FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Accessibility in the Flash workspace
About accessibility support
Accessibility support in the authoring environment provides keyboard shortcuts for navigating and using interface
controls, including panels, the Property inspector, dialog boxes, the Stage, and objects on the Stage, so that you can
work with these interface elements without using the mouse.
Note:
Certain keyboard controls and authoring environment accessibility features are available only in Windows.
To customize the keyboard shortcuts for accessibility in the authoring environment, use the Workspace Accessibility
Commands section of the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box.
See also
“Customize keyboard shortcuts” on page 31
About Flash authoring accessibility on the Macintosh
Accessibility for the authoring environment on the Macintosh has the following limitations:
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The Panel Focus keyboard shortcut (Tab) is not supported for the Property inspector.
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The Panel Control Focus keyboard shortcut (Tab) is supported only for the Timeline, not for other panels or the
Property inspector.
Select panels or the Property inspector with keyboard shortcuts
To select a panel or the Property inspector (also referred to as applying
focus
to the panel or Property inspector), use
the keyboard shortcut F6 (Windows) or F6 (Macintosh).
Apply focus to a panel or the Property inspector only when the panel or Property inspector is visible in the appli-
cation window. The panel can be expanded or collapsed.
When you use the keyboard shortcut to select panels, focus is applied to panels using the following criteria:
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Docked panels are given focus first.
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If the Timeline is showing and docked, the Timeline is given focus the first time you press F6 (Windows)
or F6 (Macintosh).
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If the Timeline is not showing and docked, or if you press the keyboard shortcut again, focus moves to the
rightmost and highest docked panel. Pressing the keyboard shortcut repeatedly then moves the focus through the
other docked panels, from right to left and from top to bottom of the workspace.
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If you move the focus through all the docked panels, or if no docked panels are showing, focus moves to the
rightmost and highest floating panel. Pressing the keyboard shortcut repeatedly then moves the focus through the
other floating panels, from right to left and from top to bottom of the workspace.
Use keyboard shortcuts to select or deselect, expand, or collapse panels or the Property inspector
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To move the focus through the panels currently displayed in the workspace, press F6 (Windows) or
F6 (Macintosh). A dotted line appears around the title of the currently focused panel.
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To move the focus to the previously selected panel, press Shift+F6 (Windows) or Shift+F6
(Macintosh).