Other tricks - With the dropper tool
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.
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Shift + Click
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Other tricks - With the magnifier tool
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.
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Ctrl + Click
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Other tricks - With the arrow cursor
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.
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Ctrl +Drag
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Other tricks - With the arrow cursor
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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Ctrl +Click a keyframe in the timeline
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Tools
Arrow/Cursor
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A
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Tools
Text Tool
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T
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Tools
Pencil
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P
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Tools
Ink Bottle
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I
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Tools
Paint Brush
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B
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Tools
Paint Bucket
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U
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Tools
Eraser
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E
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Tools
Dropper
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D
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Tools
Magnifier
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M
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Tools
Lasso
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L
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Frames
Add frame
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F5
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Frames
Delete Frame
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Shift + F5
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Frames
Add Keyframe
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F6
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Frames
Add Blank Keyframe
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F7
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Frames
Make Symbol
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F8
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Timeline
Play
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Enter
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Timeline
Rewind
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Ctrl + 0 (zero)
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Timeline
Previous Frame
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<
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Timeline
Next Frame
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>
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Timeline
Go to First Scene
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Home
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Timeline
Go to Last Scene
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End
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Timeline
Go to Previous Scene
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Page Up
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Timeline
Go to Next Scene
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Page Down
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File
Import Image/Sound/etc...
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Ctrl + R
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File
Export to .swf/.spl/.gif/, etc...
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Ctrl + Shift + R
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File
Open as Library
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Ctrl + Shift + O
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View
View movie at 100% size
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Ctrl + 1
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View
Show Frame
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Ctrl + 2
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View
Show All
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Ctrl + 3
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Windows
Show/Hide Library
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Ctrl + L
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Windows
Modify Movie Properties
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Ctrl + M
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Windows
Toggle between Edit Movie and Edit Symbol Mode
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Ctrl + E
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Windows
Show/Hide Timeline
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Ctrl + Shift + L
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Windows
Show/Hide Work Area
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Ctrl + Shift + W
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Modifying and editing
Group
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Ctrl + G
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Modifying and editing
Ungroup
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Ctrl + U
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Modifying and editing
Break Apart
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Ctrl + B
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Modifying and editing
Paste in Place
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Ctrl + Shift + V
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Modifying and editing
Duplicate
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Ctrl + D
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Modifying and editing
Select All
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Ctrl + A
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Modifying and editing
Deselect All
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Ctrl + Shift + A
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Modifying and editing
Optimize Curves
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Ctrl + Shift + O
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Modifying and editing
Align Window
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Ctrl + K
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Modifying and editing
Scale and Rotate
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Ctrl + Shift + S
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Modifying and editing
Remove Transform
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Ctrl + Shift + Z
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Modifying and editing
Move Ahead
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Ctrl + Arrow Up
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Modifying and editing
Bring to Front
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Up
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Modifying and editing
Move Behind
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Ctrl + Arrow Down
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Modifying and editing
Send to Back
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Down
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Modifying and editing
Modify Font
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Ctrl + T
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Modifying and editing
Modify Paragraph
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Ctrl + Shift + T
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Modifying and editing
Narrower letterspacing (kerning)
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Ctrl + Arrow Left
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Modifying and editing
wider letterspacing (kerning)
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Ctrl + Arrow Right
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Other tricks
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.
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Ctrl + Click a keyframe to move frame
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