Re: FLASH: Selecting frames in flash5

[Kurt Dommermuth]

At 09:37 AM 10/3/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>I'm having difficulty selecting a range of frames in flash5. For example;

>previously I would select frame 1 in layer 1 then click on frame 10 in layer

>10 and this would select frames 1 - 10 on layers 1 -3. This no longer seems

>to work in flash 5, Has this been noted and I missed it? How do I select a

>range of frames in Flash 5?

>

>

>-ryan



Hi Ryan,


You are not alone with this problem.  It was discussed on the list about 3 

weeks ago and unfortunately there was no resolution.  I don't think John 

Dowdell of Macromedia quite understood the problem and I think we all ran 

out of steam in trying to explain it.


In any case, it can be done, though not as easily as it was in Flash 4.


Here is what I do:


1.  make sure that in "Edit>Preferences" that "Shift Select" is UN-checked.

2.  that in "Edit>Preferences" "Flash 4 Selection Style" is Checked.

3.  Lock all layers that you don't want to select as you normally would.

4.  Press the "Multiple Frame Selection" button and move the handles as you 

normally would.

5.  Click on any blank part of the stage to UN-SELECT any symbols that may 

have already been selected at this point.

6.  Press Cntrl A to SELECT everything that is selectable.


That should do it.  Or at least it does for me.  I find that doing step 5 

ensures that I will grab everything.  Otherwise it seems to be hit or miss.


HTH,

Kurt

http://www.dommermuth-1.com




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