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Learning the shortcut keys for a program is always a time saver - especially when it comes to a the schedule of a busy developer or designer. So here is a list of the most used shortcuts for Adobe Flash - also available for download as a PDF.

Basic shortcuts

• Ctrl-F3 - Show / hide "properties" panel
• F4 - Hide panels
• F9 - Show / hide "actions" panel
• Ctrl-Enter - Test the movie
  
• Ctrl-Shift-Enter - Debug the movie
  
• M - Select magnifier tool
• Ctrl-P - Show the preferences menu
• Ctrl-Alt-Shift-S - Export the movie
  
• T - Select text tool
• V - Select arrow tool

Editing the movie

• F5 - Add a new frame
• Shift-F5 - Delete a frame
• Alt-Delete - Clears the frame(s)
• Ctrl-Shift-' - Snap to grid
• Ctrl-Shift-; - Snap to guidelines
• Ctrl-Alt-C - Copy frame(s)
• Ctrl-D - Duplicate
  
• Ctrl-Shift-F - Auto formats the script
• Ctrl-R - Import to stage
  
• Ctrl-T - Check the syntax of the script
  
• Ctrl-Alt-V - Paste frame(s) from the clipboard
• Ctrl-Alt-X - Cut frame(s)
• Ctrl-Y - Redo the last undone change
• Ctrl-Z - Undo the last change