Printing Flash files

Use the Print dialog box to specify the range of scenes or frames you want to print, as well as the number of copies. In Windows, the Page Setup dialog box specifies paper size, orientation, and various print options—including margin settings and whether all frames are to be printed for each page. On the Macintosh, these options are divided between the Page Setup and the Print Margins dialog boxes.

The Print and the Page Setup dialog boxes are standard within either operating system and their appearance depends on the printer driver selected.

To set printing options:

1	Choose File > Page Setup (Windows) or File > Print Margins (Macintosh).
2	Set page margins. Select the Center options to print the frame in the center of the page.
3	Choose to print every frame in the movie or only the first frame of each scene with the Frames option.
4	For Layout, choose one of the following options:
	Actual Size prints the frame at full size. Enter a value in the scale option to reduce or enlarge the printed frame.
	Fit on One Page reduces or enlarges each frame so it fills the print area of the page.
	Storyboard options print several thumbnails on one page. Set the number of thumbnails per page with the frames option. Set the space between the thumbnails with the story Margin option. Click Label to print the frame label as a thumbnail.

To preview how your scene is arranged on the printer paper:

Choose File > Print Preview.

 
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 the Options dialog box (Windows), and try printing again. This can slow down printing considerably, but it should solve the problem.
	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.