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To select a filled shape and its stroked outline:
Select the Selection tool and double-click the fill.
To select objects within a rectangular area:
Select the Selection tool and drag a marquee around the object or objects that you want to
select.
Instances, groups, and type blocks must be completely enclosed to be selected.
Modifying selections
You can add to selections, select or deselect everything on every layer in a scene, select
everything between keyframes, or lock and unlock selected symbols or groups.
To add to a selection:
Hold down the Shift key while making additional selections.
To disable the Shift-selecting option, deselect the option in Flash General
Preferences. See "Setting preferences in Flash" in Getting Started with Flash.
To select everything on every layer of a scene:
Select Edit > Select All, or press Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh).
Select All doesn't select objects on locked or hidden layers, or layers not on the current
Timeline.
To deselect everything on every layer:
Select Edit > Deselect All, or press Control+Shift+A (Windows) or Command+Shift+A
(Macintosh).
To select everything on one layer between keyframes:
Click a frame in the Timeline.
For more information, see "Using the Timeline"
To lock a group or symbol:
Select the group or symbol, and then select Modify > Arrange > Lock.
Select Modify > Arrange > Unlock All to unlock all locked groups and symbols.
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