Flash Professional CS5 Keyboard Shortcuts for Menu Commands

By Ellen Finkelstein, Gurdy Leete, and Mary Leete

Part of the Flash Professional CS5 & Flash Catalyst CS5 For Dummies

Many Flash Professional CS5 menu commands offer keyboard shortcuts. The shortcuts are displayed on the menus, next to the command name. The most commonly used Flash Professional CS5 keyboard shortcuts for menu commands are shown in the following tables.

Flash Professional CS5 File Menu Commands
Command	Windows	Mac
New	Ctrl+N	Command+N
Open	Ctrl+O	Command+O
Close	Ctrl+W	Command+W
Close All	Ctrl+Alt+W	Command+Option+W
Save	Ctrl+S	Command+S
Save As	Ctrl+Sift+S	Command+Shift+S
Import: Import to Stage	Ctrl+R	Command+R
Publish	Shift+F12	Shift+F12
Exit (PC)/Quit (Mac)	Ctrl+Q	Command+Q

Flash Professional CS5 Edit Menu Commands
Command	Windows	Mac
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Command+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Command+Y
Cut	Ctrl+X	Command+X
Copy	Ctrl+C	Command+C
Paste in Center	Ctrl+V	Command+V
Paste in Place	Ctrl+Shift+V	Command+Shift+V
Clear	Delete/Backspace	Delete/Clear
Duplicate	Ctrl+D	Command+D
Select All	Ctrl+A	Command+A
Deselect All	Ctrl+Shift+A	Command+Shift+A
Timeline: Copy Frames	Ctrl+Alt+C	Command+Option+C
Timeline: Paste Frames	Ctrl+Alt+V	Command+Option+V

Flash Professional CS5 View Menu Commands
Command	Windows	Mac
Magnification: 100%	Ctrl+1	Command+1
Magnification: Show All	Ctrl+3	Command+3
Snapping: Snap to Objects	Ctrl+Shift+/	Command+Shift+/

Flash Professional CS5 Insert Menu Commands
Command	Windows	Mac
New Symbol	Ctrl+F8	Command+F8
Timeline: Frame	F5	F5

Flash Professional CS5 Modify Menu Commands
Command	Windows	Mac
Document	Ctrl+J	Command+J
Convert to Symbol	F8	F8
Break Apart	Ctrl+B	Command+B
Shape: Add Shape Hint	Ctrl+Shift+H	Command+Shift+H
Timeline: Distribute to Layers	Ctrl+Shift+D	Command+Shift+D
Timeline: Convert to Keyframes	F6	F6
Timeline: Convert to Blank Keyframes	F7	F7
Group	Ctrl+G	Command+G
Ungroup	Ctrl+Shift+G	Command+Shift+G

Flash Professional CS5 Control Menu Commands
Command	Windows	Mac
Play	Enter	Return
Rewind	Shift+,	Shift+,
Step Forward One Frame	. (period)	. (period)
Step Backward One Frame	, (comma)	, (comma)
Test Movie: In Flash Professional	Ctrl+Enter	Command+Return
Enable Simple Buttons	Ctrl+Alt+B	Command+Option+B

Flash Professional CS5 Window Menu Commands
Command	Windows	Mac
Timeline	Ctrl+Alt+T	Command+Option+T
Tools	Ctrl+F2	Command+F2
Properties	Ctrl+F3	Command+F3
Library	Ctrl+L	Command+L
Actions	F9	Option+F9
Movie Explorer	Alt+F3	Option+F3
Align	Ctrl+K	Command+K
Color	Shift+F9	Shift+F9
Info	Ctrl+I	Command+I
Swatches	Ctrl+F9	Command+F9
Transform	Ctrl+T	Command+T
Other Panels: History	Ctrl+F10	Command+F10
Other Panels: Scene	Shift+F2	Shift+F2
Hide Panels	F4	F4