Use frame labels to disable printing

To choose not to print any of the frames in the main Timeline, label a frame as !#p to make the entire SWF file nonprintable. Labeling a frame as !#p dims the Print command in the Flash Player context menu. You can also remove the Flash Player context menu.

If you disable printing from Flash Player, the user can still use the browser Print command to print frames. Because this command is a browser feature, you cannot use Flash to control or disable it.

Disable printing in the Flash Player context menu

  1. Open or make active the Flash document (FLA file) to publish.
  2. Select the first keyframe in the main Timeline.
  3. Select Window > Properties > Properties to view the Property inspector.
  4. In the Property inspector, for Frame Label enter !#p to specify the frame as nonprinting.

    Specify only one !#p label to dim the Print command in the context menu.

    Note: You can also select a blank frame (rather than a keyframe) and label it #p .

Disable printing by removing the Flash Player context menu

  1. Open or make active the Flash document (FLA file) to publish.
  2. Select File > Publish Settings.
  3. Select the HTML tab and deselect Display Menu and click OK.
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