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Printing from the Flash Player

Users can print movies directly from the Flash Player in a browser in two ways: either using the Flash Player context menu and its Print command, or using the Print action to create a button or other trigger in the movie that activates printing. A Print action gives you more control over how a Flash movie can be printed and eliminates the need to use the Flash Player context menu.

The Print action can print frames in any Timeline, including the main Timeline, or the Timeline of any movie clip or loaded movie level. The Print action also lets you specify a print area and lets you print color effects, including transparency.

The Flash Player context menu is more limited in its printing capabilities: it only prints frames in the main Timeline and does not let you print transparency or color effects.

Note: Flash Player versions earlier than 4.0.25 (Windows) or 4.0.20 (Macintosh) do not support direct printing of frames.