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Using frame labels to disable printing

If you don't want any of the frames in the main Timeline to be printable, you can label a frame as !#p to make the entire SWF file nonprintable. Labeling a frame as !#p dims the Print command in the Flash Player context menu. You can also remove the Flash Player context menu.

If you disable printing from Flash Player, the user can still print frames using the browser Print command. Because this command is a browser feature, you cannot control or disable it using Flash.

To disable printing in the Flash Player context menu by dimming the Print command:

  1. Open or make active the Flash document (FLA file) that you want to publish.
  2. Select the first keyframe in the main Timeline.
  3. Select Window > Properties to view the Property inspector.
  4. In the Property inspector, for Label enter !#p to specify the frame as nonprinting.

    You need to specify only one !#p label to dim the Print command in the context menu.

    Note: Alternatively, you can select a blank frame (rather than a keyframe) and label it #p.

To disable printing by removing the Flash Player context menu:

  1. Open or make active the Flash document (FLA file) that you want to publish.
  2. Select File > Publish Settings.
  3. Select the HTML tab and deselect Display Menu.
  4. Click OK.

For more information on publishing options, see Publishing Flash documents.

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