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Flash MX Keyboard Shortcuts

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When working in Flash, one thing that can make your life infinitely easier is a knowledge of keyboard shortcuts. You'd be surprised the amount of time that you can save simply by not having to stop mid-task to reach for the mouse to point and click to accomplish a task that can be completed just by the press of a combination of keys.

With that in mind, you can find a full list of the available shortcuts in a rather nifty Flash document provided by Macromedia. You can download it here:

Download for PC users

Download for Mac users

Customizing Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts
You can also create a non-default set of keyboard shortcuts by duplicating the default set and then changing the actions assigned to each key. To do this:

  • Go to Edit->Keyboard shortcuts.
  • Select a keyboard shortcut set (in this case, the default).
  • Click the Duplicate Set button.
  • In the Commands menu, drill down to find the action/command that you want to modify, and click on it.
  • Select the current set of keyboard commands and click the "-" button to delete it.
  • Click the + button to add a new set of keyboard commands.
  • Simply press the key(s) that you want to assign to the action in sequence; Flash will capture and save them. (You do not need to actually spell out othe abbreviations.)
  • Click Change.
  • Rinse and repeat as necessary.
  • Click OK.
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