Save a Document in the Flash CS5 Uncompressed Format Click the File menu, and then click Save As.. Click the Format popup Mac or Save As Type list arrow Win, and then click Flash CS5
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CS5 Uncompressed Format
Click the File menu, and then click
Save As.
Click the Format popup (Mac) or
Save As Type list arrow (Win),
and then click Flash CS5
Uncompressed Document (*.xfl).
Type the new file name
Navigate to the drive or folder
location where you want to save
the document
Click Save.
A folder with the Flash document
file name is created in the
specified location containing the
XML (Extensible Markup
Language) and the assets for the
FLA file (New!)
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Did You Know?
You can move or copy a file quickly in
a dialog box (Win) In the Open or
Save As dialog box, right-click the file
you want to move or copy, click Cut or
Copy, open the folder where you want
to paste the file, right-click a blank
area, and then click Paste
There is a difference between Save
and Save As When you save an
exist-ing document usexist-ing the Save
com-mand, Flash performs a quick save,
which appends new content to the
existing file When you save a new
document using the Save As
com-mand, Flash performs a complete save,
which saves and compacts the content
into a small file
Using an XFL Flash Uncompressed Document
In Flash CS5, you can save a Flash document (FLA) as a Flash uncompressed document (XFL) (New !) An XFL file is essentially a folder containing separate files, including XML files and other asset files for the FLA file The XML (Extensible Markup Language) file con-tains the document information for your Flash project XML uses a standard set of rules for encoding information so other programs can use it You can use a Flash uncompressed document in the XFL for-mat in other programs, such as Adobe InDesign and Adobe After Effects If you use other development programs like Flypaper, you can use the XFL format to work on the document in both programs
To view the actual XML and assets of the FLA file, open the folder in Windows Explorer (Win) or Finder (Mac) Since all the assets for a FLA file are in a folder, you can also edit the individual files, such as
an XML document, or a graphic file, in other programs, such a word-processing or graphics program With live update (New !) with XFL files, you can edit any asset from an uncompressed XFL document while the document is open in Flash When you finish editing and save an asset, the changes are automatically updated
in Flash
For Your Information
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As Type list arrow (Win) displays a list of the available formats for Flash
Saving a Document
in Different Formats
Save a Document in the Flash
CS4 Format
Click the File menu, and then click
Save As.
Click the Format popup (Mac) or
Save As Type list arrow (Win), and
then click Flash CS4 Document
(*.fla).
Type the new file name
Navigate to the drive or folder
location where you want to save
the document
Click Save.
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Did You Know?
You can delete a file in a dialog box
(Win) In the Open or Save As dialog
box, right click the file you want to
delete, and then click Delete
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Click the File menu, and then click
Save as Template.
If a warning dialog box appears,
click Save As Template.
Type a name for the new template
Click the Category list arrow, and
then click a category template
Type a description for the new
template
Click Save.
If the file was created in Flash
CS4, click Save or Cancel to
convert it to Flash CS5
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See Also
See “Creating a New Document from a
Template” on page 13 for information
on creating a new document from a
Flash template
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When you start Flash Help, the Adobe Community Help window opens (New !), displaying help categories and topics You can search product help from Local Help, Community Help, or Adobe.com by using keywords
or phrases or browsing through a list of categories and topics to locate specific information Local Help accesses product help on your local computer, Community Help accesses product help online, and Adobe.com accesses related help information on Adobe.com When you perform a search using keywords or phrases, a list of possible answers
is shown from the search location with the most likely responses at the top Along with help text, some help topics include links to text and video tutorials In addition, comments and ratings from users are avail-able to help guide you to an answer You can add feedback and sugges-tions by signing in to Adobe.com using an Adobe ID
Getting Help While
You Work
Get Help Information
Click the Help menu, and then
click Flash Help.
