Table of Contents:
- Tools
- Frames
- Timeline
- File
- View
- Windows
- Modifying and editing
- Other tricks
| 1. Tools | |
| A | Arrow/Cursor |
| T | Text Tool |
| P | Pencil |
| I | Ink Bottle |
| B | Paint Brush |
| U | Paint Bucket |
| E | Eraser |
| D | Dropper |
| M | Magnifier |
| L | Lasso |
| 2. Frames | |
| F5 | Add frame |
| Shift+F5 | Delete Frame |
| F6 | Add Keyframe |
| F7 | Add Blank Keyframe |
| F8 | Make Symbol |
| 3. Timeline | |
| Enter | Play |
| Ctrl+0 (zero) | Rewind |
| < | Previous Frame |
| > | Next Frame |
| Home | Go to First Scene |
| End | Go to Last Scene |
| Page Up | Go to Previous Scene |
| Page Down | Go to Next Scene |
| 4. File | |
| Ctrl+R | Import Image/Sound/etc… |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Export to .swf/.spl/.gif/, etc… |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Open as Library |
| 5. View | |
| Ctrl+1 | View movie at 100% size |
| Ctrl+2 | Show Frame |
| Ctrl+3 | Show All |
| 6. Windows | |
| Ctrl+L | Show/Hide Library |
| Ctrl+M | Modify Movie Properties |
| Ctrl+E | Toggle between Edit Movie and Edit Symbol Mode |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Show/Hide Timeline |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Show/Hide Work Area |
| 7. Modifying and editing | |
| Ctrl+G | Group |
| Ctrl+U | Ungroup |
| Ctrl+B | Break Apart |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste in Place |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate |
| Ctrl+A | Select All |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Deselect All |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Optimize Curves |
| Ctrl+K | Align Window |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Scale and Rotate |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Remove Transform |
| Ctrl+Arrow Up | Move Ahead |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Up | Bring to Front |
| Ctrl+Arrow Down | Move Behind |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Down | Send to Back |
| Ctrl+T | Modify Font |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Modify Paragraph |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left | Narrower letterspacing (kerning) |
| Ctrl+Arrow Right | wider letterspacing (kerning) |
| 8. Other tricks | |
| Ctrl+ Click a keyframe to move frame | Control + clicking a frame in the timeline switches the cursor to a slider. It allows you to drag that frame to a new place in the timeline within that same layer. This function is useful for editing the positioning of tweens, and so on, in the timeline. |
| With the dropper tool | |
| Shift+ Click | Select a color for both fill and outline tools. Shift clicking with the dropper makes the color you click active for ALL tools. It doesn’t automatically switch you to any tool. It leaves the dropper active. |
| With the magnifier tool | |
| Ctrl+ Click | Toggles to the opposite magnifier. If the + magnifier (zoom in) is active, and you hit Control while clicking, you switch to the – magnifier and actually zoom OUT. |
| With the arrow cursor | |
| Ctrl+Drag | Duplicates a shape. Press the control key first (Mac OS and Windows) and drag a selected shape or group of shapes to duplicate those shapes where you release the mouse button. |
| Ctrl+Click a keyframe in the timeline | Switches the cursor to a slider and allows you to drag that frame to a new place in the timeline within that same layer. |
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