Flash Basics > Viewing the Stage > Zooming

Zooming

You can view the entire Stage on the screen, or a particular area of your drawing at high magnification, by changing the magnification level. The maximum magnification depends on the resolution of your monitor and the movie size.

To magnify or reduce your view of the Stage, use these techniques:

To zoom in on a certain element, select the Zoom tool and click the element. To switch the Zoom tool between zooming in or out, use the Enlarge or Reduce modifiers or hold down the Alt key(Windows) or Option key (Macintosh).
To zoom in on a specific area of your drawing, drag a rectangular selection marquee with the Zoom tool. Flash sets the magnification level so that the specified rectangle fills the window.
To zoom in on or out of the entire Stage, choose View > Zoom In or View > Zoom Out.
To zoom in or out by a specified percentage, choose View > Magnification and select a percentage from the submenu, or select a percentage from the Zoom control at the bottom left corner of the application window.
To display the contents of the current frame, choose View > Magnification > Show All, or choose Show All from the Zoom control at the bottom left corner of the application window. If the scene is empty, the entire Stage is displayed.
To display the entire Stage, choose View > Magnification > Show Frame or choose Show Frame from the Zoom control at the bottom left corner of the application window.
To display the work area surrounding the Stage, choose View > Work Area. The work area is shown in light gray. Use the Work Area command to view elements in a scene that are partly or completely outside of the Stage. For example, to have a bird fly into a frame, you would initially position the bird outside of the Stage in the work area.