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Using the stand-alone player
The stand-alone player plays Flash movies exactly as they appear in a Web browser or an ActiveX host application. The stand-alone player is installed along with Flash (named stand-alone Flash Player in Windows and Flash Player on the Macintosh). When you double-click a Flash movie, the operating system starts the stand-alone player, which in turn runs the movie. You can use the stand-alone player to make movies viewable for users who aren't using a Web browser or an ActiveX host application.
You can control movies in the stand-alone player using menu commands and the FScommand action. For example, to make the stand-alone player take over the whole screen, you assign the FScommand action to a frame or button and then select the Fullscreen
command with the True
argument.For more information, see Using actions and methods to control movie clips.
You can also print movie frames using the stand-alone player context menu. See Printing from the Flash Player context menu.
To control movies from the stand-alone player, choose from the following options:
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Open a new or existing file by choosing File > New or File > Open. |
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Change your view of the movie by choosing View > Magnification, and from the submenu choose Show All, Zoom In, Zoom Out, or 100%. |
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Control movie playback by choosing Control > Play, Rewind, or Loop. |
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