in twice as much. So, if the view is at 500%, zooming in changes the view to 1000%.

Zoom Out

Windows: Ctrl+-

Mac: ⌘-hyphen (-)

Changes the view of the stage by zooming out twice as much. So, if the view is at 500%, zooming out changes the view to 250%.

Magnification

Leads to a submenu where you can choose from several preset Zoom levels that range from 25% to 800%. In addition, there are options to Show All (zoom to show all the contents of the current frame), Show Frame (shows the entire stage), and Fit in Window (scale the entire stage to fit in the program window).

Preview Mode

Leads to a submenu with several options related to previewing your animation with the Control→Play command. The options include the following:

Outlines

Windows: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O

Mac: Option-Shift-⌘-O

Displays shapes in the animation as outlines or wireframe representations. With older, slower computers this mode can help speed up previews, although most of today's machines can keep pace with even the most complex Flash animations.

Fast

Windows: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F

Mac: Option-⌘-Shift-F

Turns off antialiasing and other settings that slow down Flash previews.

Anti-Alias

Windows: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A

Mac: Option-⌘-Shift-A

Turns on antialiasing, ...