Convert animation on the Stage into a movie clip

To reuse an animated sequence on the Stage, or to manipulate it as an instance, select it and save it as a movie clip symbol.

  1. On the main Timeline, select every frame in every layer of the animation on the Stage that you want to use. For information on selecting frames, see Manage frames and keyframes in the Timeline.
  2. Do one of the following to copy the frames:

    • Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) any selected frame, and select Copy Frames from the context menu. To delete the sequence after converting it to a movie clip, select Cut.

    • Select Edit > Timeline > Copy Frames. To delete the sequence after converting it to a movie clip, select Cut Frames.

  3. Deselect your selection and make sure nothing on the Stage is selected. Select Insert > New Symbol.
  4. Name the symbol. For Type, select Movie Clip, then click OK.
  5. On the Timeline, click Frame 1 on Layer 1, and select Edit > Timeline > Paste Frames.

    This action pastes the frames (and any layers and layer names) you copied from the main Timeline to the Timeline of this movie clip symbol. Any animation, buttons, or interactivity from the frames you copied now becomes an independent animation (a movie clip symbol) that you can reuse.

  6. To return to document-editing mode, do one of the following:

    • Click the Back button.

    • Select Edit > Edit Document.

    • Click the scene name in the Edit bar above the Stage.

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