Getting to know the workspace
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Selecting the Stage or objects on the Stage using
keyboard shortcuts
You can select the Stage or an object on the Stage using keyboard shortcuts.
Selecting the Stage with a keyboard shortcut is equivalent to clicking on
the Stage. Any other element currently selected becomes deselected when
the Stage is selected.
Once the Stage is selected, you can use the Tab key to navigate through all
objects on all layers, one at a time. You can select instances (including
graphic symbols, buttons, movie clips, bitmaps, videos, or sounds), groups,
or text boxes. You cannot select shapes (such as rectangles) unless those
shapes are instances of symbols. You cannot select more than one object at
a time using keyboard shortcuts. Objects are selected on the Stage using the
following criteria:
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If an object is currently selected, pressing Shift+Tab selects the
previous object.
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Pressing Tab the first time selects the first object that was created on the
active frame in the active layer. When the last object on the top layer is
selected, pressing Tab moves to the next layer beneath it and selects the
first object there, and so on.
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When the last object on the last layer is selected, pressing Tab moves to
the next frame and selects the first object on the top layer there.
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Objects on layers that are hidden or locked cannot be selected with the
Tab key.
To select the Stage:
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Press Alt+Home (Windows) or Home
(Macintosh).
To select an object on the Stage:
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With the Stage selected, press Tab.
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If you are currently typing text into a text box, you cannot select an object
using the keyboard focus. You must first change the focus to the Stage
and then select an object.
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Summary of Contents for FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH
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