To Sync or Not to Sync

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TO SYNCHRONIZE A NESTED ANIMATION inside a Graphic symbol with the main timeline, select the Sync option in the Property Inspector. Sync is a feature that is available when a motion tween is applied. Select a keyframe with a motion tween to find the Sync option in the Properties panel. What this means for nested animations is that the nested frames will be synchronized with the main timeline.

In Flash CS3, Sync was inconsistently on or off depending on how you applied a motion tween: If you applied a tween from the drop-down menu in the Properties panel, then Sync was UNCHECKED. If you applied a motion tween via the right-click ...

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