Modifying selections

You can add to selections, select or deselect everything on every layer in a scene, select everything between keyframes, or lock and unlock selected symbols or groups.

To add to a selection:

Hold down the Shift key while making additional selections.
Note: To disable the Shift-selecting option, deselect the option in Flash General Preferences. See Setting preferences in Flash.

To select everything on every layer of a scene:

Select Edit > Select All, or press Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh).
Select All doesn't select objects on locked or hidden layers, or layers not on the current Timeline.

To deselect everything on every layer:

Select Edit > Deselect All, or press Control+Shift+A (Windows) or Command+Shift+A (Macintosh).

To select everything on one layer between keyframes:

Click a frame in the Timeline. For more information, see Using the Timeline.

To lock a group or symbol:

Select the group or symbol and select Modify > Arrange > Lock.
Select Modify > Arrange > Unlock All to unlock all locked groups and symbols.