TIMESAVER Press F1 (Win) or
A+/ (Mac)
The Adobe Community Help
window opens, displaying
product help information
If you want help with ActionScript,
Flash Development, or other
support resources, click the
appropriate link
Click Help categories (plus sign
icons) until you display the topic
you want
◆ What’s New Click What’s new
in Adobe Flash Professional
CS5 under Using Flash
Professional CS5
Click the topic you want
Read the topic, and if you want,
click any links to get information
on related topics or definitions
When you’re done, click the Close
button (Win) or click the Adobe
Help menu (Mac), and then click
Quit Adobe Help.
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Click to collapse/
Click to open help in a PDF
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Flash Help Access Flash Help window Flash Support Center Access Flash support on the Web Adobe Product Improvement Participate in the direction of future Program versions of Adobe products Flash Exchange Access Flash downloadable
applications Omniture Access information about the Omniture
company on the Web Manage Extensions Access Flash extension information Adobe Online Forums Access user conversations on the Web
Flash Help Commands
Search for Help Information
In Flash, on the Application bar,
type one or more keywords in the
Search box, and then press Enter
(Win) or Return (Mac)
◆ You can also click the Help
menu, and then click Flash
Help to open Help and use the
Search box
The Adobe Community Help
window opens, displaying a list of
topics that match the keywords
you entered in the Search box
To search another CS product,
click the Select Product list arrow,
and then select a CS product
To refine a search, click Search
Options to expand it, and then
select any of the following options:
◆ Search Location Select Local
Help, Community Help, or
Adobe.com
◆ Filter Results For Adobe.com,
select a filter option
Click the link to the topic you want
from the search list of results
Click a link or scroll to display a
topic, and then read the topic If
you want, click any links to get
information on related topics or
definitions
◆ Next and Previous Topics Click
the Previous or Next button on
the right side of the Help web
page
When you’re done, click the Close
button (Win) or click the Adobe
Help menu (Mac), and then click
Quit Adobe Help.
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Getting Online
Updates and Support
Get Product Updates Online
Click the Help menu, and then
click Updates.
Flash checks your software with
the latest available version and
automatically updates it
To manually check, click the
Check For New Updates button.
To change preferences, click
Preferences, select the update
options you want, and then click
Done.
Click Quit.
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You can register to receive notices
about upgrades and new products If
you haven’t already registered during
installation, click the Help menu, click
Product Registration, and then follow
the online instructions
You can deactivate and activate Flash
using the Help menu If you have Flash
installed on two computers, yet only
have one license, you can use the
Deactivate and Activate commands on
the Help menu to go between the
com-puters
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Click the Help menu, and then
click Flash Support Center.
Your Web browser opens,
displaying the Adobe support Web
site
Search on the Web site for the
help information you need
When you’re done, close your
Web browser
Get Resources from the
Flash Exchange
Click the Help menu, and then
click Flash Exchange.
Your Web browser opens,
displaying the Adobe support Web
site
Search on the Web site for the
help information you need, or click
the Product popup, and then
select a product to display the
resource types you need
Scroll through the list, and then
follow the on-screen instructions
to download and purchase (if
necessary) the resources you
want
When you’re done, close your
Web browser
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on the File menu (Win) or Quit Flash command on the Flash menu (Mac)
to close a document and exit Flash, or you can use the Close button on the Flash Document tab If you try to close a document without saving your final changes, a dialog box opens, asking if you want to do so
Finishing Up
Close a Document
Click the Close button on the
Document tab, or click the File
menu, and then click Close.
TIMESAVER Press A+W
(Mac) or Ctrl+W (Win) to close a
document Click the File menu, and
then click Close All to close all
open documents
If necessary, click Yes to save any
changes you made to your open
documents before the program
quits
Exit Flash
Choose one of the following:
◆ Click the Flash menu, and then
click Quit Flash (Mac).
◆ Click the Close button, or click
the File menu, and then click
Exit (Win).
If necessary, click Yes to save any
changes you made to your open
documents before the program
quits
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1 Exit (Win) Document tab Close button
Click to exit (Win)