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Solving printing problems

If you experience problems printing Flash files on your PostScript printer, one of the filled areas in your drawing may be too complex. (This is more common with older PostScript Level 1 printers.) There are two solutions to this problem:

Choose Disable PostScript in the Print Margins dialog box (Macintosh) or in Preferences (Windows), and try printing again. This can slow down printing considerably, but it should solve the problem. (For information on setting preferences, see Flash preferences.)
Simplify your drawing. Printing problems are typically caused by a single large area of color with complex borders. You can solve this problem by dividing the complex area into several simpler areas. Use Modify > Curves > Optimize to reduce the complexity of such areas.

Also note that Flash cannot print transparency (alpha channel) effects or mask layers.