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Flash CS6: The Missing Manual
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Flash CS6: The Missing Manual

by Chris Grover
June 2012
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
26h 12m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Appendix B. Flash Professional CS6, Menu by Menu

Flash CS6: The Missing Manual is full of details, explanations, and examples. This appendix provides quick thumbnail descriptions of every command in every menu for quick reference.

File

The File menu commands work on your Flash document as a whole. Use the File menu for major events, like starting a new project, opening a file you created previously, and adjusting Flash’s Publish and Preview settings.

New

Windows: Ctrl+N

Mac: ⌘-N

The New command opens the New Document dialog box, where you can create many different types of Flash documents. For web pages, choose Flash File (ActionScript 2.0 or ActionScript 3.0). To create Flash files that will run on smartphones or tablets, use “AIR for iOS” or “AIR for Android.” For other phones, organizers, or small handheld devices, use “Flash File (Mobile).”

Open

Windows: Ctrl+O

Mac: ⌘-O

Opens the standard dialog box where you can navigate through your folders and open Flash files. Use the Open command to quickly find and then open files in Flash. Consider using the Browse command (described next) if you need to organize your files and perform other housekeeping chores.

Browse in Bridge

Windows: Ctrl+Alt+O

Mac: Option-⌘-O

Opens Adobe Bridge, where you can organize, preview, import, and work with all different types of graphic files. Bridge shows thumbnail animations of SWF files and previews of JPEGs and other image files. Use Bridge to edit and search through the metadata and keywords attached to your graphic ...

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