Here's a little trick that I often find useful. If you're computer-savy, then you probably know it, because this is basically how things work almost everywhere.
Anyway, the trick is about multiple document selection. Follow the four steps to see what I mean by that.
i. Launch Flash (as if it was not opened already :-)
ii. Press Ctrl + O ( or simple go to File>Open) and make sure you are in a folder that contains a few FLAs.
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iii. With your Ctrl key down, select a couple of the Flash documents.
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As you can see, selections do not get cancelled - in fact, they add.
iv. Once you've selected the documents you wanted to, just hit "open" and here you go - all of the selected Flash documents should open.
Below is a video that demontrates the trick:
When will I use it?
It sometimes happens that you're looking for something that you've created a long time ago, because you want to use it now for your new Flash project. Since you didn't name the Flash document that contains your bane too well, it proves hard for you to find it among hundreds of other Flash documents crammed in your Fla's folder.
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After a few minutes of searching, you come up with about 20 of Flash documents that, you think, could likely contain the thing you're looking for.
Now, you can simply open them - one by one - and check if any of them is the one you're actually looking for.
But, heck, this takes time!
There is another way:
Wouldn't it be better to open all the 20 Flash documents at a time? In this way, you could save loads of time looking for the document. You would just switch from one Flash document to another, rather than repeat the time-consuming process of going to Open, finding, selecting, opening, checking, closing, and the same thing all over again.
As I mentioned at the beginning, it's not a big thing. It's just one of those little details that make your work faster and more pleasant.
Thanks for reading,
Cheers!
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