Depending upon how you like to work you can choose between two selection modes in Flash. The default mode is frame-based selection. In this mode frames are treated as individual elements. When span-based selection is chosen, Flash treats frames as part of a frame span, which means all of the frames adjacent to a keyframe are selected as a unit. You can accomplish the same tasks in either mode and you can switch between the two depending upon the task at hand.
1. | Click the Flash (Professional) (Mac) or Edit (Win) menu, and then click Preferences. |
2. | If necessary, click the General category. |
3. | Select the Span Based Selection check box to enable span-based selection or clear it to enable frame-based selection. |
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