MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH Getting Started page 47

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Objects on layers that are hidden or locked cannot be selected with the Tab key.
Note: 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.
To select the Stage:
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Press Control+Alt+Home (Windows) or Command+Option+Home (Macintosh).
To select an object on the Stage:
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With the Stage selected, press Tab.
Navigating tree controls using keyboard shortcuts
You can navigate tree controls, the hierarchical displays of file structures in certain Flash panels,
using keyboard shortcuts. You can expand and collapse folders in the tree control and move up
and down between parent and child folders.
To navigate tree controls with keyboard shortcuts, do any of the following:
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To expand a collapsed folder, select the folder and press the Right Arrow key.
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To collapse an expanded folder, select the folder and press the Left Arrow key.
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To move to the parent folder of an expanded folder, press the Left Arrow key.
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To move to the child folder of an expanded folder, press the Right Arrow key.
Working with library items using keyboard shortcuts
You can cut, copy, and paste library items using keyboard shortcuts. You can cut or copy an item
from the Library panel and paste it onto the Stage or into another library, or paste a folder into
another library. If you paste a folder, each item in the folder is included.
You can use keyboard shortcuts to select a library item. See
keyboard shortcuts" on page 47
Items are cut, copied, and pasted using the following criteria:
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You can cut or copy one item or multiple items.
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You cannot paste a shape from the Stage into the library.
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You cannot paste a library item into a common library, because common libraries cannot be
modified. However, you can create a new common library. See "Working with common
libraries" in Using Flash.
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When you paste a library item onto the Stage, the item is centered.
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To paste a library item into a folder in the destination library, you can click on the folder
before pasting.
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You can paste a library item into a different location in the same library where it originated.
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If you attempt to paste a library item into a location containing another item by the same
name, you can select whether to replace the existing item.
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