Review: Fast Keys
| Tools | Timeline |
|---|---|
A - Arrow/Cursor
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Enter - Play Command/Control 0 (zero) - Rewind < - Previous Frame > - Next Frame Home - Goto First Scene End - Goto Last Scene Page Up - Goto Previous Scene Page Down - Goto Next Scene |
| File | Frames |
| Command/Control R - Import Image/Sound/etc... Command/Control Shift R - Export to .swf/.spl/.gif/, and so on Command/Control Shift O - Open as Library |
F5 - Add frame Shift F5 - Delete Frame F6 - Add Keyframe F7 - Add Blank Keyframe F8 - Make Symbol |
| Modifying and editing | Windows |
| Command/Control G - Group Command/Control U - Ungroup Command/Control B - Break Apart Command/Control Shift V - Paste in Place Command/Control D - Duplicate Command/Control A - Select All Command/Control Shift A - Deselect All Command/Control Shift O - Optimize Curves Command/Control K - Align Window Command/Control Shift S - Scale and Rotate Command/Control Shift Z - Remove Transform Command/Control Up Arrow - Move Ahead Command/Control Down Arrow - Move Behind Command/Control Shift Up Arrow - Bring to Front Command/Control Shift Down Arrow - Send to Back Command/Control T - Modify Font Command/Control Shift T - Modify Paragraph Command/Control Left Arrow - Narrower letterspacing (kerning) Command/Control Right Arrow - wider letterspacing (kerning) |
Command/Control L - Show/Hide Library Command/Control M - Modify Movie Properties Command/Control E - Toggle between Edit Movie and Edit Symbol Mode Command/Control Shift L - Show/Hide Timeline Command/Control Shift W - Show/Hide Work Area |
With the arrow cursor:
Control + 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.
Command/Control Clicking a keyframe to move frame
Command/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 magnifier tool:
Control + 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 dropper tool:
Shift + Click - Select a color for both fill and outline tools