Adobe Flash Shortcut Key

A

Arrow/Cursor

T

Text Tool

P

Pencil

I

Ink Bottle

B

Paint Brush

U

Paint Bucket

E

Eraser

D

Dropper

M

Magnifier

L

Lasso

F5

Add frame

Shift + F5

Delete Frame

F6

Add Keyframe

F7

Add Blank Keyframe

F8

Make Symbol

Enter

Play

Ctrl + 0 [Zero]

Rewind

<

Previous Frame

>

Next Frame

Home

Go to First Scene

End

Go to Last Scene

Page Up

Go to Previous Scene

Page Down

Go to Next Scene

Ctrl + R

Import Image/Sound/etc...

cTRL + Shift + R

Export to .swf/.spl/.gif/, etc...

Ctrl + Shift + O

Open as Library

Ctrl + 1

View movie at 100% size

Ctrl + 2

Show Frame

Ctrl + 3

Show All

Ctrl + L

Show/Hide Library

Ctrl + M

Modify Movie Properties

Ctrl + E

Toggle between Edit Movie and Edit Symbol Mode

Ctrl + Shift + L

Show/Hide Timeline

Ctrl + Shift + W

Show/Hide Work Area

Ctrl + G

Group

Ctrl + U

Ungroup

Ctrl + B

Break Apart

Ctrl + Shift + V

Paste in Place

Ctrl + D

Duplicate

Ctrl + A

Select All

Ctrl + Shift + A

Deselect All

Ctrl + Shift + O

Optimize Curves

Ctrl + K

Align Window

Ctrl + Shift + S

Scale and Rotate

Ctrl + Shift +Z

Remove Transform

Ctrl + Arrow Up

Move Ahead

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Up

Bring to Front

Ctrl + Arrow Down

Move Behind

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Down

Send to Back

Ctrl + T

Modify Font

Ctrl + Shift + T

Modify Paragraph

Ctrl + Arrow Left

Narrower letterspacing (kerning)

Ctrl + Arrow Right

wider letterspacing (kerning)

Ctrl + Click a keyframe to move frame

Control + clicking a frame in the timeline switches the cursor to a slider. It allows you to drag that frame to a new place in the timeline within that same layer.This function is useful for editing the positioning of tweens, and so on, in the timeline.

Shift + Click

Select a color for both fill and outline tools. Shift clicking with the dropper makes the color you click active for ALL tools. It doesn't automatically switch you to any tool. It leaves the dropper active.

Ctrl + Click

Toggles to the opposite magnifier. If the + magnifier (zoom in) is active, and you hit Control while clicking, you switch to the - magnifier and actually zoom OUT.

Ctrl + Drag

Duplicates a shape.Press the control key first (Mac OS and Windows) and drag a selected shape or group of shapes to duplicate those shapes where you release the mouse button.

Ctrl + Click a keyframe in the timeline

Switches the cursor to a slider and allows you to drag that frame to a new place in the timeline within that same layer.