Select objects with the Selection tool
The Selection tool 
lets
you select entire objects by clicking an object or dragging to enclose
the object within a rectangular selection marquee.
Note: To
select the Selection tool, you can also press the V key. To temporarily
switch to the Selection tool when another tool is active, hold down
the Control key (Windows) or Command key (Macintosh).
To disable the Shift-selecting option, deselect the option in Flash General Preferences. See Set preferences in Flash. Instances, groups, and type blocks must be completely enclosed to be selected.
- To select a stroke, fill, group, instance, or text block, click the object.
- To select connected lines, double-click one of the lines.
- To select a filled shape and its stroked outline, double-click the fill.
- To select objects within a rectangular area, drag a marquee around the object or objects to select.
- To add to a selection, hold down the Shift key while making additional selections.
- To select everything on every layer of a scene, select Edit > Select All, or press Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh). Select All doesn’t select objects on locked or hidden layers, or layers not on the current Timeline.
- To deselect everything on every layer, select Edit > Deselect All, or press Control+Shift+A (Windows) or Command+Shift+A (Macintosh).
- To select everything on one layer between keyframes, click a frame in the Timeline.
- To lock or unlock a group or symbol, select the group or symbol, and then select Modify > Arrange > Lock. Select Modify > Arrange > Unlock All to unlock all locked groups and symbols.
