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Customizing keyboard shortcuts

You can choose keyboard shortcuts in Flash to match the shortcuts you use in other applications, or to streamline your Flash workflow. By default, Flash uses built-in keyboard shortcuts designed for the Flash application. You can also select a built-in keyboard shortcut set from one of several popular graphics applications, including Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.

To create a custom keyboard shortcut set, you duplicate an existing set, and then add or remove shortcuts from the new set. You can delete custom shortcut sets.

To select a keyboard shortcut set:

1 | Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
2 | In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, choose a shortcut set from the Current Set pop-up menu.

To create a new keyboard shortcut set:

1 | Select a keyboard shortcut set as described above.
2 | Click the Duplicate Set button.
3 | Enter a name for the new shortcut set and click OK.

To rename a custom keyboard shortcut set:

1 | In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, choose a shortcut set from the Current Set pop-up menu.
2 | Click the Rename Set button.
3 | In the Rename dialog box, enter a new name and click OK.

To add or remove a keyboard shortcut:

1 | Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts and select the set that you want to modify.
2 | From the Commands pop-up menu, select Drawing Menu Commands, Drawing Tools, or Test Movie Menu Commands to view shortcuts for the selected category.
3 | In the Commands list, select the command for which you want to add or remove a shortcut.
| An explanation of the selected command appears in the Description area in the dialog box.
4 | Do one of the following:
| To add a shortcut, click the Add Shortcut (+) button.
| To remove a shortcut, click the Remove Shortcut (-) button and proceed to step 6.
5 | If you are adding a shortcut, enter the new shortcut key combination in the Press Key text box.
| Note: To enter the key combination, simply press the keys on the keyboard. You do not need to spell out key names, such as Control, Option, and so on.
6 | Click Change.
7 | Repeat this procedure to add or remove additional shortcuts.
8 | Click OK.

To delete a keyboard shortcut set:

1 | Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, click the Delete Set button.
2 | In the Delete Set dialog box, choose a shortcut set and click Delete.
| Note: You cannot delete the built-in keyboard shortcut sets that ship with Flash.